Description: Oil Painting (2008) | Image Size: 24”h x 36”w; Framed Size: 34.25”h x 46.25”w

Description: Bronze | 7.5” x 8” x 12”; Edition #31 of 100

Description: Opaque Watercolor (2005) | Image Size: 13” x 19”; Framed Size: 28 ¼”w x 22 ¾”h

Description: Bronze | 9”h x 8”w x 9”d; Edition #39 of 100

Description: Oil (2008) | Image Size: 18”h x 30”w; Framed Size: 25 3/8”h x 37”w

While plein air painting on what began as a winter Navajo landscape, along came a wagon heading towards the local trading post. Artist Fred Fellows captured that image with his camera and back in the warmth of his studio made the addition to the canvas.

Description: Oil (2002) | Image Size: 20”h x 24”w

Fred Fellows used a variety of tones and subtle color changes to convey time and place in this winter scene of a warrior watching over his nearby camp. While the coat of the white horse reflects the light of the sun, the mounted guard is dressed in his warmest clothing to ward off the chill. He wears a wolf head bonnet and the tip of his lance glistens in the sun. The rider and camp are situated beside a still river, the surface of which reflects the mountains and trees in the background. Although much of the painting is white, Fellows has skillfully chosen different shades to give depth to the scene. He has added dashes of color to the warrior’s shield and clothing and to a figure standing at the water’s edge in the background near the camp.

Fred Fellows was born in Oklahoma and grew up listening to stories of the Old West from his great uncle who rode in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show further engaging Fred’s adolescent imagination and drawing talents. Later while working as a saddle maker and a cowboy, he was encouraged by his family to hone his artistic skills and become a commercial illustrator. He trained at the Art Center School in Los Angeles and built a successful career in the aircraft industry eventually becoming the Art Director for Northrup Aircraft. He continued to develop his natural talent for western art while working at Northrup and by the late 1960s he had established a sound regional reputation. In 1969 he was invited to join the Cowboy Artists of America. Since, Fred has established a fine reputation as a painter, sculptor, and as a visual historian of the Old West. His knowledge of the West is not limited to artistic depiction and academic study however. He and his wife, Deborah, are champion team ropers and compete in contests in their free time. The two raise quarter horses and also share a studio that they designed together where they work side by side.

Description: Oil (2006) | Image Size: 30”h x 40”w; Framed Size: 41 ½”h x 51 ½”w

In “Out to Pasture," Fellows presents a nostalgic scene that emphasizes that both the old, tired truck and horse have seen better days. However, if either could talk, there is no doubt they could tell more than just a few good stories.

Description: Bronze | Dimensions: 9”h x 8”w x 7’d; Artist Proof

Horses and men can be a beautiful combination or they can be a disaster depending upon the rider’s skill and horse temperament. Fred Fellow’s “End of a Love Affair” shows an unlucky cowboy who has met a common fate, being bucked off an unruly mount. The cowboy has literally been turned topsy-turvy while his horse continues to buck. Fellows, with a background in ranch work, knows this predicament well and has captured the action with a flair for the dramatic.