On this Valentines Day, this cowboy has stopped to gather a bunch of wildflowers for his mom. I enjoy occasionally showing the softer side of cowboys. More than once, I gathered a hand full of wildflowers for my mother's table. The background for this painting is the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains just north of Lone Pine, California.

This is one of those paintings that make the viewer write the story line. Is this an outlaw? Maybe he's a lawman. Whatever, that Henry is in his hand for a reason, and he and his horse have heard something in the distance. You decide.

This young cowboy is not yet an expert roper. His horse is wishing he'd just get the job done. That's why it's better to have a little sister to practice on.

These Quarter Horses are part of the River Breaks Ranch remuda. I love to paint roans, and this painting gave me the chance to paint both a bay roan and a strawberry roan, a win-win.

Words can't describe how much I love Palo Duro Canyon. I believe in the old saying, "bloom where you're planted". I grew up in the canyon and never tire of painting it. I thought I had painted the Lighthouse formation from every angle, at every time of day, but I had never painted it wrapped in that final warm glow of light as the sun was setting.

My lawyer son Jacob gave me the idea for this painting. He said that in the Old West lawyers didn't usually have their own law books so there would be county law libraries where they would go to study law. It was my idea to put all the horses in front of the law library and all the lawyers in the saloon.

10x8 Hot off the easel. Mountain streams and ponds sometimes have to be crossed horseback. It's been my experience that these crossings are always cold. This painting will be available at the American Miniature Show at Settlers West Gallery in Tucson February 14.

One rides upon many gifts on western ranch land. It might be a covey of quail, a deer or other wildlife. A beautiful sunset like this one is certainly a gift. This painting will be available at the American Miniatures Show at Settlers West Gallery in Tucson February 14.

This driver has his six-up running hard and fast. Azre they behind schedule? Are they racing through enemy country? You decide.

This is the kind of painting I like. At first glance, it looks like a couple of cowboys about to share a cup of coffee, but then you notice the handcuffs, the badge and the hand on the gun. This may be a long night.