Ruth n Jersey
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- Location
- Northern New Jersey
When I was about 8 years old someone gave me a jigsaw puzzle that was not exactly suited for my age. Way to many pieces and I lost interest. The one thing that did hold my interest was the picture of the finished puzzle on the top of the box.
I liked it so much I cut the picture out and had it for quite awhile. All I have to go on is the memory of what it looked like.
It was a scene from out west. It had a heard of cattle and cowboys on horses running for their lives trying to get away from a wild fire that could be seen in the background. You could see the smoke and fire and the fear in the eyes of the cattle and cowboys as they tried to outrun it.
I'm not sure why it got my attention. Maybe the emotion of fear that you could plainly see. I remember feeling the same way when looking at it. Strange that I was drawn to something like that. Anyway, as I think about it and how beautiful the original must have been. I often wondered who painted the original. It was a very detailed painting.
It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Any suggestions of what artists did such paintings of the old west? I don't know much about art but would love to have a print of it .
I liked it so much I cut the picture out and had it for quite awhile. All I have to go on is the memory of what it looked like.
It was a scene from out west. It had a heard of cattle and cowboys on horses running for their lives trying to get away from a wild fire that could be seen in the background. You could see the smoke and fire and the fear in the eyes of the cattle and cowboys as they tried to outrun it.
I'm not sure why it got my attention. Maybe the emotion of fear that you could plainly see. I remember feeling the same way when looking at it. Strange that I was drawn to something like that. Anyway, as I think about it and how beautiful the original must have been. I often wondered who painted the original. It was a very detailed painting.
It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Any suggestions of what artists did such paintings of the old west? I don't know much about art but would love to have a print of it .
