OLD MESILLA REVISITED


by Billy the Kid In Spirit


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Medium:   Oil
Support:  Gallery-wrapped stretched canvas   
Finish: Gamvar archival picture varnish
Size:  24" h  x  36" w x 1.5" deep


                                                                                 


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This painting won Honorable Mention in the  
ARTIST PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE, Issue 9, Page 71

Juried into Happy Birthday America! 2014 Annual Exhibition
International Museum of Art
El Paso TX

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REFERENCE PHOTO TAKEN BY THE ARTIST
In the town square of Old Mesilla, New Mexico is a souvenir shop that boasts the historical significance of having been the courthouse in 1881 where Billy the Kid was jailed, tried, convicted & sentenced to hang.  He escaped to meet his fate at a later date in another place.  


As this painting of the benches in the town square (see reference photo) was in progress, an image weirdly manifested itself, which struck a likeness to Billy the Kid on a horse.  And so I left the ghostly apparition as it appeared.  


That's how OLD MESILLA BENCHES became 
OLD MESILLA REVISITED by Billy the Kid In Spirit.
                
                                                              dv/2012
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