Bandera contemporary The excitement of just being

The excitement of just being there can impinge on creativity

At times I'll use Western magazines from the 50s and 60s for the background layer of a painting—a reminder that in the West

16” x 20” image size

but the Diamond Belle saloon in Durango

Bandera contemporary The excitement of just beingTexas, USA 2022 Large 56 x 91 Unframed, 71 x 106 Framed Edition of 12 Standard 37 x 60 Unframed, 52 x 75 Framed Edition of 12 I wanted this carefully composed Honky Tonk vignette to have real sense of place; that place being Texas. There are a few hints in the photograph: the Lone Star pool table lighting; the ten working cowboys; the neon guitar on the left and even the air conditioning unit (less common in more northerly cowboy states). Throw in a