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Be Nice — Funny Office Art by Betsy Crum
A Texas-shaped sign with a gold star rides a tall pole against a soft sunset, and underneath, on a small white panel, the state's real motto: be nice, unless you have to be. Betsy built it from her photographs of real Texas roadside signs, which is why it doesn't read like a poster — it reads like something you passed at 70 mph and turned around for.
Kindness with a clause. Very Texan legal drafting — and a good daily reminder that both halves are allowed.
Where It'll Work in Your House
This is the office one. Behind a desk, on a bookshelf ledge, in the Zoom background where clients can just barely read it — funny office art that does its job quietly until exactly the right person notices. It's one of our evergreen bestsellers, and it moves two ways: the women who run things buy it for themselves — lawyers most of all — and their girlfriends buy it for them. It is a reliable gift between girlfriends for exactly that reason. Either way, it makes her day.
Questions
Who needs this print? Bosses, lawyers, realtors, nurses, teachers — anyone whose job description is "be nice" and whose survival occasionally isn't. It's the most quoted sign we sell, and half of them arrive as gifts.
Is it too much for an office? It's exactly enough for an office. The sunset does the softening; the sign does the talking.
Is there a version for the house? There is. The big-sky Be Nice gives the same sign a purple-to-pink sunset and hangs in the dining room instead of behind a desk.
Who made it? Betsy Crum, working in Texas. Original family artwork, printed to order — more of Betsy's work here.
If the office needs a second house rule, No Aholes Allowed covers the door. File more of this energy under quotes wall art, Texas wall art, and Austin art, or keep the budget kind in Texas wall art under $100.
Fine Art Prints Made in Fort Worth, Texas
Since 1996, Crum Art has created original art, paintings, and fine art prints in Fort Worth, showing and selling work at hundreds of art shows across Texas.
Crum Art brings a distinct Texas and Western point of view to specific, meaningful images: pop art color, cowboys, cowgirls, animals, kittens, vintage signs, bluebonnets, humor, grit, and Lone Star nostalgia.
These are not mass-produced prints or generic wall decor. They are artist-made pieces with a Texas point of view, created for homes that feel collected, lived-in, and full of meaning.
Each print is produced to gallery-quality fine art standards, made to order in our Fort Worth studio, carefully inspected, and hand-signed by the artist. Every piece passes through our hands before it becomes part of your home.
Print Details
- Archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper
- Unframed and sized to fit standard frames
- Studio-made, artist-signed prints only available directly from Crum Art
Made in Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sizes does this print come in?
Our fine art prints are available in multiple sizes including 8x10 unframed matted to 11x14, 11x14 unframed, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Each size ships ready to frame, making it easy to find the right fit for your wall.
Is this print good for a western or ranch-style living room?
Absolutely. Crum Art prints work beautifully in western living rooms, ranch house walls, and collected interiors. The editorial quality and distinct Texas point of view make them strong anchor pieces for a rustic western or Lone Star-inspired home.
How is this print made and what materials are used?
Every Crum Art print is produced on 100% cotton rag paper using archival pigment inks — the same standard used in fine art galleries. Built to last without fading, and hand-signed by the artist before it leaves our Fort Worth studio.
Can this print be part of a gallery wall?
Yes — many Crum Art prints are part of series and are designed to group together as a statement western gallery wall, or hang individually as a standalone piece. Each image is sized to fit standard frames for easy styling.
Will this look like an original painting or a print?
Crum Art takes the scanning and photographing of original paintings seriously — we work to capture the texture of the canvas or paper the original was created on, so that texture shows through in the print. Combined with the cotton rag paper's own subtle surface and the hand-signing, many customers say they cannot tell if it's an original or a print. That's intentional. These are not flat digital reproductions — they are fine art prints that carry the soul of the original.
Made with love. Signed by hand. Shipped with care. Hung with joy.
Product FAQ
Is the Be Nice print appropriate for a real office?
Customers hang it in law firms, clinics, and corner offices. One reviewer called it something a little different for our Texas home — it reads as art first, motto second.
What's the best occasion to gift it?
Promotions, bar exam passage, boss's day, and any week your best friend survived on professionalism alone. It's the gift that says I know exactly what your job is like.
How is this different from the Big Texas Sky version?
Same beloved sign, two moods — this one leans soft and office-friendly; the Big Texas Sky version turns the sunset all the way up for the house.
Is the sign a real Texas sign?
Betsy composites her own photographs of real roadside signs — the Texas shape, the star, the letterboard — into one sign that ought to exist. Somewhere on a farm road, it probably does now.