This man is the most wonderful model! His expressions are so heart-wrenching that I felt myself becoming the person in the painting.

When my father sold the main part of the ranch I was devastated. I'm so glad that I wasn't there for the last auction when all the ranch equipment, everything from the V bar  V went down the road. I still live on a little piece of the original ranch and for that I'm grateful. I feel for the other ranchers & farmers that can't hold on any longer.

This painting was shown at the Salmagundi Club in 2009.