Artist: Bill Shaddix – American (1931-) Title: Deep Shadows Year: circa 1980 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15.5 x 19.5 inches. Framed size: 27 x 31 inches Signature: Signed lower left Condition: Very good This very evocative winter landscape is by the well-known Western artist, Bill Shaddix. Shaddix’s paintings are precise and poetic evocations of the West in all its seasons. The canvas measures 16 x 20 inches and the visible in the frame painting is 15.5 x 19.5 inches. It is in very good condition with no flaws to note. The wood frame that looks like a carved frame from Mexico is in fair to good condition, with some rubbing of the dark dye that covers the soft wood. Please see the pictures. Bill J. Shaddix was born in Oklahoma on November 30, 1931. Shaddix grew up in poverty in the Dust Bowl. His family moved to southern California in the 1940s. In 1956 he became the deputy sheriff of Orange County, California while painting in his leisure. A self-taught painter, as he gained fame, he soon became a full-time artist. His early works are mostly southern California landscapes; whereas, he later found inspiration in the Rocky Mountains. He settled in Phoenix, Arizona where he continues painting the romance and lore of the cowboy and Indian era. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"