My sketches form the foundation for my paintings. Of course, I often have a camera or smartphone with me to record the unexpected moments (see the story ‘Sometimes it’s a dangerous profession’). But the advantage to working from sketches is […]

Artists have been depicting animals for millennia. For example, the donkey and the ox in nativity scenes, or the snake in depictions of the Fall of Man. However, animals have rarely played the lead role in works of art. Horses […]

Growing up, I spent a lot of time on a farm with my Grandpa and Grandma – two wonderfully sweet people. Grandpa was always outside: taking care of animals, hunting moles, working in the pastures and the garden in the […]