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Buster
Griggs became a commercial artist while still in
his teens and worked his way through school as a
graphic artist. He received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1970, then started a career in
advertising.
In 1971, "adventure called" and he
joined the U.S. Treasury Department as a Sky
Marshal, a member of the original anti-air
piracy team. In 1973, he transferred to the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration as a Special
Agent. He was assigned to several locations in
the US but continued to paint and draw as a
passionate hobby during his public service
career. He retired from the DEA at Anchorage,
Alaska, and renewed his art career on a full
time basis.
The focus of Griggs' work is his love of the
West. His paintings and drawings honor the
history and grandeur of the mountains and
plains, the Native Americans whose ancestors
called it their home and the pioneer families
and the cowboys who explored and settled in this
beautiful country. Buster Griggs' work is in
private and public collections in the United
States and Canada, including the collection of
the Flying U Ranch, Canada's largest and oldest
guest ranch. His original work for his print
series "Tap Up and Go" was the first
painting donated for display at the new DEA
Academy at Quantico, Virginia.
Griggs and his wife, Karen,
have homes in Pagosa Springs, CO and Anthem, AZ.
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