NINTH ANNUAL COWBOY TRUE ART EXHIBIT & AUCTION July 31 & August 1, 2020 THANK YOU! We are so happy you have joined us this year. These past few months have been a wild ride but now, we are ready to celebrate the cowboy life with art, music, and good friends! All of our artist booths are online and interactive at CowboyTrue.org We hope you will log on and take a virtual tour of each booth and visit a bit with your favorite artist. We were rarin’ to go this March and the catalog had already been printed so this insert contains a few changes you will want to note. Drawing Tickets H Auction Bids H Artist Booths H Live Streaming CowboyTrue.org Friday, July 31 Saturday, August 1 A Night on the Trail Preview Party Free and open to the public ALL DAY! 6:30 PM Virtual Artist Booths at CowboyTrue.org presented by 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM • Youth artwork and poetry contest entries Hit the trail as we celebrate the • Photography contest exhibit Cowboy True Art Exhibit Opening Live Stream! • Awards presentation • Auction online • Strolling Fiddlers live streaming • 7:00 PM: Mike Blakely takes the virtual stage • Auction opens online at CowboyTrue.org • Cow Camp Virtual Door Prizes for ticket Cowboy True holders! Get your tickets online at Produced by CowboyTrue.org • 8:30 Auction closes Proceeds from Cowboy True benefit Whispers of Hope Horse Farm to help reach their goal for PATH Certification and The Forum. ARTISTS A very special thank you to our artists who have cowboy’d up to be here. We couldn’t do this without you! Photos and more information about each artist can be found in the Cowboy True Catalog. Jeana Andreatta Polly Kennedy, Doug Prine Jamie Barnard 2020 Featured Artist JP Rankin Gayle Bone Ron Roberts Joshua Bradley Bobby Dove Susan & Terry Lankford Tom Roberts Beth Carrington Brown Dee Elliott Ryan Looper Ethan Shaw Jim Clements David Godfrey Harold Losey Dan Shores Jared Coffelt Carol Henry Christine Mathey Kathy Smyers Retta Collins Melinda Horn Dee McMahan Jerry Smyers Exa Cunningham Julie Howard Jack Milchanowski Leslie Stacey Ken Cunningham Lori Kirwin Jack Moss Rod Teuscher Nick Cunningham Sue Krehbiel Clint Orms Mike Vaughn Cindy David Larry Lancaster Robert Penny Gary Ward In Memory of Saturday Night Leonna Adkins Cow Camp Drawings 1953 - 2020 Tickets are $50 available at CowboyTrue.org • Charlie One Horse Hat Donated by Serenity Salon • Gift Card & Basket from Capital Farm Credit • Your choice of one photo from the Wichita County Farm Bureau Photo Contest • Classic European Facial & One Hour Swedish Massage Donated by Spa Bella Wellness Center • Hand-made knife with sheath Donated by artist Harold Losey We mourn the loss of our good friend and chuck • Whispers of Hope Trail Ride Trail ride for up to 6 people at Whispers of wagon cook, Leonna Adkins. We are honored to Hope Horse Farm. Riders must be at least 12 have had Leonna at our campfire. years of age for trails. Donated by Whispers of Hope Horse Farm • Custom Designed Dan Shores Silver Belt Buckle Donated by Dan Shores • Time share to your choice of one of several exciting vacation destinations! Donated by Whispers of Hope Horse Farm SATURDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT COWBOY TRUE is proud to welcome award winning singer, songwriter and author MIKE BLAKELY Tune In 7:00 PM Saturday! CowboyTrue.org As a singer/songwriter, Mike Blakely has released 13 Mike’s new novel, A Sinister Splendor, is now available albums, performed all over the U.S. and has made 16 worldwide. It was released on Feb. 19, 2019. tours to Europe. His songs have been recorded by Alan Jackson, Gary P. Nunn, Red Steagall, Flaco Jimenez and A native Texan, Mike served in the U.S. Air Force in Raul Malo, Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros, John Arthur Albuquerque, N.M., and later earned a journalism degree Martinez, Randy Brown, Geronimo Trevino III and Johnny from the University of Texas at Austin. He released his first Rodriguez, Johnny Bush, Jon Chandler, Bill Barwick and novel 1988 and his first CD in 1995. One of his co-written others. tunes landed on a Grammy Award-winning album by Flaco Jimenez in 1995. Another was played on the orbiting His latest musical album, The Outside Circle (released June International Space Station in 2007. 2018), was nominated for Album of the Year through the Academy of Western Artists. The title cut, The Outside Mike is now a three-time winner of Western Writers of Circle, (co-written with Damon Rogers) won a Spur Award America’s Spur Award – once for best western novel of for “Best Western Song” from Western Writers of America. the year, and twice for best western song of the year. Mike Another of Blakely’s songs from the same album, The spent many years touring with his dancehall band, but Ballad of Josiah Wilbarger, was a finalist for the same award. now plays more shows as a solo artist, or in a duo or trio Separately, the album was nominated for four awards configuration at listening rooms, house concerts, festivals, through the International Western Music Association. and private parties. His career as a novelist leads to many non-traditional concerts at book stores, libraries, writers As an author, Mike has published 20 books with major conferences, and book clubs. New York City publishers. He won the Spur Award for Best Western Novel awarded by Western Writers of America for Mike lives in Fredericksburg, TX, with his wife, Annie, and Summer of Pearls. their many animals. Learn more at mikeblakely.com. Inks Ranch Hunting Package An all-inclusive hill country hunting or photography experience to benefit Whispers of Hope Horse Farm and The Forum Inks Ranch All-inclusive Guided/Semi-guided Management Exotic Hunting Package Starting Bid: $4,000 Details: Package includes all lodging and meals for two nights/ two full days for two hunters/photographers and two guests; Management Male Aoudad Sheep for two hunters; bow or rifle hunt; guide fees included; guide tip not included. Scheduling to be coordinated between winning Ranch Information: bidder and ranch The Inks Ranch, part of the Original Moss Ranch, owner; ideal provides incredible natural landscapes, and Aoudad hunting spectacular views with exotic wildlife. The ranch is is October – located in a very remote scenic area 22 miles southwest November, but of historic Llano, Texas, known as “The Deer Capital scheduling is of Texas”. Wade the sandy creeks, fish the beautiful flexible, and ponds, or hike to the summit of Watch Mountain and possible year enjoy the wonderful panoramic views of Enchanted round. Rock and the surrounding Hill Country. Place Your Bids at CowboyTrue.org Thank you to everyone who helped make this an event to remember! We hope to see you next year for the Cowboy True 10th Anniversary Celebration March 26 & 27, 2021 CowboyTrue.org.