Please visit this wonderful blog to read an interview I gave to Susan Schmitz. It covers everything you ever wanted to know about why and how I paint portraits! Thank you Susan.
While you're there please explore her blog, I guarantee you'll love it.
This portrait is of the handsome arabian stallion Zahbaad Zahir, adorned in beautiful tack created especially for him by Gina Dupree. Many of the most celebrated Arabian horses in the world proudly wear her stunning creations. To see her work or to commission Gina to create a one of a kind art piece for your horse, please visit her website:
Zahbaad is owned by Lisa Abraham,http://www.lisaabrahamphotography.com and the portrait is based on a photo she took of him. Thank you Lisa for commissioning me to paint your beautiful boy!
Current Specials
Iam now offering a client consideration on portrait commissions. With any 16" x 20" or larger portrait purchased, I will include, at no extra charge, your choice of one of the following:
10- 5”x 7” prints of the portrait -or- 20 – 4” x 6” note cards with envelopes
This is a wonderful deal - valued at $100.
If you'd be more interested in having your pet immortalized in a photo portrait and you live in Arizona, I highly recommend professional pet photographer Susan Richey's services. Her work is fresh, unique and dynamic and her prices are very reasonable. I guarantee you will love the photos she takes of your pet!
And if you decide to have me paint a portrait from one of her photos, she will give you a 10% discount. How great is that? For more information about Susan, please visit her website: A Dog's Life Photography
Past Events
Thank you to everyone who visited me at the 2010 & 2011 & 2012 Celebration of Fine Art, I really appreciated your interest in my work and your support.
Arizona Fine Art EXPO 2009
This is a video of me and a few of my artist friends creating our art at the 2009 Arizona Fine Art EXPO (I'm at approx 4 minutes and 35 seconds) :
Free Image Download
As a thank you to all of my fans and friends for your support, I'd like you to have a free image of my painting "Blast Off" which you can download and print as you like.
The file to download is in a pdf format. You'll need adobe PDF reader to be able to see it, print it or save it. You can get the reader here:
Once you've accessed the file - you can print it directly from here - or save it to your hard drive to print at a later date - or even use as your screensaver!
If you are going to print it and frame it I would recommend you use Strathmore Texture paper.
It comes in sheets and can be used in any inkjet printer. You can find it at Michaels or Hobby Lobbys nationwide - or visit the Strathmore site to find a retailer near you: