A New Gallery Addition!

I am honored to have been asked to be included in the new gallery, Cody Fine Art, located in Cody, Wyoming. It is owned by Colleen and Steve Aichley from Fallbrook California. The gallery opens on the 23rd of May and should be a wonderful show. The website is still under construction, but bookmark it for the future, www.codyfineartgallery.com.

Spring has Sprung!!!!

This is my favorite time of year. We had a really cold winter this year and our Spring is coming along slowly. Now I am not complaining...I usually miss so much of those first signs of Spring because I am on the road doing shows. I was so excited to come home and finally get to see my tulips before they were gone. And of course all the babies!! The Canada geese are in a local refuge and they are all over the place.

And we have a new addition at the barn. This is Terri's new baby that came two weeks ago.

He is feeling a spring in his step like all of us! We have another Paint baby there and more on the way. Expect to see more pictures soon. Now get outside and kick up your heels!!!!

32nd San Dimas Festival of Western Art 2008

There are not enough words to say how much I love this show. Every one is so wonderful and energetic. They take such good care of the artists, we want for nothing!

The exciting news for me from the show is I received a whopping three nominations for awards and won the Bronze Medal for First String, and the Silver Medal for The Kiss. It was a great honor. My thanks go to the judges for giving me such a great honor. The Bold and the Beautiful received the third nomination.

You can see the website for them at http://www.sandimasarts.com/

Staff Meeting

My husband loves the title of this painting. He seems to spend a majority of his day in meetings, it is a wonder he gets anything done. When I was painting this, I thought to myself, I wonder if he is talking with his dog about the day's work ahead of them. This is a picture of Jake and his dog, Mulie. I have never seen such devotion in a dog than I did in this one. His eyes never left Jake's face and he was ready for any command that he might call out.
The photo of the painting is one I took on the easel. I can not seem to get a good picture of my work, regardless of really good lights and a great camera...if anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them.

Bold and the Beautiful

I haven't posted for a while, but I promise that I have been working! Unfortunately working doesn't always include painting. Bills, taxes, marketing...all take time. This is one for the San Dimas show and also for the Appaloosa Journal cover competition. Hope you like it.