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Spending long days in the saddle as a child, I would \"make pictures\" by framing the landscape and livestock with my hands, long before I learned it was a composition tool.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Sheridan, Wyoming, I was raised in Montana (and later Wyoming) in a family who ranched in the \"old ways.\"  We spent summers in Montana settings reminiscent of CM Russell paintings, with a mess-wagon, tents and teepees and a rope corral.  Being immersed in nature, far from modern distractions, I learned to study and appreciate the world around me.  I've always loved animals, and livestock figures prominently in both my memories and my paintings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy lack of formal art training- a year and a half of junior college in the 80's- is supplemented with occasional workshops or classes, constant study of my surroundings, and learning from artist friends.  My husband, Terry, and I have been married 36 years and have two talented, grown children and a wonderful daughter-in-law, who all make us very proud.  We live at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains near the Montana line in Dayton, Wyoming.   I believe painting is an activity everyone should try, and I teach fun, two-hour workshops to share the fun of painting with community members in Wyoming and Montana, and as far away as Arizona and Zambia, Africa. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm honored when people buy my work and take it to faraway places; my paintings hang in private \u0026amp; corporate collections in most of the United States, as well as Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, England, Germany, France, Ireland, Japan, Pakistan, Scotland and Zambia-six continents!  It's an even bigger honor when people who live near the places I paint want to hang my work on their walls because it means the painting is saying something beyond what they see every day. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you took the time to read my patter, I am impressed with your patience.  To learn more about ART in my life, click \"ARTFUL LIFE\" on the main menu, above.  Have a wonderful day, and please contact me with any questions. Top photo- that's me on Concho (who, I'm told was actually my second horse).  Middle photo- that's me on the left (on Teddy Bear, whom I'll write a children's book about someday) in 1983, our (Smith) Clay-El Cattle Co. branding crew on Hoodoo Creek, on the Crow Reservation, MT.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto of my painting buddy Pancho (RIP) and me by my husband, Terry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"remnant-iii","title":"Remnant III","description":"\u003cp\u003e30 x 40\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonja Caywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33206827941965,"sku":"1021 SC","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0237\/5034\/4781\/products\/remnant-iii-490952.jpg?v=1613502350"},{"product_id":"third-string-steeds","title":"Third String Steeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e12 x 36\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonja Caywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33206828105805,"sku":"876 SC","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0237\/5034\/4781\/products\/third-string-steeds-366911.jpg?v=1613502405"},{"product_id":"sioux-pass-ponies-in-wolf-mountains","title":"Sioux Pass Ponies in Wolf Mountains","description":"\u003cp\u003e21 x 36\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonja Caywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33206828204109,"sku":"1014 SC","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0237\/5034\/4781\/products\/sioux-pass-ponies-in-wolf-mountains-591355.jpg?v=1613502358"},{"product_id":"tabitha-entrepid","title":"Tabitha Entrepid","description":"\u003cp\u003e30 x 24\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonja Caywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33206832463949,"sku":"1022","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0237\/5034\/4781\/products\/tabitha-entrepid-977288.jpg?v=1613502364"},{"product_id":"electric-wilhemina","title":"Electric Wilhemina","description":"\u003cp\u003e28 x 22\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonja Caywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33206832496717,"sku":"1023","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0237\/5034\/4781\/products\/electric-wilhemina-188507.jpg?v=1613502311"},{"product_id":"rainy-day-comrades","title":"Rainy Day Comrades","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis thoughtful piece by Sonya Caywood features a horse trio in neural tones with warm accents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonja Caywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33206832922701,"sku":"SCAY-0003","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0237\/5034\/4781\/products\/rainy-day-comrades-637684.jpg?v=1613502366"},{"product_id":"make-my-day","title":"Make my Day","description":"","brand":"Sonja Caywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39368297349197,"sku":"","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0237\/5034\/4781\/products\/make-my-day-998935.jpg?v=1623975120"},{"product_id":"purple-bison-in-lavender-sage","title":"Purple Bison in Lavender \u0026 Sage","description":"","brand":"Sonja CayWood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39545546997837,"sku":"","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0237\/5034\/4781\/products\/purple-bison-in-lavender-sage-687550.jpg?v=1636435360"},{"product_id":"dorothy","title":"Dorothy","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharming Oil painting by Sonja Caywood.  Was $1500.00 and running special for $1300. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustom framed 20.5\" x 17.5\" \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonja Caywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39705384026189,"sku":"","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0237\/5034\/4781\/products\/dorothy-696961.jpg?v=1657589488"},{"product_id":"between-jobs","title":"Between Jobs","description":"\u003cp\u003eSonja Caywoods signature look with animals. 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