Timothy Olyphant as US Mashall Raylan Givens

The Reno Gun Show loves Timothy Olyphant as Elmore Leonard's character, US Marshall Raylan Givens in Justified on FX. The character of Raylan Givens is an example of an "Aristocrat of Violence" as defined by Richard Slotkin in his book ,Gunfighter Nation.

What they look like

The New Army of Hate - The Daily Beast

Cartoon Noir

For a time, I made side money drawing and writing cartoons for True Detective and other pulp magazines. I found this one in a drawer while spring cleaning.

The Run on Guns

I went to my first gun show last April, right after Obama took office. It was crazy until about 2 o'clock and all the ammo had been sold. Frenzy buying.

"Class of 2012"

Carry Concealed Weapon Permits on the Rise

HOWTO spot a handgun, the beautiful information edition

HOWTO spot a handgun, the beautiful information edition

"Kimber 1911"

Charcoal on prepared board

30" x 24"

2008

Drawing in Charcoal...

I rub, I erase, I blend, I coerce, I sometimes rub off my fingerprints as I mold the lights and darks to reveal form.

Technique

"Heirloom"

48" x 24"

Charcoal on Prepared Board

St. Patrick's Day

The Meaning of Night

This Land - A Quiet Evening, Waiting for the Next Angry Man - NYTimes.com

Police Sell Guns to Buy More Guns

AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police - Yahoo! News

Why You Shouldn't Give an 8-Year-Old An Uzi - Guns - Gawker

Why You Shouldn't Give an 8-Year-Old An Uzi - Guns - Gawker

"AK-47 2T"

Acrylic on Cotton Onesie

2007

The Gun That Changed the World

‘South Park’ to Show Eric Cartman Signing, Blackwater-like, for 500 AK-47s

Gunfight At The Supreme Court - The Daily Beast