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