Through the years, his oil and acrylic paintings of cowboy and native American scenes, historical buildings, missions, stagecoaches and trains have developed a wide following. He won second place at the Phippen Show in Prescott in 1992. More recently, he won Best of Show at the Empire Ranch Show in 2011 and the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum- Four Corners Gallery Show in 2015.
(taken from: https://friendsofwesternart.org/artists/santos-barbosa)