Original Cowboy Landscape Painting Framed by Artist Z Honi.

This original painting is a classic image of the old west. The middle ground of this painting features the image of a cowboy sitting on horse back on the rocky ledge of a tall mountain. This image draws the eyes in two directions with the horse facing left in a perfect profile and the cowboy facing right in a quarter turn looking back over his shoulder. The tall rocky monolith just behind the cowboy provides a balanced background by splitting the composition in two, as well as recalling on the real life landscapes of Monument Valley and the Superstition mountains of Arizona. The luminous background features a dark mountain scape with scattered clouds providing touches of contrast and texture. This original painting is signed by the artist Z Honi. It is 23-3/4" by 30". The frame is made of wood and given a rustic finish, it's just like the kind you'll find in an old western town. Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity.

"The first peace...is that which comes within the souls of men when they realize their [relationship] with the universe and all its Powers...is really everywhere, it is within each of us." (Oglala Lakota)

The cowboy was born in 1866 as the first herd of Texas longhorns trailed across hundreds of miles of wild and dangerous country filled with predators and hostile Indians. From that time on the big Texas cattle drives fed the market for a beef-hungry America. Six hundred thousand cattle came up the Texas trail in 1871 in herds of about 2,000 each led by a wild, reckless, and tough bunch of young men with great courage and fortitude. Huge numbers of longhorn cattle had multiplied in Texas after the Civil War, the result of few predators, few fences, and plenty of grass and water. They ran wild while Texas men went off to fight for the Confederacy. With the war over, a new line of work was needed for the adventurous and courageous survivors. Cow-gathering was a challenge but getting a herd all the way to the Kansas railroad paid big. Early cowboys had very little grub (mostly corn meal and salted bacon), used homemade saddles and chaps, had no tents or tarps, braided their own rope from horsehair, and bragged they could go any place a cow could and stand anything a horse could. Lay on the saddle blanket and cover with a coat was the Texas trail bed. The twelve-inch-barrel Colt was necessary equipment and boy did it get used. Strong, wily men who were persevering and loyal defined a new American spirit of freedom and independence. Mothers shared great pride in seeing their sons grow up to be cowboys when the west was young.

We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.

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