“Little Boy Blue”
17″x 23″ $1800 USD
This shy little guy was another piece from a series of pictures I drew highlighting the people of Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma during the dust Bowl drought of the 1930’s.
“F Bar Chord”
16″x 22″ $1400 USD
I drew this piece for a hand surgeon along with a piece of a hand playing a chord on the piano. I let him choose which he wanted. He picked the piano piece. I happen to prefer this one.
“What My Eyes Have Seen”
15.5″x 21″ $1695 USD
This man saw many things happen in his lifetime. The growing tide of white settlers, the coming of the Iron Horse, the wholesale slaughter of buffalo, and the killing, imprisonment, and resettlement of his people. The import of this is reflected in this portrait.
“The White Queen”
12″x 16″ $995 USD
The White Prickly Poppy is a native flower of Texas. It is found mostly in the central and western regions of the state. They are usually 3 to 4 feet apart among groups of other Texas wildflowers. Their petals have the look of crepe paper and will open up to 6 inches across.
“Leather and Denim”
15″x21″ $1450 USD
I have been blessed to have the opportunity to draw multiple images captured by Marian Kalka. Marian has a knack for focusing the eye of the viewer on what the essence of the photograph contains. I adopted the style of closely cropping the focal point after drawing numerous of her exquisite photographs. Please take a look at her website: mariankalka.com
“Fence Straddler”
12″x 18″ $895 USD
Every artist has a piece that is not technically excellent, or the composition perfect, or the subject matter is bland, but for some reason is one of their favorites. This is mine. I took the photograph I used in bright sunlight. The small bird was in focus but the pasture behind him wasn’t. For some reason I loved it just the way it turned out.
“The Mule Skinner”
16″x 22″ $1500 USD
This man was identified as a ‘half-breed” in the caption for the photograph I found in the Library of Congress. It was taken in the 1890’s. I assigned the occupation to him based on his weathered visage and the buffalo robe he was wearing.
“Spur of the Moment”
17″x 23″ $1395 USD
Sometimes as an artist you need to step out of your usual technique or style and do something different to challenge yourself. This piece was done with a #2 yellow pencil, like I used in grade school. It presented challenges that helped me with future pieces.
“Marian’s Rose”
12.5″x 16″ $1000 USD
As you may have guessed from the title of this artwork, it is another of Marian Kalka’s photograph’s. I mentioned Ansel Adams as a major influence on my work. Marian Kalka is also a major contributor to my growth as an artist. Pieces I drew before I worked with Marian and afterwards are not comparable in quality, subject matter, or technical proficiency.
“Close Friend”
16″x 22″ $1300 USD
As I was taking photos of a herd of horses for reference pictures, one peeled off from the herd and approached me. He came up to within a foot of me at the fence. I stepped over a ways and kept taking pictures. He would then walk between me and the herd. Not in a protective way, but more like ‘take my picture’. I finally said to him, “If I take your picture will you move out of the way?” This is the result. He then slowly walked back to the herd…
“Close Friend Too”
14″x 20″ $1150 USD
Apparently there is one in every herd that is more curious than the rest. This horse and the one in the previous artwork were both Paint horses. I do not know if Paints are more curious than their Quarterhorse cousins, but I’m starting to see a trend. Her face is facing me with her body curved to the left. The white streaks to the left are in her mane…
“Fallen Angel”
11″x 15″ $750 USD
I was taking photos of St. Olaf Lutheran Church, also referred to as the Rock Church, on the western edge of Bosque County, Texas. I stepped into the adjoining cemetary to take pictures from that side of the church. While walking through the cemetary I happened upon this small cherub laying on the ground next to a tombstone. I placed it on the tombstone’s base and took the photo on which this piece was taken from.
“First Day of Spring”
11″x 14″ $695 USD
This piece was taken from my experience working outside as a Federal Security Officer in Montana. Oftentimes the first day of Spring is anything but Spring-like. In a setting like this one the snowflakes are just streaks of white in your line of sight.
“Gearing Up”
16″x 20″ $1295 USD
This piece is another taken from an archival photograph from the Library of Congress. It depicts a cowboy saddling his next work partner after tiring out his first one in the morning. The photograph is accredited to a ranch outside Marfa, Texas in 1938.