The Brush Popper

If you're wondering what a Brush Popper is it's a wrangler who works cattle in areas with a lot of low, scrub brush. Here's how Rooster Cogburn put it in the movie True Grit:

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"Rooster pulled his cedar-handled revolver and cocked it with his thumb and threw down on LaBoeuf. He said, "It will be the biggest mistake you ever made, you Texas brush popper."

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Evidently he didn't think much of Brush poppers...especially those from Texas. The brush popper theme is also amplified by the bodacious amount of "brush" growing beneath his nose. I did this piece quite some time ago as the rope he's holding is made from nylon string vs. the wire method I use now. I really like the colors especially the calfskin vest. T

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There are a couple more photos in the Scanned Photos album. Comments welcome as always.