New Stuff

New ones
Should publish in 2014

"Just a Little Nudge"

"Hanging Out"

From the Archives: Art for Leanin' Tree

Mostly copied from bad snapshots, these are early
Leanin' Tree cards from the late 70s and 80s

My first card for Leanin' Tree, published in 1980

Holiday Newsletter: Artistic Gifts

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Pigments of My Imagination: The Fun Stuff

Newsletter: Humor illustration
Beginning in school and for over 40 years
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A sneak peek at the latest...

"Old Coot" Leanin' Tree card art

An acrylic painting done in 93, "Old Coot" 

enjoyed life as a greeting card for Leanin' Tree
Now available as a canvas or paper print

To see details, available sizes, go to

http://nate-owens.artistwebsites.com/featured/old-coot-nate-owens.html

"On the Horns of a Dilemma"

"On the Horns of a Dilemma"

- One that I'm working on* -

This is just the central action... it will have background details, rocks, cactus, running jackrabbits, clouds of dust... all the good stuff

Considering the times, I think this will resonate with many folks

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*I keep a few different ones on deck, moving from one to another

(helps prevent burnout and keeps the fires burning)

Ranch Life: "The Infidel"

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Intrigue on the ranch.
Painting done in the humor style that I've done on Leanin' Tree greeting cards since 1980. Homely cowboy gets a kiss from his girl while jealous horse sneers.

A little western fun...

 Published as a Leanin' Tree card

this fun piece
"Prairie Pollution"

now available as canvas or paper prints with multiple size, frame and mat options

take a look - http://nateowens.imagekind.com

Two Magazine Illustrations

These just out in May/June issue of a garden-farming magazine 

for humor article about skunks in the history of  North America

Fat Marshal & Slow Horse (WIP)

Making a pen and ink sketch into a painting... working on it

Nice on Canvas

The canvas wrap prints look pretty nice... 

lots of paper, frame, mat and color combos to pick from

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Rooster Cogburn "pen & ink" (not)

Actually this was drawn altogether on the computer using Photshop and my Wacom pen-tablet.

I think it is amazing the kind of fluid control you can get... just like the genuine article of drawing with a pen on smooth paper... and you don't have to keep filling the pen.

Howard Hogg sketch

 

Howard is an entry for

Illustration Fiday's

"Muddy"

This sketch was originally done for a friend who returned from Louisianna with some pickled pig's lips that she was planning to sell at some local street markets - she wanted something to put on a poster for the market.

Howard has had a hard day and he's ready to get muddy.