Tim Cox

Tim Cox was born in 1957 and raised in the farming and ranching community of Duncan, Arizona near the New Mexico state line. In a 1975 high school English class essay he wrote that one of his fondest wishes was to be a member of the Cowboy Artists of America. Growing up in a small farming and ranching community in Arizona was a natural environment that influenced Coxs love for being surrounded by cattle and horses and the wide open spaces. While most of the artists time is spent painting, he rides and works on various ranches throughout the West and also raises cattle and trains horses he owns. Cox vowed at the age of five he "was going to be a cowboy artist" when he grew up, a goal pursued with unwavering determination and a penchant for absolute accuracy. "If I don't know my subject, I don't paint it...I just cannot do impressionistic paintings, although I've been told by some successful artists to do so: 'Loosen up. Forget the details of ropes and spurs; use more splash-dash, make bold strokes! he said Thank you, but no." Although his evident skill was recognized early on and he was encouraged in his painting, Cox suspected that most art schools and colleges would not support his highly realistic approach. Instead, he studied formal drawing with William Whitaker at Brigham Young University and sought out cowboy artists he admired who provided sound advice and reinforced his principles regarding elements of design, composition and the importance of light.
You experience the west through Tim Cox's eyes. Tim paints what he knows; vibrant cutting horses

intent on holding that cow, cowponies covered in sweat after working a hard day, ranch horses sharing a well-earned drink at a glistening water trough. His cattle have authentic expressions; calves perhaps a little bewildered at a branding, bemused heifers waiting to be fed, a longhorn steer intent on leaving the country, or a herd just shuffling along as they are being driven to better pastures are frequent subjects. Ranchers, cutters, team ropers, or cowhands, all of them touch his heart. Add a striking landscape with dramatic skies; clear blue, wispy pink clouds or spectacular thunderheads. Coxs everyday experience with the cowboy life is reflected in the outstanding works that he creates. He combines color, value, perspective, accuracy, and design in his scenes of the daily life of the cowboy. As a perfectionist, his attention to detail and hands-on knowledge of the cattle and horses he so loves to paint have earned the artist legends of admirers and collectors who appreciate his accurate portrayals of western life. Viewers are brought up-close and personal with the animals and people who inhabit Coxs world. The West comes alive in his paintings. Tim's paintings have appeared on over 300 magazine covers through the years, and he has been featured in articles of at least 16 different publications, including Southwest Art, Western Horseman, Art of the West, and American Cowboy and Beef. Recently, Tim Cox was voted

winner of the Readers Choice award for Best Living Western Painter in True West magazine's 2011 Best of the West poll. He also was honored to have been asked to create the cover of the 75th Anniversary edition of Western Horseman. Tim has been painting professionally since 1975 and has received numerous awards including the 2003 "Prix de West Purchase Award" and "Express Ranches Great American Cowboy Award" in 2004 and 2007 from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. In 2001, he received the "Will Rogers Western Artist Award" for Artist of the Year from the Academy of Western Artists and the "Olaf Wieghorst Best of Show Award" from the Mountain Oyster Club three times. Tim was voted into U.S. Art Magazine's "Print Hall of Fame" in 2000 and in 2008, Decor Magazine listed him as one of the fourteen "Most Enduring and Successful Poster Artists. Tims work hangs in the permanent collections of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, The Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia and in the Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming. While most of his time is consumed by painting, Tim regularly rides and works on various ranches throughout the West. He combines the basic ingredients of color, value, perspective and pleasing design with his desire to be a perfectionist in portraying the real working cowboy. This perfectionism earned Tim the "Ayudando Siempre Alli Award" from the New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association for his contributions to agriculture. Alisa Ogden, President of the Association said: "Along with lifting our spirits, Tim Cox's special images keep the magic of the cowboy alive for literally tens of thousands of city folks across the nation and around the world."