Teaching Ideas
Encouraging Dialogue
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?
Making Connections
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?