WESTERN
WESTERN
A CHARACTER SERIES
Scenes of interactions between a Texas community I re imagine colleagues from the trip. There’s barns cowboys, and wagons. Have enjoyed putting characters in these
WESTERN
PRINT SERIES
A RE IMAGINED WORK TRIP
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ARTISTS 162ND ANNUAL EXHIBTION
“RODEO COMRADES CONVENTION"”
WESTERN PRINT SERIES .
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Everyone’s just stepped into the BARN. Locals who know each other getting together for a meeting.
In this PRINT SERIES I’ll be building a community, through prints and paintings telling a story with characters in a local American western. village.
local walking in jolly mood (center )
listener at a table. Man behind watching his reaction/ the room (left)
2023 SOCIETY OF WOMEN ARTISTS ANNUAL SHOW
"LIGHT -A-SHUCK”
WESTERN PRINT SERIES
The group riding away are starting their journey. It’s an open road, and opportunity and destiny are ahead.
They take off from the ranch. Texture of this print describing the dusty terrain
“LIGHT-A-SHUCK” a cowboy expression - To leave or escape somewhere fast.
COWGIRL - “SANDY” , assured, looking over at the fellow cowboy (left)
Cowboy “BENNY” looking back, following the security from sticking with SANDY (right)
the ranch (Background)
“ROAM OVER THE PRARIES”
WESTERN PRINT SERIES
The group start to pack outside camp. The West Indian CHIEF stands contemplating their destination.
CHIEF looking up ( right)
man putting on reigns(Center left)
boy with straw for the horses (Left)
“NEXT COUPLE OF TOWNS OVER”
WESTERN PRINT SERIES
The townsfolk at the side of the 2 cowboys’ entrance. A statue above of a local legend. The cowboys are being checked out (left side) - townsfolk leaning on his leg. They are off track form the route planned. Stumbling on this town, they are staying the night, before returning to the route tomorrow.
IMG 2: cowboys at the foot of the statue
IMG 3: town folk reacting to news of the cowboys arrival
and townsfolk leaning on his leg. Woman to the left
“THE VICTORY PLAIN”
WESTERN PRINT SERIES
A victory has the troop celebrating, the excitement of working in a team expressed. Team mates also feeling the success in the air
An arm up in high spirits (right)
A white Horse, man on horseback (right)
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“RIDE OUT YE-HAW”
WESTERN PRINT SERIES
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The group in action.
Close up: men on 2 horses
Close up 2 horse on back legs, someone charging into the middle on horse
“BARN BRAWL”
WESTERN PRINT SERIES
Two cowboys get into a fight in front of the locals.
(center left) Cowboys in the brawl
(foreground, left) Cowboy boot
(right) Man leaning on hay bale, horse beside him on right
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Scene is about JOEY. Joey stands up to the sheriff- who he thinks has been running the town for too long now. The sheriffs not a favourite of anyones.
No one in the barns sure what’s going to happen next, the rooms full of hesitation and tension. Joeys move could lead to a SHOW DOWN. He’s a junior, and this move may be a naive one, but he’s illuminated by the light blue behind him, suggesting this will clear some air.
The empty chair in the middle indicating a sense of change - who may take the sheriffs place afterwards?
WEST RIDING - is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire. WEST provoking a sense of “its about to go down”
JOEY and SHERIFF (sitting down). Abstracted person/ scenery (behind) embodies this SHOW DOWN potential-slightly mimicking the extended hand JOEY has pointed at the SHERIFF.
Bar worker and abstracted figures hat (between SHERIFF and JOEY)
locals at the side. Man in chair and people chatting behind (left of full image)
18th - 25th AUGUST
“OUT OF THE BARN WAGER”
WESTERN PRINT SERIES
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In the middle is CHEIF. He’s a RED INDIAN , and has a peaceful rep among the community. He’s watching locals Getting ready to head out to the ranch.
A Chess game between the men- a foreshadowing it may be a longer trip than expected. The horse in chess( KINGHT) “can easily jump over peices and capture the opponents peices” - wikipedia
IMG 2: chess board
18th - 25th AUGUST
