Caught in the Open by Bill Owen

Description

Bill’s statement on the painting: Caught In the Open is a painting I created especially for a collector who had been waiting for a piece of my art for several years. Keeping in mind that he had expressed he would like something with action in it, I decided I wanted to portray a typical scene of a cowboy catching an older, wise cow that had been successful at avoiding and escaping roundups. The result is this painting of a highly respected Arizona cowboy by the name of Jim Dolan. He’s riding a good, fast horse, enabling him to take advantage of the opportunity to catch this crafty little corriente out in the open, as she once again attempts to make a run for it. He quickly and purposely ropes her around the neck in order to take her into headquarters so she can be shipped, ridding the ranch of another trashy or spoiled cow.