For Students K-12

• What could these objects tell us about life in the Southwest?
• How has the artist made these everyday objects look important?
• Based on what you see, is this a landscape or a still life? Choose one and defend your choice.
• The artist, Jerry Bywaters, was born in Texas. What symbols do you see in this painting that remind you of Texas?
• Describe the mood of this work. What parts of the painting make you feel that way?

For Students K-12

• Compare and contrast the imagery in _ On the Ranch_ with Hogue's Drouth Stricken Area (1945.6). How does each artist show the relationship between humans and nature?