I wanted to create a Halloween Pony that had my favorite elements of a Halloween spooky night, the graveyard, cats, bats, haunted house, jack-o'-lanterns and of course a witches hat because the Pony wanted to play along! All against a moonlit night.

"I have been doing some form of drawing, painting or crafts since I was very little. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, up near Mt. St. Helens, gave me perfect opportunity to draw lots of the wildlife I grew up around. After my first son was born, I started teaching art classes for children and adults in pastels and watercolors, then I moved on to learning scrimshaw and selling my scrimshaw on bone and fossilized ivory at trade shows and sportsman shows.

Lady Widow portrays elegance and beauty with a dark twist as she haunts an abandoned estate. With debonair style, she trots around the eerie manor, luring in curious guests with her ghostly glow. This mysterious mare will give you an enchanting fright if you encounter her on Halloween night!

"I’ve loved to express myself artistically ever since I was a child. I really enjoy finding ways to incorporate creativity into my everyday life, and I like to pay close attention to aesthetic and small details. Drawing has always been a favorite hobby of mine, and it’s something that allows me to give my ideas life and share them with other people. I feel strongly about freedom of self-expression, and art is my outlet for staying true to that.

In the crisp autumn night there shines a super moon of gold called the Harvest Moon. It is a moon so large and bright it lightens the earth and the paths of all creatures. As we look at its beauty, in the silence of the wild you can hear the Lullaby of the wolves' howls calling to it. It is believed that at this time of year they call to their lost loved ones.

"Being a realist artist I strive to capture the true spirit and character of each subject I paint. The eyes are a very important factor when I do a painting. I work in many different mediums such as feathers, rock, leather, bone, as well as traditional canvas and acrylic based mediums, along with my beloved Painted Ponies.

I did a witch painting and thought it would be fun on a Pony with a little pot of candy corn.

An internationally recognized Pop artist in the Peter Max tradition, Howie Green has won over 40 design awards for his work for such prestigious clients as IBM, LL Bean, Coca Cola and Hewlett Packard. He has singlehandedly redefined the idea of an artist's canvas by painting life-size fiberglass cows, 6' golf balls, album covers, public benches, a mural that covered the front entrance to Boston City Hall, a full-sized schoolbus… and two Trail of Painted Ponies figurines.

Every autumn brings the temptation to jump in to a pile of freshly fallen, crisp leaves. This little girl and her dog could not resist the fun of this annual fall tradition!

Steve Riecks is an award winning graphic artist, graphic designer, illustrator and fine artist with over 29 years of experience specializing in corporate identity and promotional print material. He lives and works in Parker, Colorado. Steve studied graphic design and fine art at Colorado State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1983. While attending CSU, Steve was able to study art history at the Palais Kinsky in Vienna, Austria for two months during the summer of 1981.