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Life has changed
from back in the day when the west was wild
and cattle roamed the open range. A man's
word and a handshake was the way of doing
business. One of the main rewards of a Cowboy's
Life was knowing that days spent in the
saddle made him an honest living.
The tools of his
trade were no more than a good horse, saddle
and bridle, and good strong rope to catch
an occasional stray that wouldn't stay with
the herd.
He had the necessary
equipment needed to protect him from the
elements, his hat, chaps, and slicker to
shield him from the weather or the occasional
briar patch looking for that stray, but
that wasn't what made him a cowboy.
It was the spirit
in him that fought for what he believed
in and a way of life that only a few were
tough enough to live.
The true spirit of
the cowboy that sometimes led a lonely life,
leaving behind loved ones while out on the
trail, but none the less had a mission to
complete, a life to fulfill and still lives
in all of us today. The life and Spirit
of a Cowboy!
It is my passion
in my art to capture that spirit and share
it with all of you. That unbridled spirit
of a cowboy or cowgirl that's hiding inside
of you. The one that yearns for a day that
seems to have gone away, but it hasn't,
it is just waiting there to be rekindled
like a campfire in the wind.
Let your imaginations
reflect back in time to a simpler way of
life. A life we still strive to live here
on the ranch and a life I hope you will
see in my artwork.
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