The Outsiders by artist Don Spaulding

The Outsiders by artist Don Spaulding

 

"I spend a lot of time reading about the Old West. This painting was suggested by a passage from "Pioneer Women" by Joanna Stratton, a book that records the remembrances of women settlers in Kansas. One woman who lived in a cowtown called Wano recalled how the cowboys from the trail herds would take part in church services while seated on their horses outside the windows. I'm sure that they remained outside for two reasons: because they felt they were not dressed appropriately and because they were outsiders, not residents of the town." - Don Spaulding.