Open Hands
Type:Painting
Year:1991
Size:40.00" x 60.00"
Medium:Mixed Media
Signed:Unsigned
Notes:
Reserve: $3,000, Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000. Was featured in Medicine Man Gallery 2026 July Fine & Native Art Auction.
Donna Howell-Sickles ART FOR SALE
Born 1949 Gainesville, Texas. Known for: Action cowgirl figure paintings, sculpture.
Donna Howell-Sickles' subject of empowered cowgirl figures dates back to 1972 when she stumbled across a 1950s hand-tinted postcard. It featured a waving cowgirl and under it was the inscription:... Read full biography
Donna Howell-Sickles' subject of empowered cowgirl figures dates back to 1972 when she stumbled across a 1950s hand-tinted postcard. It featured a waving cowgirl and under it was the inscription: "Greetings for a Real Cowgirl of the Southwest." The notion of a woman sitting atop her horse in period... Read full biography
Donna Howell-Sickles' subject of empowered cowgirl figures dates back to 1972 when she stumbled across a 1950s hand-tinted postcard. It featured a waving cowgirl and under it was the inscription: "Greetings for a Real Cowgirl of the Southwest." The notion of a woman sitting atop her horse in period costume appealed to the artist. "But back then I didn't think they were real cowgirls," say Howell-Sickles. "At least none who might look like the one on my postcard. The real/unreal aspect is what I... Read full biography
Donna Howell-Sickles' subject of empowered cowgirl figures dates back to 1972 when she stumbled across a 1950s hand-tinted postcard. It featured a waving cowgirl and under it was the inscription: "Greetings for a Real Cowgirl of the Southwest." The notion of a woman sitting atop her horse in period costume appealed to the artist. "But back then I didn't think they were real cowgirls," say Howell-Sickles. "At least none who might look like the one on my postcard. The real/unreal aspect is what I liked. When I started I never gave the women faces. They had mouth, bright red mouths that were a touch off to the side. It was if you had caught a glimpse of something frozen in time. My intent was to create a generalized western persona, rather... Read full biography
Donna Howell-Sickles' subject of empowered cowgirl figures dates back to 1972 when she stumbled across a 1950s hand-tinted postcard. It featured a waving cowgirl and under it was the inscription: "Greetings for a Real Cowgirl of the Southwest." The notion of a woman sitting atop her horse in period costume appealed to the artist. "But back then I didn't think they were real cowgirls," say Howell-Sickles. "At least none who might look like the one on my postcard. The real/unreal aspect is what I liked. When I started I never gave the women faces. They had mouth, bright red mouths that were a touch off to the side. It was if you had caught a glimpse of something frozen in time. My intent was to create a generalized western persona, rather than a specific personality.". The character type, Howell-Sickles learned, was real back in the 1910s and 1920s a... Read full biography
Donna Howell-Sickles - Art for Sale (2 available)
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Friends Like Us
Type:Painting
Year:2008
Size:24.00" x 24.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Reserve: $1,500, Estimate: $2,500 - $4,500. Will be featured in the Medicine Man Gallery 2027 January Fine & Native Art Auction. The auction will be live from January 4th, 12:00 PM MST, through January 21st, 12 PM MST.