Wayne Baize (Texas, b. 1943), "The Wrangler", mixed media on illustration panel or paper, signed lower left

sight: 18 x 24 in., frame: 26 x 32 in.

Provenance: Property from the estate of George Gillespie, the largest registered longhorn rancher in the United States, from his ranch in Burnet, Texas

Based in the heart of the Texas ranch country, Wayne Baize's paintings portray the everyday life of the working cowboy, both past and present. Elected to the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America organization in 1995, Baize was the recipient of the Silver Medal for Drawing at the 1997 exhibition. An exhibitor at the Masters of the American West Exhibition and Sale held at the Gene Autry Museum, he has had feature articles in Art of the West, Southwest Art, Western Horseman, Equine Images and Quarter Horse Journal. Wayne and his wife Ellen live with their four children on a ranch near Ft. Davis, Texas. Wayne Baize's work was selected for the 2002 Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage show.