Buckaroo Cowboy

9 X 12 Oil on canvas panel

$100 includes shipping and insurance U.S.

Did you know that the I-Phone 6 will make time-lapse movies? Three years ago I looked high and low for a camera that would do that, and I found my little Canon G9 on Ebay for $100. Best buy I ever made - the camera is indestructible, has a bunch of features and is small enough to tote without getting in the way. And now the I-Phone 6 does the same AND MORE! And the image quality is not-to-believe. Sigh.
This is my first, very amateurish attempt using the phone. I didn't paint the background on camera, but I filmed enough of it for you to get the idea. This is only 23 seconds long - the actual painting took about 30 minutes - a REAL quickie. I used a lot of paint, too. Fun fun fun!



Ezra 5:11  This is the answer they gave us: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished."

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larger version of "Experienced Rider Only"

16 X 20 Oil on Stretched Canvas $465

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I just had to paint this again in a larger size - this time using mostly a palette knife and lots of paint.
Texas is in the throes of wildfires - some not too far from me. I just stepped outside to photo this painting, and the odor of smoke is heavy in the air - the wind is still high and coming from the direction of the worst fires. Dallas is getting rain right now, but it is as if there is a giant umbrella over this part of Central Texas. And the irony of all this is that since we had such a nice, wet summer last year, all that lush vegetation is now a tinder box of fuel in these winds. Please pray for Texas - and the rest of the world suffering from climate catastrophes. We are all surely being tested.
Psalm 66:10
For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.

If you are interested in this painting, click here to send me an email. I accept checks and Paypal. I can also arrange LAYAWAY. To view my latest paintings on Daily Painters go HERE. To view larger paintings, go to my Website HERE. To view a wealth of OTHER Texas Artists, enjoy THIS site!

Experienced Rider Only

9 X 12 Oil on Stretched Canvas $125

SOLD to a collector in Oklahoma

I attended a calf working last weekend - YES, it's that time again! - and this fella was one of the cowboys roping and dragging calves. He was new to me, so I watched him intently to see how well he and his horse worked together. They caught their fair share of calves, and the horse SEEMED to be cooperative. While I was momentarily distracted by another roper, a sudden "WHOOP-EE" errupted from the mouths of the others watching. I turned quickly and frantically focused my camera on the lanky cowboy on the sorrell gelding - we had us a rodeo!

He lost his stirrups on the first hop, but didn't pull leather until buck number 5 or 6 and even then didn't hold on tight. Instead he waved one arm in the air, held on to his rope (but he did lose is calf0 and spurred that gelding until he quit bucking. And yes, he made his 8 and then some!
A round of applause was given by the spectators, and the cowboy went back to work as if nothing had happened. The horse didn't act up for the rest of the day, as far as I could tell.
I asked him later if the horse was a regular bucker, and he replied, "Well, Mam, I just bought him yesterday, and they told me he did buck some". I have a feeling that this cowboy has done some time riding broncs in competitions and it won't be long before "Bucky" finds out that he has finally met his match!
Proverbs 28:19
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
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Quit Bucking If You've Won the Fight

16 X 20 Oil on Canvas $250 plus shipping and insurance
One-Of-A-Kind Texas Mesquite Frame Available

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It's been a frosty, frozen day here in Hill Country Texas. Only 2 cars have passed down our road all day, and one has been the mailman. I can see the chickens occasionally poke their beaks outside the coop and then hurriedly return inside. The horses galloped past my studio window a few moments ago. I suspect they became bored sheltering in the barn. Their burst of energy didn't last long, though. After about 10 minutes of kicking and bucking, they returned to again huddle in the barn and avoid the sub-zero wind chill. I feel sorry for any animals, domesticated or wild who are without shelter. This cold is brutal.
I am continuing to play with the palette knife and I'm liking the looseness it forces upon me. Can't get too detailed when no tiny brushes are used. More paint ends up on the canvas, too, which makes an intensely colorful image. In addition I LOVE this frame. It fits this painting perfectly.
To view my latest paintings on Daily Painters go HERE. To view larger paintings, go to my Website HERE. To view a wealth of OTHER Texas Artists, enjoy THIS site!
Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?