Day 4 of Elin’s workshop was full of Vibrant colors. The theme was to add chroma, and be Bold! We painted sunsets or evening light. Above is a picture of Elin using and old postcard of a Florida landscape and making it her own. For this time of day, we are looking for DRAMA! Strong [...]

Day 3 of Elin’s Color Boot Camp brought the use of both warm & cool colors in one painting emphasizing in composition & values. We started the day with a one hour lecture showcasing great Masterpieces and evaluating the value system these great masters created. Its great to see work that we love and know [...]

Here is my Painting of “Luna” its 30″ square. This is my blue eyed Overo Paint that I’ve had since he was three years old, he is twelve now. I love this horse deeply. He is in my soul. I always refer to him as my “dog horse”, because he is loyal like a dog, [...]

This is “Bianca” she is 30″square. I created three paintings with a kaleidoscope of color and motion filled backgrounds. The most important element in all my paintings is the eyes. Its the one feature I spend the most time on, because it is the eyes that engage you and tells the emotion of the subject.

“Golden Luna” is 24″ by 30″ Just finished him. I’ve had this very ornate frame for a very long time. I found in an estate sale but its quite rough, and I need to repair it, fill in cracks & then I want to Gold leaf it. I think it will be magnificent once its [...]

“Valentino” is 24″ wide by 48″ tall. Its a nice size painting with Valentino anchoring and relaxing at the bottom of the Canvas. I have stared a lot at this painting asking wether or not to add something to that empty space, but each time I draw an image to place there, there is a [...]

Wow! Talk about making my spirits soar to the sky, and put a permanent smile on my face. This amazing Blog “Tack n’ Talk” featuring all kinds of fabulous and inspiring Horse related topics honored my work and I in their latest Post. I hope you get to visit them often because there is bountiful knowledge [...]

  I had the great honor to be interviewed by Paige for her terrific website The Equinest, which is dedicated to Horses. I love the paintings she picked out and the way the interview turned out. I’ve gotten a fantastic response from it. Thanks Paige  :) If you get a chance, check it out and leave me [...]

   I want to share with you my very funny horse. I’ve had Luna, an Overo Paint, for 7 years, and I feel blessed that he was my very 1st horse. The only experiences I ever had with horses were on trail rides with a guide, so, this was a big deal. I had to learn [...]