TEXAS LONGHORNS.... The COWS Texas Longhorn Artwork (page1)

Cowboyhat Cattle Company

TEXAS LONGHORN ARTWORKS

By Wayne Cooper © 1992
Mr. Cooper is a part time resident of Oklahoma.
He spends the other time in Indiana.
He is currently commisioned to paint six large paintings for the Oklahoma capitol building.

T.D.Kelsey -Artist Click here
Visit the studio- One of a kind, tremendous artworks!

Mr. Kelsey did this artwork for the cover of a sale (auction) catalog held by the
Mountains & Plains Texas Longhorn Assoc. in 1979
Mr. Kelsey informs me that Sid (his wife) was responsible for this publication.

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"HEADED NORTH" ARTIST PROOF by FRANK MCCARTHY © 1981
Frank tells the story behind this work- "As the buffalo were killed off of the great open grasslands and the Indians were driven to reservations, cattlemen were never long in filling the vacuum. The cattle industry, as it flourished in the West, could trace its roots to Spanish stock brought over for beef by the Conquistadors. As the Spanish Padres founded missions in Mexican Texas, they brought cattle to feed their Indian converts. Through neglect, abandonment and occasional attacks, many cattle strayed. Wild herds spread on the brushlands and across the Rio Grande plain. These cattle evolved into the Texas Longhorn, which were the foundation for early cattle kingdoms. After the Civil War beef was worth next to nothing in Texas, though demand was strong in the North. Daring stockmen drove a quarter of a million head to Missouri in the spring and summer of 1866 searching for the market. These cattle are being brought to the mining towns of Montana.".

"Bringing Home the Ranch Pet by Tim Cox"

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