No Where But Texas Artists of Texas 2009-2014
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No Where But Texas
A Family Affair by Cecy Turner
Copyright Š2009 - 2014 Artists of Texas Each Artist presented in this publication holds their individual copyrights to their work. All Rights Reserved. For more information on the individual Artists, please visit the individual artist’s sites listed on their pages. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of each artist as well as permission of Visual Language.
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Artists of Texas For as long as mankind has played a role in this world, artists have recorded that role. Every era in our history has been recorded, defined, refined, and enhanced by its artists‌and today is no exception. Every second holds a lifetime of inspiration, and in our fast-paced world this means that capturing the essence of the era requires a veritable army, millions strong and wielding their chosen implements of creation. Right now, there are untold numbers of artists channeling their situations, their conflicts, their passions, their grievances—their lives and the lives of those around them into their work. Transforming their energy into what matters. Using their art to tell a story. The Artists of Texas was born in the Spring of 2009, by three Daily Painters, Vernita Bridges Hoyt, Debbie Grayson Lincoln and Laurie Justus Pace. With a desire to bond together a strong group of artists from advertising, marketing and creative they were committed to set out on the journey to find professional artists across the state of Texas This year celebrates 5 years of friendships based on respect, admiration and love. The AOT group is honored by The Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas, representing them annually in a winter show. Hans and Pam Massar are the family owners of The Dutch Art Gallery and have enjoyed bringing a bit of Texas into their gallery life and to the community.
COVER: Beyond the Gate II 18 x 24 Oil on Canvas by Kyle Wood
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Amy Hillenbrand
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After a twenty two year career in commercial Interior Design, Amy sold her business and moved to San Diego. While recovering from extreme burnout in this beautiful pacific paradise she received an unmistakable message from God-OIL PAINTING. That message came seven years ago, Amy’s work is now in many private collections throughout the US and Canada. Her work has been displayed in public spaces, galleries and art festivals. She currently divides her time oil painting, life coaching, interior design and taking day trips in and around her new home state of Texas with her husband Bob.
The Sweet, The Seductive, The Sublime 22 x 28 Oil on Canvas
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Mint Tulip 20 x 20 Oil on Canvas
Blooming Tea Cup 12 x 12 Oil on Canvas
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Anthony A. González
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Anthony A. González, a native of San Antonio, Texas has been painting professionally for the past 30 years. He currently works from his studio located north of San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country. His primary medium is oil with major efforts directed toward the female figure. Each woman has a unique means of displaying attitude and with the use of form, color and costume he attempts to capture this attitude and convey it to the viewer. Anthony states: “My primary efforts now focus on the expressions, attitudes and body language of women. I know this can be a challenge but this is what motivates me to paint.”
24x12 “Let’s think that over” Oil / Linen
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12x9 “It’s 12” Oil / Linen
24x 18 “Déjame Ir” Oil /Llinen
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Ann Rogers
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With a BA degree in art from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and after working with an interior design firm and also a tour and destination management company, I have returned to my love of oil painting. There are so many subjects that interest me in painting, from a still life to figurative work, and painting en plein air. Continuing to learn and take workshops with artists I admire is an ongoing goal, having recently studied with Calvin Liang, Carolyn Anderson and Qiang Huang.
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Barbara Jones
BarbaraJonesFineArt.com Barbara Ann Speed Jones lives in Corsicana, Texas with her husband, Mark. They have one daughter and three grandchildren who are a great inspiration for her artwork. She has studied with several classical artists and approaches every new subject as an opportunity to learn. Barbara believes the challenges in painting are endless and the journey makes life interesting. She is a Signature Member of Women Artists of the West and Associated Creative Artists of Dallas. She has participated in numerous presitigious shows such as National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Bosque Conservatory, National Oil Painters of America, Women Artists of the West, Greenhouse Salon International, American Women Artists, and American Plains Artists. Barbara’s award winning artwork sales average between $300 to $1600. Her work is represented by the The Dutch Art Gallery, LaNana Creek Gallery and Paulson Gallery.
Cherry Red 14 x 18 Oil
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Sill Life with Copper and Lemons 12 x 24 Oil
Granny’s Out of Snuff 12 x24 Oil
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Beth Van Deventer
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My artwork comes out of my dogged (no pun intended) if not stubborn commitment to work hard and practice the fundamentals of drawing and painting. Of all of the potential subjects that can be painted, I find the human form, and particularly the face most interesting and worthy of exploration. I am amazed at how a tiny variation in shape, line, color or texture can completely alter the identity of a person. This intense focus on details that fit into the big picture is immensely fascinating and perplexing to me. Portraits give me the opportunity to have face-to-face interactions with others that I find very personally satisfying. My goal is to create not only a likeness of the individual but to try to capture that specific expression that helps to define some facet of the individual personality of the subject.
My portraits may be of people, or animals. At this point in time my process is the same regardless of the specific subject. Through my artwork I hope to convey to others the unique qualities of the subject: energy, calmness, contemplation, beauty or power. I use a digital camera and take many, many photos of the subject in order to offer me the flexibility of finding the ideal expression that best reflects the character of the person I am painting. Although I do paint from life, most subjects, especially children and animals are not able to hold a pose for more than a moment, and my visual memory is limited. I like painting in both pastels and oils as with each I can achieve a loose, painterly quality. At the moment I find the pastel works often are a great vehicle to capture quickly the likeness of a person. I find I am able to create a good likeness of the subject without too much effort with pastels.
Tiera Dog Days of Summer
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Brown Thrasher
Nothing Like A Wet Cat
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Betty James
BettyJames.fineartstudioonline.com A native Texas artist, I currently live in Spring, Texas north of Houston. Art has been a lifelong passion for me, starting in early childhood. I have explored many mediums along the way, including acrylics, watercolor, sculpture, pastel, china painting and my first love oil. I have been fortunate to take numerous classes and workshops from talented professional artist including Bob Wygant, Tom Browning, Ron Riddick, Scott Burdick and Carolyn Anderson among others. For over a decade the majority of my time was occupied with private commissioned murals in acrylic, done mostly from old master’s work requested by the client. Currently I am back painting originals mainly from oils and pastels. I am thankful to have an art filled life working at something I love. Art gives meaning to my life and a deeper appreciation of the beauty surrounding me daily. It is a never ending process to learn and improve my skills and a way to express myself.
I am proud to be a member of the Artist of Texas, to have their support and the links available to follow the work of other Texas artists.
Hill Country 20 X 30 Oil on Canvas
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My Two Best Friends 24 x 30 Oil on Canvas
New Shoes for Scout 11 x 14 Oil on Canvas
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Bob Shepherd
Blogbyshep.blogspot.com Portraits have always been Shep’s greatest joy in his second career…Oil Painting. Shep was an Account Executive for Wrangler Jeans for 30 years, winning Sales Person of the Year five times. After retiring in 2011, he’s devoted his full energies to painting. Geoffrey Laurence of Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tina Szajko of Bellville, Texas have been major influences on his style. Geoff’s “Painting in the Venetian Tradition” utilizing many layers and glazes is the basis of his work. He’s won “Best of Show” awards at the Conroe Art League, Woodlands Art League, and Brenham Fine Arts League. He’s the past President of The Brenham Fine Arts League. He’s a member of the Portrait Society of America, Artists of Texas, and Contemporary Fine Art International. His studio is in his home in Bentwater on Lake Conroe outside Montgomery, Texas. He recently help start and organize Bentwater’s Fine Art Festival.
Mimi’s Garden
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All in Vain
Forget Me Knot
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Carol Williams Devereaux
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Carol Williams Devereaux is a landscape and figurative artist living in Dallas, Texas. She is originally from Memphis, Tennessee and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of Mississippi. Devereaux has continued her art education through attending workshops and conferences nationally and abroad. Working from life and “en plein air”, her preferred mediums are oil and pastel. She is known for her loose painterly paintings of portraits, figures and landscapes. Devereaux’s memberships include Outdoor Painter’s Society, Portrait Society of America, American Women Artists, Oil Painters of America. She is an active member of Tutti i Lunedi, a plein air group documenting Dallas historical sites.
Devereaux was selected to be one of the artists in the Los Gatos California Plein Air Event, June, 2013. Recent juried show acceptances include: Outdoor Painter’s Society Plein Air Southwest 2012 and 2013, The Richardson Civic Art Society 47th Regional Juried Art Exhibition, May 2013, where she was awarded Best of Show and Purchase Award for her pastel portrait “Expecting”. The Smokey Mountain Orchid Society awarded Devereaux First Place for Drawing at their Spring 2013 Exhibition. Upcoming juried show acceptances include Dallas Heritage Village,”Following Frank Reaugh, A Celebration of Plein AirPaintings, October 2013.
The Artist 14 x 11 Oil on Panel
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Flower Field 9 x 12 Oil on Panel
Blue Bonnets 8 x 10 Oil on Panel
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Cecy Turner
Cecyturner.com Cecy Turner has been painting in both oil and watercolor for the past thirty-five years. Her work has been selected for numerous national exhibitions, including Oil Painters of America, Top 100 Arts for the Parks, Top 100 Paint the Parks, American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibitions, National Watercolor Society, American Plains Artists, Salon International and National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society. Her paintings have won awards in most of these competitions. Her most recent awards include the Merit Award for Landscape in Salon International, Award of Excellence in the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, First Place in the Women Artists of the West 43rd National Exhibition and the Irving Art Center $1,000 Award of Excellence in the Texas and Neighbors Exhibition. Cecy’s work has been shown in numerous solo and group shows in the United States and Japan. Her work is found in such collections as the Brevard Art Museum, National Audubon Society and Paralyzed Veterans of America, to name a few.
Cecy is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Southwestern Watercolor Society, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, American Women Artists, Plein Air Artists Colorado, American Plains Artists, Outdoor Painters Society, Women Artists of the West (past president), and Texas and Neighbors. She is a Fellow of the American Artists Professional League and is a member of the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters. Articles about Cecy have been published in American Artist Magazine, Watercolor Artist Magazine (cover, February, 2010), Watercolor Magic Magazine, Art if the West Magazine and North Light Magazine, and her work has been featured in The Best of Flower Painting. She was designated by Southwest Art Magazine as an “Artist to Watch” in their July, 2006, issue.
Out in Left Field
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A Family Affair
Summer Breakthrough At Wild Basin
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Christine Elaine Patterson
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Following a successful career in information technology services, the artist returned to her life-long passion for the visual arts and painting. Choosing modern-day ateliers, workshops, as her vehicle for learning, and the finest instructors as teachers, she began study with internationally recognized master painters Joe Anna Arnett, Carolyn Anderson, Nancy SeamonsCrookston, Jacqueline Kamin, Gregg Kreutz, David Leffel, Sherrie McGraw, Ellen Soderquist and Jeffrey Watts. She is a founding member by invitation of The Artists Guild. Her work is self-described as “abstract realism,� representational, but with an underlying structure of visual abstraction. Her artistic influences include her contemporary teachers, French Impressionist Edouard Manet [b.1832 d.1883], the Russian Impressionist Nicolai Fechin [b.1881 d.1955], and western artist Bettina Steinke [b.1913 d.1999]. Her home is in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and their rescue dogs, but the Southwest, with its high desert landscapes, pueblo communities and multicultural influences, is where her art spirit always finds its home.
Sunflower Trio
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Lara
Hannah in Pink Satin
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Connie Chadwell
ConnieChadwell.com Portraits and figures have fascinated Connie since childhood. She currently explores the figure in motion - drawing and painting tango, western and jive dancers. Her favorite media includes oil, oil pastel and charcoal and she is constantly experimenting with different surfaces in her work. She is particularly interested in sketching people as they go about their daily lives and can be found with her sketchbook in museums, restaurants, bars, and other places where people congregate. Connie received her art training at the Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia, with additional classes at the Washington Studio School and the Smithsonian Institution, both in Washington, D.C.; she also studied in the graduate art program at the Texas Tech University campus in Junction.
Saturday Night at Tom’s Place
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Bailora
Kiss at the Bar
Living Again
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David Forks
DavidForks.com The 6th of 7 children Mr. Forks, was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1957 to a military family. He began a successful career in commercial art shortly after graduating high school. He initially worked and learned production art at River City Studio, owned and operated by San Antonio art legends George Hughey and now notable painter and signature member of PAPA, George Strickland. After River City Studio, he worked as co producer of Southwest Airlines magazine and as illustrator for Concept Enterprises, (the original Koozie company) before venturing off to open his own illustration and design firm. After 20 years self employed, and the revolution of the digital age, Mr. Forks went to work in the printing industry where he continues today. None of these positions however, fulfilled his real desire to paint. He shelved those aspirations for 30 years while he raised a family of 4 boys finding little to no time to paint along the way.
The untimely passing of an older brother to cancer in late 2006 opened his eyes to the fleeting of time and realization that it was time to make his dream a reality. He now paints on a daily basis in oil and acrylics. His style is ever evolving and varies from very loose and fast to tightly worked pieces. Mainly a landscape painter, he finds inspiration in Gods creations everywhere. Mr. Forks currently resides in Spring, Texas north of Houston.
West of Marathon 11 x 14 Oil on Canvas
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Warm and Cool 8 x 10 Oil on Canvas
Redstone 12 x 16 Oil on Canvas
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Dawn Waters Baker
DawnWatersBaker.com/ Dawn was born and raised a child of missionaries in the Philippines. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Dallas Baptist University in 1998. She likes to live a quiet life with her three little girls and her engineer husband but finds that every once in a while it’s nice to share her art with others. Her art is collected by many businesses as well as private owners. Some of which are: Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas Eye Care Associates, Dallas Baptist University, She currently finished five original drawings for the book, “Why, O God?” published by Crossway books. She is a member of Artists of Texas. Dawn is affiliated with Mary Tomas Gallery in Dallas Design District and currently with the summer group exhibit at White Stone Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. Her work has been in National shows including The National Weather Biennale, CIVA Contemporary Images of Mary and Ex Nihilo at Roberts Wesleyan College. Her work is available internationally through Veritasse based in London, England.
Smokey Mountain 30 x 30 Oil on Canvas
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Down Pour 30 x 30 Oil on Canvas
Down Burst 30 x 30 Oil on Canvas
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Debbie Lincoln
nowornever-debbie.blogspot.com A 30 year resident of Erath County, Texas, Debbie Grayson Lincoln does not have to go far to find inspiration for her paintings. Most are found in her own backyard in Morgan Mill, Texas. RV trips to a Wyoming rendezvous, Yellowstone National Park and Cuchara, Colorado provide further inspiration. But her favorite subjects are the real cowboys and cowgirls who work with livestock on a daily basis in Erath and surrounding counties. A member of the Colorado based “Daily Painters” group since 2007 and a founding member of the Artists of Texas in 2009, Debbie devotes as much time promoting the art of other talented people as she does her own. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, cooking, caring for assorted farm animals (including chickens), playing with her grandbaby, quilting and riding one of the 3 horses that still reside at her farm.
Debbie says: “Many of my neighbors are real cowboys and horsemen/women. The photo opportunities are endless and the inspirations are bounded only by one’s imagination. I feel blessed to be able to indulge two of my passions in such a fashion - painting the country and people around me and riding the horses that are bred here. I am still ‘evolving’ a style. When I was in desktop publishing and designing logos, I drew like an engineer - precise and exact - photographic-like reproductions were my mainstay. Now, as a cherished friend says, I want to ‘hang loose’. My style is not yet established (and may never be!). I am having too much fun trying new things...but I predict if you follow me for a while, you’ll enjoy the variety and the evolution!”
Left Out IV 6 x 12
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Left Out 12 x 24
Over the Top 10 x 10
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Debra Latham
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Debra is a native Texan and much of her inspiration comes from her family farmhouse in the Texas Hill Country. She’s always been somewhat of an artist and designer growing up. Painting was only a hobby until it became an obsession for her. She became more aware of her talent as oil painter in her 30’s. She is a mother of two college age boys. “I didn’t paint a lot when the boys were younger because there was just too much going on with school and sports. Now that they are older and I have more free time I have really gone on a painting frenzy. And plus painting just helps me unwind.” Debra says. Debra is a self-taught artist. She studies the work of the old masters and some of the more popular artist of today. Some of her favorite artists are: Sargent, Zorn, Pino, Leffel, McGraw, Gerhartz. “For the most part, I am self taught. However, I am continuously learning from the many artists I study with on a regular basis. My art education will never end as each new painting & experience brings new insight.”
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Denise Bossarte
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My photography is in the Miksang Contemplative Photography style. Miksang photography is a Shambhala Buddhist Contemplative practice that focuses on direct perception of the world, without conceptualizations; it is photography that connects the photographer with nonconceptual awareness. Often with this type of photography, the photographer will be stopped in their tracks by perceptions that completely interrupt the flow of mental activity, that freeze them in the moment. The craft is to capture that moment with the camera so that people viewing the photographs can then have the same experience.
Stuart Mansion
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Longhorn Rider
Turn In the Road
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Douglas Clark
DouglasBClark.com Clark’s work is greatly influenced by his extensive camping trips across the western United States and Canada. His favorite animals to depict, the longhorn, American bison or buffalo, and grizzly bear are all residents of this region. Clark’s sculptures capture the essential qualities and personality of each animal that he creates. His work may be seen at the John B. Strong Gallery In Santa Fe, New Mexico, Reily Fine Art in Estes Park, Colorado, in Texas at The Gallery at the Frame Up in Fort Worth, David Dike Fine Art in Dallas, Prellop Fine Art in Salado, and the Insight Gallery in Fredericksburg. Clark’s work is in both public and private collections. He has a large scale installation of a family of ducks at Watters Creek in the city of Allen, Texas. Douglas has had a lifelong love of both art and wildlife. He has worked to further his art education by attending workshops and classes with masters of both sculpture and painting including Bruce Greene, Martin Grelle, Sandy Scott, Tim Schinabarger, Garland Weeks, Scott Myers and Cynthia Rigden. He is a member of the National Sculpture Society, the Outdoor Painters Society, and the Texas Artists Coalition. He is an art teacher with the Fort Worth Independent school District where he has taught for over 20 years. In addition he teaches summer workshops at both public and private schools in sculpture, painting, and drawing. It is his great pleasure to encourage and develop the artistic talents of his students.
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Dyan Newton
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Dyan has been painting for over 30 years, working in watercolors, pastels, acrylics and oils. She has studied with well-known local and national artists. Throughout the years Dyan has developed her own impressionisticrealism style of painting, recognizable by her lively brushwork and bright, vivid colors. Her love of painting is evident whether she is painting landscapes, portraits, animals or florals. She is inspired by the beauty of a summer day or the innocence and awe she sees on a child’s face. That is what Dyan wants to capture in her paintings and convey that feeling to the viewer: the same joy that she felt when she encountered the scene originally. Many viewers say they love her paintings’ vibrant colors and how they radiate “happiness”. The artist is a signature member of West Texas Watercolor Society, has won numerous awards, and has paintings in private and corporate collections throughout the U.S. and internationally. She also teaches classes/ workshops throughout the year.
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Los Ojos Village Mission
Mission Shadows
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Elizabeth Schowachert
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Having been born and raised in Northern California, I have always had a deep appreciation and affinity with the sea and the natural beauty of the Northern California coastline. My paintings reflect my bond with nature and deep love of the ocean. My aim when creating a piece of art is to achieve balance and harmony between color, composition and form. Artistic expression and the process of creating art is a key part of who I am, and I believe my work reflects this. I have explored many different mediums over the years, including mosaic, acrylic and oil paint. Currently I am working primarily with the encaustic medium.
For me, discovery and creative exploration are an essential part of making art. My work is as much about the process of discovery as it is about the articulation of an idea, a feeling or a place. Creating art is an essential part of who I am and my hope is that my work reflects the deep passion and joy I feel when I am painting. In this series “Origins�my intent was to explore the beginnings of life, in its most organic form. A watery, sweet, lush landscape, full of vibrant color, and organic shapes. This is the world which I am attempted to express and create in this series. Finding inspiration and maintaining the passion to create does not come easily and I want to acknowledge the influence and support of Bonny Leibowitz, (owner of The Encaustic Center Richardson Texas) who has guided and encouraged me along the way. The Texas artist community and Bonny in particular have been instrumental in nurturing my desire to fully realize my potential as an artist. Texas has a rich and vibrant art community of which I am privileged to be a part of.
Watermark 11.5 x 24 on Panel, Encaustic and Oil Stick
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Evolution 12 x 12 Birch Cradle Encaustic and Oil Stick
Captive Light 24 x 24 Birch Cradle Encaustic and Oil Stick
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Fran Chausse White
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During the last 30 years, Fran has mastered painting techniques as well as presenting her art to others. As a self-taught artist, she has consulted with masters, studied art instruction books, and communicated creative techniques to students. Once “art” was discovered, this creative journey has been never ending. The passion to be an artist and to share this gift of creativity has been a driving force in her life. There has been growth and enjoyment in using various art mediums but her specialized interest and greatest accomplishments have been with oil paints; thus, she is an oil painter. “Sharing the Gift” of painting has been a special focus. She has mentored all age groups at art studios, craft stores and painting conventions in various parts of the country. She knows there is something very special in helping someone gains a creative confidence. Anyone’s first painting is a masterpiece! And it works both ways, several of her art pieces have been inspired from interactions in the classroom. Her favorite subjects to capture on canvas are God’s many wonderful landscapes and gardens where people go for solitude, calmness, quiet, harmony, and a renewal of self.
Fleurs
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Poppy Field
Iris
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George De Chiara
GeorgeDeChiara.com
George De Chiara’s paintings are best described as representational with a push towards impressionist color. Whether he’s in his studio working on a still life or painting en plein air, George prefers to work directly from life when possible. One can see his dedication to composition and color in this body of work, which is collected across the United States and abroad.
George attended The America Academy of Art in Chicago, and graduated with a degree in fine arts. While at the academy, George Studied under Irving Shapiro, Ted Smuskiewicz and the legendary Bill L. Parks. Immersed in color, form and design, George developed many of the techniques he still uses today. The Academy stressed the importance of studying from life and working daily. George continues to embrace these ethics as he refines and sharpens his vision. After spending time living in Chicago, Colorado and Utah, George finally settled in North Texas with his wife and two daughters. George finds inspiration in their frequent travels to the Gulf Coast, Hill Country, and Brush Country of South Texas.
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Pink and White Hydrangea
Country Mile
Mineral Wells
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Hilda Rueda
HRuedArt.webs.com Colombian born artist, Hilda Rueda, trained as a Petroleum Engineer. She studied art with several artist, both in Canada and Brazil. She has exhibited in Canada, Brazil, and California and currently in Houston, where she has her studio. She has received several awards both locally and abroad. She also writes poetry and is an active member of several art organizations. Painting, for me, is not just a language, but the only one available to express complex ideas and thoughts that will be impossible to express in words. My passion has been always the human figure, involved in daily, simple activities. I intend to portrait the sitter’s soul and his/her solitude, not as a vice but as the true nature of life. In their loneliness, the characters talk about a moment in time apparently inconsequential which I intend to extend outside a time frame to express who they are, were and will be, so the viewer can reflect on his/her own transcendence. The strong colors and heavy texture intend to show the strong passions that the characters experience, the energy of happiness and sadness, the suffering and ecstasies and all the mixtures that constitute the wonderful fabric of life
Conquistador
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Africa
Outlaw
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Jacquie McMullen
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Jacquie McMullen is an award winning pastel artist who has been painting and drawing for as long as she can remember. While she had painted in oils for years, an artist friend introduced her to pastels about 20 years ago and she fell in love with the medium. She lives in Dublin,Texas with her husband of 41 years. She paints every Monday with a group of artists in Dublin, is a member of the Artists of Texas, and past president of the Seguin Art League, and has been involved in the Austin Pastel Association, as well as the New Braunfels Art League. Always trying to improve her work, Jacquie has attended workshops with Bill Hosner, Doug Dawson , Kraig Kiedrowski , Bob Rohm, and E. Gordon West. She won “Best of Show” at the “2013 Art & Conservation Show & Sale”, sponsored by the Cibolo Nature Center and the Hill Country Council for the Arts. She has also won awards in the Austin Pastel Society Juried Show, and The Huntsville Cooperative of Working Artist Show. Other recent exhibits have included the “ Spirit of Texas Art Show and Sale” in Graham Texas and the 2012 & 2013 “ Annual Art Show and Sale” in Breckenridge Texas..
The Ranch Road
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Llano River
Storm Moving In
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Janis Krendick
JanisKrendick.com According to Janis, nature absorbs and inspires her. She focuses on the landscape and seeks to capture on paper or canvas the essence of the experience. Janis says that her personal challenge is to interpret the landscape in a sensitive, impressionistic manner. Originally from Ohio, Janis moved to Texas in the early 90’s and presently resides there. She has a minor in studio art from Ohio University and has studied both pastel and oil with a number of nationally known artists. Her pastels and oils have been in many exhibits and have won several awards, including Honorable Mention in the Pastel Journal. “Krendick’s strong connection to the land as a sacred place is evident. Her paintings echo with reverence and ancient energy”, Informed Collector, February 2011. Serving two years as the President of the Pastel Society of the Southwest, she remains active in that association. Pastel Society of the Southwest, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico and the International Association of Pastel Societies have awarded Signature Member status to Janis. JRBArt in Oklahoma City currently represents her work.
Torrey Pines
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Albuquerque Vista
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Jill Randall
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Although formally trained with an art degree from Abilene Christian University plus a scholarship year at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in New York City, it is in my personal studies where I make my greatest strides. I attend art workshops, read art books and magazines, and watch art DVDs; but it is the “Brush Time�, the actual painting time that produces the leaps of understanding. My husband is a commercial fisherman in Alaska where we spend our summers. We spend our winters in Granbury, Texas. I love to paint outdoors especially in the spring and fall in the areas around Granbury and Glen Rose Texas. As a member of Artist of Texas, Lake Granbury Art Association, and Outdoor Painters Society, I have taken advantage of the many opportunities to enter art shows, take workshop, go on paint outs, and especially enjoy the inspiring interchange of ideas of fellow artist.
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Spring Greens 6 x 8
Wild Flowers on Chalk Mountain Road 6 x 8
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Jimmy Longacre
LongacreArt.com
Jimmy Longacre was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1947. At an early age his family moved to San Antonio, Texas. Through grade school he filled his notebooks with drawings of Davy Crockett, Superman, cowboys, Indians, horses, Disney characters, airplanes and spaceships, to share with his friends. Longacre graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree, and then earned a Master of Fine Art degree from Syracuse University. Contrary to the predominant scholastic influence of the day, Abstract Expressionism, Longacre fed his artistic interests on paintings from the Golden Age of American Illustration and the American Impressionists. In following his early passion for these he enjoyed a career as a freelance illustrator and painter for twenty-five years. During part of that time Longacre taught drawing and painting while on the faculty of The University of Texas College of Fine Art. Today, Jimmy is a full time painter and lives with his wife on a hilltop in the Texas hill country, near Dripping Springs. He spends much of his time on frequent outdoor painting excursions gathering the experience and material for his studio compositions. He describes his evolving painting style as Subjective Realism.
January Morning
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Morning Walk
Shady Side
Coastal Get Away
Real Good Barns
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Jim Phipps
JimPhippsFineArt.com
Jim is an impressionistic painter who uses oil as his medium of choice. He paints using impasto technique which allows him to give texture to a painting, making light reflect in a particular way to give the painting an almost three-dimensional appearance. He especially enjoys painting scenes of the Southwest and the Texas Hill Country. Jim is an award-winning, Texas artist with studios in McKinney, TX and Fredericksburg, TX and is an active member of Oil Painters of America, Artist of Texas, Richardson Art Society and Die Kunstler of Fredericksburg.
Twilight
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Yellow Headed Blackbirds
Hollyhock Garden
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Judy Gouge
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Christmas on the River
I am a member of Artists of Texas and the Pastel Society of the Southwest and have been published in the Kennedy Promotions edition of the Best of Artists & Artisans. My work has been juried into many prestigious shows and exhibitions including those of the Dutch Art Gallery, Pastel Society of the Southwest, RCAS Regional Art Exhibition, Texas and Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition and the Texas State Fair. I have won several First Place Ribbons, several Second Place Ribbons, several Third Place Ribbons. I have studied with Ken Gore, Bob Tommey, Greg Biolchini, Carrie Ballantyne, William A. Schneider, Kathy Tate, and June Holloway. I am a homegrown Texan who grew up in the Dallas area with roots in West Texas. Anything Texan and western are among my favorite subjects. I love doing portraits either from live models or photographs. Oils and pastels are my mediums. In oils, I love painting with a palet knife--it lends itself to a loose style and gives me a sense of freedom. I am a colorist--I love strong colors.
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Waitin’ My Turn
Hill Country
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Judy Crowe
JudyCrowe.com
“I began painting over 20 years ago and my paintings have developed over time while trying to capture on canvas the beauty that can be found in everyday life. I want to convey the feel of a time, place or setting rather than create a photo representation. In a time when our lives are full of busyness, fine art holds a place all its own. Like music and other creative endeavors, painting calms the soul and in the words of Robert Henri, points us to what might be. My goal ultimately is to add something of value to the world that we live in.�
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Judy Mackey
JudyMackey.com I have always been interested in art and took painting lessons as a child growing up in Japan but I entered the world of Fine Art as a Professional Artist in 2005. I paint mostly with a palette knife, with a heavy build-up of paint which gives my paintings a lot of texture. I like working with a limited palette of colors using either Ultramarine blue or Prussian blue for my blues, Cadmium yellow light, Cadmium red medium or Alizarin Crimson for my reds, and Titanium white, and occasionally adding Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre and or Magenta. I love being able to mix and derive new colors with the limited palette of colors. I strive to create beautiful colors and capture the light and shadows along with the textures in every painting. My painting style is impressionistic with simplicity with a touch of abstract. My artwork is in private collections in Europe, Japan, Canada and the United States.
Remember Me 22 x 28 Oil on Canvas
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Kiss Two
Summer Dress
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June Holloway
JuneHolloway.com I was born in England where I received a university of london degree in Art. I have been painting and drawing all my life and at the age of twelve I received a beautiful box of oil paints. When I became the mother of twin boys my oil painting was curtailed, little boys and oil paints do not mix. My local art supply clerk suggested that I switch to pastels it was love at first sight. At the age of thirty five I moved with my three sons to America I carried one suitcase containing my cloths, and a backpack containing all my art supplies. We settled in Wichita Kansas and I found a wonderful art community there, I joined many of the art groups and I continued my art career.
Cow Girls Up
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I am a portrait and still life artist and I have had portrait commissions in England, America and Guatemala. My work has won awards in national competitions in Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. Although I have worked in all mediums my favorites are still pastel and graphite pencil. I am now at a point in my life when I can do what pleases me. I love to paint and I love to pass on the knowledge that I have garnered through the years. I now have about thirty students who share my passion for painting. My hopes for the future is that I can continue to paint and draw and that my paintings will be enjoyed by my clients and my viewers for many years to come.
The Big One
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Kay Wyne
KWyne.com Kay M. Wyne is a mid-career artist who is passionate about painting. Kay has lived in the community of Lake Highlands in Dallas, Texas for over thirty-five years. Her interest in art has led her to develop her own distinctive style of imagery found in her art. The subject matter for Kay’s paintings varies, as she finds inspiration from the landscape, architectural elements, cows, roosters, horses and birds nests. She also finds the most ordinary objects of daily life interesting subjects to paint. Vibrant colors and loose brushstroke movements are characteristics found in her paintings. The use of the palette knife and multiple layers of paint create depth and texture on the canvas, creating a painterly, impressionistic feel.
As a full time artist, Kay paints in the working studio of ArtWorks, She shares the studio with eight other artists, and also paints in plein air on a weekly basis. The paintings on canvas may be appealing to the eye, not necessarily recreating realistic images, but images reflecting Kay’s own creative, unpredictable perspective. Oil paintings on canvas or board are her painterly visions, capturing a moment in time or a mood for the viewer to admire. The subject matter for Kay’s contemporary art varies, and includes seven bodies of work that she is working on concurrently: “Abstract Aspens”, “Contemporary Cows”, “Dragonfly Dreams”, “Horizon Series”, Nest Series”, “Rooster Series” and “Spirit of the Horse”. Kay holds a Bachelors Degree in Art Education from Western Illinois University, and has owned and operated a custom framing business for two decades. She recently sold that business, allowing her to devote more time to her art. Kay resides in Dallas with her husband, John. Together, they have two grown children and one son-in-law, all currently living in Dallas.
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Piggy Piggy 18 x 18 Oil on Canvas
Ruler of the Roost 30 x 30 Oil on Canvas
Peaceful Path 48 x 48 Oil on Canvas
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Kristine Byars
Wildwood-studio.com Art is a passion I’ve inherited from my grandmother. Born and raised in the Midwest, my parents created a strong foundation, instilling in me a great love of nature, the outdoors, and all creatures. I love, and take pride in what I do. Employed as a graphic artist most of my adult life with respected agencies, I’ve returned to my first love of painting. Working primarily in oil on canvas, I use bold color and interesting situations to create paintings that spark warm emotion. My work captures life, and is often coupled with humor. I personally photograph my own subject matter. My inspiration is gained through extensive travel, whether it be internationally, to the U.S. National Parks, or to cherished small town America. My husband and I live in Texas with our horse, Golden Retriever, and “full figured” cat. All live harmoniously and I usually paint with an audience of several critters offering advice. If not painting or traveling, most days I can be found at the barn, or volunteering at the U.S.’s largest animal sanctuary, Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch.
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Girl’s Best Friend Oil on Canvas
Everything’s New Oil on Canvas
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Krystal Brown
KrystalBrown.FineArtStudioOnline.com Krystal W. Brown received a degree in Fine Art from the University of Montana with an emphasis in painting. Her ability to accurately portray the beauty of the world around us coupled with her painterly approach brings life to the two dimensional images she creates. While Krystal favors working in oil she is equally accomplished in pastels and charcoal. “I’ve grown up with beautiful art hanging on the walls and knew that I wanted to be someone who could create that too. My parents always supported me in my artistic pursuits and were my biggest fans. I feel so blessed to be able to do what I do and find it very satisfying when my particular way of looking at the world connects with someone else.” Krystal resides in Spring Texas with her husband and three children. She has been juried into numerous competitions winning ribbons and cash awards. She has artwork hanging in over twelve states. Krystal is member of her local art league, Oil Painters of America, Portrait Society of America and American Women Artists. She paints from life several times a week with local artists and continues to do work on commission.
The Preparation
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Old Rusty
Independent
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Kyle Wood
KWoodFineArt.com Kyle Wood was born in Dallas, Texas, on February 19, 1972. His interest in drawing & painting came at an early age. Initially, he doodled with paint-by-number series, but his Great Aunt, Mildred Stapleton, saw that he had great potential and encouraged him to take art instruction from a professional artist. Kyle’s first instruction came from Calonnie Gragg, who taught children’s and adult art classes at Nichol’s Art & Frame in Mesquite, Texas, and later at Barton on Boystun Gallery in Rockwall, Texas. In the beginning, he took children’s classes learning a variety of mediums, but decided that his passion was oil painting, so he enrolled in the adult oil painting classes. Under Calonnie’s guidance, Kyle learned the basics of color mixing, value, and composition. In addition, he has taken several art & architectural classes at Eastfield College and The University of Texas at Arlington, where he holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art (December 1999). Kyle has studied with June Lee and Dalhart Windberg, learning unique brush and palette knife techniques.
Beyond the Gate II 18 x 24 Oil on Canvas
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As an artist, Kyle’s passion is painting landscapes and historical buildings. He credits much of his painting ability to his keen observation of perspective. Taking photographs while on vacation and at other leisure moments is the primary resource for his oil paintings. Well known Texas Artists, like W.A. Slaughter, Larry Dyke, Dalhart Windberg, and many others have been a major influence, which is highly evident in his bluebonnet landscapes of the Texas Hill Country. Kyle has participated in a number of juried exhibitions locally and nationally, including Texas & Neighbors, Paint America Paint the Parks mini 50, Paint America Top 100 and The State Fair of Texas. He is also a member of Artists of Texas, Contemporary Fine Artists International and Landscape Artist International. In addition, he has served as membership chairman and Vice President for Northeast Texas Fine Art Alliance, which meets monthly in Terrell, Texas, to promote fine art. His work is currently being represented by The Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas, and many of his paintings are finding their way into corporate & private collections throughout America. Kyle and his wife, Lori, currently reside in Terrell, Texas. Autumn Trail 16 x 20 Oil on Canvas
Mint Tulip 20 x 20 Oil on Canvas
Call To Praise 22 x 28 Oil on Canvas
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Laurie Justus Pace
Ellepace.com Laurie Justus Pace is a modern expressionist living in Dallas, Texas. Her vibrant paintings are collected internationally and her artwork has been published on the cover and featured in numerous magazines, newspapers, and books. Galleries in Denver, Jackson Hole, Santa Fe, Carbondale, Dallas, New York and Hong Kong represent her work. Her signature work is her equine paintings. A degree in Art, eight years with an advertising agency, and twenty-five years teaching art has come full circle to top honors yearly at international art shows in oil, watercolor and photography. Viewing a Laurie Justus Pace painting is a rich experience that drips with color and emotion. Her passionate works are alive with movement, boldly created with a wide brush and a palette knife. She loves working with oils, dramatically carving out the paint and transferring her energy to the canvas and ultimately on to the viewer. Pareidolia is the name for what happens when Ms. Pace gazes at her thickly applied strokes of oil paint and begins to visualize equine forms. It’s the same term used to describe the phenomena of seeing animals in clouds or faces in the moon
Blue Mist 24 x 30 Oil on Canvas
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Water’s Edge 24 x 30 Oil on Canvas
Winter Wolf 24 x 30 Oil on Canvas
Summer Solstice The Good People Series 32 x 48 inches Oil on Canvas
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Leada Wood
LeadaWood.com I am a contemporary water media artist who loves trying new techniques and pushing my art to the next levels. I am a member of the Artists of Texas, Mixed Media Artists International, West Texas Watercolor Society, and Caboose Watercolor Society. I enjoy learning and sharing ideas with others. I am a water media artist who likes entertaining the viewer with my unique way of looking at the world. I enjoy creating with colors and textures, experimenting with different techniques. I consider learning a life long journey and enjoying lighting other candles along the way with the knowledge I obtain. I enjoy my family and friends, traveling with my husband, photograpy, and living my life to the fullest! I am married with three wonderful children who I consider my greatest creations. I am blessed with 12 grandchildren with another one on the way.
Air Mail
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Mint Tulip 20 x 20 Oil on Canvas
Vincent’s Poppies
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Linda Reedy
LindaReedy.com
My first creative endeavor was in textiles. After several years of weaving and teaching I decided to return to school for a degree in Fine Arts in painting. As a handweaver, I was inspired by the interaction of color and texture and that is the sensibility I bring to my paintings. I continued my education with a four month residency in Hanoi, Vietnam and with extensive coursework at Mass College of Art, Boston, Ma “Observers who are inexperienced with art or those who are highly trained have equally appreciated her work, and its emotional resonance is apparent at first glance. When we display her paintings in our windows, they are a powerful draw.� Howard Karren - Co-owner, Alden Gallery
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Mint Tulip 20 x 20 Oil on Canvas
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Lunell Gilley
LunellGilley.com/
I was very young when I started painting and drawing but later in my early 40’s I came alive with the passion and boiling color on paintings full of drama, on today’s canvases of traveled memories. My art is Still Life’s, Landscapes, Portraits, Western, Equine, Impressionism. My first teacher was Jewel Roberson and from there it has been Jack Sorenson most of the time since. Jack is a great story teller and the best of western artists. I also took from Guido Frick, John Darby, Emin Avasaw and Rich Nickles. I love the journey art has brought me from the past. Also, I feel like I was put on this earth to produce and design my works, whatever genre they may be , I have been blessed by the Lord and will continue to pay Him back forever!
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Mike Schroeder
dutchartgallery.net/artists/mike-schroeder/
Stickers 9x12 Oil on Canvas
Mike ‘s first interest in art as a child was copying newspaper comics and attempting to do portraits of family members. During high school he pursued a more technical aspect of drawing in drafting classes. Mike’s first year at The University of North Texas was spent as an architecture major but his interest shifted to advertising design and drawing and painting. He began his career working for Point Communications as a production artist. After one year he moved to Eisenberg Pannell, and worked there as a graphic designer for three years, and then Pirtle Design for five years. Both design firms were nationally known and highly acclaimed. In 1986 he started his own design and illustration studio where he began specializing in water color illustration. One of Mike’s illustration assignments was to paint oil portraits of pro football and baseball stars for Donruss Trading Card company. Five years and 160 portraits later, Mike’s new passion for oil painting and realism led him to pursue a fine art career. Today Mike enjoy’s the challenge and excitement of matching color ,value, shapes and edges, while painting from life. Mike currently teaches , private classical drawing and painting for beginners.
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Watermelon Slice 9 x 12 Oil on Canvas
Five Mile Creek Oil on Canvas
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Nancy Bozeman
NaBozeman.com
I came by my passion for creating art from my mother Winifred Bozeman. She was an instructor, and an artist of life! I have worked in many different media, but primarily pastels and oils. I love painting the Grand Canyon, wildlife and of course western scenes. The Artists of Texas show includes a large oil of a crossbred Brahma heifer, thus the title of “Little Bit O Ear”, and a pastel of whitefaced cattle depicted resting in the shade of Mesquite trees. The other painting, “Into The Glory” is a large oil of a Grand Canyon scene, and it was accepted into the Bosque Classic. N. A. Bozeman strives to depict a moment in time with each of her paintings; “She loves the play of light and color to show movement, and hopes that you enjoy viewing her artwork as much as she enjoys creating it!”
Into The Glory
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Little Bit of Ear 40 x 30 Oil on Canvas
Shaded Up 18 x 24 Oil on Canvas
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Nancy Medina
NancyMedina.com
Nancy Medina is an award winning flower painting instructor for the Dallas Arboretum whose paintings are collected around the world. Named one of today’s best floral and botanical artists by American Art Collector, Nancy’s oil paintings are known for bold color that is immediately eye-catching. Nancy is based in Flower Mound, Texas, where she creates new works of art every day. Nancy quit her six-figure corporate day job in April 2013 to pursue her art and teaching full time. You can see all of her newest paintings and read more about Nancy on her Web site at www.nancymedina.com.
Against the Sky, White Poppies 12 x 12 Oil on Canvas
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Angels Among Us Pink Rose 8 x 10 Oil on Canvas
Moonglow Sunflowers 16 x 20 Oil on Canvas
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Nathalie Kelley
NathalieKelleyArt.com
“It is my hope that my art will inspire you, bless you, encourage you, or just simply make you feel good. Most of the images I have captured, with paint or silk dye, have begged me to paint them because of the colors, the memories, the light, the reflections, or the spiritual significance. When the Lord revealed to me that He had made me creative and that He wanted me to create with Him, I could not resist His invitation. These are the creative expressions of my worship of the Lord. I want to “SHOW forth the praises of Him who called me out of darkness into His marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9) “
Nathalie Kelley is a full time, award winning artist. She was born into an artistic family in Texas to parents who are professional artists as well as inspiration from her artistic grandparents. Nathalie’s earliest memories are about art. She remembers an early childhood memory at age five of creating paintings and taking them around the neighborhood to sell. To her delight, she sold every piece!
Pink Hollyhocks 11 x 15 Watercolor
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Christmas Candy 8 x 10 Watercolor
She is a versatile artist in her subject and media. Her training in her youth was in oils and primarily landscapes. In the 1990’s she was captivated by the beauty and challenges of watercolors. Her art includes realism in watercolor, worship art in acrylic on canvas, and hand painted silk worship flags, streamers and scarves. Her art work ranges from the small, tiny pieces to wall-sized murals. Her internationally collected art work graces numerous businesses, homes, offices, and churches. Her commissioned works include various murals for private and corporate collections, portraits, silk flags for worship celebrations and the illustrations for a children’s book “The Little Lamp” and “It Happened One Day in Texas”. Nathalie lives in Snyder, Texas, where she and her husband, Joe, have made their home. She offers workshops and painting classes to assist others in their own artistic expression.
Time Will Never Tell 11 x 14 Watercolor
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Niki Gulley
NikiGulley.com
Niki Gulley’s passion for painting began in grade school when she had to draw something as mundane as shoes for art class, and loved every minute of it. Seeing a spark of enthusiasm, her parents signed her up for private art lessons and she has been hooked ever since. Following her childhood in Glenview, Illinois, Niki relocated to Dallas to pursue an art major at Southern Methodist University. Since she disliked the long, chilly Chicago winters, Dallas seemed like the place to stay after completing her degree. Upon graduating Gulley entered the world of advertising, working as art director for a Dallas magazine. After a few years passed by, Niki felt like something was missing. So she started painting again during nights, weekends and any time she could find a free moment. This is what she had been missing; this satisfied the void and she began to feel fulfilled again. Ten years later she segued from advertising to live her life’s dream of being a full-time artist.
Echo Canyon, New Mexico 9 x 12 Oil on Canvas
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Roof Top View, Santorini 10 x 20 Oil
Journey in Time Santa Fe 12 x 24 Oil on Canvas
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Pamela Blaies
PamelaBlaies.com Pamela Blaies works with oils to create representational art. She works “alla prima� style, finishing each piece while the paint is still wet. Her studio is her favorite place to paint and her work can be found in private collections, galleries and exhibitions. Pamela is a member of Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, Contemporary Fine Artists International, Artists of Texas and Professional Artists in North Texas. She has had the opportunity to study with talented and accomplished artists and has also discovered that self-study and experimentation work well for her as she continuously strives to grow as an artist. Through dedication, study and hard work, she pursues her art with enthusiasm. She is a native Texan and currently lives with her husband of 16 years and their 3 children in Colleyville, Texas, located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
Rose Garden Bounty
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LIlacs and Lavendar Scarf
Rise and Shine
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Pat Meyer
PatMeyer-Artist.com Pat is currently specializing in oil and her clients express their enjoyment for her refined representational style of art. Her still life and landscape creations demonstrate her love of color. Pat’s balanced approach of personal expression and technical refinement is portrayed in each of her paintings. Her artistic drive attempts to capture the beauty of God’s natural creations and present them in such a way that they will invoke a special feeling to be enjoyed throughout life. Each and every painting should spark the sole of the viewer, as they are glanced upon throughout the day. She hopes that her work will bring joy and serenity, a blessing if you will, to all that she encounters. At this point in her career, commission works, primarily in Portrait, Abstract, Landscape, and Still Life, occupies most of Pat’s time. Pat tries to persuad her clients to incorporate a valued personal treasure; something that represents a special part of their lives, into the paintings that are commissioned. Further strengthening the emotional bond between the work of art and the viewer. Pat’s love of painting, and love of life, can be further witnessed on her Blog site, where Pat presents a rare glimpse of the emotion behind each of her new paintings.
Ray of Sunshine
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Sunflower Tequila Sunrise
Sunflowers
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Pete Quaid
PeteQuaid.com
I’ve been self-employed for 30 years. I started my own business contracting the painting of billboards. After gathering some years of experience, I signed a contract with a local company and painted their pictorial work in a studio environment for eight years. With the advent of large printers, I chose to transfer my skills to painting murals. My clients have included PepsiCo, GE, Southwest Airlines, Landry’s (Saltgrass, Rainforest), Simon Properties and many schools and restaurants. I feel fortunate that I’ve been able to support myself with a paintbrush for over 30 years. For the most part, I am self taught. However, I’m grateful to all of the artists whose work I’ve studied because they have continued my education. In particular, Connie Erickson has provided her honest critique and her encouragement in my pursuit of fine art. Beauty inspires me; training the eye to see color, values and design while pursuing the beauty that light reveals is a lifelong adventure. Andrew Wages, John Pototschnik and Kaye Franklin have shaped my understanding of color and affected my palette. I reside in rural Collin County near Weston with my wife, Laurinda. My hobbies include cooking and beekeeping. Galleries representing my work are Mr. J’s in Richardson, Orison’s on McKinney’s square and The Dutch Art Gallery. Always True
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Feathers and Spurs
Jars of Clay
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Rebecca Zook
RebeccaZook.blogspot.com “What was it that Dorothy learned? ‘If ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard.’ Many artists travel far and wide to find inspiration for their work, but I often find the most compelling scenes are truly in my own back yard; a wildflower-filled lot up the street, vultures roosting just off the back deck of the house, or a young boy dressed in costume for a festival.” Rather than focusing on a specific subject matter, Rebecca Zook relies on a high level of detail and a strong sense of light to tie her work together. Viewers often comment that they feel as if they could step into her paintings; as if the frame was a window to another world. She has several successful solo shows under her belt as well as many local and national level awards. In 2011, she was granted Signature Status in the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society. “I never made a choice to be an artist. I just always was.” Taking drawing and sculpture classes all through school, Rebecca was fortunate to attend a high school that offered Commercial Art as an elective. This altered her path from fine art to Graphic Design. She received a full academic scholarship to Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she majored in Advertising Art gaining her BFA degree and minored in fine art.
Rebecca has been working as a Graphic Designer for the last 20 years. She turned her attention back to fine art in 2003 focusing on acrylics to express herself in her paintings though still works a full-time day job. In a recent article in “Granbury Showcase Magazine” Rebecca was asked what she was most proud of about herself. The answer was simple, “It’s that I am a survivor.” She continues, “I have survived...found my inner strength, and still find joy, beauty and love all around me. I came to understand that I can make a difference. We all have that ability. We just have to find our passion.” In 2008, she was diagnosed with a rare genetic immune disease called Hypogammaglobulemia that nearly took her life and requires ongoing treatment with donated human plasma-based medication. In 2011, she faced the death of her husband of 10 years in a traffic accident, and more recently, she has been confronted with a new battle, breast cancer. Displaying a little of her ‘slightly twisted humor,’ which she credits for retaining her sanity, Rebecca remarried on December 21st, 2012–the day the world didn’t end–to a man who shares her love of animals, of art, of science and understands the emotional and physical pain she has suffered. Together they heal each other.
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Boy of Many Face
Spring Blanket
Apollo’s Avengers
Boy of Many Faces
Boardwalk
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Robin Ingle
Veartgallery.com
Robin Ingle is a nationally recognized Texas artist who has lived in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area all of her life. She began her career as an artist many years ago when she was handed her first Crayon. From that point forward she knew her destiny. Robin says, “As an artist you look at all things with a creative eye and blessed with a paint brush you share your vision with others.” She started by painting nightly and selling her work through many galleries all over the country. She works in a traditional fashion and abstract. In pursuing her passion, she made the commitment 20 plus years ago to become a full time artist. She has won many awards in juried competitions and is a Southwest Watercolor Society Signature Member with notable collectors such as Kix Brooks (Brooks & Dunn), Attorney Charles Noteboom, and CEO Ben E. Keith. In 2004, she and her husband decided to build an upscale retail development called The Ranch at Cedar Hill which included Visual Expressions Creative Arts School, Gallery, and Custom Framing (www.veartgallery.com ). Owning the Art School and Gallery lets Robin to be surrounded by many talented artist and instructors which allows her to study art in many mediums on a daily basis. Robin is the Executive Director for Art & Beyond, Inc. (501c3) (www.artandbeyond.homestead.com) which was created due to the lack of art education in our public schools. Art and Beyond, Inc. provides Summer Art Camps and After School Art programs for the children in the greater Southwest Dallas area to help build a strong foundation for our children’s future success.
The Gathering
The Lookout Loyalty
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Laundry Day
Fill er Up
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Sharon Hodges
SharonHodgesFineArt.com
Sharon Hodges is a native Texan whose admiration for animals and the natural world is reflected in her art. “I seek to capture of moment in time, a piece of light, or a passing emotion and express it in paint.” Sharon’s bold brushwork, expressive use of color, and aggressive palette knife work makes her art recognizable. “I like to work large, and painting can become an aerobic workout…I trust the process, and like the feel of thick layers of paint as they are manipulated across the canvas, defining and modeling the forms.” . Sharon’s work is represented in Dallas, TX, by The Dutch Art Gallery, www.dutchartgallery.net, and in Santa Fe, NM, by Bill Hester Fine Art, www.billhesterfineart.com.
Good Day Fishing 12 x 24 Oil on Canvas
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Lily Pond 22 x 28 Oil on Canvas
Blue Moon Rising 48 x 36 Oil on Canvas
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Sheri Jones
SheriArt.net I have studied and painted for 30 years, constantly learning from many diverse artists through workshops and classes. I consider myself an impressionist painter and strive to create an accurate but painterly look. I want you to see my brush stroke or wave of my palette knife. My goal is to push boundaries, growing through experimentation, variety and brush mileage. I have grown to love the process of painting from life, whether it be outdoors or from a set up in the studio. Painting in the great outdoors creates an excitement within me that results in a fun dance with the brush or palette knife. Creating still life’s in the studio gives me control over color shape, form and design. My result is an explosion of color and energy. It’s an exhilarating and challenging adventure. I am inspired with the process and my gratitude to God for the artistic ability He has given me. I currently have paintings in Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas; VITAS Inpatient unit at Baylor All Saints Hospital; VITAS Hospice, Dallas office and VITAS Hospice, Ft. Worth office. Original artwork brings beauty and warmth to our unit and provides a nice respite to the staff and patients.
Tree Lined Villa 11 x 14 Oil on Canvas
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Firey Sunlight 11 x 14 Oil on Canvas
Autumn Sketch 20 x 24 Oil on Canvas
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Shirley Quaid
ShirleyQuaid.com Heart tugging scenes, character lines, life lived long, if not well, these are things that pull me in and keep me painting. I am an artist who has the rare privilege of living my dream to paint. What a life! Finally. Biography Shirley’s art career started after she had raised her family but she is making up for lost time by painting every day. A viewer once said of her work that the soul was evident in the figurative as well as the landscape paintings. What a wonderful thing to hear! She connects with her subjects on an emotional level as her heart strings are tugged by the beauty of the human spirit as well as our beautiful Earth. Every new painting offers challenges to work through as edges are softened, colors are selected and the thickness of the paint is applied with brush and knife to create an evocative response from the viewer. Her paintings have garnered numerous awards from the very beginning and have been collected throughout the United States. Now a Texas artist, she moved to the Houston area from Wewoka Oklahoma. She maintains a studio in Humble, TX and is represented by The Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, TX. Her work is hangs in Chez Nous, and Red Palette Art Gallery in Humble, TX.
Quiet Time 16 x 20 Oil on Canvas
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Red Bearded Gambler 20 x 16 Oil on Canvas
New Life New Dreams Oil on Canvas
Spinning Time 30 x 24 Oil on Canvas
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Steven DaLuz
StevenDaLuz.com Steven DaLuz is compelled to do work that conjures up a sense of mystery and ethereal light, whether figurative or abstract. While identified with abstract works that are often landscape-referential—employing a process he devised using metal leaf, oil, and mixed media, he is also known for figurative works that are poetic and introspective. His drawings and paintings often reflect upon the sublime and the expressive beauty of the human figure.
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The City of San Antonio selected DaLuz’s painting, “Dance of Fiesta” for its official Fiesta Poster for 2007. He was selected for acceptance into the 2009 , 2011, and 2013 Biennales in Florence, Italy, and his works have been published in art periodicals, such as Art in America, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, The Artists, Professional Artist, Musetouch, Combustus, and Poets and Artists magazine, where he received the cover for the Nov 2009 Issue. He was a finalist in two categories for the Artists Magazine’s 30th Annual Artists competition in 2013. Two of his works were selected for publication in the book, Strokes of Genius 3: The Best of Drawing, released in 2011, and again in Strokes of Genius 6, to be released in Oct 2014.. His self-portraits were accepted into the 2011 and 2012 National Self-Portrait Exhibitions at 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago, IL.
DaLuz donates artwork and portions of proceeds from sales of his work to benefit many charitable causes. His works have been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, in Skopje, Macedonia, Artists Space, New York, NY, and many other commercial and university galleries. Widely collected, DaLuz’s drawings and paintings are represented in private and corporate collections in 24 States and several foreign countries. Some of the corporate collectors of his work include: Citicorp Headquarters, Houston, Texas; Methodist Hospital-Stone Oak, San Antonio; Schell, Mitchell & Cooley, LLP, Dallas; Hermann Memorial Ambulatory Center, Houston; Hermann Memorial Southwest Vascular Institute, Houston; Orthopedic Specialists of Texas, Sugar Land, TX; and many others. MA, Central Michigan University, BFA, Painting, University of Texas at San Antonio; Honorary Member, Contemporary Fine Artists International (CFAI) and Artists of Texas. Galleries representing Steve’s work: AnArte Gallery, San Antonio, Texas; Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas and Houston; Marshall LeKae Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
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Window Oil, Metal Leaf on Panel 36 x 36 © 2012 Steven Daluz
Siren Song Oil, Metal Leaf on Panel 48 x 60 © 2013 Steven DaLuz
Mythose Oil, Metal Leaf on Panel 46 x 68 © 2012 Steven Daluz
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Suzy Pal Powell
SuzyPal.com I feel very blessed by God that He has allowed me to be able to paint and draw. I Love to do mosaics and quilt too. A scripture from the Bible that I really like is: For I am the Lord, your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear, I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 and I truly believe He has helped me with my art! I have met so many wonderful artists,and taken workshops from other artists who have all been willing to share their knowledge and tips to help the rest of us to continue to grow. I hope to be able to share anything I have learned too! My theory is “It is just paper and paint, NOT a matter of Life or Death, so just have fun with it!�
Sunflowers
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Just Parkin’
Ellie
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Tina Bohlman
TinaBohlman.com “While it’s important to look ahead and plan for the future, an artist must also remain “in the moment…the now. My “moment” is when I’m working on location. I’ve been an outdoor painter for most of my art career. Nothing compares for inspiration and capturing light and emotion. Plein Air is demanding, physically and mentally. As the light moves, minute by minute across the sky, every stroke must be without hesitation. It’s a marathon race with the sun; spirited, emotional….and exhausting. I love it!” In a career span of 40 years, this native Texan has earned more than 60 awards to include 4 Best-in-Show and 14 First Place Watercolor. In addition to juror recognitions, she received more than 25 patron’s Purchase Awards and numerous Peoples’ Choice Awards.
Unhinged
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Working in both Watercolor and Oil, Ms. Bohlman is a popular guest artist for Dallas/Ft Worth Texas area arts groups. In addition to a full calendar of plein air events and group exhibitions, she is active in several art associations including Signature membership in Outdoor Painters Society, Artists Of Texas, Contemporary Fine Art International, and International Plein Air Painters. A gifted instructor, she conducts several workshops annually. Ms. Bohlman teaches and mentors advanced students in a weekly all media painting class.
Turlingua Creek
Suppertime in Hill Country
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Ann Reyes
http://annreyesart.com/
“A passion for painting” describes Ann Reyes’ life. Although she sometimes uses other media, oil paint on canvas has always been her favorite. “There’s just something about oil paints that no other medium can equal. I love everything about oils.” Reyes has lived in Texas all her life, although she has traveled throughout North America. She earned bachelors and masters degrees in art from Sam Houston State University and presently paints in her studio and en plein air. Her large landscapes are shown in Harris Gallery in Houston and remain in private and corporate collections across the country. Her smaller works, including plein air landscapes, still life, and figurative paintings, are shown on her website, www.annreyesart.com. In addition, she has painted murals and many commissioned portraits. In 2007, Reyes began A Painting a Day and continued for more than a year. She still paints almost every day and regularly posts to her blog.
Oaks at Round Top Oil on Canvas
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Reyes has had several one-person shows and has been part of many group shows, most recently at the Museum of East Texas. She has received awards and honors throughout the years, the latest being Best of Show at the Celebrate East Texas Exhibition. She is a member of Outdoor Painters Society. Reyes’ home and studio are in Lufkin, Texas, where she lives with her husband and two cats.
Ann Hoffpauier
ArtbyAnn.com
Ann Hoffpauir is a full-time artist from Orange, Texas where she lives and resides. Ms. Hoffpauir paints in a realistic style. Her love of life and art is reflected in her superb paintings done in different mediums, of a wide range of subjects. She knows when she has hit the mark when there’s a balance between moods, look and feel. An artist knows when he or she has succeeded when a viewer can feel the petal of a flower or the soft nose of a horse or the mist of a fog covered pasture or swamp. Major themes in her work in addition to her depiction of the landscape include animals, with an interaction with nature. Her painting style blends with a love of nature and its forms, floral displays, animals and people, with brilliant lights and strong darks. What catches her eye is the effect light has on form in unique situations whether it’s striking an object, fleeting or spilling over an object. Ann finds the spontaneous quality of watercolors lends itself very well to a fresh painterly approach, appearing effortless. Likewise, her oils and pastels contain those qualities along with her confident and enthusiastic brushwork. It’s not just the brushwork or color, but the painting as a whole, must engage the viewer. The painting should convey a sense of mystery and beauty.
Got A Stubborn One Oil on Canvas
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Barbara Haviland
BarbsGardenArt.com
Barbara Haviland has been creating fine art for over 37 years. She is mostly a self-taught, raw artist who draws inspiration from the world around her. Dalhart Windberg is her favorite artist. Workshops allow Barbara to further her learning as well as discover new techniques and applications. Usually Barbara paints from her own photos with rich bold bright colors filling her compositions. “I feel satisfied when someone can see the love I have put into the piece that I have created whether it is a landscape, a floral, a portrait, or a seascape. At this stage in my art career, I enjoy painting in Plein Air. It is exciting as well as frustrating. Light changes, and shadows move, but I love it!�
Yellow Iris
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Barbara J. Mason
DragonflyStudioCreations.com
I paint from and for the soul. My intent is to convey an experience, a story and emotion. When painting, I want the viewer to experience the emotions that inspire me. Since 1997 I have embraced the technically demanding challenge of painting in a photo-realistic style. I achieve vibrancy, depth and richness by applying multiple layers of color juxtapose light and shadows with meticulous attention to the final details. As an international and national award winning watercolorist and signature pastel artist, my goal is to create a captivating sense of fluidity and movement in each masterpiece. I invite you to follow the storyline in each painting and absorb the symphony of the colors as they come alive on paper. Each painting is one step in my journey as an artist. Enjoy the vibrant palette of my life!
Winged Royalty
Luck Fortune
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Becky Parks
BeckyParksArtist.com Becky has always been interested in oil painting, art and architecture, but ‘life’ put her ambitions on hold until recently retiring. Now numerous travels to Europe have enabled her to acquire the true feeling of Provence and Tuscany. Enjoying the same light in the south of France that drew the masters such as Monet, Cezanne, and Renoire, she captures the brightly painted shutters, the lavender fields and the sunflowers of that special area. The medieval villages of St Paul de Vence, Gourdon and Eze to mention a few, offer many architectural opportunities for stunning painting. Had she been born in another time she would have designed the medieval villages of France, but now recreating their distinct beauty on canvas is her way of preserving the past as well as her holiday memories. Being fluent in the French language has been a huge benefit while traveling throughout France and Europe.
Sunday on the Seine 11 x 14 Oil on Canvas
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Carolyn Cobb
CarolynCobbArt.com
Carolyn Cobb has traveled with her pochade box to many parts of the world including Russia, Italy, Spain and Taos, which remains a favorite place to paint. She has studied with Kim English, Kevin McPhearson, Leslie Rich and Carol Marine. Cobb has been influenced by artist Walt Gonske, Karin Jurick, Maynard Dixon, Sergi Bongart and especially Joaquin Sorolla. It has been said that Cobb has the true “art spirit”. She is an artist’s artist with an innate sense of composition and color. When painting en plain air and puts paint on canvas, she has been known to quote Bongart, “sometimes Gott takes my hand”! Currently resides in Dallas, Texas She is a member of The Bunkhouse Gang at Wenmohs Ranch Plein air Painters of America Artists of Texas Outdoor Painters Society
Going to Church in San Miguel 9 z 12 Oil on Canvas
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Carol Morgan
CarolMorganFineArt.com Carol Morgan is a native Texan as well as a native Dallasite. She graduated from Ursuline Academy (K12) and went on to Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and an Education Minor. For the past thirty-five years she has been an elementary teacher with the Dallas Independent School District. Carol retired in 2004 and after a friend encouraged her to pursue her painting full time, she became a founding member of Studio Art and Soul. She picked up the brush and hasn’t stopped. Now she is hooked! Her true love is painting portraits of children but she paints landscapes and pets as well, all with a fearless zest that her style reflects. Painting has become her new profession of choice and she paints almost daily. The only time she takes off from painting is when she is substitute teaching at Lakewood Elementary in order to earn enough money to take another class or do something to further her painting career.
Cows
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Donna Bland
DonnaBland.com
Donna Bland lives and paints in the Austin, Texas area. I have been an artist all her life from my first science project until today. I love to learn, create and share what I have experienced with others. Whether painting for someone with a special request, to leading a workshop, to being outdoors in the Texas Hill Country, Colorado or Mexico - my passion is creating a piece that reminds someone of a special moment, place or person in their lives. I formally studied art at The Student Art League of New York, Scottsdale School of Art, University of Georgia and Tyler Jr. College in Texas. I have been fortunate to paint with artists in California, Georgia, and Texas to gain additional insight into the various styles and artistic mediums I use today. I studied and painted with Martin Grelle, Bruce Greene, Jeff Watts, Ken Auster, John Cosby, Camille Prezwodek, William Kalwick, Dee Beard Dean, Milt Kobayashi, and Zhaoming Wu. Some of the artists that I continue to study and read are John Singer Sargent, Nicolai Fechin, Richard Schmid, Joaquin Sorolla and Emile Gruppe’. I am also a member of the Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, the American Women in Art (AWA), The Artists of Texas and the Austin Plein Air Painters.
Conversation in the Yard
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Donna Blanchard
DonnaBlanchard.com I view my paintings as remembrances of passing moments, not photographic memories As remembrances, they renew the awe of a lasting impression. For me, immersion in art has been lifelong. My artistic potential was cultivated early with private tutoring as a child and progressed through university study. However, with a doctoral degree and subsequent careers in higher education, art became a personal endeavor. In 2002, I became an active career artist marketing my work primarily on the East Coast. In particular, both the Limner Gallery and Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in NYC have given me invaluable exposure through juried competitions and gallery invitations. Now, with Flower Mound as my home, I am very pleased to be a part of the vibrant art world of Texas.
Forestial
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Julia Koutroulis
JuliaKoutroulis.com Growing up in New Orleans, Koutroulis was always fascinated by the artists in the French Quarter and could have spent hours wandering along Jackson Square, watching them paint or draw. Many years have passed since that time, but the inspiration found during those early years has remained. Two of her paintings have been accepted for the Visual Arts Alliance (VAA) Juried Membership Exhibition in October. She has won Honorable Mention at the Lone Star Art Guild Convention and Art Exhibition, in addition to numerous ribbons at local league shows. Koutroulis believes in getting involved. She is currently the Show Chairperson for the Tomball Art League. She is also an active member of the VAA Publicity Committee. Koutroulis resides in Spring, TX, along with her brother and her cats.
Whispered Secrets
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Liz Hill
LizHillArt.com
Liz started her serious art training at the Los Angeles Art Center School at age 17. She studied advertising design and illustration. She enjoyed the experience, but always wished to do more unstructured creative pieces. During the 70’s she was a busy mother and wife, with an interior decorating business. She did attend the University of Houston and studied under John Alexander and Gael Stack, something she treasures to this day, as they inspired her to find her own voice. She continued her art education always and studied under many fine teachers. In the 80’s she started showing and selling her work primarily in the Rockport, Texas area. She did many water paintings and anything relating to the ocean. Her work at this time in her career was exclusively oil. She moved to the Woodlands in 2001 and loves the artist opportunities she finds there. She is a member of theWoodlands art league, as well as a member of the leagues in Tomball and Conroe. She won many ribbons for her oils, but 4 years ago she was introduced to water media and never looked back. She joined the Watercolor Society of Houston and gained recognition for her work, after a while people were asking her to teach her methods. She has expanded her media into collage, and her workshops are known for their experimental nature and light hearted approach to art. The main focus of her work now is figurative work. “I work in water media as it enables me to draw and paint quickly. My work is contemporary in feeling, and the addition of collage materials reflect our world today. I am not interested in copying the past.” - Liz
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Lynn Rushton
LynnRushton.com
Lynn Noelle Rushton brings the Texas native’s bravado and love of the West to her work. Focusing on work-aday scenes from daily life, in oil, water media, and the ancient hot wax medium of encaustic, she describes her work as ‘painted stories.’ Drawing on the rich cultural history of the west, she combines the techniques of European post impressionism with subject matter that resonates with the monumental scene painters of the WPA and the 30’s and 40’s. She earned a BFA from Vanderbilt University and won numerous awards nationally. She has painted plein air in Europe, Asia and South America and paints in Dallas and in Central Texas.
Devil is Beating His Wife
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Mark Malone
MWMaloneFineArt.com Mark Malone is a native Texan. A former country boy, he now resides in the big city of Dallas.. He became interested in pursuing art many years ago and after several years of study decided to make it his career choice. The inspiration for his work is quite varied. He loves the incomparable beauty of New Mexico and frequently travels there to gather material for his landscapes. Still life, abstracts, florals and wildlife are also represented in his work. He is constantly challenging himself to break out of his comfort zone and his work reflects this in a variety of styles and techniques. He is best known for his bold use of color and often tries to give his paintings a sense of “movement�. He loves to use palette knives and thick rich impasto to provide texture to his canvasses. He views art as a constant evolutionary process and says he cannot imagine doing anything else.
Aspen Series II
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Marie Maines
MarieMaines.com
Marie Maines is a former first grade teacher, who has always wanted to be an artist “when I growup”. After teaching for 25 years in Florida, North Carolina and Indiana, she retired to become a full-time artist. She currently lives near Fort Worth, Texas to be close to grandchildren and extended family. She continues to study and paint as she fulfills that lifelong dream of becoming a “real artist.” “Being an artist revolves around my desire to tell a story. As I am emotionally inspired with an idea or a visual experience, I want to figure out the best way to share that idea or emotion with the viewer. The composition, light, color, values and mark making should combine into a beautiful visual experience. The technique should be good enough not to get in the way, but hopefully the story will be what will cause one to pause and look....at least for a moment...”
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Melissa Doron
ArtistDoron.com
Melissa Doron was born in 1976 in Houston, Texas. She studied Art at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey and received her BFA in 2000. Doron is a colorist who celebrates the subtle, natural beauty of ordinary scenes in a way that is both intense and dramatic. She paints in both oil and acrylic and has a diverse portfolio - from brilliant beach and forest landscapes to abstract color works. Doron has travelled extensively internationally and is noted for her bold use of color, the world over. Much in demand for commissioned artwork, Melissa Doron has completed paintings for Luby’s Restaurants, G.S.D. International, and murals for numerous schools and dozens of homes in the Houston Area. Melissa’s paintings sell quickly, appealing to those who love landscapes and of course, her use of color. Doron is also well known for her use of 5 stars in her landscapes, noting one for each member of her family. Melissa Doron is very active in community service and her art has benefited more than a dozen charities and schools which used the art for auctions to benefit the children of Houston. Melissa Doron currently works and lives in the Houston area. The international award winning Melissa Doron is a member of such fine societies as The Artists of Texas; Contemporary Fine Arts International; Oil Painters of America; American Women Artists; The Art League of Houston and The Houston Civic Arts Association.
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Melissa Torres
MelissaATorresArt.com
Melissa A. Torres is registered nurse, originally from Newburgh, NY, with no formal art education. She began taking an acrylic art class in March of 2011, but has been painting and drawing since childhood. Most of her work so far has been commissioned pieces. She loves to transform a photograph of a person’s loved one(s) or pet(s) into a work of art. Sometimes she paints it exactly like the photo, but at times she changes the background or several things to individualize the painting to her style. She is most comfortable working with acrylic, but has done work in water color, pastel, and charcoal, and recently began working with water mixable oil. Melissa finds inspiration in just about anything, but usually nature, people, and pets. Paintings that aren’t commissions are usually as a result of a desire for her to challenge herself and to learn more. Melissa presently lives in San Antonio, TX, and works as an Emergency Room Nurse. She is the girlfriend to a wonderful man, the mother to a lovely son and two dogs, and the grandmother of a little angel. You can see her complete portfolio on her website, www.melissaatorresart.com.
Poised
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Martie Rains
MartieRains.com Martie Rains began painting in 2005 after retiring as a marketing manager and teacher. She wanted to try something new, so at the suggestion of a friend, she chose to enroll in oil painting classes. As most beginners, Martie began painting simple subjects such as apples and grapes which she found somewhat boring. She considered discontinuing the lessons, but a trip to Italy changed her mind. A few weeks into her classes, Martie and her husband, Gary, took a trip to Italy. Even though she knew little about painting techniques such as design, value, and color, the beautiful landscapes and ancient architecture inspired her. She couldn’t wait to get home to try to recreate what she had seen. In spite of her inexperience, Martie’s first few paintings were a success, winning Honorable Mention in local art shows. Encouraged by this, she decided to continue her art classes, finding she enjoyed painting the picturesque Italian countryside. Martie’s art has won awards and has been juried into shows and artists’ groups. In her hometown of Granbury,TX, she was the featured artist for the Christian Women’s Job Corp and recently hosted a solo show at Shanley House Gallery.
Since then, Martie and Gary have traveled extensively in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, giving her an unlimited source of subjects from which to paint. She loves to try to capture not only the beauty of the places she visits, but also the feeling she has when she sees them. Martie also enjoys painting landscapes and scenes near her home in Granbury, TX. Additionally, in the past few years, she has added still-life and figurative pieces to her repertoire. The artist’s medium of choice is oil though she has experimented with watercolor and pastels. Studying under several accomplished artists such as John Pototschnik, Kaye Franklin, Chris Saper, Betty Carr, and others, she prefers to master oil painting before moving on to other mediums.
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Nancy Standlee
NancyStandlee.com
Nancy Standlee is an Arlington, TX, award winning contemporary artist who works with a variety of mediums. She paints cheerful and joyful paintings with bold expressive color in oil, acrylic, mixed media and collage. She likes this Marc Chagall quote “I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment�. Nancy teaches art journaling and collage workshops. She is a signature member of the Society of Watercolor Artists in Fort Worth. She keeps a blog and contributes to several others, belongs to a collaborative painting group, Canvas by Canvas, and was published in 2012 in the popular book Painting with Mixed Media, Guhin and Greenman, 2012.
Happy Bird
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Ray Maines
MarieMaines.com I am a retired commercial photographer with a BS degree in Illustrative Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY). I studied with Fine art photographers Minor White, Ralph Hattersley and Charles Arnold as well as studying the history of photography with Beaumont Newhall (then director of Eastman House museum in Rochester). I work in the digital format both in black and white and color. While my current work is digital, I occasionally incorporate film negatives produced earlier. They are utilized digitally. All the usual photographic techniques are employed in the digital darkroom. Some of the images are further manipulated on the computer using techniques only available in a digital format. My focus tends to be toward images which are visually abstract or can be further abstracted in the digital darkroom. Finished images are archival giclĂŠe prints which are produced by myself or under my direct supervision. Printing is done with archival pigmented inks in a limited edition of 100 prints.
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Susan Moss Cooper
SusanMoss.com
Susan Moss began painting in oils at a young age under the instruction of her grandmother, Leola Moss, a nationally recognized award-winning painter. A great source of inspiration since childhood, Leola also instilled in Susan her love of the Texas landscape. Susan’s grandmother, Leola began painting in 1938. She studied under early Texas artist Vivian Aunspaugh for 10 years. She also studied with Jessie Davis, Ramon Froman and gave art demonstrations to the Frank Reaugh Art Club. Frank Reaugh and Vivian Aunspaugh are the pioneers in bringing professional art to Dallas during the early 1900’s and Leola played a key role in the Dallas art scene during her career, exhibiting at Joseph Sartor Galleries on several occasions, as well as her own gallery, 3020 McKinney. Susan’s style is heavily influenced by these early Texas artists, especially her grandmother. Like her predecessors, she prefers to experience the landscape first-hand and often paints en plein air (on location). Her focus has been on the Texas Hill Country, as well as landscapes from her travels throughout Europe and the Southwest. “Painting on-site brings so many other elements to a piece. The work is the result of my reaction to what I’m experiencing in the moment – the temperature, the wind, the light, indescribable qualities that come out in the painting. I’m more concerned with capturing the spirit of a place and my response to it rather than the exact color or duplication of what I see.” Her recent interest in figurative work has led her to study with Kim English and Lesley Rich. Other noted artists she has studied with include Jeanette LeGrue, Gordon Fowler and Suzanne Kelly Clark. Susan is an award-winning painter and is represented in many private collections across the country. She is a member of Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, Outdoor Painters Society and The National League of American Pen Women. She lives in Dallas with her husband Rob, four year old son Tres, one cat and a border collie named Sudie. ArtistsofTexas.org - AOT | 135
Debra Hurd
DebraHurd.com
As a Painter, Debra is famous for her insightful paintings of animals, her vivid city scenes and her passionate and perceptive depictions of jazz, rock, and blues musicians. Being a musician, she has both a great respect and a feel for the emotions of musicians of the past and present. She works in oils, using a knife to get bold and instant color. She finds the knife to be a great tool of expression. Big Horns
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Alejandro Castanon
VinoDipinte.com
Alejandro Castanon is the owner of Vino Dipinte Art Gallery and new to the San Angelo area. Born in Mexico and raised in Spain in Germany; his vibrant and colorful style speaks of his journeys and view of the world. It is a blend of impressionism and realism. His paintings can be viewed currently at the Vino Dipinte Art Gallery.
Grease
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Lee Baggs
LeeBaggsFineArt.com
Lee was interested in drawing and studying beautiful art and natural scenery, at six to eight years of age. He has always felt blessed with gifts of awareness, appreciation, and talent that he has striven to improve in to reach the fine art ability. After serving in the U. S. Marine Corps, Lee Baggs became a graduate of the Dallas art institute, Dallas, Texas. He then became a technical illustrator in the aerospace industry. Feeling strongly for the traditions of fine art, Lee Baggs receives inspiration from American figure artists John Singer Sargent, William Merrit Chase, and contemporary Daniel E. Greene. From Russian figure artists Repin and Kramskoy, inspiration comes from the landscapes of the Hudson River School, Bierstadt, Cole, Moran, and Gifford, as well as contemporary, Clyde Aspevig. Still-life inspiration comes from Sherrie McGraw, David Leffel, Jie-Wei Zhou, and Elizabeth Robbins Pruitt. Lee has received numerous fine art awards including Best of Show, and the Gold Medal. He has been accepted as a member of the Oil painters of America, the Portrait Society of America, and the Outdoor Painters’ Society, as well as the Pastel Society of The Southwest, and Artists of Texas. Recognition has come from The Artist’s and International Artist magazines.
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White Lilles 18 x 14
About There 9 x 12
Rae Andrews
RaeAndrewsGallery.blogspot.com
Australian Expatriate Painter of Color and Movement Australian expatriate, Rae Andrews has a BA in Visual Arts and a Post Graduate degree in Professional Art Studies from the NSW University, in Sydney Australia. A teacher of art for over 35 years, Rae owned a 400 student art school in Australia before moving to Maui, Hawaii in 1991 where she established two art galleries and continued teaching workshops and demonstrating on the island. She travels back to Australia periodically where she conducts workshops and is a guest lecturer at Charles Sturt University in NSW Australia. In 2002 she moved to Austin Texas, where she quickly began her classes and workshops throughout mainland USA. Rae is a published and well collected artist and has won many prizes for her work.
Escarpment 24 x 48
Acrylic
Rae works in all mediums, watercolor, pastel, oils and acrylics. Her subject matter will vary extensively and she considers herself a colorist, always searching for the drama and excitement in her work. In Austin, Rae is a member of Capitol Art Society, Waterloo Watercolor Group, and Austin Pastel Society. Rae is represented at Griffith Gallery, Salado TX , North Hills Gallery Austin and Stingers Gallery, Georgetown TX.
Rainbow Patterns 10 x 21 Pastels
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Debbie Cannatella
DebbieCannatellacom Though the majority of Debbie’s work is painted realistically, she also veers from photo-realism, preferring the bursts of color and unexpected nuances that are created within the ordinary and usual. Her work has been featured on the cover of magazines and her patrons retain an avid following. She has been involved in one-woman, group, society invitational exhibits and international exhibitions and her work can be found in both public and private collections throughout the nation. Debbie is a signature member of the Louisiana Watercolor Society, and a member of the National Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the Associated Women in the Arts, the Daily Painters of Texas, Artists of Texas, and the South Texas Watercolor Society. You can view her work in Corpus Christi at Treehouse Art Collective Gallery in Water Street Market Square.
After the Rain
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Linda Popple
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In 2008 began painting landscapes, still lifes and figures using the oil paints she loves. Linda chooses a subject by whatever speaks to her at the time and paints from life or photograph. She enjoys taking ordinary subjects and painting them in an extraordinary way with color and good composition. Linda began her art career after raising her three sons and retiring from her work in business world. She earned a BA from Belmont College in Nashville, Tennessee and a Culinary Arts Degree from Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan. She is a self-taught artist with no formal art education, but has studied through workshops, DVDs, and art books. Linda spends time in museums and is inspired by the paintings and the works of fellow artists. In 2010 she began a blog as a way to document her creative journey, improve her work as a daily painter, receive input from other artists and share her art with others. As her journey continues Linda’s goal is to grow and learn more about art and the spirit of creativity.
Wet Streets
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The Artists of Texas 2009 - 2014
NEW MASTER SIGNATURE MEMBERS 2013 Anthony A. González Tina Bohlman Jimmy Longacre Rebecca Zook David Forks
NEW SIGNATURE MEMBERS 2013 Barbara Jones Nathalie Kelley Debra Latham Lee Baggs Pamela Blaies George DeChiara Kristine Kainer Pat Meyer Linda Popple Debbie Cannatella
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Andrews-Gillian, Rae Baggs, Leland S Baker, Dawn Waters Barnes, Mary Bein, Linda Bell, Gwen Berg-Gilbert, Tempy Berry, Holly Blaies, Pamela S Blanchard, Dana Bland, Donna Bohlman, Tina MS Booth, Filomena S Bossarte, Denise Bowman, Lewis Bozeman, Nancy Breckwoldt, Joan Brooks, MaryAnn Byars, Kristine Cannatella, Debbie S Caro, Wanda Casey, Suzan Castañón, Alejandro Chadwell, Connie S Cheers, Robin Clark, Douglas Cobb, Carolyn Cogburn, Randall Cook, Sheri Cooper, Susan Moss Cross, Jane Crowe, Judy S Cusick, Lori DaLuz, Steven S Daniel, Laurel Davis, Julia Koutroulis De Chiara, George S Doron, Melissa Edge, Kim Forks, David MS Gibson Hal S Gibson, Georgia S Gilley, Lunell González, Anthony MS Gouge, Judy Gulley, Niki S
Guthrie, Vickie Hancock.Carolyn Hatcher, Marty Haviland, Barbara S Hengy, Janna Hill, Liz Hillenbrand, Amy Hines, Anne Hodges, Sharon S Hoffpauir, Ann S Holloway, June Hood, Jean L Hoyt, Vernita Bridges S Hulser, Frederick Humphrey, Lesley S Hurd, Debra Ingle, Robin James, Betty Jones, Barbara S Jones, Dennis Jones, Mollie Jones, Sheri S Koutroulis, Julia Kainer, Kristine S Karam, Janet Kelley, Nathalie S Kohn, Vonnie Latham, Debra S Lemons, L G Lincoln, Debbie S Lindner, Amy Longacre, Jimmy MS Lytle, Debora Mackey, Judy S Maines, Marie Maines, Ray Malone, Mark Marler, Sunny Marshall, Felicia S Mason, Barbara McConn, Sarah Sacra McDowell, Darla McMullen, Jacquie Medina, Nancy B. S Meyer, Patricia S Miller, Rex
Mitchell, Carol Monnig, Elaine S Morgan, Carol Newton, Dyan Pace, Laurie S Pace, Morgan Page, Donna Parks, Becky Payne, Anna Peterson, Carol Philley, Terrye Phipps, Jim Popple, Linda S Powell, Suzy “Pal” S Priest, Marchita Quaid, Shirley S Rains, Martie Randall, Jill Ratliff, Caroline Reedy, Linda Reinke, Kay Reyes, Ann Phifer Reynolds, Amanda Kay Rupard, Linda Rushton, Lynn Sacra, M Allison Shepherd, Bob Smith, Cheryl J. Smith, Kay Snyder, Roseanne Sopp-Sims, Janet Standlee, Nancy Taylor, Ellie Torres, Melissa Turner, Cecy S VanDeventer, Beth Wenmohs, Dena S Williams, Marie Wood, Darin Wood, Kyle Wood, Leada Wyne, Kay S Zhou, Anton S Zook, Rebecca MS
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