Bill Anton traces his fascination with the West back to a trip he took, when he was just 7, with his family to Glacier National Park and the West Coast. “The mountains, the air, the weather were profoundly different from anything I’d known,” says the artist, who grew up in Chicago, Illinois. “I’d never seen anything that was like the American West, and the impression it made on my mind and heart was unmistakable. I’d find a way to be back to stay the minute I was old enough—and I did.”

Now living in Prescott, Arizona, Anton has been sharing his love of the West and honoring the spirit, pride, integrity, and work ethic of the cowboy for more than three decades. He considers it an honor to do so through his paintings, which have garnered a myriad of prestigious awards and are included in the permanent collection of the Gilcrease Museum, as well as in public and private collections throughout the country.

Bill Anton (Arizona)

River Canyon Gather
Oil
28″x40″

“Water is the life blood of the West whether caught and held in dirt tanks or running in streams and canyons. Sunlit figures in bold relief against dramatic canyon walls and receding ridges affords the opportunity to explore atmospheric perspective .’’

Bill Anton (Arizona)

Morning Glory
Oil
32″x48″

“Polarized color temperature here, we see it five minutes after dawn and five minutes before sunset. I still can’t believe I get to paint beautiful horses and real cowpunchers in these dramatic settings. I never get tired of looking at it or painting it.”