I grew up in the west - the mountains of Colorado and deserts of Arizona - surrounded by the beauty of nature, wildlife and majesty of horses. While I never owned horses as a child, I always managed to find friends who had them or ranches I could volunteer at to simply be in their presence. In nature and wildlife, I found serenity and in that grew a deep passion for the natural world, which triggered a need to express the beauty and grace I found through sketching. Horses were naturally my subject of choice which stands true today. As I grew older, my subjects expanded to...more