This painting depicts the first cabin being built at what would become, Grand Junction, Colorado. The cabin was built at the confluence of the Gunnison and Grand river, later to become the Colorado River in 1882. Ute Indians are on horseback in th...

This piece depicts the 1950's uranium mining era in Western Colorado near the west end of Montrose County.

This original painting was consigned by friends in Grand Junction, Colorado. It has been hanging in their collection since 1984.

This depicts going up the canyon back to the mines when I was a young boy in the 50's.

Small mining operations like this were very common in Western Colorado in the 1950's. Most of the men in my family were involved in the mines when I was a boy.

Underground before daylight and working in miserable conditions before OSHA these men drilled and dinomited tons of ore each day in the 1950's.

Inspired by the mini series \"Lonesome Dove, this is the character played by Robert Duvall. The painting was commisioned more than once by women enamored by Gus.