I have painted for approximately 35 years, consistently for about 10 years. I have had a love for art since the 2nd grade and a love of horses all of my life. I began taking classes in oils for about a year with a local Indy artist. Since then I have taught myself to use other mediums such as watercolor, pastels and acrylics. When my granddaughters came along, I expanded my western theme to include portraits of cowgirls. They have been models for my art and my first attempt at doing portraits {keeping with the western theme}. I paint...more