A Lit'l Attention - Signed and Numbered and 50 similar items

A Lit'l Attention is a limited edition print by Wayne Baize. This print has been personally signed by the artist. Baize is very well known for his western scenes. This print pictures a cute little colt nuzzling up to its mother – trying to get some attention from her. Baize manages to capture at the same time the beauty of the horses and the feel of the mother/child relationship. Image size is 12" by 15 3/4". Overall size is 16” x 20”. The 500 print edition was published by Fenton’s Press in 1985. About the Artist - Wayne Baize has shown an affinity for art since his early days in public school. His first private art teacher was Sarah McDonald, a friend of artist Frank Tenney Johnson. After high school graduation, Wayne set up a table at Luskey’s Western Store in Abilene where he commissioned doing portraits of people and their animals. Words of praise for Baize's work soon spread along the local grapevine, prompting Brad Thompson to offer Baize his first one-man show in Stephenville, Texas. The show was a sellout and provided confidence that Baize could make a living as an artist. Baize is known for his ability to accurately portray a horse’s muscling and structure. Wayne and Ellen’s 4 children and their horses are also often depicted in Wayne’s paintings. In the late 80s, Baize shifted his focus away from mixed media and pencil drawings and started putting his main efforts into oil paintings. That transition into oil painting was encouraged by the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America and Wayne was invited to become a member of the CAA in 1995. Baize considers this to be the highest honor that he could obtain in his art career. Other honors include the silver medal award for drawings at the 1997 Cowboy Artist Show in Phoenix, Arizona and he was awarded the American Cowboy Culture Award for 2004. Baize’s paintings and drawings have graced the covers of magazines including The Quarter Horse Journal, Western Horseman, and The Texas Hereford.