Book Announcement!!!!!

It’s official!  I just signed the contract to write and illustrate “The Complete Book of Horses and Ponies for Kids!”  I’m soooo excited to be able to impact a generation of young horse lovers on a larger scale! As a horse crazy, horseless...

“Art and Earth”

I’m thrilled to have work selected for “Art and Earth,” an annual, nationally juried exhibit sponsored by the Berkeley Arts Council! This is one of my favorite shows, for both the content and caliber of the work. Paula Phillips, the Juror, states:...

Calendar Proofs are in!

Wahoo!  The Picture Wild Ponies calendar proofs are in!  I’m thrilled with them!  Click here to preorder through Black Friday and take advantage of free shipping!  I should be getting the Icekanse calendar proofs by the end of the week-stay tuned. Come on a little...

Pathway to a Palette

The choice of a color palette dictates the mood of a painting.  Color theory is an ongoing source of inspiration, frustration, and constant study. And yet, as each season unfurls, I’m struck with nature’s ever-changing, harmonic color, and EFFORTLESS...

Friday Painters: Blandy Arboretum

Mark takes the day off so we can continue my Birthday festivities with the new Steeplechase exhibit at the NSLM, some delicious pub fare, an errand at the secondhand tack shop, and a visit with a friends feisty black colt.  I tear and fold a little concertina spread,...