Billy's Colt
40"x30"
Water Miscible Oil on Stretched Canvas
It was getting late in the evening and that crazy mustang colt had jumped the fence again and wasn't ready to head for home. So we sent Billy on old 'Winnipoo' after him. A young boy's energy and an old mare's knowledge soon had that wayward colt headed for home!
Scoping the Bosque
22"x18"
Water Miscible Oil on Masonite
Here my husband and son are looking down on the mesquite bosque at the convergence of Trout Creek and Knight Creek which are the headwaters of The Big Sandy River in Northwestern Arizona.
Bosque: a low lying area usually found along the banks of some sort of water drainage where very thorny shrubs and trees grow in thick abundance. A favorite hangout for cattle for the following reasons: cool shade, food, great hiding places and lots of thorny branches to bash, smash and shred cowboys!
Hit the Traces
20"x15"
Graphite on Illustration Board
This drawing was commissioned by The National Day of the Cowboy for their 2007 Cowboy Heritage Art Project.
Depicted is a history of the Cowboy Culture of the state of Texas from the cattle first introduced by the Spanish to the cowboy culture that flourished and grew into the legacy that it is today.
Muchas Gracias todos Vaqueros y Tejanos!
2006 PRCA HOF John Farris
Graphite on Illustration Board
Sold Through PRCA HOF and National Day of the Cowboy
This drawing was commissioned by and the proceeds of the sale donated to The National Day of the Cowboy to honor 2006 Pro Rodeo Cowboy's Association Hall of Fame Inductee John Farris.
Working the Fence Line
10"x8"
Prisma Color on Illustration Board
Anyone who has raised horses has probably muttered this line at least once: 'how did they get out again?' Besides running, eating and sleeping foals spend a lot of their time searching for new ways of escaping and that is exactly what this fuzzy, little bugger was up to working the fenceline, on the Trout Creek Ranch in northwestern Arizona, in search of that one little gap large enough to squeeze through.
The Old Homestead Gate
9.5"x7.5"
Prisma Color on Illustration Board
Feeling nostalgic for the way it was... that was the mood I was in when I created this piece. I was missing the 'Old Homestead' and wishing that I was with my favorite horse out in the open country.
Pa and Lucky
13.5"x10.5"
Prisma Color on Paper
My Pa, my husband and I had just returned to the Buckhorn Ranch from the livestock auction in Prescott, AZ and Pa wanted to show off one of his purchases: a tall, sturdy registered racing Quarter Horse named Lucky. Soon, when Lucky wasn't working cattle, he was kicking up dust on the Buckhorn and Castle Hot Springs roads taking smiling cowboys and cowgirls on one of the fastest quarter mile rides of their lives!
Ready for the Parade
10.5"x13.5"
Watercolor on Arches Paper
It was another gorgeous day in the Verde Valley as my two sisters and cousin waited in the staging area and prepared for the Fort Verde Days Parade. The parade theme was "Cowgirls Then and Now" and the girls were celebrating their own family history in ranching. They all dressed as daughters of ranchers and all three had experience with working cattle.
2006 PRCA HOF Bob Robinson
30"x24"
Water Miscible Oil on Masonite
This painting was commissioned by the National Day of the Cowboy to honor 2006 Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association Hall of Fame Inductee Bob Robinson.
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Mogollon Smile
11"x9"
Graphite on Illustration Board
Russell C. Baker Collection
Originally titled 'A Mogollon Rim Smile on Payday' my friend and fellow artist (and also the person who gave me the photostock to work from, thanks Zane!) Zane Mead suggested that the title was just a little too long. And it was, I was trying to describe what I saw in the piece: a young but tired cowboy with a smile the size of Arizona's Mogollon Rim country not only because it was the end of another long day... it was payday!
Raising a Little Dust
8"x10"
Ink on Illustration Board
In celebration of the 2nd Annual National Day of the Cowboy,
this design was consigned by National Day of the Cowboy for their limited edition, 2006 Hatch Show Print.
Arroyo Diablo Rojo
24"x36"
Water Miscible Oil on Stretched Canvas
John Walker Collection
This red stone canyon runs along one of the few roads leading into Young AZ and drains into to Roosevelt Lake. In the background are The Four Peaks. I'm not sure of the real name of this ominous and steep canyon but to me Diablo Rojo (Red Devil) sounds like a fitting name.
Displayed in the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association Hall of Fame Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO, From July 15th, 2006 to February 2007.
Displayed in the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association Hall of Fame Gallery, Colorado Springs, Co, from July 15th, 2006 to February 2007.
3rd Place, Professional Oil, Fine Arts Division, 2008 Pima County Fair
The 2006 National Day of the Cowboy Hatch Show Poster print, displayed nationwide and sold worldwide.
Featured on a live broadcast of Good Morning Arizona along with Bethany Braley CEO of The National Day Of The Cowboy and Jennifer M. Ward on February 10, 2006.
1st Place, Fine Arts Division, Pencil, Adult Professional, 2006 Pima County Fair
3rd Place, Fine Arts Division, Colored Pencil, Adult Professional, 2006 Pima County Fair
2nd Place, Fine Arts Division, Colored Pencil, Adult Professional, 2006 Pima County Fair
Honorable Mention, Fine Arts Division, Colored Pencil, Adult Non-professional, Arizona State Fair.
2nd Place, Fine Arts Division, Colored Pencil, Adult Non-professional, 2003 Pima County Fair
Best of Class and 1st Place, Professional Oil, Fine Arts Division, 2008 Pima County Fair
1st Place, Professional Pencil, Fine Arts Division, 2008 Pima County Fair
1st Place, 2002 Arizona Air Combat Command Artist And Craftsman Contest.
1st Place, Fine Art Adult, Davis Monthan A.F.B. Artist, Craftsman And Photography Contest.
3rd Place, Fine Arts Division, Watercolor, Adult Non-Professional, 2001 Pima County Fair
Reason To Persevere
11" x 14"
Drawing with Mixed Media
It takes a lot of perseverance to get the whole herd to come in
Because once they sense a trap they'll likely not return again
They’ve been running wild in need of doctoring, branding and such
It takes quite a while to get them used to the human touch
Long hours of sweat and work are needed day by day
‘More work than what their worth’ is what most folks would say
But when you catch the eyes of your child in just a single glance
Standing outside the makeshift fence waiting for their chance
To take rope and rein in hand it all becomes perfectly clear
No matter what the odds are you have reason to persevere.
Jennifer M. Ward copyrighted 2008
This artwork was used as the Watermark for the 2008 National Day of The Cowboy's Cowboy Keeper Award presented to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and to Country Western Singer Michael Martin Murphey.
Artwork and poem featured on:
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