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Bruce and his family live on a small ranch in the historical community of Norse,
outside Clifton, Texas.
The studio is on the edge of the hill out behind the house. From there, large north
windows offer Bruce a continuous view of the Texas Hill Country, a few Hereford Cows
and the occasional whitetail deer. "It is a wonderful blessing to be able to make
a living for my family, doing what I love in this beautiful place." Bruce was
elected to membership in the Cowboy Artist of America in 1993 and served as President
of the group in 2002. He enjoys working in both medias of oil and bronze and has created
several monumental pieces.
Several years ago, Bruce began annual trips north to join in the spring work on the
great old JA Ranch in the Palo Duro Canyon of Texas. "I go up there and stay on the
chuck wagon with the JA hands and the neighbors that have come to help. We ride a lot
of miles in rough country. It can be cold, hot, windy and wet. As a matter of fact it
can be all of these in one day. A fella could get lost in some of the mesquite or cedar
thickets. Of course, we work a few cows on our place and help out a neighbor now and
then, but the JA trip has been a real inspiration for me each year. I am absolutely
sure that this experience has greatly affected my artwork. It seems necessary, to me,
in order to depict the contemporary cowboy with accuracy and feeling. My good friend,
Red Steagall, calls it 'getting dust in your nose.' For me, that dust makes the
difference."
Bruce's art has been on numerous covers and features in Western Horeseman Magazine, Art
of the West Magazine, Cattleman Magazine and Southwest Art Magazine.
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