Jean Lafatte Smuggler, Pirate, America's Savior Brief Jean Lafitte was a smuggler and privateer operating in the Gulf of Mexico during the early 19th century. His base was on an island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, and he was a very successful smuggler. However, eventually [...]

Victory THE ROUGH RIDERS Brief Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders July 1, 1898 This 26’’x 36’’ bronze plaque commemorates the Rough Rider's Charge on San Juan Hill. Before becoming President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He resigned [...]

Sisters of the Sea ANNE BONNY AND MARY READ Brief Anne Bonny and Mary Read were pirates, as renowned for their ruthlessness as for their gender, and during their short careers challenged the sailors’ adage that a woman’s presence on shipboard invites bad luck. [...]

Wild Bill Hickock GUNFIGHTER, SCOUT, LAWMAN Brief I’ve been interested in Wild Bill for a long time. James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876) is one the most iconic folk heroes of Old West. He was a gunfighter, scout, and a lawman. [...]

Saint Michael ARGUABLY, THE MOST FAMOUS SAINT Brief This is an early piece of St Michael in bronze I created a long time ago. In many depictions Michael is represented as an angelic warrior, fully armed with helmet, sword, and shield. The shield may bears the Latin [...]

Southern Comfort THE INVISIBLE WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN WEST Brief Madame, Ma’am, Señorita or Squaw, every woman needed as many guts as their male counterparts to live in the American West. Even the ‘weaker sex’ encountered a world savage and brutal, including fits of Mother [...]

Judge Roy Bean DUBIOUS LAW WEST OF THE PECOS Brief Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an eccentric U.S. saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself “The Law West of the Pecos”. According [...]

To The North Wall THE LAST BASTION TO FALL AT THE ALAMO Brief For this piece, I used a friend of mine as the model because was an extra in the movie Two for Texas. The piece depicts one of Crockett’s men urging his comrades to defend [...]

Texas Ranger THE TOUGHEST LAWMEN IN THE WEST Brief “They were men who could not be stampeded.” That’s the way the late Col. Homer Garrison, Jr., long-time director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, once described the men who have worn the silver or [...]

Champion's Challenge THE COMANCHE WARRIOR SPIRIT Brief In creating the ‘Champions Challenge’, I wanted to create a symbolic definition of the natural warrior spirit. A violent culture of honor, courage, and sacrifice. I wanted a linear composition with a provocative attitude.  The brave is wearing [...]

Cleopatra THE MOST FAMOUS WOMAN OF EGYPT Brief Cleopatra VII ruled ancient Egypt as co-regent (first with her two younger brothers and then with her son) for almost three decades. She became the last in a dynasty of Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy, who served [...]

Doc Holliday THE ICONIC GUNMAN OF THE AMERICAN WEST Brief John Henry “Doc” Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887) was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist who is one of the most iconic participants of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Like This [...]

Quanah Parker ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST LEADERS Brief Quanah Parker was the last Chief of the Commanches and never lost a battle to the white man. His tribe roamed over the area where Pampa stands. He was never captured by the Army, but decided [...]

Against The Odds THE BRAVEST MEN OF THE EARLY WEST Brief The life of a mountain man was hard and most failed to last more than a few years in the wilderness. They faced many hazards including biting insects, wolves, wolverines, notwithstanding bad weather, injuries [...]

Ghost Riders OLD SONG, MUCH OLDER LEGEND The Song One of the best versions of “Ghost Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend,” is by Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash. The song is based on a story told by an old cowboy named [...]

Samuel Hamilton Walker THE GUN THAT SYMBOLIZES THE AMERICAN WEST Brief Samuel Hamilton Walker (February 24, 1817 – October 9, 1847) was a Texas Ranger captain and military officer of both the Republic of Texas and the United States Army. Samuel Walker served in several [...]

Wyatt Earp HOW THE LAW WORKED IN THE OLD WEST Brief Wyatt Earp was known as a Western lawman, gunfighter, and boxing referee. After his death, he had a notorious reputation for both his handling of the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey fight and his role in the O.K. [...]

Diablo Jack ONE OF THE TOUGHEST TEXAS RANGERS Brief "Diablo Jack" is my interpretation of Texas Ranger Jack Hayes whose legendary bravery and brashness inspired fear in Indians, outlaws, and anyone else who fell on the wrong side of the law in early Texas. During the [...]

The Privateer HOW PIRACY HELPED FOUND AMERICA Brief The inspiration for this piece stems from a life-long love of history, beginning in my childhood reading about buccaneers, privateers, and the Spanish Main. The images of pirates first came to mind in novels, but [...]

The Shaman THE AMERICAN INDIAN SHAMAN Brief This bronze Shaman is one of my earliest works.