"In the Couse Studio" (oil 30x30) SOLD

 

These are my three paintings for this years Prix de West, opening at the National Cowboy Museum the weekend of June 12-13, 2026. 

 

                                                           "Distant Daughter" (oil 48x48) SOLD

 

                                                             "Spring" (20x24 oil on linen) SOLD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night of Artists at Briscoe Museum!

"Allegory" (44x38") oil SOLD

 

 Back at the Briscoe Museum in San Antonio for their "Night of Artists" show! Had an incredible time there last year winning the Artists Choice award, and this museum is absolutely beautiful -- what an honor to be in such a prestigious show with an incredible group of artists!

  

"Firebrand" (30x30) oil SOLD

  

"Desolate Sentry" (30x30) oil

 

"The High Road" (12x10) oil SOLD

Wicked Felina wins ARTISTS CHOICE Award!

 

 "Wicked Felina" oil panels in oak screen SOLD

 

Wicked Felina is my second (and probably last) Craftsman-style folding screen. It was inspired by the classic Western song, "El Paso" by Marty Robbins. The screen was designed by myself, and crafted by Holton Studio Frame Makers in Berkeley, CA.

                                                                           Panel 1 (20x24)

I wanted a simple, Craftsman style look and Tim Holton nailed it with dark-stained, quarter-sawn oak and gold leaf trim. The panels are connected with antique-style hinges complete with flat head screws. Overall measurement is 69" high by 97" wide when fully extended.

 

Panel 2 (20x24)

 

Robbins' Grammy-winning song was a huge cross-over hit on both Pop and Western radio stations across the country in 1960, the year I was born. It just seemed like a perfect vehicle to do a sequential, one-of-a-kind collection of oil paintings, housed in a working piece of finely-crafted furniture.

 

 

Panel 3 (20x24)

The above scene (panel 3) depicts the protagonist after he has stolen a horse, fleeing the cantina... If you look closely at the posse following him, you will see "the white puff of smoke from the rifle", an integral lyric from the song~

      

Panel 4 (20x24)

 

Update: Wicked Felina SOLD and won the ARTISTS CHOICE Award in the Night of Artists show at the Briscoe Museum in San Antonio, TX, March 2024!

 

 

Fully Extended (69x97)

  The figures for the scenes were modeled by my good friend, Roger Smith, and my niece, Madison Aldridge who both did a stellar job~  

 

 

 

                                                                   

 

 

 

New Article in Western Art & Architecture Magazine

 

Folding Screen project finished!

                                                  "The FOUR SEASONS"  SOLD                                                                 

 For one of my pieces in this years Prix de West show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, I did four paintings depicting Native Americans in the four seasons... I came up with a folding screen design and hired Timothy Holton of Holton Studio Frame Makers in Berkeley, CA to construct the 4-panel screen to house the paintings; each oil-on-panel painting is 36 x 20".

 

 I wanted a simple Craftsman style look, and Tim nailed it with dark-stained, quarter-sawn oak and gold leaf trim. The panels are connected with antique-style hinges complete with flat head screws! Overall measurement is 69" high by 97" wide when fully extended...

                                                            

 The screen can fold out totally flat as a wall display (although it IS heavy), stand on it's own in a zig-zag fashion or completely collapse for storage...it is a fully functioning piece of heirloom furniture AND a collection of western art originals as well -- a fine addition to any Arts and Crafts decorated home~

  I'm really looking forward to this years show as I was injured last year and couldn't make it -- hope to see you there June 9th & 10th, 2023!

 

 

 

 

Masters of the American West

 

 "Luckless Hunter" (30x34) o/c SOLD

 

I am once again fortunate to be included in Masters show at the Autry Museum, opening February 11th, 2023. I will have these three pieces in the show, the last one (Walk On) being in the "Miniatures" section...

The painting above (Luckless Hunter) was difficult to photograph due to it's dark palette, so it appears a little darker here than in real life~

   

 

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"Morning Broken" (36x36) o/c SOLD

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"Walk On" (12x12) o/p SOLD

Prix de West and the Painting that Broke My Hip

"Though Storms Encompass Me" (30x30) SOLD

This year will be my third time in the Prix de West (and first time as a regular member). I am so grateful to be included in this most prestigious western art show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City!

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"Riders at Eventide" (42x50) SOLD

This painting, "Riders at Eventide" is the second version of this composition; I wasn't satisfied with the first (and slightly smaller) version, so I decided to stretch a new canvas and try again... In the meantime I had somehow hurt my left foot and was favoring it while crouching on the floor and putting all my weight on my right leg. As I worked in this odd position, bending, crouching, kneeling, I knew I was slowly straining the muscle in my thigh -- by the time I finished I knew something was wrong, and a week or so later was diagnosed with a pulled muscle with possible nerve damage...

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Well, the fun didn't stop there; my leg not only hurt to walk on but became incredibly weak requiring me to use a cane to move about. One night while going up the stairs the cane slipped off a step and I fell with ALL my weight crashing directly down on top of my hip! Laying at the bottom of the stairs I knew it was bad (and don't remember feeling that level of pain in a long time)...!

 

(detail)

The result this time was a broken femur; in fact my femur not only broke, but actually bent down at the top from the extreme impact. The only good thing was I had shipped off these three paintings to the framer just 2 days before the accident on the stairs~

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At any rate, I had to have emergency full-hip replacement surgery. Since April I have had some uninterrupted time to heal from the operation with physical therapy, but my leg muscle and nerve is still somewhat weak causing me to rely on that cane a while longer... Perhaps this will give me some advantage at the airport as they usually let the "physically challenged" board first~

 

"I Turned To Listen" (16x20) SOLD

Best of all, I won't have to miss this important show -- I'll get to see some incredible art and meet the amazing artists and collectors who make it all happen! In the meantime I'll continue my physical therapy and look forward to when I no longer need this cane (but I do have to accept the fact that my skateboarding days are permanently behind me :(

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 (detail) 

 

Oh well -- it could've been A LOT worse, so I am grateful for the doctors, nurses, family and friends who have helped me thru and continue to encourage me. Thank God it was just a hip and not my right hand! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy New Year at the Autry Museum!

 

"On Our Way" (25x28) o/c SOLD

 

 

The 2022 Masters of the American West exhibition opens February 12th at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles. The art sale weekend and reception takes place February 26th.  This will be my fourth year in the show and I'm looking forward to taking my family with me and also celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary! 

 

Wishing you all a Happier and Healthier year in 2022!

 

 

"Pink Desert Glow" (Miniature category 12x10) o/p SOLD

 

"This Land Is Your Land" (40x40) o/c SOLD

 

"Lavender Sage" (30x30) o/c SOLD

 

Pam Returns!

 

"Iron Maiden 2" (20x24) o/p

Over the summer I was fortunate to work again with Pam (whom I had done several paintings of years ago) and these are a couple of the results...

                                                                    "Mending 3" (12x12) o/p

Although she could not hold the poses for a live session, I was able to get good photographs in our dining room on a sunny day that provided some excellent lighting effects~

Thank you, Pam -- it was a pleasure to work with you!

"Desert Rambler" (30x30) o/c SOLD

New paintings just shipped to Astoria Fine Art in Jackson Hole, WY this week! They've been out of my inventory for awhile, so with their season coming on (and already record numbers of travelers coming thru town) I'm glad to get them some fresh work!

"On Duty" (16x12) o/p SOLD

"Wide Open" (24x24) o/l SOLD

 

"Canyon Twilight" (16x20) o/l SOLD

 

New Small Works

"Opal Moon" (12x12) o/p SOLD

 "Abiding Patient" (12x12) o/p SOLD

 

These two paintings will be in the Maxwell Alexander Summer Small Works Exhibit, opening July 2021~

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Western Art Collector, February 2021 SOLD

Grateful to make the cover of Western Art Collector magazine with my painting, "Storm Trekker" (40x36) for the Autry Museum show, Masters of the American West opening February 27th...

Plus a preview article of my sold-out show, "More To The Picture" opening at Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, AZ February 12th, 2021~