Frequently asked Questions (and insults) about me.....
"... I'm a man of faith, a Christian fellow, not perfect but spiritual, and it's important to me. I believe in family; I've been married for 32 years, I have a family, two grown daughters, great son-in-laws, three grandsons and two granddaughters. I believe in friends...got a bunch and want more...I like people... I'm not a recluse. My wife and I have lots of company...we like company. I paint alone, with people, inside/ outside, with music/without music, with the dogs or without, talking or silent it doesn't matter. " stan cobb
1) You wear a hat all the time? Yep.
Because you're bald? No, skin cancer. I like the sun; it doesn't like me. Dr. Sklar's orders.
2) You wear sunglasses all the time? No, but it is bright in Texas and New Mexico... During the day....
3) Have you had art instruction? A little bit, grade school and one class in college.
4) Are you a real cowboy? No, real cowboys get on horses every day and work with cattle.
5) Why do you call yourself a cowboy? I was a cowboy - like Marines...once a Marine always a Marine.
6) Are you a Marine? No, a cowboy.
7) Are you married? Yes, 32 years to Pamela Forbus Cobb.
8) How come there aren't more pictures of her on your site? She forbids it. She doesn't want her picture all over my Facebook page either... She gets her way.
10) Does she paint? No, she cooks and recently published a book of stories about our life and along with recipes she uses for our thousands of medical and dental student guests.
11) Do y'all have kids? Two grown daughters.
12) Do they paint? No, I'm the only one.
13) Are they artsy? Yep, musicians... Fiddles and pianos. I wanted them to be the next Dixie Chicks... They played in an orchestra. They are both grown, married, in healthcare, Nuff said... I'm proud of them.
14) Is painting your only job? No, I pursue other stuff too, but I love to paint and people like it enough to buy it... That gives me pleasure.
15) There are pictures of you in other countries. Do you travel for fun? I/we do mission trips to other countries... The trips choose us; we don't choose them.
16)Are you a preacher, doctor or something? Or something ... I'm a dentist/teacher, I've been to seminary... and yes, I do medical mission trips with Christian groups of doctors.
17) Where is Ranch Headquarters? Johnson County, TX.
18) On your Facebook page you write about your cowboys and cook. Are they real? Nope, Slim Chance, Noodle and Ninny Muggins are fiction.
19) Where did their names come from? Slim Chance came from "Hank The Cowdog" books; Noodle is a small west Texas town... Ninny Muggins, Lord of the Rings.
20) Who buys your paintings? All kinds of people... Much of my work starts at below 100 dollars. We have something for everyone.
21) Do your friends buy your work? Yes, everyone that buys my work is my friend... None of my enemies come to my shows to buy art.
22) Do any artists own your work? You bet... I can think of two painters and one screenwriter, more if I think about it hard.
23) Are you a reader? Yes, I'm reading your question. Kidding aside, I read all the time. I like books on American culture, art, religion, history, horses, ranching, etc.
24) What western writers should I read to know about real cowboys? Hands down anything by Elmer Kelton and books by John Erickson.
25) Who is your favorite artist? Loaded question, Dead... The Taos Colony first, everyone else second But Jackson Pollock.. Living... Mike Tabor, the CAA, and Donna Howell-Sickles, Pat Woodall.
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"... I'm a man of faith, a Christian fellow, not perfect but spiritual, and it's important to me. I believe in family; I've been married for 32 years, I have a family, two grown daughters, great son-in-laws, three grandsons and two granddaughters. I believe in friends...got a bunch and want more...I like people... I'm not a recluse. My wife and I have lots of company...we like company. I paint alone, with people, inside/ outside, with music/without music, with the dogs or without, talking or silent it doesn't matter. " stan cobb
1) You wear a hat all the time? Yep.
Because you're bald? No, skin cancer. I like the sun; it doesn't like me. Dr. Sklar's orders.
2) You wear sunglasses all the time? No, but it is bright in Texas and New Mexico... During the day....
3) Have you had art instruction? A little bit, grade school and one class in college.
4) Are you a real cowboy? No, real cowboys get on horses every day and work with cattle.
5) Why do you call yourself a cowboy? I was a cowboy - like Marines...once a Marine always a Marine.
6) Are you a Marine? No, a cowboy.
7) Are you married? Yes, 32 years to Pamela Forbus Cobb.
8) How come there aren't more pictures of her on your site? She forbids it. She doesn't want her picture all over my Facebook page either... She gets her way.
10) Does she paint? No, she cooks and recently published a book of stories about our life and along with recipes she uses for our thousands of medical and dental student guests.
11) Do y'all have kids? Two grown daughters.
12) Do they paint? No, I'm the only one.
13) Are they artsy? Yep, musicians... Fiddles and pianos. I wanted them to be the next Dixie Chicks... They played in an orchestra. They are both grown, married, in healthcare, Nuff said... I'm proud of them.
14) Is painting your only job? No, I pursue other stuff too, but I love to paint and people like it enough to buy it... That gives me pleasure.
15) There are pictures of you in other countries. Do you travel for fun? I/we do mission trips to other countries... The trips choose us; we don't choose them.
16)Are you a preacher, doctor or something? Or something ... I'm a dentist/teacher, I've been to seminary... and yes, I do medical mission trips with Christian groups of doctors.
17) Where is Ranch Headquarters? Johnson County, TX.
18) On your Facebook page you write about your cowboys and cook. Are they real? Nope, Slim Chance, Noodle and Ninny Muggins are fiction.
19) Where did their names come from? Slim Chance came from "Hank The Cowdog" books; Noodle is a small west Texas town... Ninny Muggins, Lord of the Rings.
20) Who buys your paintings? All kinds of people... Much of my work starts at below 100 dollars. We have something for everyone.
21) Do your friends buy your work? Yes, everyone that buys my work is my friend... None of my enemies come to my shows to buy art.
22) Do any artists own your work? You bet... I can think of two painters and one screenwriter, more if I think about it hard.
23) Are you a reader? Yes, I'm reading your question. Kidding aside, I read all the time. I like books on American culture, art, religion, history, horses, ranching, etc.
24) What western writers should I read to know about real cowboys? Hands down anything by Elmer Kelton and books by John Erickson.
25) Who is your favorite artist? Loaded question, Dead... The Taos Colony first, everyone else second But Jackson Pollock.. Living... Mike Tabor, the CAA, and Donna Howell-Sickles, Pat Woodall.
ASK YOUR OWN QUESTION>>> SEE CONTACT PAGE