Art by Shano

You know you live in a small town when your entire neighborhood consists of people you can’t actually see—but everyone still somehow knows ...

My dad, bless his heart, still alive and thriving BTW. Found us some amazing horses. He would often go to any seen horse in a pasture and a...

A couple days ago I was sitting in the car waiting for Paul to finish up some business he had going on. While sitting there I decided to go...

So. I have been juggling a bit. Got engaged on Valentine's Day and now my fiancee actually expects me to like be a partner and help ou...

I created the painting "When Riding Nick" over 12 years ago. Oh Nick. My sweet dumb boy. My farrier came out one day to trim m...

It's getting worse. So much worse. I have had this problem since I can remember, other than being in college and not being able to STA...

It's only a matter of time before ambien is off the market. I self-roofie myself nearly every night. I even set a timer for a half hour ...

Shit is getting real. I am posting from my phone. And I am really scared because text just went from microscopic to someone is yelling in ...

Spoiler alert! If you follow me on Facebook, you probably saw this post. Yeah, I'm creative that way! But hey, when you are trying to...

When I first started this whole Internet thing back in the dark ages, I was one of forerunners with Ebay and HTML tags, AOL, and all that go...

My day is like this: Every day is pretty much like this though. My Mom is coming into town this weekend. Little does she know that she...

So a couple days ago I made a post and I did re-read that night and saw all the grammar errors and crap I wanted to change. I am not going ...

I realize now it has been almost a year since I have posted in this ancient blog. Seeing the stats and realizing people are still seeing it...

Fashion Illustration Boot Camp with Shano – Learn the basics of drawing the fashion figure, poses, how clothing drapes around the body, as w...

I had a blog. Oh wait! Here it is! So, now that after many a life's changes (no, not menopause for Christ's sake). I am getting ...

I said I was going to blog more, and in my head I had a daily thing going on. Not going to happen. I'm a twitter sorta girl and keep i...

Beth of ChicGalleria.com Finally inspired me to refind my cPanel (does that just sound dirty, or is it just me?) and see where my stats we...

August 6, 2009 was my last post? Where does the time go? What a flippin' slacker! But this time of year is always superDEEduper busy a...

This would be a sneak peak into the making of this piece entitled "Sleepyhead": I worked with 4 different colors of paint. There...

Where have I been? Here in Western Washington, also known as the Seattle area there is a great phenomenon known as the sun. When it very se...

Mother's Day Tour - Camano Island Will you be attending the annual Mother's Day Studio Tour on Camano Island this weekend? If so, b...

Last night I finished another painting in the Forbearance series. Why I decided to do something so large (18" x 24") in red is be...

Wake up View Show and Tell of what the Easter Bunny brought Call out of state family Do barn chores Pick up Easter "grass" Eat bre...

House is clean Barn is tidy Yard is acceptable Orders have been sent Updated the Original Art Page Studio is organized Family is healthy Fri...

ORIGINAL ART MUST GO to make room for the new! Cleaning out the studio and over HALF the original art MUST GO! Huge paintings, small paintin...

WARNING before you read. If you read my blog, you know that I don't waste my time worrying about fragmented or run-on sentences, preposi...

"Wild Mares" Original Art painting for auction Save A Forgotten Equine presents... HeART of the Horse, an Art Show & Auction t...

Patron's Party http://www.uncladart.com/ - Opening Night Gala (Click on photos to enlarge) From left to right: Gayle Picken (Art Show C...

Today's Heaven: An hour nap on Sunday A windstorm with windchimes Netflix Telephone calls from all your favorite girlfriends Horses runn...

Some days, okay most days, I want to do everything. I become so engrossed in everything that I do nothing. For example I just signed up to...