This issue's opinion I imagine that, like almost everyone else, I enjoy reading comments with which I agree. So sitting in this seat where I can write what I please, I'd like to refer to Bernard Ewell's current column in Art Talk, the monhly art newspaper out of Scottsdale, AZ. Ewell, who is an accredited senior appraiser with offices in Santa Fe, does a very creditable job of informing art buyers on the many sometimes confusing aspects of purchasing art - information which at the same time is very valuable for the artist. Bernard speaks to the process of "looking, looking, looking", when you want to find the art to buy. And not only looking at the art, but a catalogs, gallery advertisements, and reading or hearing what "art experts" are telling the buying public. Ewell, however point out a cautionary note:"While there is usually good information in such resources, it can sometimes be difficult to tease it out of, what Alain de Bottonin Romantic Movement calls, "the contorted tangles of language impassable to the reader". In other words, intellectual gymnastics and "Art BS". If you want information, Ewell says, "find writers, speakers, and art professionals who :speak" to you personally. And isn't that really the basis for buying art? If what you see speaks to you - you do not need to have a exper opinion as to whether or not the purchase should be made. Unless you're buying art just for the colors to fish decorating a room, and there are a significant numbers of people buying paintings for that reason, the value of art is personal. If you're fortunate enough to have bought a work that not only "speaks to you", but grows in dollar value, now that's winning the jackpot. Joe Chernicoff, CAPA Exec. Director Rodeo Fans - Here's a Screen Background Image for you This is one of my photos used on one of my computers - looks real good with the screen settings in yellow (the image should fill the screen). Click on the link to open the Team Roping image, then save it in your system directory as a .bmp file, and open it with the "settings/display command". The file is large, and if you have a problem downloading, let us know and a smaller version will be sent: Team Roping Some Cowboy Poetry for your enjoyment Cowboy Twang (Dedicated to Fred Engel) Cowboy Twang, Cowboy Slang Gentle hand, confident stand; One of a kind, keen of mind, Piercing eyes.. short goodbyes... Lasting image, fleeting meetings... Self-taught man, focused and kind. Cautious, committed..."Ask, don't demand" Giving... Living... Making his life close to the land. Poetry in the saddle, poetry in motion... Poetry in his soul, poetry spoken. The life I sought.. the life he wrought. Casual, focused, physical, challenging.. Rooted in Western History.. [Copyright © 1994 DGGuenther. All rights reserved.] The starving artist's lament: I am broke,, haven't a cent What I haven't spent, I've lent My landlord knows my good intent But painting pictures won't pay the rent [with apologies to Beacon "Tutor" Schere, former gambler and poet laureate of Nevada] Support Cowboy Art Learn how you can play an important role in promoting this original art form! Rodeo Schedules and Other Events of Interest For rodeo schedules and information - including barrel racing schedules, visite: Cowboyway.com BarrelRider.com Rodeo Schedules Tygh Valley, OR – August 15 & 16 Port Angeles, WA – August 16 & 17 Goldendale, WA – August 23 & 24 AJRA, September 14 & 15, 2002, Rankin, Tx Dub Day Arena The following artists and organizations are active in supporting and promoting cowboy and western art and photography. CA&R appreciates their efforts at keeping this art form in front of the public eye:  Mandy Schiesser Shooting Stars Photography  Joe Ortiz Studio  Kathy Squiers' Judge's Choice  Donna Weber KHC Gallery  Elizabeth Clark, CAPA - photographic artist  Tanners Rodeo Art Mal Luber - Fine art- cowboy and rodeo paintings Marti Nelson - equine , cowboys, ranch life art Elizabeth Carr - wood carvings, cowboy and western prints Mick Harrison - Cowboy oils - political cartooniost and caricaturist Western and More.com online store Southwest and More.com online store Western States Horse Expo Horses in Art - a pictorial history of horses in art throughout tiime D. G Guenther - western art and portraits Annie's Western Art Richard Pahl Studio Southwest Artists Association Equine Vision Magazine - for subscription information, e-mail or call toll free at 866-6399-8107  Your News in important to us! Send your local cowboy art news, rodeo schedules, personalities facts - all information we may be able to use here. Use this form. Artist Profile Frederic Remington (1861-1909) (Excerpted from ARTalk - subcscribe for your free publication Born in Canton, New York, on October 4, 1861, Frederic Remington was the son of a newspaper publisher who was a Civil War commander. From his father, Remington inherited an interest in the cavalry and military operations. ( In his youth, Remington enjoyed hunting and was also an avid horseman. He attended Highland Military Academy in Worchester, Massachusetts, through his high school years. fterwards he was educated at the Yale College School of Art where he displayed more interest in football than in art. While Remington is revered as one of the two most famous western artists (Charles Russell being the other), he was actually not a westerner. Hailing from the east, he made annual pilgrimages west to collect material and become recharged with the spirit and vitality of the area.

Current and Future Events of Interest Aug. 14-16. Sixteenth Annual Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering. Featuring Don Edwards, Dennis Gaines, Gillette Brothers, Desert Sons!, Randy Rieman and 100 working-cowboy poets. Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott, AZ 86301; for info call 928-445-3122; for tickets call 877-928-4253; www.sharlot.org. Aug. 15-17. Eighteenth Annual Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Art and gear show, poetry and music sessions, an evening performance featuring Ian Tyson, microbrew tasting, dance, bookstore, seminars, Sunday cowboy church. For more information contact Lewistown Art Center, 801 W. Broadway, Lewistown, MT 59457; 406-538-8278; art@lewistown.net. Aug. 28-31. Cheyenne Cowboy Symposium & Celebration. A celebration of cowboys and Western heritage including Western music, cowboy poetry, chuckwagon dinners, workshops, historical presentations, storytelling, Western merchandise and collectibles. Held at the Holiday Inn and Wyoming Hereford Ranch, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Call 307-635-5788 or write to 3321 Warren Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82001; or go to www.cheyennecowboysymposium.com for more information. < For those of you in PA, NJ, DEL, NY & CT Peter Campbell is coming to Willow Brook Farms in October. Information CAPA Member News Margo Petterson, WAOW, CAPA current show schedule: Sept. 6 CM Russell Benefit Auction, Great Falls, MT Sept 15-21 WAOW Show in Dubois, WY A painting by Caroline Obejero made the cover of The Yellow Scene magazine Gail Guenther donated a framed 11"x 14" giclee of Joe Cody to the High Point Rider of the Open Division of the Joe Cody Classic, held at the legendary Willow Brook Farms in Catasauqua, PA, where Joe Cody lived and is buried. The owner, Mr. C.T. Fuller, an icon in the Reining Industry and himself an inductee in the National Reining Horse Hall of Fame, along with Joe Cody, NRHA and AQHA Hall of Fame inductee, was present to welcome everyone to the farm and the event which was put on by the Eastern Pennsylvania Reining Horse Association, and affiliate of the NRHA. Dixie Lou Wilson won 1st place in the professional division at the "Montana Photo Exhibition and Competition" in Billings in March. The picture, Mysterious Shadow, can be seen here Val Moker was selected by Tom Selleck, this year's Chairman, to submit a piece from her collection for the Award's art auction held August 9. "Black Coffee, Red Dawn" is the piece that I completed especially for the auction. Black coffee, Red Dawn (© 2003) New CAPA Members Biographical material on the members listed below is located here Ken Hamblin Ken Hamblin has a unique style of carving and sculpting leather, bringing to life a form of art nearly forgotten. Long before leather stamps were around, the old cowboys created art and memories with the only thing available to them, a pocketknife and a piece of tanned cowhide. Ken brings a purity and simplicity to this art form. Ed Kuplerski Ed Kuplerski is a former film maker and Death Valley gold miner, who has been painting in his own style for many years, bringing his impressions of cowboy life to his canvases.