Painting Desk – Week 3
What happened to week 2? Well, when we left the painting desk at the end of week 1, I had … Continue reading Painting Desk – Week 3
Category: Old West
Difficult Canyon
“Capt. Samuel B.M. Young, convinced that the scouting missions sent through the Hualapai country would not be decisive, left Fort … Continue reading Difficult Canyon
Ranald S. Mackenzie on the Texas Frontier
A Book Review I’ve always loved history. The past is filled with remarkable stories both triumphant and tragic. When I … Continue reading Ranald S. Mackenzie on the Texas Frontier
Fort Davis and the “Child of the Fighting Tenth”
“I was graduated at a private school near Philadelphia the last of June 1884, when I was barely past … Continue reading Fort Davis and the “Child of the Fighting Tenth”
Fort Davis
The Indian Fight at Van Horn’s Well : An Encounter for Six Gun Sound
Part 1 – The Inspiration and History I live in one of the northern suburbs of Dallas. There are a … Continue reading The Indian Fight at Van Horn’s Well : An Encounter for Six Gun Sound
Palo Duro Canyon in November
“Peering over the rim of the chasm, which had a vertical drop of seven hundred to nine hundred feet, Mackenzie … Continue reading Palo Duro Canyon in November
Painting American Indians – Buffalo Hump
Buffalo Hump was a chief among the Penateka Comanche. He is famous for leading the Great Linnville Raid of 1840 … Continue reading Painting American Indians – Buffalo Hump
Painting American Indians – Part 4
ALL THE PRETTY HORSES With generous interruptions from real life, it took me a week to finish painting the horses. … Continue reading Painting American Indians – Part 4
Painting American Indians – Part 3
PAINTED HORSES Last installment I painted human flesh tones. Today, I paint horse flesh, & more particularly white horses & … Continue reading Painting American Indians – Part 3
Atomic Floozy Adventures 