I've been in love with horses my entire life, even when I didn't own a horse and continuosly pestered my parents to buy me one. I've been drawing them since I was three when my Mom found me drawing them on the end of a peach crate (when they used to be wood!) When I'd finally nagged my way into owning a $35 spotted pony I would sit in the corral and draw him from real life. I eventually discovered the wondrous invention of photography and have been photographing them ever since, I have a stockpile of horse photos to last a lifetime!

I studied commercial art in college but lost interest in "college art" my first year and decided to go home and do it "my way". I was married with two small daughters when I took my art to a commercial level and got into prints. I've never regretted making that commitment. I learned to cut mats and do my own framing, I learned to market through shows, galleries, ads and eventually online (I even learned to design websites so I could keep and maintain my own).

I started selling on Ebay but soon found it was turning more and more into a very commercially saturated site so when I discovered Etsy, I knew I'd found my niche! In order to sell my priints at an affordable price, I invested in a photo quality printer, learned about papers and inks and began to make my own prints. This gives me the freedom to make any size I need, I don't have to keep large quantities on hand and can have a huge variety of images! It also gives me a better opportunity for quality control over working with a print shop and having a limited amount of control and images.

The family ranch, local horse shows and rodeos and neighborhood brandings give me lots of opportunity to photograph my favorite subject.... the working ranch horse. If I can create a portrait of a cowhorse and have a seasoned old cowboy recognize and compliment the drawing as the "real thing" then I know I've done it right!