I thought it was high time I come back to my blog and post some of my more current paintings. This painting was special because my favorite Uncle Jim commissioned it. Paige is a friend of Jim’s granddaughter and has a special relationship with her horse Danny. In fact, one day not so long ago, … [Read more…]
A lot of excitement surrounding this painting. I was invited to have my art booth at a Barrel Racing Futurity at the McCourtney Road Equestrian Center in Lincoln last month. While there I took around 650 photos of horses. As a result I decided to paint this beautiful palomino from one of my reference photos. … [Read more…]
One of my latest paintings and entries for the upcoming Draft Horse Classic “Art at the Classic” This is ‘First Kiss’. I was inspired to paint this beautiful moment when I first saw the reference photo by Sarah Mae Beatty on the Draft Horse Facebook page. I immediately contacted Sarah for permission to use the … [Read more…]
“Run Free” is another in my Mustang series. This is the same wild Mustang that I painted in “Born Free” as a young colt. This is Maestro all grown up as a spunky two-year-old. He’s a beautiful young stallion running free on the South Steens HMA in Central Oregon. I created this painting last August … [Read more…]
“Nature’s Gold” is a portrait of two wild Mustangs from the Sand Wash Basin in Colorado. Known to those who follow these magnificent horses as Can Wakan & Bobby, these two are actually siblings in the wild. When I first saw the image that John Wagner posted on Facebook I had to ask permission to … [Read more…]
I give you Picasso. This is one of the most magnificent Mustang Stallions… known as the Grand Duke of the Sand Wash Basin in Colorado. It is said this stallion is in his late 20’s, still running wild, and still siring offspring. I was so happy when Patrick Brennan allowed me use of his photo … [Read more…]
This is the largest pastel painting I have attempted. I was drawn to these to Mustang horses in the reference photo taken by Mustang Meg, who I friended on Facebook and have been following her wonderful Mustang images. She has allowed me to use her images as reference photos. My plan is to do a … [Read more…]
This is a pastel painting of a Mustang colt. The reference photo is from the collection of “Mustang Meg”, who I friended on Facebook. I have been enjoying all the beautiful photos she takes of wild Mustangs in their natural surroundings. Her goal is to help save the Mustang from BLM roundups, where many of … [Read more…]
It’s been a long time since I last posted any art… so I thought it was high time I get another piece uploaded. This is Duncan. I painted him specifically to enter at the 2011 Draft Horse Classic Equine Art Show. The painting not only made it through the jury selection, but actually won a … [Read more…]
This is Shilo. He was my first horse from 1976 through 1991. Shilo was a small pinto mustang… and my partner in crime in the horse show circuit up and down the California coastline. We competed at the Pebble Beach 3-Day event a few times and always had a wonderful time. I remember the first … [Read more…]