Page loaded successfully. Showing keywords for Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt.
Artist Keywords
Keywords page for Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt ((Born 1935)), known for Western scene pencil drawings-cowboys. Showing associated keywords and tags.
Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt KEYWORDS
Born 1935 Champaign, Illinois. Known for: Western scene pencil drawings-cowboys.
Known for pencil drawings of western scenes, Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt was born in Illinois in 1935, and has called Arizona home since 1976. Shufelt was early on inspired by his high school teacher De... Read full biography
Known for pencil drawings of western scenes, Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt was born in Illinois in 1935, and has called Arizona home since 1976. Shufelt was early on inspired by his high school teacher De Witt Whistler. He earned a degree from the University of Illinois and worked for twenty years as an... Read full biography
Known for pencil drawings of western scenes, Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt was born in Illinois in 1935, and has called Arizona home since 1976. Shufelt was early on inspired by his high school teacher De Witt Whistler. He earned a degree from the University of Illinois and worked for twenty years as an illustrator in Chicago, doing advertising and television story boards. In 1976, Shufelt moved to Arizona with his wife Julie to live on her family ranch in Wickenburg. He took up cowboy activities... Read full biography
Known for pencil drawings of western scenes, Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt was born in Illinois in 1935, and has called Arizona home since 1976. Shufelt was early on inspired by his high school teacher De Witt Whistler. He earned a degree from the University of Illinois and worked for twenty years as an illustrator in Chicago, doing advertising and television story boards. In 1976, Shufelt moved to Arizona with his wife Julie to live on her family ranch in Wickenburg. He took up cowboy activities and decided that was the subject matter for his fine art. Though he was urged by galleries and teachers to paint, Shufelt never gave up drawing as his medium of choice. "I'm glad I found my nitch way back when, and can be counted among the living. In a... Read full biography
Known for pencil drawings of western scenes, Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt was born in Illinois in 1935, and has called Arizona home since 1976. Shufelt was early on inspired by his high school teacher De Witt Whistler. He earned a degree from the University of Illinois and worked for twenty years as an illustrator in Chicago, doing advertising and television story boards. In 1976, Shufelt moved to Arizona with his wife Julie to live on her family ranch in Wickenburg. He took up cowboy activities and decided that was the subject matter for his fine art. Though he was urged by galleries and teachers to paint, Shufelt never gave up drawing as his medium of choice. "I'm glad I found my nitch way back when, and can be counted among the living. In a nutshell, I hope I'm an unaffected type, except when experiencing the joy of my accomplishm... Read full biography
Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt - Artist Info
About Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt: Keywords
Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Caricatures
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
Awards/Recognition
- •Express Ranches Great American Cowboy, Prix de West
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Drawing Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Horse Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Prix de West Invitational