Briscoe Museum Cowgirl Artist: Donna Howell-Sickles

Donna Howell-Sickles has been exploring the layers beneath the cowgirl’s engaging exterior for more than 30 years. Inspired by a vintage postcard featuring a cowgirl with ruby red lips sitting atop her horse instilled in Howell-Sickles a lasting fascination with the cowgirl spirit. This dichotomy in the imagery has fueled her artwork, and inspired her to create images of women that are both real and myth.