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| Why God Created Brothers by Jack Sorenson. |
Jack Sorenson is unusual for one of my Fine Art Tuesday posts because he is still alive and actively painting. He was born in 1954 and grew up on the rim of the Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo in the great state of Texas.
I was engaged by his gift for telling a story with an image and reached out to him and requested permission to post some of his work. Most artists don't respond to those requests, not even the living ones. Mr Sorenson DID respond. His only request was that I remind you that he owns the Copyrights to the paintings and they are his intellectual property.
With no further ado, here are a smattering of his paintings.
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| That farm-kid has some muscles in his arms! Not a snow-flake. |
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| Was it McManus or Ruark who wrote the short story The Care and Feeding of Old Men? |
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| I saw where somebody had "ripped this image off" to make a meme which read something like "Never apologize for celebrating Christmas". That is probably the kind of unpaid use of his work that Mr Sorenson had in mind when he asked me to remind you that these pictures are his intellectual property and to respect that. |
More of his work can be seen at these Galleries:
My personal opinion is that if you don't see something that rings-your-bell, you should probably be checked to see if you still have a pulse.
I am not very big at self-promotion, but if you happen to purchase some of his work, you might mention that you saw his work here. If word gets around I might be able to post more work by living artists.
Thanks for posting this artist and the galleries, going to see what's out there and will mention you should I make a purchase.
ReplyDeleteThat is sure nice stuff. Thanks for posting it. ---ken
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these ERJ, and thanks to Mr. Sorenson for being willing to make them available for viewing.
ReplyDeleteThese are great.....In years past I have purchased original oils from Robert Duncan, who resides in Utah. His stuff is more contemporary & is 'geared' more to Western family life but he still does the 'Cowboy & Indians' stuff. Through their work, these guys are great contributors to American history
ReplyDeleteLove the artwork. I have an historical question (not a criticism) about the cowboy/dugout/indian painting. Would the brass receiver on the lever action have been normal back then or would that have been an extra cost option similar to the modern Henry's? I know, I could look it up, but I'm lazy and have other work I need to get to today. My thought is that living like that you would buy the best tools you could afford, but that wouldn't include bling.
ReplyDeleteGreat question.
DeleteIt seems likely that most guys would be far more likely to have .45-70 single-shots or even Civil War, muzzle-loading percussion rifles than The-Latest-Thing.
Many of our images of the Old West were shaped by the dime novels that were churned out from 1890-through-1930. One wag commented that far more villains were probably shot in the streets in novels then happened in the "Old West" through all of history.
The grandson of a Philadelphia Lawyer might have been able to afford one of those fancy repeaters but he probably didn't venture too far from the railroads or the towns.
That is my opinion. I am sure there were exceptions and you are entitled to your own opinion.
But that is a tiny quibble. It is a great image...and they guy is probably as deaf as a post (which happened back in the day) since he didn't hear the horses.
A second thought: Maybe that is Mr. Sorenson's little joke. Folks in-the-know will realize that they are looking at a Rich Eastern Dude who is about to soil his shorts.
DeleteWelcome to the West, pilgrim!
The brass receiver would indicate either an 1860 Henry, or the 1866 Winchester that came after the Henry. Not enough detail in the picture to tell which. The first "non brass" Winchester was the 1873. The Henry was a fairly small production, but there were a lot of 1866 made, and they were probably more common than the '73 until some time in the 1880's.
DeletePatrick McManus wrote about Rancid Crabtree and the care and feeding of old men.
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