1986 original oil 48x72 inches in the collection of K.S. "Bud" Adams The painting was displayed in the Texas State Capitol during the Sesquicenteniel. Colonel William Barret Travis the commander of the Alamo has just drawn the famous line in the sand and having told the garrison that no help will come, he asks that all who will stand with him to cross over the line. Only Moses Rose, a solider of fortune from the Napolionic wars, declines and slips over the wall to safety. The Alamo has become an international symbol of courage and determination. Giclees |
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During the runaway scrape people took everything they could take and fled from the approaching Mexican army. Deaf Smith, Sam Houston's scout, would have found everything deserted as seen here. He found Susanah Dickenson and brought her and the news of the Alamo to Houston. He also found Santa Annas orders on a courier that showed Santa Anna in advance of his main army with only 750 men that led directly to the Battle of San Jacinto. He destoyed Vinces' bridge the only escape route from San Jacinto where Santa Anna was captured following the battle Giclees |
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2000 original oil painting 38x72 inches hangs in the office of Harris County Judge Robert Eckels and a full size giclee in the office of Texas Governor Rick Perry. The Texian army of 800 men defeated Santa Anna's force of 1250 men on the field at San Jacinto in only twenty minutes. Considered one of the 5 most decisive battles in the history of the Western world. This led to the eventual aquisition of one third of the United States land mass.The painting shows the moment that Houston woke the enemy camp from their siesta with a cannonade. Giclees |
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1994 original oil painting 48x84 inches in the collection of Benito and Lupita Albarran Guadalajara, Mexico. The first meeting of Cortez and Moctezuma on the causeway out side the Aztec capitol took place because the Aztecs thoght that Cortez was the bearded white god Quetzalcoatel returning as he had promised. Behind them are American and Mexican notables such as Pancho Villa, Zapatta, Father Hidalgo, Juarez, Lincoln, Washington, Henry Ford, Bush and Salinas. The painting was commissioned to commemerate the signing of the NAFTA Treaty between Mexico, The United States and Canada and received official recognition from the Mayor and City Council of Houston in a Resolution on June 1, 1994. Giclees |
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2000 original oil painting 36x48 inches in the collection of Dr.Robert and Yvonne Lowe Columbus, Texas The Texas State Capitol, the largest in the union, is the backdrop for an imaginary parade of famous Texans led by Sam Houston and Stephan F Austin and includes three Texas presidents, Lorenzo de Zavala and 40+ other notable Texans. There are 2 versions of this one. Please specify original or longhorn version Giclees |
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Cattle baron Robert Stafford built the Stafford Bank and Opera House in Columbus, Texas in the late 1800's. The well-known architect Nicolas Clayton designed it. His home was next door and the stage could be seen from his second story porch. Those were the days of the open range and many of Stafford's men were veterans of Hood's Texas brigade and good with a gun.
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Sculpture was commissioned by former Harris County Judge Robert Eckels to represent Texas Justice. Lady Justice is wearing boots, stepping on a rattlesnake instead of a cobra. She wields a calvary sabre, has a lone star on her belt buckle, and wears her hair in a ponytail. Her blindfold represents the ideal that justice should be blind and no respecter of persons. Her scales are to weigh the facts in her administration. She was originally sculpted as the model for a heroic scale bronze for a public place. |
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