Artist Gary Hawk's Echoes of the Trail Painting Print

Award-winning western water color artist Gary Hawk of Iola, Kansas painted this limited edition "Echoes of the Trail" and donated the first 10 prints to us, most of which we have auctioned at Echoes of the Trail fund raisers.

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Higher numbered prints may be purchased from Gary Hawk's web site. Gary donates $15 to Echoes of the Trail each time he sells one of the prints.

In 1999, the Echoes of the Trail Cowboy Gathering steering committee commissioned famous Iola watercolor artist Gary Hawk to paint a picture that reflects the meaning of the cowboy poetry and music gathering held at Fort Scott Community College each year. Gary painted a scene of cowboys herding longhorns across a creek, using Echoes of the Trail founders Arnold Schofield and Johnny Kendrick as models, along with Uniontown area cowboys Dave Carey and Gary Harvey. Hawk says he was traveling a Kansas country road when he spotted a creek and "draw" and pulled over to sketch the scene for use in the painting.

Iola artist Gary Hawk with Fort Scott Community College President, Clayton Tatro, and Print No. 3 of his Echoes of the Trail painting donated to the college by the Echoes of the Trail Steering Committee. Photo by Gary Wimmer of Fulton, Kan.

Fort Scott community College has supported Echoes of the Trail from the beginning, providing the venue and much more help as part of its community service mission. For this reason Echoes organizers decided to present the Hawk print No. 3 to the college in appreciation for all their much needed support. Committee members say there would be no gathering without FSCC.