Once Upon a Time in the West

[Jean Kelly]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Jean

[Elizabeth Schott]

Begging forgiveness from Fra Angelico!

Note: boots and spur provide for continuity.

[Marvin Mattelson]

Beth,

You have much, too much free time!

Whoever does the best photo composite using my head gets a free admittance to my Greensboro workshop...not!

[Elizabeth Schott]

See Marvin, it just shows how important you are! Okay, now can I have free admission to the workshop?

[John Zeissig]

[Elizabeth Schott]

With apologies Toulouse Lautrec! **

[Michele Rushworth]

Now, I don't look the least bit school-marmish in that image of Beth's, do I!

[Steven Sweeney]

Always nice to have a Renaissance 'Rangler on the spread, John. Those one-trick ponies can plum wear a feller out.

Watch yer topknot, though, and when you hear "Draw! Yelluh belly!", be sure to use a single light source, keep your pencils sharp, aim for the Golden Rectangle (it's up there on the Bank sign, across from Ruby Lee's Art Emporium ["We Got What You Want, Cowboy", says Ruby]), and squint. It won't help much, 'cept Ruby gives a discount if'n. As Padre Sarducci once said, "It adds up."

My Stetson's off to ya. (Which ain't quite true, 'cause mine's an Akubra from Down Under, but you get the drift. Second Akubra, actually, dog chewed the fust one. That was some good poodle stew that night. Kinda like 'dillo, but tasted more like chicken. Bit more fennel than I usually take to.)

Siesta time on this one. Checkin' the sidearm at the cantina door, for self-protection.

[Steven Sweeney]

Naahh, jes funnin' ya, I didn't eat the dog. See, here he is, Aussie born, U.S. raised, sitting here right now in the wild TaiWest. Show-'n-tellin' him 'cause his name's "Matisse". Don't that beat all. Thought the breeder said he could paint. Found out she meant "pant". But he came with a good set o' brushes anyways.

Mangy cur did eat muh hat, though. Turned me agin him for a spell, but all's forgiven now. (He's better at that than people.)