Today, I saw decades worth of art literally burn into oblivion today. I am very good friends with Cowboy Artist Justin Wells, who is located here in Amarillo, Texas. Today at 12:20pm his studio, home and gallery burned to oblivion from a fire that mysteriously started while he was out shopping. All that remains of much of the art that he created is located on his website at www.justinwellscowboyart.com. I designed Justin’s site and will keep it updated of any current information that I receive. Don’t be surprised if you can’t log on to it though because it recieved so many hits today that it crashed. You can see photos and a video of the fire at www.amarillo.com. The story is on the home page for now. At one point one of his paintings falls out of the window. You can see the lariat ropes and saddles sitting in the windows. It’s a sad sight to see.
March 1, 2008...2:38 am
Justin Well’s Cowboy Art Gallery Burns Down
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May 11, 2008 at 12:28 am
Fires can be so devastating. We had a house fire several years ago when my daughter was 7 years old. Everything in her room was destroyed. That is kind of hard for a 7 year old to grasp, but with all of the wonderful support from family, friends and even strangers we were able to rebuild and get things back to normal. Since the fire started in the middle of the night while we were sleeping, we considered ourselves very lucky to have gotten out. It is a blessing that no one was injured in this fire and it looks like Justin Wells has a great support system as well. In a time of need like this it is so important to have the help and love of family and friends. I wish Justin and his family the best.