Oil on panel, 18x18in
In the studio, framed, $2300
 
About this oil
The inspiration for this piece came from watching a cowboy moving cattle for over an hour. He and his horse communicated so effectively, yet so quietly, that they seemed to act as one entity. At one point, the cowboy and his horse executed a series of tight turns in order to move the cattle in a new direction. It is those turns that served as the inspiration for this piece.
 
The color and movement of that orange slicker attracted me the most so that is what became the focus of this small painting. I intentionally muted and simplified the colors of the background in order to bring more attention to all of that orange. The color of that slicker was so intense that it almost seemed to color the air around it. Keeping the brushwork loose allowed me to create a sense of dynamic movement.