The cowboy in this painting is Buck Shot, who ranches in Dalton Wells, Utah, an area homesteaded by his father in the 1930's. Sweetie is his partner, working day and night with Buck Shot, rounding cattle, tending fences. Sweetie is a registered Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred, whose grandfather won the Kentucky Derby in 1975.

This painting is done in ultra realism, so much so the viewer is sure he/she could really feel the reality of the man's whiskers and the horse looks so real the viewer would swear he/she could feel the softness of the nose. This horse looks as if he could walk right off the canvas.

Marjorie takes portraits on commission, so please feel free to inquire.

When Marjorie works on a portrait, she takes the time to get to know her subject before any preliminary painting work begins. It's through this "acquainting" time she gains her grasp of the subject's character and personality that she'll bring out onto the canvas. The portrait may take anywhere from 2 weeks to 4 months to accomplish, so be patient.

Marjorie specializes in portraits – portraits of people, wildlife, pets, and objects. She is adept at portraying onto canvas very realistic renditions of her subject, bringing onto canvas the very personality and character of, for instance, the person whom she's portraying. Her greatest desire is that the image on the canvas will be so very real to the viewer that the viewer will feel the actual presence of the person, or subject, portrayed.

Marjorie prefers working from reference slides, but some portraits have been created using numerous photo and video reference material provided by the client, as well as letters from family and friends describing the subject. This portrait was done using slides as reference material and live studies of the subject.

The terms are 1/3 down and the rest payable upon approval of the portrait. Payments can be done "on time."