CAA SHOW AWARDS
Bill has been a member of the Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) since 1973, and in that time he has won dozens of awards at the annual CAA shows. Although Bill does not create his art with the idea of awards in his mind, it is a wonderful validation of his hard work when he does win.
2008
CA AWARD:
Curious , Oil on canvas, 12" x 16"
Food Chain , Watercolor on paper, 14.25" x 20"
Jughead, Oil on canvas, 18" x 24"
Looking for Short Age Calves , Oil on canvas, 18" x 24"
The Ride Home , Oil on canvas, 18" x 34"
To New Pastures , Oil on canvas, 20" x 30"
Using the Night Latch , Oil on canvas, 30" x 40"
WATER SOLUBLE AWARD, SILVER:
Food Chain , Watercolor on paper, 14.25" x 20"
TRADITIONAL COWBOY ARTS ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST PORTRAYAL OF A COWBOY SUBJECT:
Looking for Short Age Calves , Oil on canvas, 18" x 24"
2007
OIL PAINTING AWARD, SILVER:
Night Life, Oil on canvas, 20" x 30"
2005
CA AWARD:
When Ropes Sing, Oil on canvas, 32" x 50"
Cattle on the Horizon, Oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
His Band of Mares, Oil on canvas, 24" x 48"
Gold Dust, Oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
Peek-a-boo, Oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
Rocky, Watercolor on paper, 20" x 10"
2003
CA AWARD:
A Lifetime in the Saddle, Oil on canvas, 20" x 30"
Renaming His Horse, Oil on canvas, 40" x 48"
The Ranch Horse, Bronze sculpture, 29" x 5" x 8-1/2"
His String of Horses, Oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
Whiskers, Watercolor on paper, 20" x 10"
Ride 'im, Cowboy!, Graphite on paper, 30" x 22"
Three Little Pigs, Oil on canvas, 24" x 30"
2002
WATER SOLUBLE AWARD, SILVER:
The Matriarch, Watercolor on paper, 14" x 20"
1999
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, SILVER:
Cooling Off, Graphite on paper, 18" x 24"
1998
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, SILVER:
Cutting Out a Stray, Pencil on paper, 18" x 24"
1994
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, SILVER:
Catching Horses on the Diamond A's, Charcoal on gesso board, 26" x 20"
1993
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, GOLD:
The Ash Creek Gang, Charcoal on gesso board, 30" x 40"
1992
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, SILVER:
The Cutting Horse, Pencil on paper, 18" x 24"
1991
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, GOLD:
Ranch Raised, Pencil on paper, 18" x 26"
1990
OIL PAINTING AWARD, SILVER:
When the Wolves Howl, Oil and alkyds on linen, 24" x 36"
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, SILVER:
Chuck Lange, Pencil on paper, 22-1/2" x 30"
1989
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, GOLD:
Nabilla Guadalupe Arias Guerrero, Pencil on Bristol, 9" x 12"
1988
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, SILVER:
Serenity, Mixed media, 18" x 24"
1987
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, SILVER:
Horse Hauling in the Beginning, Pencil on paper, 16" x 24"
1986
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, SILVER:
Clay Tyree, Pencil on mylar, 24" x 16"
1984
CA AWARD:
Becerrita, Pencil on paper, 9" x 12"
Dave and the Bald Face, Pencil on paper, 18" x 24"
Reading Sign, Oil on canvas, 20" x 30"
Moving Camp at Windmill, Oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
And Still Fighting, Oil on canvas, 28" x 40"
The Ambush, Oil on canvas, 30" x 48"
1982
OIL PAINTING AWARD, GOLD:
Orejanos on the Big Sandy, Oil on canvas, 26" x 38"
DRAWING AND OTHER MEDIA AWARD, SILVER:
W-Triangle Mares, Drawing, 20" x 30"
1981
DRAWING AWARD, SILVER:
Day Herding, Pencil on paper, 18" x 24"
1979
DRAWING AWARD, GOLD:
A Good Hand, Pencil on paper, 20" x 30"
1978
SCULPTURE AWARD, SILVER:
Takin' the Jerk, Bronze sculpture, 20" x 15"
DRAWING AWARD, GOLD:
Bill Howell, Babbitt Ranch Foreman, Pencil and charcoal, 20" x 30"
MEN'S ARTS COUNCIL AWARD - BEST OF SHOW:
Arizona Range Doctors, Oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
1977
MEN'S ARTS COUNCIL AWARD - BEST OF SHOW:
Arizona Morning, Oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
1976
CAA MEMORIAL AWARD (GEORGE PHIPPEN AWARD):
The Working Cowboy, Oil on canvas, 30" x 48"
1975
DRAWING AWARD, SILVER:
Waitin' For Dad, Pencil on paper, 20" x 30"
MEN'S ARTS COUNCIL AWARD, BEST OF SHOW:
CO Bar Cattle Country, Oil on canvas, 30" x 40"
OTHER AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In addition to the numerous CAA awards Bill has won over the years, he has earned other noteworthy awards and has participated in exhibitions and organizations not listed here.
Awards
Frederic Remington Award for Artistic Merit by the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1993 for his oil painting entitled, Brush Hands Waitin' for Daylight.
Prix de West Invitational Show Express Ranches Great American Cowboy Award by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum - first recipient of this award in 2003 - for his 20"x30" oil painting entitled, Desert Morning
C. M. Russell Art Auction Honorary Chairmen’s Award in 2008 for his 26"x30" oil on canvas piece, entitled Winter Work
Other Exhibitions
Rendezvous Artist, Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma - 1996
Whitney Museum in Cody, Wyoming
Grand Palais in Paris, France
Western Art Show in Beijing, China
Organizations
National Academy of Western Artists since 1991
Rancheros Visitadores, member and staff artist since 1993
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