By Gussie Fauntleroy
The kind of art that especially appeals to western painter John DeMott these days can involve months of research. He probes into countless details of clothing, adornment, tools, activities, and historical events around an envisioned scene. He scouts locations, often in the Rocky Mountain wilderness or the Colorado plains, both of which lie close to his home and studio on a Loveland, CO-area ranch. He hires re-enactors or “extras” and outfits them in period clothing and historic accessories from his extensive personal collection.
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