Wednesday, May 16, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters artist Dyrk Godby featured in book on West
By Kathryn Godsiff
Correspondent
Sisters artist Dyrk Godby
has had his name linked to
some pretty varied activi-
ties: champion rodeo rider,
Olympic-caliber boxer, horse
trainer, singer-songwriter and
Western artist.
It’s the last gig that
recently brought him recog-
nition among a cadre of the
very best of Western artists
celebrating the horse. A just-
published book, “Horses in
the American West,” includes
Godby’s art alongside that
of 23 others who paint, pho-
tograph, sculpt and draw
horses at work and rest in the
West. Luminaries such as Tim
Cox, David Stoecklein, Veryl
Goodnight, Brenda Murphy
are featured. All have won
accolades for their work.
“I’ve admired these artists
for years, and seen their work
all over,” said Godby. “I’m
honored and privileged to be
in such company.”
Godby’s paintings in the
book include a 1998 work
titled “Counting ’Em Out,”
depicting a cowboy count-
ing a herd of Hereford cattle
moving through a gateway,
his paint horse standing qui-
etly and his dog on alert to
any cows trying to avoid the
gate. This was Godby’s first
work to grace a magazine
cover. Other selected paint-
ings show cowboys and their
horses working, competing
and contemplating.
The book includes a biog-
raphy of each artist and nar-
rative relating to each piece
featured. It’s a fascinating
glimpse into the hearts of art-
ists devoted to portraying the
lived-in and working West,
not the romanticized version.
Attention to detail is vital to
all the artists, down to being
aware of the angle of a horse’s
ear as he is waiting for a sig-
nal from the rider or making
sure that the loops in a rope
are depicted accurately.
The introduction of the
book states that it seeks
to highlight the work and
thoughts of this group of
contemporary Western art-
ists. Their common humility
is a trait shared by those with
a deep appreciation for the
hard-working Western way of
life. Their “great respect for
the horse and its central role
as a partner in this tradition is
seen throughout the book.”
“Horses in the American
West” is authored by Texas
Tech University staffers Heidi
Brady and Scott White and
published by the Texas
A&M University Press.
Brady is a professor in
the department of ani-
mal and food sciences,
is involved with thera-
peutic riding and ther-
apy and teaches courses
in equine management,
therapeutic riding and
horses in world art.
White is the director of
collections, exhibits and
research at the National
Ranching Heritage
Center at the university.
The book is avail-
PHOTO PROVIDED
able at Godby’s gallery Dyrk Godby was featured in a new book on horses in the West.
on the corner of Elm
and Main in Sisters.
You’ll know he’s there if the
life-size model of a paint
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Bachmeier receives
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The men and women
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awarded the Young American
Patriotic Arts Award to
Brianna Bachmeier last week
for her interpretation in art
of the song “America the
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Brianna received a check
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Pictured are (left to
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Black Butte Ranch
Community Center Len
Babb Western Art Exhibit
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Meet the artist,
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Sisters Saloon Live Music
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Paulina Springs Books
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Food Cart Garden at
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Len Babb Western
Art Exhibit 4 to 7 p.m.
Meet the artist, see his art
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Hood Avenue Art Artists’
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watercolor paintings and
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Downtown Sisters 4th
Friday Art Stroll 4 to 7 p.m.
Galleries & shops will feature
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