Tamsin Pickeral

Pickeral’s most recent publications are The Majesty of the Horse (Harper Collins UK, Barrons Educational Series US) and The Spirit of the Dog (Frances Lincoln UK, Barrons Educational Series US) both 2012. In May 2010 the author wrote the first monograph based on leading British figurative painter Chris Gollon, titled, Chris Gollon: Humanity in Art.

Pickeral’s books are published internationally.

The Spirit of the Dog (2012) The Majesty of the Horse (2011 US, 2012 UK) Monet (2011) Chris Gollon: Humanity in Art (2010) Budget Horse And Pony Care: Cost Effective Horse Management (2009) The Dog: 5,000 Years Of The Dog In Art (2008) The Horse Lover’s Bible: The Complete Practical Guide To Horse Care And Management (2008) Van Gogh (2007) The Horse: 30,000 Years Of The Horse In Art (2006) Mackintosh (The World’s Greatest Art) (2005) Turner, Whistler, Monet (2005)

On her return to the UK in 2004 Pickeral was able to devote herself full-time to her writing career, and since then has been the author or co-author of over twenty books covering the arts, horses and travel. In 2006 her book The Horse: 30,000 Years Of The Horse in Art was published by Merrell, and received extensive and favourable coverage in the national press. The book was chosen as The Guardian Book of the Week. Her book The Dog: 5,000 Years Of The Dog in Art, Merrell was published in 2008, again to critical acclaim and was voted into the Financial Times Top Fifty Art Books for that year and the Sunday Times Books of the Year – Art.

She wrote her first book, The Encyclopedia of Horses and Ponies, Parragon, 1999 while in the US and shortly afterwards began extensive research into the history of the horse in art, while also working as a freelance writer. At this time she was further employed as a veterinary nurse at the Big Horn Veterinary Hospital, Buffalo, Wyoming.

Tamsin Pickeral (née Hughes), (born 1971), is a British author and art historian who is best known for her art books and her books on animals and privately ordered booksAlso Tamsin Pickeral is working in marketing sphere.