[Billie]

I always loved horses and would draw and paint horses all the time. When I was nine years old I discovered Zane Grey books and decided that I wanted to be a cowboy (yes, a cowboy) when I grew up. I dreamed of going west and living on a ranch. When I finally had the opportunity to travel West, I was in heaven. Wyoming still tugs at my heart.

Did your mom save any of your drawings of the horses? I never could quite get the muscles and stuff right until Mr. B, who 'doesn't' draw or paint, stood behind me once when I was trying to work on a Western painting and told me 'he' (the horse) needed a muscle here, and a vein there and a dip here, etc. It worked. When 'we' finished, it looked pretty good. LOL

Have never been to Wyoming - think it would be a great place to visit!

[AnAmericanMother]

Best way to learn the ins and outs of drawing a horse is to volunteer to groom a dozen or so. That's how Mr. B knows! and that's why although I don't draw at all I can still sketch a recognizable horsie - after cleaning every inch of a long succession of muddy hairy equines for 40 plus years!

I don't think you need to go as far as Mr. Stubbs the English horse painter did and start visiting slaughterhouses to sketch the musculature . . . that's carrying devotion a bit far it seems to me.

[WVNan]

Sorry I posted and ran Billie. That happens all the time now. That's one reason I don't post as much any more. I have some of my old drawings, but Lord only knows where they are at the moment. I was a fair artist, but not as good as you. Haven't drawn any for years.

Yes, Wyoming, if you ever get the opportunity. I have traveled all 48 of the lower U.S. states and Wyoming is my absolute favorite to visit. Jackson Hole and the Tetons and the lakes are awesome. They give you a spiritual feeling that is overwhelming. Much more so than the mountains of Colo. Yikes, I have to run again. Going to a revival. BBL. Loveya.