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Video
of the speech by Dr. John Eastman in Reno on December
3, 2003. This is a very interesting and enlightening
speech that will clarify everything to you about what
happened to our Constitution in 2003. Dr Eastman speaks
in very simple and easy to understand terms. Not only
will you learn a lot but be able to show it to others
and have it for your library.
Price $20, includes shipping
Jeanne
Saylor Powers, a volunteer who helped with the first
Prop 13 initiative petitions in 2004, has made available
to us, limited edition prints from paintings by her
ex-husband and well-known artist, Steven Saylor. When
I first moved to Dayton in 1976, I saw people who lived
and looked like they had just stepped out of history.
It was a unique moment in time that was fading, so I
asked my husband to capture these people and that moment
in time in his paintings before they all disappeared.
Your purchase of these prints will help provide financial
support for the extraordinary work Assemblywoman Sharron
Angle, Dr. John Eastman, and We The People Nevada have
begun, and serve as a meaningful reminder of what we
are fighting for...the heart and soul of Nevada.
Prices listed include shipping in the continental United
States. For orders outside the U.S. please e-mail us
with your address and we will send you the shipping
cost amount.
To order simply send us an e-mail stating your shipping
address and the print wanted and when we receive your
contribution we will send it to you.
Prices listed include shipping. Lithograph prints are
shipped in acid free paper with a certificate of authenticity.
Note that we are not an art business and we have limited
availability of prints.
See the link at the bottom of the page for other art
by Steven Saylor.
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"The Singing Wire"
The sun was just starting to touch the
phone lines as it rose from behind the eastern hills
in this Rolling A Ranch cattle drive scene, on this
cold October morning. The stars were still piercing
through the blue-black velvet sky when a sudden wind
swirl swept the dust up and over the trail as if to
announce the new day to the cattle and rider as they
pass over the alkaline flats.
Some parts of Nevada can feel awful big and lonely,
and somehow riding along a stretch of phone lines and
listening to the humming of the wires, makes you feel
like there is someone nearby.
Jeanne Saylor Powers. ALL Rights Reserved copyright
1990
Print size 10 by 12
Image size 7 by 10 Price $95
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"Headed for the Railhead"
A cloud of dust seems to envelop this
herd of cattle as rider, Jim Craddock, heads the Rolling
A Ranch stock down the old Pony Express trail, just
past Fort Churchill, Nevada, as they head for the holding
pens at the railhead in Weeks, Nevada, to put up for
the night.
There's nothing really easy about a cattle drive, it's
a lot of hard work, but it's magnificent work. Seeing
Nevada from the back of a horse on a cattle drive is
a total experience to the senses, and I think this piece
captures it all.
Jeanne Saylor Powers. AU Rights Reserved copyright 1990
Print size 9 1/2 by 12 1/2
Image size 8 1/2 by 10 Price $110
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"Landrums"
The
original Landrums diner, located near downtown Reno,
is a true Reno landmark and was placed on the State
Historical Register in 1985. Landrums, a small 8-stool,
stainless steel, Art Deco diner, built in the mid-forties
by the Valentine Manufacturing Company in Wichita, Kansas,
was open 24 hours a day and was a favorite place to
end an evening on the town with a cup of coffee and
a Chili Cheese Omelet before calling it a night.
In this scene, cowboy singer, Tommy Thomsen, is singing
for his supper as Andy Fleischer, 'the fry cook', placidly
listens on. To Andy, who grew up just a few blocks away
from Landrums, the Chili Cheese Omelet was almost, a
staple in his diet, and Landrums was like his second
home, so he was particularly glad to be a part of this
painting.
Jeanne Saylor Powers. AU Rights Reserved copyright 1990
Print size 10 by 12
Image size 7 by 10 Price $150
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"Crossin' the Carson"
The
Carson River cuts a path through the back section of
one of the most beautiful working ranches in Nevada,
the Rolling A Ranch. The only way to check on the cattle
that range that property is to forge the Carson, no
matter what the weather.
There was a definite nip in the air this crisp January
morning as Don Jackson, ranch manager, trailed behind
Fatso, Don's faithful and constant companion of many
years. This was one of Fatso's last patrols, as he died
of old age just two weeks after the photos for this
painting were taken.
Jeanne Saylor Powers. AU Rights Reserved copyright 1990
Print size 10 by 12
Image size 7 by 10 Price $150
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"Last of the Constables"
Rocky
Adamson, a peace officer of the highest degree. Rocky
served as Constable for nearly 12 years in and around
the Dayton, Nevada-Lyon County area, and in that time
Rocky never once had to make an arrest. Rocky was as
proud of that, as the badge he wore on his chest.
For the most part, Rocky served his term in office from
a small canvas tent which sat across the street from
the End of the Trail Saloon, right in the middle of
Dayton. From there Rocky could keep a pretty good eye
on what was going on in town. Rocky's tent was all the
office he needed to do the job. He had his big oak desk,
and his chair, his kerosene oil lamp and a few essentials.
Rocky is a big man, but he earned the respect of the
locals because he could walk into a 'situation', and
by his presence and powers of reasoning settle the dust
and leave everyone with their dignity.
When Rocky retired, the county officials retired the
office of the Constable forever. On the very spot where
Rocky practiced law in that simple canvas tent, now
sits a concrete block building called the Dayton Complex,
which houses the sheriffs department, a judge and a
court house.
Jeanne Saylor Powers. AU Rights Reserved copyright 1990
Print size 10 by 12
Image size 7 by 10 Price $95
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"Beans and Whiskey"
In
a scene from one of the Rolling A Ranch's fall cattle
drives, Tim Spellman, a long-time ranch hand, rests
his weary bones and enjoys a mid-day repast of a plate
of beans, while the Artist's horse, Whiskey, looks on.
Tim is every bit the character he looks. He's known
as 'Tim, the Irrigator', out on the ranch, but he's
better known in Dayton bars as 'Tim, the Irritator',
a name the ladies in town have christened him with.
But Tim knows, looks are everything-and his looks have
landed him parts in a couple of movies. You can see
him in Clint Eastwood's movie, Honky Tonk Man, which
was partly filmed in Dayton.
The location of "Beans and Whiskey" is Hooten
Wells, Nevada, which was originally a Pony Express Stop
complete with holding pens and a watering hole. Let
me tell you, after driving 600 head of cattle along
the dusty trails for days, Hooten Wells looks like a
lush oasis that appears to spring up from nowhere in
that hot, high desert country.
Jeanne Saylor Powers. AU Rights Reserved copyright 1990
Print size 10 by 12
Image size 7 by 10 Price $125
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"Bar Talk"
The
End of the Trail Saloon in Dayton, Nevada is one of
Nevada's oldest bars and the location for this scene.
It's the kind of place where the locals can stop in
for a drink to warm-up and catch-up on what's happening
around town.
In this scene Jack Lawrence, known around town as One-Eyed
Jack (for obvious reasons), shares some spirits and
spirited conversation with one of Dayton's prettier
sites, Barbara Pradere, while John Dutch listens in
from behind the bar.
The End of the Trail Saloon has been the site for many
'spirited' and memorable moments over the years. The
cast of the movie from The Misfits partied there while
filming in Dayton and the outlying areas. Can you imagine
walking into that old bar and sitting down next to the
likes of Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and that other
guy...Montgomery Cliff? If I'm not mistaken, that was
the last film any them ever made, and it wasn't long
before they were all spirited off to meet 'the Great
Producer in the Sky'.
To me, one of the most memorable of all times was at
Bob Lee's wake there at the bar...talk about spirits!
(You can see Bob Lee's portrait on the wall just over
One-Eyed Jack's hat.)
Many times while Bob Lee was running the bar, I heard
him say in a very determined voice that when he died,
he would attend his own wake, and I'd have to sayhe
kept his word! For no reason we could think of, in front
of several startled guests, a cold gust swept up the
heavy old green velvet drapes that concealed a storage
area there in the back room where we were dishing up
our food. Three times that curtain rose high up into
the air and swooped down, and then... 'it' was gone.
If you don't believe me, ask Blind Peterhe was there.
(I knojy what you're thinking Mks, I meant he 'felt'
the cold gust.)
Jeanne Saylor Powers. AU Rights Reserved copyright 1990
Print size 10 by 12
Image size 8 by 10 Price $175
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"With Spirit"
This
painting was set in the little cabin that protrudes
half out of the ground, just off Highway 395, in Washoe
Valley, Nevada, in front of the Cattlemen's Restaurant.
The cabin is said to have originally been built for
a Tom Mix movie in the 1920's. It appears to be true,
because inside in the main room, the rocks of the fireplace
front were 'silvered' and that was a technique used
in the old days which gave rocks the depth and texture
needed for the film of that era.
When you pass by this cozy little old forgotten cabin
some evening as the sun settles down for the night and
a chill sweeps over the valley, it's kinda nice to imagine
that a guy such as peg-legged, Ray Muller, might be
at home inside, relaxing by the warmth of the fireplace
in his favorite old creaky oak chair, coaxing sweet
memories out of his violin.
A name for this painting totally evaded the Artist during
the months he worked on it and finally, it was Jessica,
our five-year old daughter, who said, "I think
you should name it 'With Spirit'- like on my sheet music,
it means 'to play with feeling'. (Makes a mother proud.)
Jeanne Saylor Powers. AU Rights Reserved copyright 1990
Print size 12 by 19
Image size 11 by 16 Price $110
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"Sierra Cascade"
Although
"Sierra Cascade" was painted mainly from the
Artist's imagination, this breathtaking mountain waterfall
is typical of one you would see in a spring run off
as the snow pack melts down for the year. "Sierra
Cascade" takes you to the serenity of the mountains,
while the power and grandeur of the waterfall crashing
over the rocks, exhilarates and renews you-even if only
in your mind.. .you are there.
"Sierra Cascade" was part of an early series
of studies in blues that the Artist did while developing
the technique of glazing watercolors. Glazing, previously
and historically limited to oils and pastels, allows
light to penetrate the pigments used and bounce off
of the paper or canvas and reflect back through the
colors to give more depth and life to the painting.
Jeanne Saylor Powers. ALL RIGHTS Reserved copyright
1990
For
more art by Steven Saylor click on the link below:
http://www.evergreenstudio.com/
If
you want We The People to get credit for other of Steven
Saylors art purchases you make, send us an e-mail of
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