(1935 – ) Oil on canvas; 24″ x 36″. Fellows grew up in California where he worked as a cowboy and was an apprentice for four years to a saddle maker. He roped calves and steers on the rodeo circuit. Without formal art training he spent 10 years as a commercial artist and as an art director, later moving to Big Fork, MT to devote himself full time to painting. His studio contains a serious collection of early western guns, Plains Indian artifacts, cowboy gear and a research library. Noted on the back of this painting “Two Cowboys team-roping steer to check a brand close. Popular today in rodeo and still a useful way to handle cattle on ranches.”
PERIOD: Last Half 20th Century
ORIGIN: Arizona, United States
SIZE: 24″ x 36″ Frame 32″ x44″