Here's is one of the three that the Woolaroc acquired for their permanent collection. Believe it or not, I only took one photo of it when it was finished years ago! So, bringing it home to give it a tune up before turning it back over to the museum gave me a chance to make a complete photographic study of the piece.
I don't think there is a need to explain what's going on in the scene as the stories about Medicine Shows in the old west is pretty familiar to everyone. I added an extra chapter to the tale on the back side of the wagon where two hungry vultures are waiting for the full affect of the hawkers tonic on the poor sod passed out on the ground. To give you an example of the power of this wonder juice just look at what it did to the back step of the wagon.
There are quite a few photos in the Gallery and I hope you like this one as much as I do. It was a real hit at the recent museum show.
Looks like "Snake Oil" to me... I can here him asking for my last silver dollar.
ReplyDeleteGreat scene that is uber-rich in details to delight the eye and the imagination. Tremendous amount f work apparent here..great job. That is a pretty high honor to have three pieces on permanent display at Woolaroc, and you deserve it. Sure wish I could have made it to the show, I know it would have been a wonderful experience.
ReplyDeleteThat is one busy piece. It really has a lot to look at. Of course it is very well done. Ginny
ReplyDeleteThis is one fantastic scene. Each caricature is so unique and detailed to the nines. And that'ss quite a coup for you to have it installed in the permanent collection at Woolaroc and rightly deserved. Your craftsmanship and artistry goes beyond words.
ReplyDeleteA well deserved honor Lynn, it certainly is a very exceptional piece, and one that I would certainly like to own. Congrats. fred k
ReplyDeleteAWESOME! The story is told vividly with your scene.
ReplyDeleteCan you tell us which others they chose to keep? Did they make their selections based upon your different styles and changes? (It seems to me that this piece might fall into what I believe you described as your 'squinting' era.)
Can you describe for us what a 'tune up' entails?
Thanks tons for sharing these photos with us and taking the time to blog about them!
LMiller
Lynn I loved those large pieces really really liked the stage coach hold up happy that the large ones sold I should of copyed the picture to save but never did so my loss
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn, That is my new favorite piece that I have seen so far of your making. The boy offering the horse a carrot made it special.
ReplyDeleteThe detail on the wagon alone is fantastic, very nice piece.
ReplyDeleteI'll be posting more photos of the other two pieces...The Stagecoach and the Saloon...once their tuneups have been completed. I did all these scenes quite a few years ago so they've been bounced around quite a bit from being hauled from show to show, etc. Also, when I did them I had no plans on ever letting them go but as time and age creeped up I decided that someplace that would continue to exhibit them would be the ideal solution.
ReplyDeleteThey chose them I think due to the interest they garnered. Normally, in a museum one only seens bronzes, more bronzes, paintings, more paintings, and other artifacts. Woolaroc, while having these things also displays a lot of different articles that were of interest to to the Phillips family. My pieces will be display in the same room that houses the work of Joe Beeler, a founder of the Cowboy Artists Association. That alone is something I'm really proud off. I've always admired his work.
A tune up for this piece involved removing the wagon, redoing the wheel axles and anchoring everything down permanently as, while being pegged, nothing was glued in place. Some touchup to small nicks, etc. and I pronounced it museum ready.
Lynn It would be really hard to part with them but like you said they will be seen by many for many many years it's definitely something to be proud of Are they also the ones that bought your frank Phillips carving
ReplyDeleteI donated the Phillips piece to the museum. Sometimes it pays to grease the wheels a bit.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Where can I get a bottle of that juice?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the further explanations. We very much appreciate your explanations on all the aspects of being an artist ~ the shows, the shipping, what makes a piece 'museum ready,' and how your wife rode a saddle while you carve folds in a duster!!!
ReplyDeleteYour artistry extends the breadth of the art and sharing it with us makes it all the more wonderful.
Thanks Lynn!! And thanks to Judy for riding the saddle in the shop!
LMiller