Notes About My Originals
Due to the limited nature of Karmel's originals, there are rarely any available for purchase except through the Altermann Gallery or the few shows that she participates in every year. Karmel's drawings take many hours to complete, typically she produces just 20-25 a year.
If you would like to know when a new piece becomes available feel free to call or fill out the contact form and mention that you are interested in originals and we will be happy to let you know what's available and what is coming up. Some of these drawings are also available as fine art prints.
At the Watering Hole
Sold at the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale 2008
Original sold for $9,975.00
I was extremely pleased with this drawing when I completed it. It is of two mares and foals at a wild horse sanctuary in South Dakota. The water was a challenge and there is less detail than my close up drawings, but that is one of the reasons I decided to draw it.
Wilbur
Altermann Galleries Western Art Classics Art Show 2008
Original sold for $4,750.00
To make a white horse stand out in a drawing, I like to make the background black. It sort of makes the horse look lit up. Wilbur is a horse ridden by Dwight Hills’ son, Cody, who both compete at The Californios, an event that I get a lot of my subject matter for the year from. The bit he is wearing is an antique bit and one of the reasons I wanted to draw him.
All Tied Up
Sold at the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale 2007
Sold for $7,700.00
“Twice” is a young snaffle bit mare owned by Maureen Romej, that is tied in such a way that if she were to get spooked and pull back, the rope would pull around her neck, but not become tight, keeping her bridle from being broken or her mouth being injured.
Legacy of the Vaquero
Peoples Choice winner Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale 2008
Sold for $15,800.00
“Legacy” represents the three stages of a finished bridle horse in the Great Basin Buckaroo tradition. These horses belong to Martin Black, a horseman from Idaho. The horses names (from left to right) are Hickory, McRoanie and Keeper. The main challenge of this drawing was to make sure each horse seems separate from the other since they are so close together. The dimension that is achieved from the shadows is probably my favorite part of this drawing and I particularly like Hickory.
Snaffle Bit Cowhorse
Sold to private collector
StylaBob is the name of this stallion and was a competitor at the Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno put on by the National Reined Cow Horse Association.
Ranch Hands
Altermann Galleries June Auction 2007
Sold for $13,200.00
This drawing is one of my favorites. To me, it is sort of moody and a little stark and yet really detailed even though the horses are partially in the shadows. I debated whether or not to put the hay in the horses mane, but ultimately decided to, because they are ranchy horses after all. These horses are from the Krebs Quarter Horse Ranch in Kansas, but I don’t know their names.
Suiting Up
Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale 2007
Sold for $9,600.00
Chance Gee from Smith, Nevada is the buckaroo in the drawing and was a competitor at The Californios Traditional Ranch Roping and Stock Horse Contest in Red Bluff California. I liked the fact that his face was slightly obscured so as to let anyone imagine what he really looks like.
Ready to Work
People’s Choice Award
Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale 2007
Sold for $8,800.00
Cherokee Ace is a horse I have drawn a couple of times. This drawing is one of my most popular prints and is sold out.
Compadres
Altermann Auction 2006
Sold for $7,300.00
I had so much fun in the details on this drawing, the bit in the front being my favorite part. The horses names are Patriot and Phinale.
End of the Day
Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale
$14,300.00
This drawing is one of my biggest success stories and also one of my favorites. I had drawn it for the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale and had put a price of $6,500 on it. The Buffalo Bill is a live art auction and it quickly went from the initial price to the final hammer price of $14,300. I didn’t attend the show that year, and really wish I would have after I heard what happened.
High Desert Herd
Altermann Galleries March 2006 Auction
Sold for $5750.00
These are brood mares from a ranch in northern Utah. I particularly loved the composition and the arrangement.
Californios
Altermann Galleries July 2006 Auction
Sold for $7,130.00
To draw a white horse with a complete black background, which was done entirely with the small point of a pencil, is extremely time consuming. Also, drawing any white horse is very difficult due to the extremely light touch required to get the detail. “Banks” used to belong to Dave and Gwynn Weaver, but was recently sold as a finished bridle horse.
Afternoon at the Ranch
People’s Choice Award
Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale 2005
Sold for $5,900.00
These horses were at the Krebs Quarter Horse Ranch in Scott City, Kansas. The owners were kind enough to take us to the various pastures and pens on the day we visited and these particular horses were sort of sleepy and enjoying the afternoon sun.
Inseparable
Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale 2006
Sold for $3,200.00
Roxanne and Cliff share a sweet moment as a mare and her foal. Cliff was born on a Connemara farm in Germany and then exported to the U.S. when purchased by Karen Laden and now resides on a ranch near my home in Elbert, Colorado.
Holdin' Herd
People’s Choice Award
Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale 2006
Sold for $7,900.00
A drawing of two working horses during a traditional ranch roping clinic given by Dave and Gwynn Weaver. This is always the one drawing that people think looks just like a photograph. The horses depicted reside at the C Lazy U Guest Ranch in Granby Colorado.
Two Rein
Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale
Sold for $
This is a drawing of Arc, a horse raised by Buck Brannaman. Anyone who has attended a clinic given by Mr. Brannaman might have seen this horse as he rides him in clinics and competes on him at the Californios Traditional Ranch Roping and Stock Horse Contest in Red Bluff, California. He was in the Two Rein at the time of this drawing, but is now a finished bridle horse.
Cherokee Ace
Altermann Galleries June 2005 Auction
Sold for $8,050.00
“Chace” (nickname) was working cows for the first time at a branding in Hudson, Colorado, and is being ridden by Mindy Bower of Kiowa Colorado. The cows in the background were made to be just random shapes to put the focus mainly on the horse.
Original Karmel Timmons Fine Art can be seen and purchased at the following gallery or event.
Altermann Galleries & Auctioneers
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale
Denver, Colorado
Buffalo Bill Art Show
Cody, Wyoming