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Born 1936 Paris, Missouri. Known for: Photoreal cowboy genre-figure painting.
Raised by strong women, he is one of the more recognized painters from the Southwest, devoting himself primarily to cowboy and female figure painting. He did numerous realistic gouache paintings of... Read full biography
Raised by strong women, he is one of the more recognized painters from the Southwest, devoting himself primarily to cowboy and female figure painting. He did numerous realistic gouache paintings of contemporary cowboys that reflect his understanding of the men, horses, and landscape of the... Read full biography
Raised by strong women, he is one of the more recognized painters from the Southwest, devoting himself primarily to cowboy and female figure painting. He did numerous realistic gouache paintings of contemporary cowboys that reflect his understanding of the men, horses, and landscape of the Southwest. His favorite model, Carol, for his figure work was used in his American Woman series, about uncompromising, fiery spirited, yet feminine western women. Born in Paris, Missouri, his early... Read full biography
Raised by strong women, he is one of the more recognized painters from the Southwest, devoting himself primarily to cowboy and female figure painting. He did numerous realistic gouache paintings of contemporary cowboys that reflect his understanding of the men, horses, and landscape of the Southwest. His favorite model, Carol, for his figure work was used in his American Woman series, about uncompromising, fiery spirited, yet feminine western women. Born in Paris, Missouri, his early inspiration came from summers on his grandparents' Missouri ranch and a trip to the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in search of... Read full biography
Raised by strong women, he is one of the more recognized painters from the Southwest, devoting himself primarily to cowboy and female figure painting. He did numerous realistic gouache paintings of contemporary cowboys that reflect his understanding of the men, horses, and landscape of the Southwest. His favorite model, Carol, for his figure work was used in his American Woman series, about uncompromising, fiery spirited, yet feminine western women. Born in Paris, Missouri, his early inspiration came from summers on his grandparents' Missouri ranch and a trip to the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in search of galleries to market his subject matter and took an illustration job at Sandia Laboratories to support his family. In 1969, he became one of t... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Gouache
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Caricatures
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Art Association
- •Artists of America
- •Cowboy Artists of America
Awards/Recognition
- •Cowboy Artists of America Memorial Award
- •Kieckhefer:Best of Show, Cowboy Artists of America
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •Western Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Artists of America, Denver Rotary Club
- •Cowboy Artists of America-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Buffalo Bill Art Show
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Prix de West Invitational