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"It's A Wonderful Life"

I wish everyone on earth could have been raised on a ranch. The work was hard, but every day was a gift as I look back on it. That...

"Thunder In The Dust"

Before I did this painting, I spent four days drawing running buffalo in every position I could think of. I ended up with about fifty...

"Far-Sighted"

This is how I painted this painting originally, a cowboy on a good looking cow-horse looking into the distance for a particular cow, but...

"Top Hand"

I usually don't paint cowboys this close up, but I wanted to show this one's worn, weathered face, and that confident look a lot of older...

"The Lookouts"

This is one of my most popular paintings. It has been licensed for several products over the years. The background for this one is...

"Whispers From God"

I get the same feeling on the rim of the Grand Canyon that I do when I'm camping out and staring at a star filled sky. In the grand...

"Answered Prayer"

I was commissioned by the Diocese of Amarillo to do this painting. It was the first Catholic Church in the Panhandle of Texas, St. Mary's...

"The Bribe"

It's sometimes difficult to catch your horse in the middle of a pasture, so a little bribe sometimes comes in handy. I taught my favorite...

"The Attempt On The Stage"

As I've said before, I love action, and how can you have more action than a stagecoach being attacked in a running battle? When I drove a...

"Night Owl"

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I love to paint night scenes. It's very easy to set an interesting mood by the light of the...