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Bruce and his family live on a small ranch in the historical community
of Norse, near Clifton, Texas. The artist's studio is on the edge of the
hill out behind the house. From there, large north windows offer Bruce a
continuous view of the Texas Hill Country, a few Hereford cows and the
occasional whitetail deer. "It is a wonderful blessing to be able to
make a living for my family, doing what I love in this beautiful place,"
says Greene.
Several years ago,
Bruce began making annual trips to join in the spring work on the great,
old JA Ranch in the Palo Duro Canyon of north Texas. He says, "I go up
there and stay on the chuck wagon with the JA hands and the neighbors
that have come to help. We ride a lot of miles in rough country. It can
be cold, hot, windy and wet. As a matter of fact, it can be all of these
in one day. A fella could get lost in some of the mesquite or cedar
thickets. Of course, we work a few cows on our place and help out a
neighbor now and then, but the JA trip has been a real inspiration for
me each year. I am absolutely sure that this experience has greatly
affected my artwork. It seems necessary, to me, in order to depict the
contemporary cowboy with accuracy and feeling. My good friend, Red
Steagall, calls it 'getting the dust in your nose.' For me, that dust
makes the difference."
Greene was elected to membership in the prestigious Cowboy Artists of
America in 1993 and is currently serving as its President.
The artist is
represented by galleries in New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado and
Texas. His work is represented in several annual shows and exhibitions
including the Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition at the Phoenix Art
Museum, Phoenix, Arizona; the Prix de West at the National Cowboy &
Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; the Masters of
American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale at the Autry Museum of
Western Heritage, Glendale, California; and at the Round Up Miniature
Show at the Cowboy Artists of America Museum in Kerrville, Texas. |
