1. Bill Owen
1942-

2. About Bill Owen Born in Gila Bend, AZ, in 1942
Mother was an artist, father was a cowboy
Started drawing with pastels at age 7-8, had no formal training
He lived a cowboy/ranching life, and became an accomplished artist of life on ranches. In 1973 he was the youngest person to the inducted into the Cowboy Artists of America.
While practicing for a roping competition for a rodeo in 1989, he suffered a freak accident and lost his right eye.
He has spent many years aiding and supporting the ranching community.

4. Mr. Owen’s Paintings Realism Atmospheric perspective Shading Texture
Negative space
Uses photographs for reference

5. Mr. Owen’s First Known Piece of Art

6. Ooh Ha Oil on Canvas 2006

7. Peek-A-Boo Oil on Canvas, 2005

8. Surprise Encounter
Oil on Linen 1992

9. Sculpture

10. The Working Cowboy Painted at Babbitt Ranch in northwest Arizona
All the subjects (cowboys) are busy at work
Blotchy paint texture in foreground for grass and plants
Long lines and brush strokes in background and sky, creates a sense of heat, dust, realism
Large negative space—suggests wide openness of the land