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Carrie L Fogwell Ballantyne Pencil Cowboy Drawing

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
Carrie L Fogwell Ballantyne Pencil Cowboy Drawing
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Title is Serenity. 22" by 26" framed. Carrie L. Fogwell Ballantyne (Born 1956) is active/lives in Wyoming, California. Carrie Ballantyne is known for Western-garb figure paintings, cowgirl and Indian portraits. A student of the Old Masters, which is reflected in her realistic figure depictions, many of them done with colored pencil. Carrie Ballantyne has a studio in Montana. In her art, Ballantyne's focus continues to be real people: "My family, friends, and neighbors, working people of the West. People never get boring. Every face is unique with a different story to tell."(Buffalo Bill) She started her art career in Cody, Wyoming where she arrived at the age of 19 and decided that the western lifestyle was the one that captured her imagination. With inspiration and encouragement from local artists, and she refined and established her particular style as a graphite portrait artist in the Western genre. She is married to Jesse Ballantyne, a working cowboy, which, of course, gives her easy access to the people who stimulate her creativity. She has been a teacher at the Scottsdale Artists School in Arizona and at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.