In Cheyenne at Deselms Fine Art on July 16

I will be doing a book signing and showing new bronze sculptures in Cheyenne at Deselms Fine Art on July 16 from 11-2 pm with my long time friend and Gallery owner Harvey Deselms if you are in the area stop by and visit. Look forward to seeing you there.

Never doubt the power of a good thought

William R. Landen posted this yesterday. Remember Chris, that it was the Lane Frost piece which led us to a conversation about what we might do for Casper College. Spirit of the Thunderbird came out of that visit...at a hockey game if I remember correctly! Congrats.

Chris Navarro- Bill thats right never doubt the power of a good thought because it can become a reality!

‘’ HEART AND SOUL’’

‘’ HEART AND SOUL’’ Bronze H-30’’ L-22’’
Bull riding has always been a big passion in my life. I rode bulls for 5 years and my son JC rode bulls professionally in the PBR. The thing about bull riding is it is not if you are going to get hurt but when and how bad. Bull riders are gamblers and adrenalin junkies. The big problem is if you want to play you have to use your health for chips. People who have never rode bulls ask. What is the reason for competing in such a dangerous sport? I tell them anytime you mix adrenalin with joy it becomes an addictive cocktail and you always want to come back for another taste.
My very first bronze sculpture I made in 1980 was a bull rider’ ’SPINNING AND WINNING’’. Champion Lane Frost a 15’ bull rider was my first public monument. Riding bulls and creating art are similar in nature. To give your very best you have to put your heart and soul into it.

22 years since the dedication of ''Champion Lane Frost'

It is an honor to be showing my art the Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show & Sale this year July 15-26. It is hard to believe it has been 22 years since the dedication of ''Champion Lane Frost''at Cheyenne. I found this family photo taken back then. Time sure goes by fast.

''FOR HONOR AND GLORY'

''FOR HONOR AND GLORY''a bronze sculpture celebrating our independence day. So proud to be an American! Everyone have a great weekend.

Broken Just about Everything but My Word

Broken Just about Everything but My Word by Chris Navarro bronze H-27'' L-15''

In this sculpture I have a cowboy leaning on a crutch with a broken leg his arm is broken and in a sling. Looking at his face you will notice a broken nose a black eye and a big scar running down the left side of his face. Stamped on the back of his belt is his name Lucky! This cowboy might be all broken up but the one thing he will never break is his word. That is the cowboy code where a man's word is his bond. It is a personal code that I live by and believe in.

20% Chance of Flurries

20% Chance of Flurries is a sculpture that won a national competition and was commissioned as a 15 ' tall monument by the Colorado Department of Agriculture and placed at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The sculpture honors the dedication and hardships of the people who make their living ranching and farming. I had rancher friends Guy and Vern Robinett from Casper Wyoming model for the sculpture. We were riding out in his pasture to catch a young calf to put across a saddle when he told me about a time a few years back when the weather forecast for that day was a 20% chance of flurries. The storm turned out to be a severe spring blizzard and killed over half of his heard of livestock. As I depict him here, the rancher has his head down against the wind, calf across the saddle his horse pulling through deep snow in the middle of a blizzard. This image of a cowboy on a horse saving a young calf embodies for me the test of endurance that brings out the best qualities in the men who live in the West. They face hard conditions, and take life as it comes. Note more photos of model shoot