Quit Needling Me

"This is an interesting piece in it's content alone. What you are looking at are cowboys preparing this calf for the innoculation which would take place just after the a hot iron had made it's mark. A rancher may want to take these precautionary steps to prevent the possibility of infection after branding his calves, and innoculate for whatever other kinds of disease or ailments they may need. The subject matter isn't of one in which you might expect to see in a painting. Which is why I'm really liking it.. Toms choice of colors suggests an Arizona or maybe a Yellowstone style for his background. Some beautiful late sun shows a tiresome yet relaxed atmosphere. Tom captures emotion in a fluid manner."

Trappin', Fur Tradin'

"Like the cowboys and the indians, the trapper also staked his claim for a place in Old West history. They were a hard, breed of men, often anti-social, or shy. A more uncivilized way of life was appealing to these types of men. They traveled alone on the rugged mountain horses, sometimes accompanied by a pack mule. Off they'd ride in search of fortunes and fur. I suppose fur would also qualify as fortune. These men would live for the hide of the buffalo, and beaver they might trap, and later swap or sell to trading posts. These brave men would explore new and dangerous territories where no man had gone before him. Trading Posts would prosper, maybe foreseen by these men was the fur market as we know it today. Time and times being considered, these same men today might be thought of as, "smart business men". Understanding the value of hide, and it's importance in the future. These men went into the world unchallenged, but they have been big contributors to our fur-trade markets. They're just happy to be trappin' fur tradin."

"This painting demonstrates what it's like for a cowboy on a typical branding day. Bringing the calf in, heeled behind his horse. There is no fanfare nor cheers from crowds as you often see at the rodeo. This cowboy, hot, sweaty, and dirty will likely be glad when his day is done. The elders of the herd look on knowing this calf will soon be at the end of a hot branding iron, where the ranch's mark, or symbol (the brand) will be displayed on the calfs hip for all time to come. Appropriately named, this painting is about dust 'n hot iron. Tom has breathed new life into this cowboy right here."

Dust 'n Hot Iron

Burning  Impressions

"Branding on working ranches is as alive today, as in the old west, when settlers feared rustlers, gunfighters, and horse thieves. The methods have changed little for wranglers branding calves over these many years. This chore is one the wranglers look forward to doing in spring. The purpose of branding was, and is used as a means to identify the rightful owner to cattle out on the range, or strays who wander from the herd. A branding iron is the tool used to do the task. The iron is set into burning embers of fire, till it glows a red hot orange in color, over the end of the iron bearing the identifying mark, showing it belongs to this ranch and no other. Cowhands begin when the iron is a glowing red-orange. The firey iron is forced into the tender young calfs hip, who is overpowered, and laying helpless on the ground, with feet tangled in a cowboys rope. When the ID tag meets calf hide, it seers the owners mark into the hide leaving that mark imprinted in calf's hip, clearly stating ownership, ranch, even the reputation is represented by the brand left permanently on the calf. Tom used a loose style for effect, no blend, giving this painting a thick, bold appealing look of texture to his canvas."

"This painting of a working cutting horse shows the intensity in which the horse tracks his subject. Tom has made good use of his palette knife here, giving this painting just enough texture, . . so as to add that extra bit of rugged realism to the feel of his canvas, along with what it depicts. The cowboy, along with his horse, more often than not, . . . puts in a hard day when there are cattle around to tend to. Whether cutting cows on a working ranch for pay, or in a show for prizes, the job is never an easy task for horse or rider. They must both focus and concentrate on every move the cows make, and anticipate them beforehand."

Let The Horse Do His Job

Plugged  Nickels

"Gathering up all the livestock for a rancher can be awfully hard, gruelling work. And some just aint worth a plugged nickel for all their labored hours. This is a beautiful landscape that would enhance any room in the house."

"The life of a cowboy is a quiet one at times. Just such as this late afternoon depicted here. This cowboy gathers up the few stragglers that wondered away from the herd. Tom has done a beautiful job with the lighting here as the sun sinks beyond the North ridge of the mountain. He is a tired cowboy looking forward to the steak and beans awaiting him back to the campfire."

Roundin' Out The Day

A Whole Lotta Bull

"Tom wants the viewer to really focus in on the bull in this action painting, and that is why he made the head of the bull so bright. This painting takes the viewer right where Tom wants them to go. From the head of the bull, your eyes wander up to the cowboy on the left, then drift across to the bullrider. and then to the other cowboy on the right. Finally your eyes return to the bull. It keeps the viewer looking at the painting, which is what this artist is trying to accomplish."

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