Cowboys and indians

Following the Buffalo. Photography: Courtesy Jason Rich For all the honors his painting has brought him and has much as he loves the Western art world, it’s the family-focused Western lifestyle that Jason Rich considers the most important. For all that he has accomplished as a Western artist — the innumerable awards, prestigious shows, international recognition, and financial success — Jason Rich prefers a life that fosters the simple and lasting things. He was raised with Western values…

With the Pendleton Round-Up right around the corner, September 12 – 15, we look back at last year’s event through the lens of photographer Christy Burleson. Christy Burleson knows how to capture the perfect moment with her camera and will do whatever it takes to get it. With over 25 years behind the lens, Burleson has found herself galloping horses, climbing ladders, and getting up close and personal with bulls at rodeos. One of her most treasured photo journeys has been documenting the…

Brit West has tapped into her creativity to support Native Americans in need. While the world is attempting to adjust to the ever-evolving coronavirus situation, people of the Navajo Nation have been hit with financial struggle, leaving elders without provisions. Western designer and photographer Brit West has set out to use her artistic eye for a cause with the creation of her Photography for a Purpose project. West traveled to the picturesque Monument Valley to shoot Navajo people and…

Mark Maggiori, A Long Day on the Range, oil, 24 x 18.

17854A - Wild West Cowboys and Indians Foot

The stereotypical vision of American cowboys shooting guns while on horseback is fake.

Photography: Chasing Thunder by Martin Grelle/Courtesy Martin Grelle For this Cowboy Artist of America, the history and the beauty of the American West are hard to beat. It’s his first day back home on his small ranch outside Clifton, Texas, in the picturesque Meridian Creek Valley after almost three weeks on the road, and Martin Grelle is back to work. Between the last time he was at the easel and now, he’s attended the Prix de West invitational in Oklahoma City, gone on the Cowboy Artists…