Love Holster Guitar Strap

[GrayHallidayJr]

On 6/28/2017 at 8:25 PM, Sofaspud said:

Gray, I am in awe of your talent. Your style is unique, but based in classic western style. Your carving and coloring are fantastic. 

Thank you, Sofaspud! I appreciate it.

 

On 6/28/2017 at 10:45 PM, JD62 said:

Hay man the eyes are folowin me man.    Nice work, I love it.

Thank you! It's a nice feeling when Mona Lisa's eyes are following you around the room. On the other hand, it loosens my stool when a creepy bandito's (fingering a trigger attached to an elongated barrel) eyes are following me. Stool loosening, it's just the effect I'm going for as an artist. In that way, I'm like the Yoko Ono of cowboy art.

 

On 6/29/2017 at 10:24 AM, CTaylorJr said:

I really like how each of your characters has his/her own look and not a copy of the last one you did.  That says talent for sure!

Thank you! I've always been into trying to capture facial expressions. Art snobs poo-poo Norman Rockwell, but I absolutely love how he captured human emotion expressed in the face. It's a challenge for any artist. I sometimes do cowboy characters with the face of the intended recipient in the leather work on my belts or guitar straps. Sometimes the faces are just random drifters or banditos, faces I see down at the saddlery or who have crossed my path through the years. It will take me about six times before I remember a name, but I can draw a face I haven't seen for 15 years from memory. My results will always be a bit cartoon-like in style, but it captures an essence of character.

[Basically Bob]

Love it!