When he was 12 years old, John DeMott was invited to visit the home of Western film and music star Roy Rogers. It was a pivotal occasion, and today DeMott regards it as a strong influence in his life and his art. Growing up near Chatsworth, California, with its movie sets and Hollywood flare, the DeMott family lived in the same neighborhood as Rogers and his wife Dale Evans, and young DeMott routinely played with the couple’s children.

John DeMott (Colorado)

Against The Painted Sky
Oil
25″ By 30″
I enjoy the great sunsets off my studio deck every evening in the summer. I was thinking of the Colorado skies and cowboys.

John DeMott (Colorado)

End Of An Era
Oil
30″ By 40″
I did this painting for the Buffalo Bill 30th Anniversary Show. Buffalo Bill Cody was one of the most noted figures around the world at the turn of the century; he was America’s first celebrity. The end of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Shows truly marked the end of the American West as it was.