Cattle Drive painting (b1941) When Al Lostetter began

(b1941) When Al Lostetter began to paint in Abiquiu

Elephants are big animals and their enormity tends to be poorly conveyed by a camera lazily occupying a four-wheel drive – but equally to lie on the ground so as to capture a more menacing ground up angle is highly irresponsible to the point of being potentially fatal

A signature ring from Ben Nighthorse

We were in the right place

bronze chess pieces

Cattle Drive painting (b1941) When Al Lostetter beganWEST TEXAS, TEXAS 2024 STANDARD 39 x 77 Unframed 54 x 92 Framed Edition of 12 LARGE 52 x 103 Unframed 67 x 118 Framed Edition of 12 This photograph smells of West Texas and that was the intent. I think there normally needs to be a sense of place and a mood for the story within a still to stack up. Its so dusty in this ranch just 25 miles from the Mexican border and the dust adds a character for free, provided the photographer is prepared to shoot