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Some paintings take awhile and others go fairly quickly. This was one of the quicker ones and I had a blast painting it. I have been trying to consciously apply more paint in my oils and I think it paid off on this one with the paint texture adding to the excitement of the moment. I think sometimes a painter feel something akin to adrenalin when a painting is going quickly. I have only been bucked off of normally nice horses, so as far as riding wild broncs bareback, I can only imagine the adrenaline rush that comes with it, and try to express the rush through my artwork! (It's much safer!)

I'm not really sure why I love to paint cowboy gear - part of the romance of the west I guess, although to a cowboy its the tools of the trade. I just know that when I see worn leather, shiny buckles and fringe on chaps, I want to paint it. This cowboy is wearing chinks, a shorter version of chaps which protect them from brush, rope burns, horse teeth and whatever else they may run into in a day's work.

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