Bruce
and his family live on a small ranch in the historical community
of Norse, near Clifton, Texas. The artist's studio is on
the edge of the hill out behind the house. From there, large
north windows offer Bruce a continuous view of the Texas
Hill Country, a few Hereford cows and the occasional whitetail
deer. "It is a wonderful blessing to be able to make
a living for my family, doing what I love in this beautiful
place," says Greene.
Several
years ago, Bruce began making annual trips to join in the
spring work on the great, old JA Ranch in the Palo Duro
Canyon of north Texas. He says, "I go up there and
stay on the chuck wagon with the JA hands and the neighbors
that have come to help. We ride a lot of miles in rough
country. It can be cold, hot, windy and wet. As a matter
of fact, it can be all of these in one day. A fella could
get lost in some of the mesquite or cedar thickets. Of course,
we work a few cows on our place and help out a neighbor
now and then, but the JA trip has been a real inspiration
for me each year. I am absolutely sure that this experience
has greatly affected my artwork. It seems necessary, to
me, in order to depict the contemporary cowboy with accuracy
and feeling. My good friend, Red Steagall, calls it 'getting
the dust in your nose.' For me, that dust makes the difference."
Greene
was elected to membership in the prestigious Cowboy Artists
of America in 1993 and is currently serving as its President.
The
artist is represented by galleries in New Mexico, Arizona,
Wyoming, Colorado and Texas. His work is represented in
several annual shows and exhibitions including the Cowboy
Artists of America Exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum,
Phoenix, Arizona; the Prix de West at the National Cowboy
& Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
the Masters of American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale
at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Glendale, California;
and at the Round Up Miniature Show at the Cowboy Artists
of America Museum in Kerrville, Texas.