This mixed media painting is on a wooden cradled board with a black floater frame. Ready to hang and available for purchase directly through this safe and secure website. Thank you!

I was wandering around the stock pens at Cheyenne Frontier Days a few years ago and this peddling cowboy in a tuxedo just happened by. I'm not sure how he got through all of the mud and "stuff" but he was on a mission! I really wanted to stop and ask where he was going and why he was all gussied up. But, unfortunately, I was too stunned to do a thing except snap a photo. It's still one of my favorite rodeo shots.

This painting began as all of mine do: with exuberant colors and mark making. I then scratched back into layers to create a kind of "history" and depth. It is only after numerous layers of painting and scratching (that mostly get covered up) with a copper pot scrubber that I added the bicycling cowboy. In an effort to convey momentum, I began layering ovals and circles - letting some come to the forefront, while others became more hidden. I also felt that his tuxedo needed a bit of pizazz, so I added the collage paper. I think it makes him look super human!