Character Illustration - "Southern Cowboy"
(watercolor & acrylic illustration on paper, 2008)
"If you get thrown from a horse, you have to get up and get back on, unless you landed on a cactus; then you have to roll around and scream in pain."
Anonymous
"I think the political correctness is getting ridiculous. Today I overheard a little boy say he was going to go play a game of Cattle Management Specialists and Native Americans."
Anonymous
More than anything, John wanted to be a cowboy. Taking pity on him, a rancher decided to give John a chance.
"This," he said, showing him a rope, "is a lariat. We use it to catch cows."
"I see," said John, trying to seem knowledgeable as he examined the lariat, "And what do you use for bait?"
"Grass is for bulls, what do you ride?"
Anonymous
Name: Jason Smith
Profession: Rancher
Personality: Laid-back, Funny around close friends, Caring
Place of residence: Burnet County, Texas
Life story: Jason is the third generation rancher and he wouldn't have it any other way. As a young man he didn't want to follow in his father's footsteps and moved to Austin for several years to work as an auto-mechanic. However, he missed his family ranch so much that he decided to move back. Eventually he married Martha, a girl he's known since both of them were toddlers. They are now expecting their third child and can't be any happier.
