M Tarlton Bond is a self-taught watercolor artist.  A native of New Mexico, Tarlton grew up on a ranch in SW Colorado and attended  the University of Northern Colorado where he studied Geography.  Over the past 30 years, he has executed commissioned pieces around the globe for a variety of corporations and individuals. 

The focus of Tarlton's art changed dramatically in 2001, in the wake of xenophobia and nationalism that swept the country.  In 2002, he wrote and illustrated, My Brothers Eyes, a pictorial tribute to the common identity and destiny of the human community.

"Surround yourself with beauty.  It is your natural environment.  The only true strengths we have are the ability to create and share beauty and give aid.   They are the purpose and identity of every human. 
Beauty in its highest form is not expressed through paint, song or dance, but through our interactions."