Tasting the Air Cowboy Original Watercolor
The idea for Tasting the Air Cowboy came to me after I was brainstorming ideas for what to paint for a unique sized frame I had thrifted. A few month prior I had painted The Lizardtons and I had thought about painting some snake portraits but nothing inspired me to actually dive into painting one until I found this frame. One long rustic boi for one long rustic frame. A perfect match!
After a few people told me I should name him I landed on the name Clive. It seems fitting for a cowboy! Clive is a coachwhip snake which I always thought was a really cool name for a snake. They fade from deep black at the head to a pale tan color at their tail and are named coachwhip due to their likeness to a coil of braided rope.
I imagine maybe this cowboy is an outlaw escaping to the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas where the rustic landscape is difficult to transverse for those chasing him. Or maybe he really is a cowboy and he's riding his horse that is just out of the frame corralling his cows back home. We'll never truly know, but we can make up all sorts of stories about who Clive really is and I think that's the fun about this painting!
Tasting the Air Cowboy is painted on Arches cold press watercolor paper with Winsor & Newton Cotsman Watercolor paints. It comes presented in a simple rustic black wood frame with a handmade feel, real glass front, and hand-painted black finish. The frame size is 5.5 inches x 10.25 inches. The back is finished with a dust cover, hanging wire, and authenticity sticker. Clive is ready to hang and enjoy when he arrives at your doorstep!