Sounds like a list of my friends throughout my life... quite an assortment pack! This time though they were strangers to me. This weekend Fairplay's history museum, South Park City, was brought to life by a hoard of people dressed to bring this little town to life. The museum is a small town recreated with historical buildings, many moved there from other parts of the county. They are all filled with artifacts of the men and women who populated the many mining towns that sprang up and died with the gold rush. I drove over to take photos of these characters in case I get inspired to paint historical images of the era someday. This special weekend only happens once a year and I had never witnessed it first hand. It was a lot of fun...some of it a little corny, but all good family stuff. I liked this shot as it reminded me a bit of some of my families' heritage. My grandfather built quite a bit of Blackhawk during the goldrush and my other grandfather was a train engineer in the early 1900's. Small pieces of my history that helped build the West! I'll part with a little cowboy logic... "Half your troubles come from wantin' your way, the other half from gettin' it" Ain't that the truth! Ciao for now, it's time to paint!
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