Artist’s Statement
“For my artwork to succeed, I think it’s imperative to interact with the place or animal I am choosing to portray. That’s the best part of my job; getting out of the studio and observing the surroundings, the animals, and even the temperature and smells. All these things are what I think about when drawing or painting.” -Karmel Timmons
Combining her ability to capture detail, texture, and mood in pencil with her admiration for her equine subjects has resulted in a career as a professional artist spanning over 25 years.
Karmel has exhibited her work at the Coors Western Art Show, Denver, CO; Buffalo Bill Western Art Show, Cody, WY; Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show, Cheyenne, Wy; Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY; Cowgirl Up! in Wickenburg, AZ; Mountain Oyster Show, Tucson, AZ and the American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, KY.
Her work has been published in Cowboys & Indians, The Cottage Journal, Southwest Art, Art of the West, Western Art Collector, Western Horseman, Eclectic Horseman, and Horses in Art.
| 2025 | Mary Belle Grant Award Co-Winner – Coors Western Art Show and Sale | Denver Colorado |
| 2024 | Best of Western Horseman Awards – Best Artist – WINNER | |
| 2024 | America’s Horse in Art – American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum | Amarillo, Texas |
| 2023, 2024, 2025 | Western Horseman magazine calendar illustrations | |
| 2023-2025 | Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and Sale | Cheyenne, WY |
| 2019 – 2022 | Hold Your Horses! Exhibition & Sale, Phippen Museum | Prescott, AZ |
| 2004 – Present | Coors Western Art Show National Western Stock Show | Denver, CO |
| 2018 – 2022 | Brinton 101 Invitational at the Brinton Museum | Big Horn, WY |
| 2004 – Present | Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West | Cody, WY |
| 2010, 2018, 2019 | Cowgirl Up! at the Desert Caballeros Museum | Wickenburg, AZ |
| 2017 – 2018 | Mountain Oyster Art Show and Sale | Tucson, AZ |
| 2016 | Art Renewal Center 2016/2017 Salon – Finalist | New Jersey |
| 2016 | Art for the Horses –Edyth Horton Memorial Award | Parker, CO |
| 2014-2019 | Signature Member Society of Animal Artists | U.S.A |
| 2013 | Art Renewal Center 2012/2013 Salon (Honorable Mention) | New Jersey |
| 2013 | Representing the West People’s Choice | Pueblo, CO |
| 2010 | Horses in Art AQHA Hall of Fame | Amarillo, TX |
| 2009 | Altermann Galleries Solo Show | Santa Fe, NM |
| 2008 | Representing the West People’s Choice Honorable Mention 2-D | Pueblo, CO |
| 2004 -present | Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale 2005-2008 People’s Choice Award 2008 Featured Artist | Denver, CO |
| 2004 -present | Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale 2004 People’s Choice Award | Cody, WY |
| 2004-2005 | Colorado Governors Invitational | Loveland, CO |
| 2003 -2004 | Peppertree Art Show | Santa Ynez, CA |
| 2002 | American Academy of Equine Art Else Tuckerman Award for Excellence in Classical Portraiture | Lexington, KY |
| 2001 – 2003 | Phippen Western Art Show 2001 2nd Place Drawing 2002 3rd Place Drawing 2003 1st Place Drawing | Prescott, AZ |
Gallery Representation | ||
| Wild Horse Gallery Steamboat Springs, CO | ||
| Ballards Fine Art Sheridan, WY | ||
Publications | ||
| Magazines | ||
| Cowboys & Indians – Art Gallery feature – Nov/Dec 2018 | ||
| The Cottage Journal – “Drawn to the Arts” Feature Article – Winter 2017 | ||
| Southwest Art -“Drawing on Determination and Strength”- Feature Article – December 2017 | ||
| Western Art Collector -“Elemental Art” Group Article | ||
| Western Horseman – May 2017 – Cover | ||
| Art of the West — Jan/Feb 2011 Feature | ||
| Western Art Collector — August 2009 — Cover and Feature | ||
| Eclectic Horseman — August 2009 — Cover | ||
| Southwest Art Magazine — August 2008 — Feature | ||
| Wildlife Art Magazine — May 2008 — Feature | ||
| Horses in Art – Fall 2008 — Feature | ||
| Western Horseman — January 2008 — Article | ||
| Cascade Horseman — January 2007 — Cover and Feature | ||
| Australian Quarter Horse — December 07 Feature | ||
| The Cultural Times — August 2006 — Cover and Feature | ||
| Southwest Art Magazine — June 2006 Artist to Watch | ||
| Books | ||
| Horse Wise by Cheryl Kimball cover | ||
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Of Women and Horses II by Ga Wa Ni Pony Boy
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