The painting features a little Native American girl with a paint pony that she has just received. The painting also shows the beautiful mountains of the West. - MG

Michelle M. Gladish was born in 1943 and lives in Indiana. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been featured in Southwest Art, Art of the West, Equine Images, and on covers of Anvil Magazine. Portraits have always been among her favorites, and her recent series of angels as children are now available as limited editions. She is a signature member of Women Artists of the West and a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.