Last fall we went over to Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. October was a perfect time of year to go. Not too warm during the day and cool in the evenings. I love painting the red rock features in southeastern Utah. Although I have done a lot of work in the area this was the first time I had been …
Soldiers Falling Into Camp
I was taking inventory the other day and I came across a pencil drawing I had done some years ago of Crow Indian Dancers at the annual Crow Fair in Crow Agency, Montana. This gathering is a big deal for the Crow. Representatives of all invited tribes show up for a week or so of celebration. A show of feathers, …
The Cowgirl Has The Blues
I’ve been on a roll painting portraits lately it seems. They are a lot of fun to do not to mention quite the challenge. Most of the recent portraits have been of bikers I came across in Sturgis, South Dakota this summer. I’ve been searching out faces or poses that have some interest. I was going through some images I …
Biker Chic
Since I went to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota this summer, I’ve been doing some paintings of the “characters” I photographed on Main St. So far I’ve been painting the guys. This is a 16×12 oil I recently completed featuring one of the the biker babes that was in Sturgis. This particular gal seemed to stand out a bit. …
Celebrating 25 Years!!
In 2 weeks, Simpson Gallery will be starting our 25th year in business. That’s alot of painting of pictures, selling pictures, and framing pictures, selling gifts, pottery and jewelry too. If I had thought I’d be doing it for this long I might have done it differently, but I can’t say for sure. For several years we even sold dog food …
Buck Taylor
If you are of age, you probably remember Buck from the TV series Gunsmoke. He was Matt Dillon’s deputy, Newly O’Brien. The only reason I bring this up is that through local resident Judd Redfield, I learned that Buck is quite an accomplished watercolor artist. How Judd knows Buck is fodder for another story and a very interesting one but …
Covered Bridge
When I was in North Carolina a couple of years ago my sister Mary took our Mother, myself and my wife Kathy out on a little excursion into the countryside. Down a lonely little traveled dirt road we came across this covered bridge. The brush and trees were thick and here was this little bit of country charm. I knew …
Whiskers
This is the 3rd painting in the Stars of Sturgis 2010 series. It is a 12×12 oil I ‘ve done from a photo I took in Sturgis this summer. This guy was parking his bike on Main St. and had obviously just arrived from somewhere. He sure looked road weary. The wind in his face had whipped him to the point …
I’m Back
No, I haven’t been in North Carolina all of this time nor “on the road” nor lost in the Harley dealership. Just been busy…busy framing pictures and busy painting. That’s a good thing I guess. I’ve got some really cool portraits done from the Stars of Sturgis collection I’ve been working on which I’ll post in the next few days, …
On the Road Again
Dateline: Charlotte, NC. Warm and muggy although it is sunny. Out visiting my mother for a few days. I love road trips but this one was on a tight schedule which makes it more of a ram and jam trip. I started out with the idea that I’d do sort of “photo travel log” kind of trip but less than …