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"Dogged Determination"

This young cowboy is having a bad morning. Saddles are heavy, and his horse is tall, and his dog's not helping. This painting was used...

"Dash For The Way Station"

I wanted to make this painting show as much action and danger as possible. I love action, especially when it involves running horses and...

"Down From High Country"

This painting was commissioned by the same man that bought a similar painting that I posted a few weeks ago. This time, he wanted his...

"The Ploy"

When you're small and trying to bridle your horse in a large pasture, it's sometimes necessary to hid your bridle and offer a little...

"Vastly Outnumbered"

Although I love to do action paintings, I'm probably better known for my Christmas and Kid paintings. A painting like this is my...

"The Good, The Bad And The Hungry"

I enjoy scenes of the Old West like this one. It's fun to choose the types of clothing, hats and saddles for each of the characters as...

"Local Bar Association"

My lawyer son Jacob gave me the idea for this painting. He said that in the Old West lawyers usually didn't have their own law books so...

"The Good Life"

I really enjoyed my time as a working cowboy and would probably have spent my life doing that if I hadn't been called to be an artists....

Small Works, Great Wonders Show

The Small Works, Great Wonders Show is tomorrow night in Oklahoma City at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum....

"The Last Crossing"

Hot off the easel, 30x40 oil on linen. I just finished this commission. They wanted a reflection with an action stagecoach. I was able to...