What’s a Cowboy without his saddle? I’ve carved a gazillion of them and they seem to leave the show table as soon as they’re set out. Santas, Gnomes, carved roughouts? Forget it! Carve a couple Saddles and watch how fast they disappear! You can’t miss…I guarantee it! I’ve included lots of photos below along with…
Month: March 2025
Stampede
Digging deeper I found another very early carving. This one is a direct copy of Frederic Remington’s painting. I still have this piece but for some reason I don’t think I’ve ever shown it here. I think this one was also carved back in the late 70’s. Judy and I were living in Tulsa at…
Saturday Night Shootup
Woah! Digging way back in the photo box I found this one from 1979. This was my first attempt at carving a horse and figure together. I was surprised that it worked out so well. I will admit that I borrowed the action of the horse pose from the sculptor Harry Jackson’s bronze “Pony Express”. …
Sour Note Charlie
This is the second version of this poor guitar player that I carved. Evidently, from the looks of his guitar and hat, his music didn’t measure up to the campfire’s standards! A fun figure to carve which didn’t hang around the Gallery very long. Comments welcome.
Sacked Out, Soaking, and Soon To Be Saddled
I believe this one was done back in the mid-90’s. A nice little scene showing how a Cowboy has his spirited new ride tied up to prevent bucking while he saddles him. The eyes are covered and one of the back feet has been tied to keep him off balance. Still, he’s keeping a wary…
Road Agents At Prairie Dog Junction
Here is a scene I did back in 2006 which is on permanent display in the Woolaroc Museum here in Oklahoma. It depicts a holdup at Prairie Dog Junction. I borrowed the idea for this one from a Charlie Russell painting I saw at the Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. Lots of detail here….
Eureka!
Some of you might recall that in back 1997 I was fortunate enough to have a similar carving of a gold miner featured on the cover of Chip Chats. I did this one a few years later. While this fella is standing in the creek instead of kneeling most of the other details are quite…
Out Of The Chute!
I had originally planned on having this carving as the main piece to a Rodeo scene but after a great deal of thought I let it go to a determined collector. It was a fun piece, showing a lot of action and a challenge to mounting it securely. If you look close you can see…
Jedediah
Now this fella could no doubt tell you some really interesting stories. I picked the name Jedediah as that has always been a favorite of mine since I read a book about Jedediah Strong Smith many years ago. If ever there was a Mountain man old Jed was him. Of all the characters of…
The Medicine Show
Constructed back in 1998, here’s is one of the three scenes that the Woolaroc Museum acquired for their permanent collection. Believe it or not, I only took one photo of it when it was finished years ago! So, bringing it home to give it a tune up before turning it back over to the museum…