"In the open country of Wyoming, the ranches are big, the grass is plentiful and the country is rough," says artist Bob Coronato of No Place … For Amateurs! "With few people for hundreds of miles, this is perfect cowboy country. I was on a brand crew with some of the best hands I'd ever had the privilege to work. With the Montana Badlands in the distance, we were gathering from 10,000 acre pastures and branding about 300 cows a day for about 12 days straight. I use times on the brand crew to add the grit and character to my art that only living the life can inspire. I was working with Mark, who we called "Gootz", roping and dragging calves when I saw the image I knew I had to paint-a vision that perfectly captured the spirit and freedom of the cowboys who work the rough country."
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