Rusty Spur

Rusty Spur

Oil...8 x 10...$100

This spur ignited dreams of the old west from my

boyhood days of watching Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry.

The spur was actually found in a remote part of the

west by a fire fighter. It was given to a friend of mine,

actually the calf roper in a previous post. He showed

it to me and I knew I had to paint it. The painting is

actually much brighter than my photograph. I can

only imagine what caballero wore the spur.

Reelfoot Boat

Reelfoot Boat.....16 x 20...$300

This is a painting of a home made boat used on

Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee. The lake was formed by

the Great New Madrid earthquake in the 1800's.

It was named for a tribe of Indians that lived nearby.

These boats are made to traverse the shallow bottom

of the lake and manuver between stumps. I love the

texture on the boat and the water. He actually reminds

me of my grandfather a bit.