I am a self taught Leather carver and painter. I was born in New Zealand . I love Reining horses and have been an asst trainer to some of the very best in the business. I learnt and made Western saddles, english saddlery, and various leather items in N.Z., on the family farm, but through demand for my paintings I ended up mainly producing them. I came to the U.S.A. to learn more on training reiners, and again through friends have been asked to produce my Leather Paintings. My pictures are very unique. I refer to them being 3D paintings as...more