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Daybreak In Lincoln County by Rick McCollum
Daybreak In Lincoln County
Man of the West by Rick McCollum
Man of the West
Many Tales To Tell by Rick McCollum
Many Tales To Tell
Over The Rim by Rick McCollum
Over The Rim
Sundown Crossing by Rick McCollum
Sundown Crossing
Teton Sioux by Rick McCollum
Teton Sioux
Threw A Shoe by Rick McCollum
Threw A Shoe
Up A Creek by Rick McCollum
Up A Creek
Wyoming Range by Rick McCollum
Wyoming Range
Rick McCollum

Rick McCollum grew up in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital of the Cherokee nation. "I was completely surrounded by the old west. My dad and uncles were stockmen; my friends were Native Americans, world champion cowboys, cowgirls, and just plain 'ole country folk.'" As a child, he dreamed of painting as the great Remington, Russell, Leigh, and Moran had done.

Rick graduated with honors from the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and worked in the illustration field for over 25 years receiving over 100 awards of excellence and merit.

He turned to his childhood dream of painting and never looked back. In 2001, he received the Russell Auction Ralph "Tuffy" Berg award for the best new artist. In 2002, Rick won the Best In Show award at the Old West Museum, Western Spirit Art Show.