Jo LeMay Rutledge
The odyssey to ranch paintings shouldn't have taken as long as it has. After all,
I've lived in Texas for most of my life. But there were so many artists in the
genre that I avoided jumping into the arena. What could I possibly bring to the
bunkhouse that hasn't already been done. Besides that, Fort Worth is home
to many Russells and Remingtons.
It took a bright day at a friend's ranch. What I saw there didn't have a hint
of romance in it. It was ranch trash, beautiful horses, manure, ditches of
unmanaged grass, cast off equipment and rodeo trailers in need of a coat
of paint. That was the real deal. Hard work, thankless hours of
maintenance and the jimmy rigging ranch gear. The life of anyone who
chooses to live off the land. Now that's worth my time at the easel.
Selected Publications
360 West Magazine
American Art Collectors Magazine
Cowboys and Indians Magazine Interview
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
FW Weekly
Fort Worth Texas Magazine
Glasstire - online art magazine
Indulge Magazine
Western Art and Architecture Magazine
Heritage Auctions
Christian Science Monitor Interview
Voyage Dallas Interview
Texas Women for the Arts (Texas Cultural Trust) Invitation artist
Selected Commercial Patrons
Baird Industries
Ben E. Keith Corporate Office
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railways Permanent Art Collection
Bell Helicopter Headquarters
Baylor All Saints Hospital
Cinch Jeans Corporate Office purchase (Miller Industries)
Concrete Iron Company
General Motors Financial Corporate Office
UT Southwest Medical Center - Dallas
The Coors National Western Permanent Art Collection
Tarleton State University Administration Building
Selected Galleries and Exhibits
Artspace 111 (TX) - Featured Artist (2008)
Lovett’s Gallery (OK)
National Cowboys of Color Museum - Exhibit (2010)
Selected Juried Shows
The Coors National Western Art Show
National Oil Painters of America - National Show
Greenhouse
National Oil and Acrylic Painters – National Online Show
Bosque County Classic
Mountain Oyster Club, Art Show
Art Center of Waco
International Guild of Realism
Dallas Art Fair
2011 University of Texas at Arlington Gallery
Texas Artist Coalition
2010 Preservation is the Art of the City
Louise Hopkins Underwood Art Center Lubbock
