Wayne Baize

Wayne Baize is one of the few western artists who lives what he paints. Born in Stamford, Texas, Wayne has always preferred to live a quiet country life and currently lives in the Davis Mountain region of West Texas near Fort Davis. He has a small ranch where he raises registered Hereford cattle. The ranch serves as a source of inspiration and retreat for Wayne.

. Wayne draws primarily from photographs he takes of cowhands as they work. The scenery, horses, cattle, and men may be drawn to suit a mood, but they are all genuine.

“What I like to portray is the everyday routine of the working cowboy, both as it is now and as it was a century ago. I prefer to show men working on the open range rather than in pens, and I don’t include power lines, pickups or other modern day conveniences. I guess I’m a romantic for leaving those things out, but I think it gives the painting a stronger sense of the past.”

Wayne’s work has been featured at galleries in Dallas, Midland, and San Angelo, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Jackson, Wyoming. He participates in the Stamford Cowboy Reunion and the Governor’s Invitational Show held during Cheyenne Frontier Days. Wayne was elected to the Cowboy Artists of America in 1995.