Reflected light and color is fascinating to me, I love to render the myriad subtilties of it. So when I chanced across this Whip in grey tweed on her fleabitten grey, on a gleaming Virginia morning, I just knew I had to paint her and...
These beautiful foxhounds were waiting on the Master of Hounds, astride his chestnut before the hunt. There was an air of suspension. The game was not quite afoot, but all were ready. I couldn’t resist painting these beautifully and similarly colored hounds and horse, they...
It was a cool, crisp morning in Virginia’s hunt country, with the clear light streaking across the still foggy pastures. The riders were slowly wending their way to the kennels, pausing on occasion with the mists slowly lifting behind. It was a fine morning with...
These beautiful foxhounds were waiting on the Master of Hounds, astride his chestnut before the hunt. There was an air of suspension. The game was not quite afoot, but all were ready. I couldn’t resist painting these beautifully and similarly colored hounds and horse, they...
After the hunt, this Master of Hounds and his pack moved seamlessly through the brightly lit grass, shimmering in their even, languid gait. The noon day sun pierced the dark tree line behind them, with a twinkling light that reminded me of stars strewn in...
I'm so attracted to strong perspective that draws you into a painting, so I was bound to feel compelled to action by this composition. The grey brick pathway of the Keeneland paddock leads the big bay, and the viewers eye, to where the jockeys are...
When I'm exploring images for a portrait commission I like to investigate the different possibilities thoroughly. It's surprising which images pop out at you when they are translated into the form of a drawing. I usually do at least three drawings, sometimes as many as...
The relationship between horse and rider is a special one, much like the relationship between a dog and it's owner, or even between very close friends. In my portraits and sporting art scenes I love to portray the intimate exchanges between horse and rider; in...
I was commissioned to do this mural for the world-class Devonwood Equestrian Centre in Sherwood, Oregon. I worked on site for 6 months in a utility building, painting all 3 panels....