Buffalo Bill Slinging the Rope

Original Oil by Calvin Close A true vintage piece!  Inspired by vintage tin toys from the 1930's and Buffalo Bill image from the 1950’s.  Art Size:  24" x 24" Framed Size:  26" x 26" Artist Statement: I am from Camarillo, California currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah for the past several years. I grew up in a very creative family. My father, Donald Close was a double major in education/art while he attended college in San Bernardino, California. I was first exposed to art in high school, but never thought I could make a living as an artist. It wasn’t until I was married, that my wife and I would stroll through art galleries, and I would think to myself, “I could paint that.” It wasn’t until much later in my art career, that I learned it wasn’t that easy! One day while waiting in the dentist office, I came across a National Geographic magazine with the cover story entitled, “The Copyist” which dramatically changed my desire to become an artist. Inside there was an article describi