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 the tiresome yet relaxing atmosphere. Tom did well to capture these emotions in such a fluid manner."

"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 mostly but have been big contributors to our fur-trade markets today. They were happy just to be trappin' fur tradin."

Trappin', Fur Tradin'

"This painting clearly demonstrates what it's like for a cowboy on a typical branding day. Bringing the calf in heeled behind his horse. There is no fan fair or cheers from crowds as you often see at the rodeo's. 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 symbol will be displayed on his hip for all time to come. Appropriately named, this painting is about dust 'n hot iron. Tom brought him to life here."

Dust 'n Hot Iron

Burning  Impressions

"Branding on working ranches is as alive today, as it was 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 the spring. The purpose of branding was, and is used as a means to Identify the rightful owners to cattle out on the range, or strays who wander from their herd. The branding iron is the tool used to do the task. The iron is set into the burning embers of fire, til it glows a red hot orange in color, over the end of this iron bearing the identifying mark of showing it belongs to this ranch and no other. The cowhands begin when the iron is burning at glowing heat. That firey iron is then forced into the tender young calves hip who is overpowered, and laying helpless on the ground, with it's feet tangled in a cowboys rope. When the ID tag meets calf hide, it seers the owners mark or logos right into the hide leaving that owners mark imprinted in calf's hip, clearly stating ownership, ranch, even the reputation is represented by the marks brand left for the calf to carry throughout it's life. Tom used a loose style for effect, no blend, giving the paint a thick, bold appealing look 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."

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 such as the 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 Northern ridge of the mountain. He is a tired cowboy looking forward to the steak and beans awaiting him."

Roundin' Out The Day

A Whole Lotta Bull

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

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