Carrie Ballantyne began
drawing as a child - "anything that would
hold still long enough"
"Drawing was as natural to me as eating
or sleeping, something that had to be done.
From the start it was western images that
captured my imagination."
At the age of 19 Carrie traveled to Cody,
Wyoming and it was there that the western
culture took on a deeper meaning. "The
'West' became more than an image to me, there
was a lifestyle here that I wanted."
Marrying Jesse Ballantyne, a working cowboy,
has been a blessing in many ways. One has
been the immediate access to people involved
in ranching, a continual supply of her favorite
subject.
"It's exciting and rewarding to be able
to portray people and a lifestyle that I admire
and respect."
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