Beau Whitaker was raised on a farm in Lascassas, Tennessee. He attended Oklahoma State University where he received a BS in Animal Science. He trained horses professionally before starting veterinary school at Texas A&M in 2001. He created his first drawing "Pen Ready" during his 3rd year of veterinary school. Beau received his DVM in 2005, after which he did an internship at Arizona Equine Medical & Surgical Centre in Gilbert, AZ. He then went to the 6666's Ranch which inspired his last three pieces. Beau is now an equine veterinarian in Salado, TX where he lives with his wife and two young daughters. Beau specializes in graphite pencil drawings but has also dabbled in water color and acrylics. He strives to show the expressions and details he sees in his patients every day.