The piece is an acrylagraph. Acrylagraphs are created with the same printing process as offset lithographs. First, paper is coated several times with a formulation of acrylics and UV protectant measuring thousandths of an inch in thickness. At the appropriate time, once the acrylics and inks have integrated, the coated paper is put into a bath of chemicals and water. The inks then lift from the paper, and the image is carefully applied to a pre-stretched canvas. Once the image is cured, it is given a final coating of acrylic and UV protectant.  It is pH Balanced and has a scratch resistant finish. It is Museum Quality Archival.

The late Buddy Ebsen's love for painting began at an early age. Ebsen said of his paintings, "I always had a strong interest in color even when I was 10 years old. My mother was a painter and she enrolled us in art school after we left Belleville, Illinois when I was 10 to move to Palm Beach".

Buddy creating "Welll Doggies"

Buddy also stated, "I love acting and I also love playing the saxophone, but for me painting is a very different experience because I do not need an audience to make it complete, the connection is between the painter and the painting, one on one". Buddy also painted landscapes, seascapes and self-portraits.

Buddy as "Jed Clampett"

Surprisingly, Buddy never intended to be an actor. His goal in life was to be a doctor. After completing pre-med studies at the University of Florida, he was unable to continue his studies and moved to New York in 1928 to try his hand at show business.

Buddy Ebsen's best known characterization is that of Jed Clampett, patriarch of that celebrated piece of Americana, The Beverly Hillbillies. His second best known is the television sleuth Barnaby Jones.