| The art world is a richer place because Tim Cox's | | | | working cowboy with perspective and a pleasing |
| mother actually did let him grow up to be a cowboy | | | | design complemented by value and color. This is why |
| artist. Today Tim Cox is considered one of the great | | | | he was commissioned to paint "Silver Charm" the |
| western artists, specializing in Traditional Cowboy | | | | Kentucky Derby winner and "First Down Dash", a |
| Prints and Cowboy Art. He has garnered many | | | | quarter-horse sire. Tim has twice been given the Olaf |
| awards and prizes during his prolific career, and his | | | | Weighorst award at the Tucson, Arizona Mountain |
| hard work and life long pursuit of creating the | | | | Oyster Club Art Club Show, and he was invited to |
| "Western Atmosphere" in his works has paid off. | | | | the Prix de West Show at Oklahoma City's Cowboy |
| Originally from Arizona, Tim was born in 1957 in | | | | Hall of Fame. |
| Duncan, a small ranching and farming community near | | | | At the Cowboy Hall of Fame Tim Cox won the Prix |
| the New Mexico state line. At a very young age, he | | | | de West Purchase Award for his painting, "On to |
| decided what he wanted to do with his life. At only | | | | Better Pastures." At the 2003 Prix de West Show |
| five years old, Tim declared that he was going to | | | | one of his oil paintings was purchased for the |
| grow up and be a cowboy artist. One look at his | | | | museum's permanent collection for $20,000. |
| works and you know that his plans to make it in the | | | | Throughout his career, Tim Cox has produced dozens |
| art world have been way beyond successful. | | | | of limited edition art prints, making selling out in only 3 |
| There is another dimension to Tim Cox. Though he | | | | weeks. In addition the sales for his calendar line have |
| does spend most of his time painting, he hasn't | | | | exceed four million since 1986. Tim's works have |
| forgotten about his roots. Now making his home in | | | | appeared in more than 110 magazine covers, and |
| New Mexico, he continues to ranch. He trains horse | | | | many publications have included features about him. |
| and raises cattle on his spread, and he even coaches | | | | When speaking about his own work and his |
| young riders for competitive events. As you can see, | | | | philosophy Tim admits that he doesn't want to loosen |
| Tim doesn't just paint his subject, but he lives them | | | | up his style. He doesn't want to leave out the details |
| as well. | | | | in the ropes, saddles and spurs for a bold, splash-dash |
| No doubt his continued involvement in the actual | | | | style. That wouldn't be him. Tim doesn't do |
| western style life has contributed greatly to the | | | | impressionistic painting, and he won't paint anything |
| attention that he gives to each and every detail of | | | | that he doesn't know in every detail. |
| each of his paintings. He has been called a | | | | Tim Cox paints what matters to him - people, |
| perfectionist, and he has been appreciated for the | | | | horses, cows in a western setting. The stage was |
| exactness that has come to be expected in his work. | | | | set early his life, and he was encouraged to follow his |
| His subjects range from a ranch worker doing chores | | | | dream. And so he grew up to be a Cowboy Artist. |
| to cowboys riding quarter horses to fall colored trees | | | | However, he isn't just any artist. He is a Cowboy |
| next to meandering streams. | | | | artist extraordinaire. |
| In 1999 he was named as one of the top two most | | | | No permission is need to reprint this article as long as |
| popular Western print artists by the United States | | | | it remains unedited and the author's bio and links are |
| Art's Gallery owners survey. His works portray the | | | | included. |