I started doing graphite pet portrait commissions in 2002. That same year I created my business 'Morning Hawk Creations'. Founded on honoring the relationship that people have with both domestic and wild animals. Since then it has grown into numerous media including charcoal, pastel, colored pencil, watercolor, inktense and acrylic. In 2010 with an increasing demand for a larger source library for reference shots, I started attending numerous horse, dog, cat, and exotic animal shows, as well as traveling to regional zoos and wildlife sanctuaries. In the...more