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A bighorn sheep stands poised on a narrow ledge high up a towering canyon wall, painted in thick oil strokes of ochre and burnt sienna against cool shadowed blue. Heavy impasto and layered colour give the rock face real weight, climbing diagonally behind the animal. Square in format and slightly off centre, the composition fills every edge with warm lit stone and deep shadow.