I had a visit to Fort Worth with enough time to walk around. It was a beautiful day and very near to the hotel was the Sid Richardson Museum. It's a small museum but it's well done, the staff is very friendly and they don't charge you to visit. The current exhibit was THE CINEMATIC WEST: The Art That Made the Movies. The museum features permanent and special exhibitions of paintings by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, as well as other late 19th and early 20th-century artists who worked in the American West. Sid Richardson amassed one of the largest collections of the artists mentioned above.
L: The pamphlet they gave me upon entry - even that was well done. Full color, good quality.
R: Fredric Remington, A Figure of the Night [The Sentinel], 1908, oil on canvas.
The moonlight on the snow really grabs your attention and was done so well. There were some other night scenes and there is something cool about the contrast with moonlight. Very inspiring - something I want to try myself. Another one is below.
L: Fredric Remington, The Luckless Hunter, 1909, oil on canvas.
R: Charles M. Russell, In the Wake of the Buffalo Runners, 1911, oil on canvas.
Another great moonlit scene by Remington. I took a picture of In the Wake of the Buffalo Runners, mainly because I wanted to capture a Russell work. Apparently, Remington was much more of my style. I chose this particular Russell because of the lighting. I still work on light and contrast in my work. The better the contrast, the better the work (almost always).
L: Fredric Remington, The Cow Puncher, 1901, oil on canvas.
R: Fredric Remington, A Taint on the Wind, 1906, oil on canvas.
A couple of fantastic works. The Cow Puncher was quite impressive in that it's black and white and the anatomy of the horse was fantastic. Another great moonlight scene in A Taint on the Wind and the action felt like you were viewing it real time.
Fredric Remington, A Misdeal, ca 1897, oil on canvas.
I thought this painting really captured the individuals in so well. Another black and white masterpiece and it inspires me to try the same. This painting has quite the story as you can see below. It was in movies and was the opening scene to a movie, Hell Bent. The movie starts with the painting and fades into real people in similar poses. Not bad for 1918. If you're in the area, I'd certainly recommend a visit and you don't need a lot of time.
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