Prince of Shadows

Prince of Shadows ~ 6″ x 6″ oil on hardboard panel For sale on Daily Paintworks…bidding starts at $39.00 Click here to bid…the link becomes active the afternoon of Dec. 19 My love of horses has been with me since I was a child. I remember so vividly, a spirited Morgan/Arab cross that I was

Sunlit Bay

Sunlit Bay  6″ x 6″ oil on panel For sale on Daily Paintworks BID HERE My attempt at showing strong sunlight on a dark horse…I must say he was a bit of a challenge, but I really enjoy working with the rich colors.  This little guy is on Daily Paintworks starting at a really reasonable

Sneek Peak ~ New painting in the works

Preliminary sketch for new painting Here’s a sneek peek at my upcoming painting. This one will be larger than my little 6 x 6’s…at 16″ x 20″. As usual, I combine multiple references and lighting effects to come up with a composition that works for me.  I try to stick with the rule of thirds

Thoughtful ~ White Horse Portrait

Thoughtful ~  6″ x 6″ oil on panel  For sale on Daily Paintworks CLICK HERE to bid bidding starts at $35 Happy Solstice, everyone! And happy new beginnings. According to the Mayan calendar, today doesn’t mark the end of the world, but the end of a cycle. Today is the first day of the new

The Shaggy Pony

The Shaggy Pony 18″ x 18″ gallery wrapped canvas $1200.00 This pony reminds me of Ireland…they have lots of beautiful, shaggy ponies…It inspired me to write a poem, which I haven’t done in a long time, but I’ve been longing for the place lately… O beautiful misty land of my dreams I want to unfurl

Sundance the Buckskin

“Sundance” ~ 12″ x 16″ oil on Raymar Panel BID NOW on Daily Paintworks My newest painting…I’ve always been particularly enamoured with the buckskin, ever since “Dances with Wolves”. I wanted that horse so bad! I love the feeling of exuberance in his pose, like he’s about to explode into flight. I tried hard to

Rapscallion — the shaggy pony

Rapscallion ~ 6″ x 6″ graphite on bristol For sale on Daily Paintworks BID NOW This is my newest little guy…I’m still on a horse kick. I don’t think this one will end for a while. I’m having too much fun. I’ve named him after the website of the guy that took the picture. I

Beautiful Blue ~ Overo paint mustang

Beautiful Blue ~ 12″ x 16″ oil on Raymar panel For Sale on Daily Paintworks BID NOW Isn’t he gorgeous? I’ve always had a fascination with blue-eyed animals. They are so rare yet so striking. I designed this guy with dramatic light to accentuate that blue eye… Like I’ve probably already mentioned at least a

Equine Trio ~ three of my recent horse portraits

 Backlit Beauty 6″ x 6″ oil on panel (SOLD)  Golden Boy ~ 6″ x 6″ oil on canvas panel Black Charger~ 6″ x 6″ oil on canvas panel Here’s a few of my recent little horse portraits. The top one sold from my Daily Paintworks page last week, I’m happy to report that the middle one

Teamwork~ 10″ x 10″ oil on gallery wrapped canvas I finished these guys a few days ago, but I kept forgetting to photograph them until it got dark! So…now it’s done. This gorgeous pair of draught horses are the hardest workers in Barkerville, an old restored mining town that operates as a park in the