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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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Besides being part of the iconic images of Old West bank robbers and stagecoach hold-up gangs, a cowboy's bandana or scarf is really a necessary tool of the trade. It becomes a dust filter on a hot, dry roundup or warm protection against a stiff, chilling wind. And when the dirty work is done, there's nothing quite like the sight of a freshly cleaned up cowboy who puts on his dancing boots and his favorite hat and scarf and heads to town.