Jim Norton was, as he puts it, “scared to death.” He was pale and had a terrible headache, but he stood by his paintings, with a smile on his face, determined to suffer through what he anticipated was going to be a rather humiliating experience.

The cause of Norton’s distress was his first showing with the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America (CAA). He was elected into membership in 1989, when he was just 34 years old, and was overwhelmed by the company he would be keeping—artists such as Howard Terpning, Robert Pummell, Roy Andersen, Jim Reynolds, and Ken Riley.

Jim Norton (Utah)

Camp on Warm Springs
Oil
24″x18″
“My fried, Andy Goudy, trained horses for three months to pull a travois. The travois was used by the Native Americans to move all of their possessions from place to place. The Cheyenne moved from place to place, continually looking for fresh feed and clean living space. Their lives were filled with travel and horses pulling the travois through the country.”

Jim Norton (Utah)

The Old Homestead
Oil
16″x12″
“This is a painting of an old homestead close to our home. The sun was setting low and created a beautiful harmony of colors.”