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The Bullfighters

I can’t remember exactly when I made this scene other than it was quite some time ago.  I see it every time I enter the Out West Gallery and the thought that first comes to my mind about it is “Boy! That Bull needs some major surgery!”  Well, one of these days he’s going to…

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The Brush Popper

Here’s another early one…same base but the figure is a little more fleshed out.  He’s packin’, i.e., there’s a pistol strapped to his belt.  And check out his calf skin vest! Classy!  And that lip foliage will really get the ladies talking down at the local watering trough!  While he might look a little to…

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An Early Cowboy

This young wrangler is from back in 1999 from the date on the back.  I’m still developing my personal style.  I call it  my “Closed Eyes” period.  I would eventually open them but not quite yet.  I was also using my horseshoe base design…a real shoe nailed down to a piece of oak.  Overall, a…

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Buckaroo With Saddle

I think this is one of my best figures with some excellent details.  What’s a Cowboy without his Saddle or his horses bit, headstall and reins?  Out of a job, that’s what!  I spent a lot of time to make sure I got the details of each item in his rig as accurate as possible. …

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Back Draft

Well, that guy certainly has the right idea this morning. Lucky guy!   It’s 16 below freezing outside and I’m setting here waiting for the furnace to start up.  My Grandparents had a pot-bellied stove just like that one which they moved back into the house each winter once the mercury started to drop. Many a…

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Beans For Breakfast

Another Chuckwagon Cook?  Yes, you’re going to see a lot of these biscuit wranglers.  It was a very popular figure and scene at Cowboy events and shows we’ve attended over the years.  That’s one reason I’ve always tried to make each one just a little different to make it that much more appealing to a…

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The Bullfighters

I can’t remember exactly when I made this scene other than it was quite some time ago.  I see it every time I enter the Out West Gallery and the thought that first comes to my mind about it is “Boy! That Bull needs some major surgery!”  Well, one of these days he’s going to…

Read More »

The Brush Popper

Here’s another early one…same base but the figure is a little more fleshed out.  He’s packin’, i.e., there’s a pistol strapped to his belt.  And check out his calf skin vest! Classy!  And that lip foliage will really get the ladies talking down at the local watering trough!  While he might look a little to…

Read More »

An Early Cowboy

This young wrangler is from back in 1999 from the date on the back.  I’m still developing my personal style.  I call it  my “Closed Eyes” period.  I would eventually open them but not quite yet.  I was also using my horseshoe base design…a real shoe nailed down to a piece of oak.  Overall, a…

Read More »

Buckaroo With Saddle

I think this is one of my best figures with some excellent details.  What’s a Cowboy without his Saddle or his horses bit, headstall and reins?  Out of a job, that’s what!  I spent a lot of time to make sure I got the details of each item in his rig as accurate as possible. …

Read More »

Back Draft

Well, that guy certainly has the right idea this morning. Lucky guy!   It’s 16 below freezing outside and I’m setting here waiting for the furnace to start up.  My Grandparents had a pot-bellied stove just like that one which they moved back into the house each winter once the mercury started to drop. Many a…

Read More »

Beans For Breakfast

Another Chuckwagon Cook?  Yes, you’re going to see a lot of these biscuit wranglers.  It was a very popular figure and scene at Cowboy events and shows we’ve attended over the years.  That’s one reason I’ve always tried to make each one just a little different to make it that much more appealing to a…

Read More »