Fort Worth Art | Be Cocky Rooster Quote Print | Betsy Crum

Go Ahead Be Cocky — a strutting rooster and a line that dares you to own the room.

Crum Art

Fort Worth Art Go Ahead Be Cocky Print by Betsy Crum, inspired by linocut style, bold typography, and the kind of competitive Fort Worth energy that feels right at home in a home gym, office, breakroom, or anywhere a little swagger belongs, available at crumart.com. This museum quality print is made right here in Texas.
$50.00
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Fort Worth Typography Art for a Gym or Office

A strutting rooster, hand-lettered typography art, and a piece of advice nobody asked for. Betsy Crum keeps it graphic and punchy — flat color, heavy line, no hedging — so it turns a bare wall into a mission statement rather than a decoration. Confident fort worth art for people who already suspected they were right.

Where It'll Work in Your House

A home gym, a bar area, or office wall art over a desk, where it swaggers just as naturally as man cave decor. It also does the job as kitchen wall art in a room that already has opinions, and it makes a funny gift for a boyfriend or for anyone with a little swagger.

Confidence looks good on a rooster and better on a wall. Strut through more Texas wall art, read the rest of the quotes wall art, or see more from Betsy Crum.

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

  • Museum-grade giclee: 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 is a giclee art print?

A giclee (zhee-CLAY) is the museum standard for fine-art printing — archival pigment inks laid down on fine-art paper, built to hold color for generations. Every Crum Art print is made to the highest standard of giclee: 100% cotton rag paper and archival pigment inks, printed to order and hand-signed by the artist before it leaves our Fort Worth studio. It’s the same process museums and galleries use to reproduce original artwork.

What is the difference between a giclee print and a regular art print?

Ordinary posters use standard inks on standard paper and fade within a few years. A giclee uses archival pigment inks on cotton rag paper, built to resist fading for generations. If you’re hanging it somewhere you’ll see it every day, the difference shows — first in the color depth, later in how long it keeps it.

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.

What sizes does this print come in?

Our fine art prints are available in standard rectangle and square sizes. Rectangles: 8x10 unframed matted to 11x14, 11x14 unframed, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Squares: 8x8 unframed matted to 12x12, 12x12 unframed, 16x16, 20x20, and 24x24. Each size ships ready to frame, making it easy to find the right fit for your wall.

How do I frame a print?

Every size in our lineup matches a standard frame, so your print drops straight into an off-the-shelf frame from any craft store — no custom framing required. For a gallery look, add a mat and go one frame size up. Prints ship flat or carefully rolled; a rolled print flattens easily under a few books overnight.

How should I preserve an art print?

Ours do most of the work for you — archival pigment inks on cotton rag are made to last generations. To help them along: frame under glass or acrylic, keep out of direct sunlight and away from heavy humidity, and handle by the edges before framing. That’s it.

How do I make a gallery wall with art prints?

Start with an anchor piece and build outward — many Crum Art prints are part of series designed to group together as a statement gallery wall, or hang individually as standalone pieces. Since every image is sized to fit standard frames, mixing sizes is easy: lay the arrangement out on the floor first, keep about two to three inches between frames, and center the whole grouping at eye level.

What rooms do these prints work in?

Everywhere a home wants personality — living rooms, entryways, kitchens, offices, and nurseries. They’re strong anchor pieces for western, ranch-style, and Lone Star-inspired interiors, and just as at home in collected, colorful rooms of any style. A good rule for hanging: center your art 57 to 60 inches from the floor — museum height — and go a touch higher above furniture.

Made with love. Signed by hand. Shipped with care. Hung with joy.

Product FAQ

Is the lettering hand-done?

Yes — the phrase is hand-lettered in Betsy Crum's own style, paired with a strutting rooster who clearly believes every word of it.

Is it too bold for a shared space?

It plays fine in a kitchen or laundry room where a little sass is welcome. If a room needs a personality transplant, this is the print that volunteers first.

Who do folks usually buy this for?

The friend with earned confidence — new business owners, coaches, anyone who just crushed a goal. It's become a favorite congratulations gift.

Does it pair with any other prints here?

The Fort Worth Nicknames print shares its bold typographic attitude, and Mr Sno Cone brings the same playful energy if you're building a fun wall.