Category Archives: Manifest Destiny

John and Kadance: water-color on arches Pursuit: oil on panel 42 3/4 x 40 This little watercolor is a portrait of John Redshaw and his horse, Kadance. I contrived the oil from the above watercolor and several images of the … Continue reading →

These are friends from Cowboy Mounted Shooters: Roger Glasco, Bill Pugh and in the back ground, John Redshaw. Part of the event adding to the pageantry of Cowboy Mounted Shooting is that the contestants dress-up like citizens of 1885. I … Continue reading →

Cowboy and Cowgirl Duet oil on panel 28 1/2 x 36 1/2 Martine and her dad, John Redshaw, are friends of mine. It’s generally easier to be friends with someone with whom you have a lot in common. John and … Continue reading →

  Howdy, This is the first self-portrait in a series of self-portraits that I am calling Manifest Destiny. I’ve heard it said that every painting is a self-portrait. In this case it is certainly true as I have attempted to … Continue reading →

Cowgirl Someone said I needed more tension in my paintings so I added the guns.

Cowboy

Hard Ride’n Straight Shoot’n Woman

The wicked flee when no one pursues pursues, but the righteous are bold as lions. Proverbs

Old Friends A Swedish friend looked at this painting and exclaimed “Oh look how different the work place is here!”

…“It’s mostly bones we’re riding over, anyway.  Why think of all the buffalo that have died on these plains.   Buffalo and other critters too.  And the Indians have been here forever; their bones are down in the earth.  I’m told … Continue reading →