How do I put over 60 years of artistic achievement into a couple of pages? I guess the best way to start is that I was born at an early age in the state of confusion! LOL! That’s because I’m 1/4 Norwegian and a natural blonde. Actually, I was born in Seattle, Washington, August 15th, 1953, the youngest in a batch of two (being only the second set of twins born at Northgate Hospital in its history). Coming from a family of artists and horse lovers on my Mom’s side, it seemed inevitable the two would overlap and develop into a noteworthy equine art career.
I began my love for horses early on and started riding before I could walk. This developed into a desire to create equine artworks; so, with the encouragement and guidance of my Mom, I was taught to draw horses at age five and to create, sew and market stuffed animals (especially horses) to the corner drug store.
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