The Studio Journal

Cowgirl Poster: The Oil Painting Behind the Print

Cowgirl Poster: The Oil Painting Behind the Print

Painted a cowgirl recently and wanted to explain what I was going for. Most cowgirl art either decorates or performs. This one's trying to just exist in the space.

Cowgirl Poster: The Oil Painting Behind the Print

Painted a cowgirl recently and wanted to explain what I was going for. Most cowgirl art either decorates or performs. This one's trying to just exist in the space.

Palette Knife Oil Painting: What a Brush Can't Do

Palette Knife Oil Painting: What a Brush Can't Do

At some point in every bison painting, I put the brush down. Not because I'm done, but because the brush is lying to me. A brush wants to blend. It...

Palette Knife Oil Painting: What a Brush Can't Do

At some point in every bison painting, I put the brush down. Not because I'm done, but because the brush is lying to me. A brush wants to blend. It...

What Makes Cowboy Art Feel Modern, Not Kitschy

What Makes Cowboy Art Feel Modern, Not Kitschy

Say "cowboy art" out loud and watch what happens in someone's head. Nine times out of ten they're picturing the same thing: a glowing sunset over red rock, maybe a...

What Makes Cowboy Art Feel Modern, Not Kitschy

Say "cowboy art" out loud and watch what happens in someone's head. Nine times out of ten they're picturing the same thing: a glowing sunset over red rock, maybe a...

Original Oil Painting vs. Print: What I'd Actually Buy

Original Oil Painting vs. Print: What I'd Actua...

Understanding the differences between prints and originals, and when to buy each.

Original Oil Painting vs. Print: What I'd Actua...

Understanding the differences between prints and originals, and when to buy each.

What Still Life Painting Teaches Me About Western Light

What Still Life Painting Teaches Me About Weste...

The unexpected connections between vastly different subject matters can teach you a lot.

What Still Life Painting Teaches Me About Weste...

The unexpected connections between vastly different subject matters can teach you a lot.

Outlaws, Riders, and the Myth We Keep Painting

Outlaws, Riders, and the Myth We Keep Painting

The moment you put a lone figure in a western landscape, something shifts. I keep coming back to that question in Cowgirl, El Bandito, Ol' Tex — each one took...

Outlaws, Riders, and the Myth We Keep Painting

The moment you put a lone figure in a western landscape, something shifts. I keep coming back to that question in Cowgirl, El Bandito, Ol' Tex — each one took...