Here I am in front of my donated piece for the charity Dwell With Dignity, a wonderful organization that brings designers together to create a thrift store and art auction. The proceeds help support the efforts of designers to create spaces for underprivileged families. Color and art and furnishings are brought into lives to heighten their sense of comfort and pride in home environments. This piece is called Leonardo from a series of grey horses I did recently. The thrift sh

When I start blue horses, I cut a roll of 300 pound Arches French hand pressed paper into 6 foot lengths. I lay it on my studio floor and thickly brush on gesso on each panel. The next day I mount them on the wall and begin to find photographs from my library of books on horses. I choose various gestures for their dynamic quality, or their static, quiet beauty. I have several horses at my ranch near Glen Rose, Texas, and draw them regularly. Sometimes I use those studies, but