"I was flipped over three times while shooting from behind an arena gate where the pickup cowboys were pushing the bronc, who smashed into the gate that hit me on the head and set me in motion. I landed on my feet, camera in one hand and blood on the other."

Two teenaged girls, jaws on ground, rescued Sandie and helped her to the rodeo ambulance where the medic said, "Yep, there’s a hole in your head, get in . . . oh, and can you let go of that camera?" Not wanting to leave her dog behind at the rodeo grounds, Sandie told the medic, "Dollie’s in my truck..."

He said, "Well, we’ll just stop and give her some water on the way to the hospital."

By the way, seven scalp staples later, Sandie won’t ever shoot from behind a loosely chained gate again, but you will see the same connection with rodeo action and excitement that graces her paintings.