^Lot 284 Original Oil on Canvas

"Saturday Night Poker" by Bill Shaddix. Signed lower left and on back of canvas. Image measures 19 1/2"x9 1/2" in rustic wood frame with linen inset and gold fillet. Also has brass plate with "Saturday Night Poker by Bill Shaddix" on linen inset. Bill is self-taught. He has enjoyed a successful career as a full-time professional artist since 1960. He is firmly established at the forefront of contemporary western painters. An enthusiastic and sincere man, he approaches his subject matter with love born of a long, close association with land, first the land of his native Oklahoma and later the greater United States and Canada with their mountains, deserts, and coast lines. Through a dynamic and often bold technique, he develops an appealing atmosphere in his canvases, which invites the viewer to become an active participant, rather than a passive observer. His palette is a broad one, providing dimensions for the striking contrasts of values of which are predominant in his compositions