Rodeo Rider No. 1 / 12 x 12 / Oil on wood

Rodeo Rider No. 2 / 12 x 12 / Oil on wood

Rodeo Rider No. 3 / 12 x 12 / Oil on wood

Rodeo Rider No. 4 / 24 x 36 / Oil on canvas

Rodeo Rider No. 5 / 24 x 36 / Oil on canvas

Rodeo Rider No. 6 / 36 x 36 / Oil on canvas

Rodeo Rider No. 7 / 36 x 36 / Oil on canvas

When I came to the US to study art I went to a rodeo for my first assignment. It was my first glimpse at a Western tradition. In these oil paintings, I went back to explore those feelings I encountered. Feelings of man and animal fighting their individual battles, holding on as best they can.