In the mid-1990s, Dusti and I purchased a piece of land outside Meeteetse, Wyoming, overlooking the Greybull River. From the beginning, it felt like something out of another time—an old gypsy camp waiting for a second life, full of character but in need of care.
On one corner of the property stood a weathered barn, long past its prime and leaning nearly thirty degrees to the south. Before it could do harm, to us or anyone else, we carefully took it down and salvaged the wood. Once the barn was gone, that spot sparked all kinds of dreams: a sheep herder’s wagon, a converted caboose, or best of all, a true gypsy wagon overlooking the river.
Around that same time, I was commissioned to sculpt a life-size statue of Jesus and help design a park for a children’s ranch in the Texas Hill Country. The project grew into a nearly two-year undertaking, and ultimately, we made the difficult decision to let go of our “gypsy camp” in Wyoming.
Though we no longer own the land, the Meeteetse area has remained a deep and lasting source of inspiration. Its spirit, landscape, and sense of timelessness continue to find their way into my work—as they do in this painting.
 
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