R-BAR 1985 oil 24" x 36" Left to right, Leo Wright with brothers Gord and Morgan Wilson |
Summer has finally arrived and we've been enjoying a lot of visitors and getting out frequently in the R-Pod. Which means there has been little painting going on and therfore I have nothing new to show you. Recently, I have had a series of amazing flashbacks and so I thought you might enjoy a story about one.
In 1976 and for five years, Bill's first Ranger posting was at Chain Lakes Provincial Park, close to where we live now. There we met and were embraced by neighbours, the Wilsons. I incubated images of their ranching life for a good five years, and it wasn't until after we'd moved away that I finally began to paint it. Who knew that once I got started I would go on such a roll? To the extent that a curator once said "You have enough cow paintings to launch an entire exhibition of just them ... but not in my gallery!"
Leo's Mother, Ruth Wright, June 3rd, 2011 |
Last month I notified the winners of The Claresholm Art Club's raffle. It was established on the phone that, as fate would have it, one of the recipients was Ruth Wright, Leo's Mother! When she came to collect her prize we had a wonderful visit and I shared with her the painting's provenance while Bill made a print of it for her. Pretty cool, eh?
Seen this one before - I love it! Nice Composition.
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