It's spring in the Magic Valley, and besides the excessive amounts of wind blowing through your neighborhood, that means it's time to get out and vote for your favorite local artist at the 2013 Magic Valley has Art!
Head on down to the Lynwood Shopping Center to cast your vote for John McClusky!
"A Tribute to Juanita"
O/C 24"x 48"
Calendar art was one of the most popular uses for cowgirl imagery.
Artist's typically portrayed cowgirls in buckskin outfits with six-shooters on their hips and her pony by her side.
I was influenced by this imagery and the stylization of the shape and color.
My painting is a tribute to Juanita Parry, a cowgirl from Oklahoma, who rode with the 101 Ranch and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Shows.
In 1917, she was killed after a fall during a performance.
"The Duke"
O/C 16" x 20"
A highly stylized and somewhat exaggerated painting of John Wayne.
The background is based upon Monument Valley. This, "Land of the Navajo" is Part of Wayne's Earth and Sky.
The Tale is told of a high sandstone formation with three perpendicular shafts rising upwards like a giant "W" for Wayne, say the Navajo.
