Ace High

Ace High Opening Reception: Friday, March 5, 10am - 6pm This show provides the collector with a glimpse of the original American West and the impact Westward Expansion had on the Cowboy, the Native, the Animals, and the Land.

Artists: Gary Byrd, JD Challenger, William Haskell, Bryan Haynes, Colt Idol, David Riley, Curtis Wade, Kim Douglas Wiggins & Greg Woodard.

Bryan Haynes

Corn Dance Jemez Pueblo 30” x 45” acrylic

Gary Byrd

Into Ute Territory 30” x 36” oil on canvas “Southeast Utah was/is the home to many tribes including Southern Ute, Uintah and Ouray (Ute), Paiute, Navajo, Hopi and Zuni. Descending into the valley with his Native American wife, this mountain man hopes to be well received. If not, he carries his Hawken rifle across the saddle horn.”

Curtis Wade

Navajo Temple 30” x 30” oil

Kim Wiggins

Endless Sky 8” x 10” oil SOLD

David Riley

Maverick 60” x 40” oil SOLD

Colt Idol

Early Risers 30” x 24” oil

Greg Woodard

Wild Bill 48” x 24” x 28” bronze edition of 21

JD Challenger

Raven Dancers 46” x 46” acrylic

Bryan Haynes

The Place That Always Was 18” x 20” acrylic

Gary Byrd

Rain Dance 16” x 12” oil on panel “No matter what era, present a child with mud puddles and the result is always the same.”

William Haskell

Departure 18” x 14” acrylic

David Riley

Aces 60” x 60” oil SOLD

Colt Idol

Family Heirloom 20” x 30” oil SOLD

Curtis Wade

Dos Ombres 12” x 12” oil

William Haskell

Wrapped in Thought 7” x 5” acrylic

Greg Woodard

Indian Head Penny AP1 36” x 30” x 18” bronze

Kim Wiggins

The Ballad of Billy the Kid 20” x 16” oil SOLD Billy the Kid stands out as one of the most notorious gunfighters in the American West. By the time of his death, at the age of 21, he was said to have killed some 27 men. In today’s world Billy the Kid stands out as one of the West’s iconic figures. He represents not only the wild, untamed and relentless aspect of the Old West but also the unruly nature of incorrigible youth. In 2011 a rare photo of The Kid sold for 2.3 million dollars while another attributed photo was recently valued at 5 million.

The Ballad of Billy the Kid depicts lawman Pat Garrett on the trail of Billy the Kid after his infamous escape from the Lincoln County jail on April 15, 1881. The Kid made the mistake of murdering two of Sheriff Garrett’s deputies during his daring breakout, sealing his own fate. The determined Garrett tracked the Kid to Fort Sumner, New Mexico where he was shot and killed by the lawman on July 14, 1881. The location for this painting is set near the base of El Capitan Mountain between Lincoln and Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The dramatic blood, red sky is symbolic of the ruthless life of the times. Pat Garrett would be killed on Feb 29, 1908 in an ambush near Las Cruces, New Mexico affirming the violent phrase: Live by the gun, die by the gun.

Bryan Haynes

New Mexico Cowboy 36” x 36” acrylic

Ace High Opening Reception: Friday, March 5, 10am - 6pm

Exhibition Showing: March 5 - March 27 123 West Palace Avenue 505.986.0440

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