

Going to the Rodeo
Going to the Rodeo
2022 | 22″x30″ | Oil on Linen
Under stadium lights at night, figures in hats and denim gather outside a barnlike structure with bright vertical posts and a diagonal roofline. At center-back, a young girl in pink boots walks hand-in-hand with an older cowboy toward the crowd; their long shadows stretch across the dusty ground, anchoring the composition and creating a gentle, narrative pull into the scene. To the left, riders in fringed chaps and work coats converse near the open shed, while to the right a trailer and scattered onlookers suggest the wider rodeo grounds.
The palette is warm—ochres, russets, and muted violets—punctuated by cool denim blues. Loose, economical brushwork leaves edges soft where forms melt into shadow and crisp where light hits brims, shoulders, and boots. The lighting carves silhouettes and puddles of reflected glow on the ground, conveying dust, evening air, and the communal rhythm of a small-town rodeo.
