Friday, December 29, 2023

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~  

 

 

 

                                                                   

 

 

 

Saturday, April 22, 2023

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!




 

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 11, 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~
   
(detail)
 
 

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


(detail)


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