bio

Amanda Willey is a self taught artist who loves to paint western and
wildlife subjects.   She grew up working on the family farm, and gained a
love for animals and the rural lifestyle. When she was young she could
always be found out in the corral with her sketchbook and pencils, drawing
the horses.   In high school she started painting the horses of some of the
local horsemen, and was asked to paint the sign for the local
racetrack/arena.

Amanda had the opportunity to live on the Navajo Reservation in the Four
Corners area, in Shiprock, New Mexico.   The beautiful surroundings were
a huge inspiration to paint, and Amanda decided to take her art a little
more seriously.

Now Amanda does commissions for some of the funnest organizations,
like the Utah Dressage Society and the Bar-T Rodeo Company. In
between portrait commissions, she likes to paint wildlife, cowgirls with
horses, and desert landscapes (usually with horses in the background).

She now lives in Barstow, California, where she runs the Calico Art
Gallery, inside Calico Ghost Town.