A Little About Me
		Portraiture is something I’ve been doing since I was old enough to hold a pencil. Professionally speaking, I’ve been doing it since I was 11 years old, although I must confess that sometimes I laugh when I think of all those days I spent sitting on my blanket at a dog show, hoping someone would buy a portrait.
		Although I tried to take my collegiate art in the more “practical” direction of Industrial Design, I just wasn’t happy. The design awards and scholarships just weren’t as fulfilling as the days when I’d get completely lost doing a portrait of a friend. Almost immediately after I graduated with my Bachelors of Fine Arts from Brigham Young University, I returned to portraiture and it honestly felt like coming home! Oh, I love what I do!
		I paint people particularly because, as James Whistler said, “It takes a man a long time to look like his portrait.” I aspire to not only cultivate the ability to see the intrinsic worth of each person I paint, but also to put what I see onto the canvas in their expression and demeanor.
		As for horses, well, I suppose that’s the little dreamer coming out in me. After riding, competing, and training for several years, I feel that each time I paint a horse that I’m honoring a very good friend and one of my best teachers.
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		Sincerely,
		Natalie Hunsaker