Longhorns Captured on Canvas: Longhorn Paintings

By: Eliz Guide

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Longhorn paintings are as an important part of Americana as any other piece of Western art. Many people own longhorn paintings and this art subject is also well displayed on prominent walls in museums, government buildings, and businesses.

Artists have enjoyed creating these animals on canvas for years. They are a very large, distinctive animal that carry their own mystique. To many people, they are like a walking piece of American history.

Longhorns were introduced to the Americas over 500 years ago. Some made their way to Mexico, while a few hundred were driven up to what is now called Texas. These cattle became what are now called Texas Longhorns.

A true distinguishing factor is their horns. The Texas breed, if you will, have horns that grow curved, but away from their face, while the other breeds have horns that are curved toward their face.

These animals were a part of the old West and remain a symbol of it today. This is just one of the reasons for the popularity of longhorn paintings. They had to survive harsh cold winters, summers of drought, vicious sand storms as well as predatory animals and humans. Much like the first settlers had to do.

It is their survival that gives them their mystery. Another piece that adds to that is how this animal was able to adapt and thrive during times that other animals could not. These are a few more reasons as to why there are so many longhorn paintings.

Most people think of the Texas longhorns when they think of this breed of cattle. They can get quite large with horns that can extend well beyond seven feet from tip to tip. They have beautiful coloring of blues, yellows, browns, reds, white and black, and some are speckled.

Despite their fierce aspect, longhorns are known for their gentle disposition, ease of raising and intelligence. They are raised as beef cattle and are considered a leaner beef than other cattle. For these reasons, it is no wonder that they have become so popular among ranchers.

Their coloring and demeanor is a good enough reason for the art. Their mass in size along with the intimidating size of their horns would make anyone want to keep a distance. these are tough looking critters of the Old West which fire and artist’s imagination.

These animals are very majestic creatures and are more like gentle giants than raging bulls. Although, if one gets spooked, watch out! Many artists have taken brush to canvas in an attempt to capture the essence of these animals – alone, in herds and in stampedes. Their strength and survival is a thing of beauty.

Longhorn paintings have grown in popularity as so many other pieces of American Western art have in recent years. Some are more like portraits taken of the cattle. A singular cow in the meadow or along a calm stream is a favorite depiction among artists.

Others paint the cattle drive that these animals were often a part of. Cattle drivers and their herds of longhorns often traveled down long dusty trails, through raging rivers, up rolling hills, and even through torrential snow storms along the plains.

These herds are often painted as part of landscapes of much of the Southwest. These facts make it no surprise that these pieces have been popular with Western art collectors for some time. Some artists paint them in abstract ways, others paint them in their natural scenery with almost life like appearance.

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The impressionistic portrait of a longhorn by Laurie Justus Pace is an excleent example of a longhorn art work, See it here:
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Wondering how a longhorn painting mike look in your living room, Check out this photo to give you an idea of how that would look, visit site:
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Some artist like to take photographs and turn them into stylized paintings. Longhorn cattle make good subjects in this regards. Check out the painting at this site:
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I keep on telling you about artworks commissioned by Buffalo Jackson Trading Co. (ex Buffalo and Company). And today’s artwork features General Robert E. Lee – a commander of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America. This is second time that I create a drawing featuring Robert E. Lee for this company but this time the drawing depicts Robert E. Lee on his horse called Traveller. The drawing is based on a well-known photo taken during the American Civil War.

General Robert E. Lee on his horse Traveller

This drawing is based on the famous photo of Lee and his horse

I believe that the idea to add the Lee’s horse design to the collection of t-shirts from Buffalo Jackson Trading Co. was prompted to guys from the company by the General’s letter to his wife’s cousin, Markie Williams, who wanted to paint a portrait of Traveller. The letter went like this:

If I was an artist like you, I would draw a true picture of Traveller; representing his fine proportions, muscular figure, deep chest, short back, strong haunches, flat legs, small head, broad forehead, delicate ears, quick eye, small feet, and black mane and tail. Such a picture would inspire a poet, whose genius could then depict his worth, and describe his endurance of toil, hunger, thirst, heat and cold; and the dangers and suffering through which he has passed. He could dilate upon his sagacity and affection, and his invariable response to every wish of his rider. He might even imagine his thoughts through the long night-marches and days of the battle through which he has passed. But I am no artist Markie, and can therefore only say he is a Confederate gray.

I can feel from the letter that Robert E. Lee loved his war horse as a dear and faithful friend. In those times of war a solder’s horse must have been his most precious friend asking only for a little bit of love and care to be able to give up life for the sake of his master. No wonder Robert E. Lee loved his horse and appreciated all the good qualities of Traveller which must have saved his life in battles many times.

This is how the drawing looks on a t-shirt from Buffalo Jackson Trading Co.

Another pleasant surprise for me in the story of Robert E. Lee was the fact that his merits are never forgotten despite his being a representative of the so-called Lost Cause. His name is remembered and his deeds and wisdom are honored and respected. A lot of people, even outside the USA, call him a hero. It is surprising to me because a Civil War also happened on the territory of my country a century ago. Names of quite a lot of decent people who had lost this war were completely forgotten and even now when truth is beginning to emerge many great personalities killed in that war are only known to those who has special interest in history. When I think that Robert E. Lee’s horse is more honored in the United States of America than some great representatives of my nation in my country I feel sad, but at the same time I cannot but feel happy for American people who have been protecting their freedom for centuries and have been cherishing it as one of their greatest values.

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