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Rain has weight in this scene — not just weather but a companion to the two riders who lean into it together. You notice the glossy wetness on the horses’ coats, the way rain blurs the distant pines and softens the horizon, and how the yellow slicker becomes a bright, human punctuation against an otherwise muted palette. The men sit with practiced calm; their postures and the patient herd before them suggest routine work rather than drama. Close observation rewards small, honest details: the mud-darkened stirrups, the damp folds of canvas and leather, and the cattle’s resigned, clustered forms. All of this combines to create a quiet, rugged intimacy — the steady companionship between riders, mounts, and land even when the weather is unkind. It feels like a lived-in moment from a fading way of life, both resilient and tender in its everyday endurance.
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About “WHEN THIS WEATHER QUITS,...YOU CAN STIFF’N YOUR HAT BACK UP WITH SUGAR WATER,...N’ HELL,... IF YER EVER HARD UP FOR FOOD,...YOU CAN EAT THE SOM-BITCH!”
“It’s not the Old West of the 1890s but Crook County, Wyoming in the early 1990s,” says artist Bob Coronato. “The people and the ways of this area are very much the same as they always were. I was drawn to the area because it’s the closest you can get to seeing the frontier the way it was. The big towns are hundreds of miles apart and the little towns are the glue that holds the frontier together. Brandings here are still a community effort and the ranchers still work the same way they did a hundred years ago. “The ranches these days are disappearing. It is sad, but as the ranches disappear, the cowboys also disappear one by one. As the land gets developed the cowboy lifestyle fades fast. I was lucky to get a chance not only to see it at the end, but to take part.” Bob Coronato’s "When This Weather Quits . . ." was featured in the 2008 Coeur D’Alene Art Auction in Reno, Nevada. Link
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Bob Coronato is a celebrated Western artist known for his detailed etchings and paintings that capture the spirit of the American frontier. His work brings to life cowboys, rodeo culture, and Native American traditions, preserving the essence of the Old West through historical accuracy and artistic realism. Using traditional etching techniques and contemporary Western realism, Coronato creates richly detailed frontier paintings that reflect the grit, beauty, and untamed nature of the American West. His Western art is highly sought after by collectors who appreciate historical storytelling through fine art.
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BIOGRAPHY
"We are at a clash of two different times: the traditional cowboy'n' ways are
being overridden by the modern, quicker technologies. This is the focus of my
paintings," Coronato says. "I try to document moments in time that show the
ways of a fading lifestyle that so many people have admired." The subjects of
Coronato's work remind people that there is still a remote, free West. The
question the artist is asked most often is, "Do they really do that?" Coronato
reflects, "Yes, they do - but not for much longer. The West is alive, it s
just hiding in small corners of our country, trying to desperately hang on and
not be forgotten."
Coronato lives half the year in remote, eastern Wyoming and half the year in
southern California. Upon graduating from Otis/Parsons Art School, he moved to
Wyoming to pursue a career as a cowboy artist. His work has been shown at the
High Plains Museum, the Coeur D'Alene Art Auction and in 1995 won Best of Show
as the Pendleton Round Up Art Show. "
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