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December 2008 Blog Posts (4)

I love "The Old West" what it represented, and Russell told it well.

It does amaze me, when they take your guns away, how vulnerable one really feels in this feminist world we all seem to be living in today. I guess it all comes down to how someone strikes ones fancy. Russell knew the good and evils guns could cause, but managed pretty much in keeping his gun holstered, but knew a person pretty much felt lost without one.

This day and age if you walked down a road or a street in town looking like they did in the old west, you could very well be killed… Continue

Added by Robert J. Miller on December 31, 2008 at 11:21am — No Comments

Let It Snow And Long Live The Duke

December 30, 2008 Bonus Blog Post

Here's a good photo of the brief snowstorm we had last weekend. Kathy is pulling into the Spanish Driveway as Deena, Peaches and I run around with our tongues out:

Capturing The Next Generation of Western Lovers:

Got this Westerns report from our roving reporter in Henderson, Nevada:

"I am not quite sure if the following has… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on December 30, 2008 at 4:20pm — 6 Comments

The Cost of Reference Materials

December 30, 2008

Getting ready to attack the big oil painting of "Brother In Arms." So, on Sunday, I gathered all of my Pat Garrett props and threw them on an inexpensive model (me), and had Kathy shoot a dozen pics in the back yard.

After I finished the study I had numerous questions, or problems to solve, before I attack the big oil painting. In part, I wanted to know what the light would do to the buffalo coat as… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on December 30, 2008 at 3:31pm — 9 Comments

A New Day For True West

December 29, 2008

A crazed couple of days with family obligations, a court date and serious painting. Finally finished the "Brother In Arms" study. Here 'tis:

Pretty nice likenesses, if I do say so myself. Notice how Pat Garrett's rifle intersects the Kid's head. I have one word to say about that:

Intended.

Ha.

The snow storm that rolled in on Saturday, didn't leave much snow, but the… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on December 29, 2008 at 4:02pm — 17 Comments