ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS Sparrow Fine Art & AntiquesJamie MeansJamie Means was born in Alaska and has spent most of his life in Northern California. Means trains quarter horses for reigning, cutting and general cow work. If he’s not working with horses, he’s spending 12-hour days producing art.He tends to vacillate between scenes of modern ranch life in which his friends and three daughters serve as models, and visions of the late 1800s West. The scenes he creates of the Western life become fodder for his finely detailed graphite and colored pencil drawings, which have caught the attention of prestigious Jamie Means was born in Alaska and has spent most of his life in thern California.
Means trains quarter horses for reigning, cutting and general cow work. If he’s not wo
He tends to vacillate between scenes of modern ranch life in which his friends and three daughters serve as models, and visions of the late 1800s West. The scenes he creates of the Western life become fodder for his finely detailed graphite and colored pencil drawings, which have caught the attention of prestigious galleries and auctions.
He is entirely self-taught
. Jamie came by his artistic talent “out of sheer boredom” while recovering from a major injury in 2001. Having taken “a few falls from horses, a few falls from roofs” as a roofer, he ended up with a broken back in 2001, an injury that required surgery and intense recovery. He built a wooden form that allowed him to draw while lying on his back and has been at it ever since.
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rking with horses, he’s spending 12-hour days producing art.
He is entirely self-taught. Jamie came by his artistic talent “out of sheer boredom” while recovering from a major injury in 2001. Having taken “a few falls from horses, a few falls from roofs” as a roofer, he ended up with a broken back in 2001, an injury that required surgery and intense recovery. He built a wooden form that allowed him to draw while lying on his back and has been at it ever since.
He tends to vacillate between scenes of modern ranch life in which his friends and three daughters serve as models, and visions of the late 1800s West. The scenes he creates of the Western life become fodder for his finely detailed graphite and colored pencil drawings, which have caught the attention of prestigious art galleries and auctions
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Artist's Spotlight Awaiting Spirit by Saige LaFountain Sculpture 30x17x10"
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