While Old Man Winter here in Central North Carolina tries to decide on snow, sleet or rain…my cowboy heart and soul romanticize about days of the Old West. In the fertile fields of mind’s eye, I create nostalgic portrayals of the American frontier experience; then, use contemporary images I created some years ago—albeit with a degree of artistic license—to showcase classic visuals of life in bygone days on the High Plains of Eastern New Mexico.
© Ilija Lukić 2025
El Vaquero Viejo
"The Old Cowboy" Ilija in New Mexico c. 2013
9th US Cavalry Regimental Standard Bearer
Re-enactment at Ft Stanton Days in New Mexico
American Great Plains Icon
Bison bison aka American Buffalo on Llano Estacado tablelands north of Clovis, New Mexico
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Pioneer Spirit
Timeworn hopes and dreams haunt abandoned homestead near Broadview, New Mexico
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