We have a nice series of  hunter/jumper shows in the spring and the fall in Tucson, and one of my favorite ways to kill a couple  hours is to run down to the fairgrounds and just wander around taking photos of everything from horses getting bathed to the action in the ring.  Unfortunately we’ve had a lot of rain this year, a good thing for a desert in a drought, but not so much for enjoying an outdoor horse show (and photographing it).  

So while waiting for a clear, sunny weekend (which is finally this weekend – I’m charging the battery for my camera as I type, yay!), I dug through my photo archives of past years loooking for some good material to capture in paint.  After narrowing down my favorites to a handfull, I picked one and started painting…  and now I have “Launch”, a 18 x 24 oil on canvas:

New Gallery

I am honored to have some of my paintings as part of the newly launched  Backstretch Gallery!  Bookmark their site for wonderful gift ideas for quality equine art and decor!