Western Portraits

Jeremiah

16 x 20  oil on linen

$2500

He was a witness to a country made for improvisation and guile. This is a new friend, Jeremiah. He lives in an 1883 home, where he plays the violin and piano by candlelight. He is currently an extra in the Yellowstone 1923 production. The idea of this painting was to give it an "Edward Hopper" feel.

Sir, You Are Talking to the Boss

11 x 14 oil on linen

$1400

Pioneer women occasionally owned and operated their own ranches or homesteads, defying traditional gender roles of the 19th and early 20th centuries to secure land and independence. 

Women were essential to the settlement of the American West, proving that ranch management was not exclusively a male occupation. 

A New Beginning

16 x 20 oil on linen 

$1900

In art classes I was told painters of religious subjects painted hands with at least two fingers connected, otherwise a hand might look like a claw. I deliberately painted these hands with fingers spread because this pioneer woman is holding her most precious possession. She gazes toward the horizon with the optimism of a new beginning.

The Reason for it All

11 x 14 oil on linen

$1400

Some say portraits are too personal, but I find them intriguing. My model here is half Dakota, half Scottish. She enjoys climbing trees and being with her horse. She embodies the innocence and possibilities of youth. Nothing is more precious than a child and in her eyes I see the reason for it all.

Safe, Warm and Together

11 x 14 oil on linen panel

$1000

It is those moments where all is well, we have each other, and the future is filled with hope.

Alone But Ready

16 x 20 oil on linen

NFS

Paintings that hint at the narrative have always intrigued me. In the unsettled west weapons which were broken but repairable, or outmoded were valuable assets. Here a woman stands ready and willing to protect herself holding a flintlock whereas a repeating rifle would be more desirable.