Vacation Homes vs. Bronc Riders Galore

 June 29, 2026

   I have several neighbors who own second homes in cooler climes and they are there now gloating, no doubt, about the rest of us roasting our rear ends off in the triple digit heat. However, to me there has always been a certain turn off about owning another property and I think this mock headline says it all:

Family Buys Lake Cabin So They Can Spend Their Vacations Fixing Things Too

   Meanwhile, I have been spending some quality time noodling bucking broncos for a certain Arizona rodeo poster contest. Thought I would throw my, ahem, hat into the ring, as it were.

Daily Whip Out: "Red Sky Bucker"

Daily Whip Out: "Rodeo On The Ridgeline"

Daily Whip Out: "Rodeo Arena Bucker"

   I got another six or seven where those came from. I'll post 'em when they are ready.

The Crack of Dawn Reprise

   And, here's a sneak peek at what Rebecca Edwards has designed for the next installment of Borderline Advice, Old Vaquero Sayings, Part V:

Lone Kitchen Lights Across The West

   And, believe it or not, I have another two Lone Kitchen Light scenes on the drawing board. Here's a rough of one of them:

Daily Whip Out:

"Lone Kitchen Light In The Village"

   The concept being, it's not just houses out in the middle of nowhere that come alive when mama wakes up. But you knew that after seeing the first one!

   Tomorrow, the last place you would want to see a lone kitchen light.

“If people only knew as much about painting as I do, they would never buy my paintings.”

—Sir Edwin Henry Landseer