Hi! Thanks for your interest in my work! My name is Linda Shantz, and I've been drawing animals (mostly horses) since I could hold a crayon. I have a soft spot for Border Collies and off-track Thoroughbreds, with a barn full of the latter (not all mine!) and a silly new black and white puppy who keeps me smiling. My art education isn't a formal one. instead, I've spent hours drawing and painting. Hours in the barn, interacting and watching. I love to study anatomy, but more than that, I love studying quirks and mannerisms, conversations and...more