Tales of Texas

Mike Capron’s

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  • ‘Burning Daylight,’ an oil painting by Mike Capron, depicts the early-morning cowboy chores, which includes feeding the entire outfit from the chuckwagon.
    ‘Burning Daylight,’ an oil painting by Mike Capron, depicts the early-morning cowboy chores, which includes feeding the entire outfit from the chuckwagon.

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    I have heard this phrase so many times. I have no idea where it came from. I was told it was from a John Wayne movie. I got the idea for this painting from David Sampson who owns the chuck wagon and I love chuckwagons. He said he would like to have a painting of his chuckwagon… perfect centerpiece for “Burning Daylight.”

    This seemed to fit David’s chuckwagon and the early morn…