You Played that Card
$395.00
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You feel the rush before anything else — hooves throwing up dust, lantern light and embers spilling from a shattered railcar, and three riders pushing away from the chaos. The scene reads like a moment caught mid-escape: taut bodies leaning forward, a raised whip, and the flutter of bandanas that both hide faces and add motion. Andy Thomas uses a restrained, dusky palette so the warm glow of fire and the horses’ varied coats stand out against a cool, evening sky, giving the tableau instant drama without overworking detail. There’s a gritty realism in the mud-splattered rails and the splintered wood, yet the composition keeps the human figures unmistakably central — companions acting together, purposeful and unflinching. As a narrative image it works like a little Western story you can almost hear: the clatter of tracks, the cursing of men, the steady beat of horses carrying them into the night.
The Artwork
About Sundance and the Wild Bunch Hit the Union Pacific
\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style="font-size: 14pt;"\u003e"The Sundance Kid and the Wild Bunch robbed the Union Pacific Overland Flyer No. 1 in the early hours of June 2, 1899 near Wilcox, Wyoming. The outlaws used shrewd planning, steely persistence, and dynamite. Lots of dynamite. They first used dynamite to disable a trestle, then the door of the mail car. Likewise, they used a couple of sticks to blow the door of the Express car. Finally, they used several sticks to open the safe and...blew the Express car to smithereens, scattering bits of wood and metal, as well as bank notes, cash, jewelry and other valuables. They gathered up the strewn loot and headed for the Hole-in-the-Wall hideout, carrying $30,000 - $50,000 in valuables. Shown here are Ben "the long, tall Texan" Kilpatrick on the left, Harry A. Longabaugh, "The Sundance Kid"' and Will Carver on the right."\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e
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Andy Thomas is not only an immensely talented painter, but also a storyteller with the images he creates. His subject matter consists of a variety of images from historical events to intimate moments of everyday life. The artist s desire to create is funneled into the area of painting realism that ranges from very loose to very tight. Thomas s medium is primarily oil, but he also works in watercolor, pen and ink, charcoal, pencil, and ink wash. He is also a very accomplished sculptor.
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