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.

He Knows

He Knows...Oil...$500

14 x 16 oval

This is a self portrait of myself in my Santa getup.

I go out every December and prowl the neighborhood

looking for nonbelievers. Sometimes I go into

the bank president's office, or to the doctor's office

and treat the adults like kids. It's great fun

and the joy it brings to little ones is priceless.

Three Goldfinches

Three Goldfinches...16 x 20...Oil

$300

This is the Alsup family barn on the outskirts of Sikeston, MO.

The barn stood for decades in this place as civilization

slowly encroached on its boundaries. The barn slowly

began to fail in the 1090's. I have taken many photos,

but this one was special with the light shining through

the broken roof rafters. Three little goldfinches are

sitting in the trees around the barn. Some months

after this was taken, the barn was torn down. I think

about all the history this old barn has seen.

Sister Hermaine

Sister Hermaine..Oil...16 x 20

$300

This lady lived our city in a small house on the corner

of a very busy street. Several times, folks would stop and

tell me that I needed to take photos of her. Her face

told many stories. I did stop one day, and explained that

I was an artist and wanted to take her picture. She

promptly ran me off. I had to find some of her church

friends to grace me in for photos. We took several

photos, and I did this painting. She passed away several

months after I took the photos. There are still several

paintings that I can do from her photos. She was

quite a lady.

Calf Roper...Oil...16 x 20

$600 Sold

This is a painting of a friend of mine who is a PRCA

calf roper. We spent the afternoon with me in the

practice arena taking photos of him coming right

at me. I kid him by telling everyone I had to do a

painting with the rope over his head, since he never

got the rope over the calf's head. Actually he roped

and tied several calves. We have a large rodeo

in Sikeston, and there is much interest in rodeo art.

I wanted to capture the action of the horse and rider.

I placed the horse and calf in a diagonal design

with the most detail in the horse and rider. Prints

and note cards are available of this painting.

Pink Hibicus

Pink Hibicus...Oil....20 x 20 $400

This painting was begun plein air in St. Petersburg, Florida

at a small mom and pop's motel call the Sails Resort.

We have visited there over the fourth of July for

approximately 12 years. All the folks who come

over the fourth are repeaters and we have watched

each others children grow up. Now the children are

having children. We are breeding the Sails to

capacity. The flora there is magnificent. Hibicus of

all colors reside there as well as bird of paradise.