Day: March 2, 2014

Well here’s day two of my postings and I feel a little bit more comfortable with the program. Starting to get my feet under me.I’ve added a few more pages to the website and added some general facts about Artist Ride so you’ll have to check them out.

While I was building one of my pages a friend text me and said they’d seen the site and wondered what I was going to write about? I didn’t know, what does one who knows nothing about blogging or web building write about? Well, Artist Ride is history, so I’ll write about history! But then…it’s also about art…so I’ll write about art! But…I… don’t… know all that much about art… other than Van Gogh cut off his hair…or was it his ear?

I’d like to write a little about both because it is the combination of the two that make up Artist Ride. I also want to write about the people at AR, because both art and history aside, it is everyone who participates in AR that makes it unique!

All in all, I want this website to be an avenue of conversation and communication to create interest in not just Artist Ride but in the models and what they do and the artists and their art.  Also to prove I’m not completely insane when I talk about AR to people who have no clue what it is! I get the strangest looks when I start in about AR, curiosity, excitement, and my favorite, disbelief-the face that says I’m listening and pretending to know what your talking about, you know the one!

Check back tomorrow I’ll have a story then!!

Hello to all and welcome! This is the first entry I’m posting in my attempt to figure out what I’m doing!  The basis for this page is the dedication to and promotion of the Artist Ride. I’ve been encouraged by family and friends to start a webpage with Artist Ride (AR) in mind and here it is! Tah-dah!…silence….

I think this is where the streamers burst out of the cannons and the doves fly from behind the curtains. No?…no, i guess not. Oh, I see here they charge extra for doves and streamers!

I’m really excited for 2014! It’s a new year for fresh starts and new experiences. It’s also the 30th Anniversary of the Artist Ride! Yes, for three decades professional western artists and western re-enactors have gathered along the banks of the Cheyenne River to capture scenes from the old west.

Many people today only read about the Pony Express and the trading done between the Native Americans and the mountain men and it’s hard to imagine just what life was like in the 1800s. The Artist Ride provides a snapshot into the lives and times of those who lived during the settlement of the West and those glimpses are captured by artists in their paintings. Now everyone can enjoy the moment when a remuda is run through the blue waters of the Cheyenne.

The Artist Ride is a great combination of folks from all walks of life who come together to recapture the past and preserve it for the future. Once again, welcome all to Artist Ride!