Introducing Alizarin Chestnut®
You’ve seen the truly special blend of red and orange hues. It stops what you’re doing and focuses your attention.
On a warm summer evening, look west. It’s the blended dapples and whisps of the colors that refuse to yield the sky until the very last rays of sunlight give way to nightfall.
On a horse, it’s pure beauty.
Look around the paddock, in the ring, around the track or along a trail. It’s again the shades of red and orange that catch your eye.
It’s the combination that demands my attention and also inspires my artistic and design work.
What’s This Color?
It’s called alizarin, the underlying reddish pigment that makes painting a chestnut horse so vivid and captivating.
And, it’s why there’s no better name for my creative studio.
Alizarin Chestnut fully captures the beauty I see in horses; it also represents that standard I aspire to achieve in original portraits, illustrations, graphic design and websites I create for you.
What Alizarin Chestnut Can Do For You
Introducing Alizarin Chestnut, a creative studio for people seeking original art, custom portraits and illustrations. We also specialize in:
J is for Justify
In 2019 we published our debut children's book, J is for Justify. This picture book features 26 famous horses racing through the alphabet.
Lesley A.J. Baumann
Founder and Creative Director Lesley A.J. Baumann is a sought-after artist and graphic designer whose work has been featured across the United States. She’s also the author and illustrator of a children’s book, “J is for Justify,” which features 26 famous horses racing through the alphabet.
In addition, Lesley is an animal lover whose chestnut American Saddlebred horse is another part of the story behind the name of our creative agency, Alizarin Chestnut.
Lesley is a member of AIGA, American Horse Publications, the American Saddlebred Horse Association and the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.