David Caton: The Texas Landscape

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Opening Reception: Saturday, November 5, 6 - 8:30 pm Artist/Gallery Talk: Saturday, November 19, 2 - 4 pm

David Caton

Visual Minstrel of Texas Rivers

By Dr. Andrew Sansom

Surely few places in the diverse landscape of Texas are as iconic as Garner State Park and The Big Bend Country. And few artists in any media have interpreted these treasures as eloquently as David Caton. As Texans, the Frio River through Garner and the Rio Grande through Big Bend physically, spiritually, and metaphorically run through all of our lives. My earliest memories of the haunting beauty of the Texas Hill Country and its crystal clear waters were formed as a child at Garner State Park where families from our increasingly crowded cities return generation after generation.

As an adult, my work led me repeatedly to the banks of the Rio Grande as it winds through the largest protected area in Texas from the northern boundary of Big Bend Ranch State Park, through the magnificent canyons of Big Bend National Park and the lower canyons along the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area.

So Caton’s work touches my soul in a profound way and it is certain to have similar impact on all who view it.

David Caton grew up in Houston and has been exploring and expanding his journey through the world of art to include landscape, architecture, still life and mythology, refining that quest with fine arts degrees from the University of Houston and Yale. Today, his work may be found in collections across the United States.

Consistently flowing through the compendium of Caton’s remarkable paintings is his connection to the landscape itself and to the watercourses that wind through it. His extraordinary skill in portraying the environment through his art reflects not only his love for the natural world but a call to the rest of us of the need to protect it.

No. Title of Work Date Medium Size (inches)

1 Boquillas Canyon, Afternoon 2016 oil on canvas 48 x 54 2 Boquillas Canyon, Big Bend 2016 oil on canvas 48 x 48 3 Botkin Ranch, Late Afternoon 2015 oil on canvas 40 x 60 4 Burro Mesa, Big Bend 2015 oil on board 11 x 12.5 5 Croton Peak, Morning, Big Bend 2015 oil on canvas 36 x 48 6 Desert View, Big Bend 2015 oil on board 11 x 14 7 Falls off Blinn River Trail, Garner State Park 2016 oil on canvas 42 x 72 8 Fresno Creek, Big Bend 1 2014 oil on canvas 20 x 24 9 Fresno Creek, Big Bend 2 2014 oil on canvas 36 x 48 10 Fresno Creek, Big Bend 3 2015 oil on canvas 48 x 48 11 Fresno Creek, Big Bend Ranch State Park 2016 oil on canvas 48 x 48 12 Frio at Garner 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 60 13 Frio at Garner State Park 2014 oil on canvas 15 x 30 14 Maxwell Drive to the South, Big Bend 2016 oil on linen panel 16 x 20 15 Mission Concepcion, San Antonio 2015 oil on canvas 36 x 48 16 Mule Ears "Morning", Big Bend 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 48 17 Panther Peak, Chisos Mountains 2015 oil on board 8 x 10 18 Pedernales Falls 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 48 19 Rio Frio at Garner State Park 2014 oil on canvas 20 x 20 20 Rio Grande at River Road 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 48 21 Rio Grande, Big Bend 1 2015 oil on board 11 x 14 22 Rio Grande, Big Bend 2 2016 oil on linen panel 16 x 20

No. Title of Work Date Medium Size (inches)

23 River Road, Big Bend Ranch 2016 oil on canvas 40 x 60 24 River Road Pull Out 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 48 25 Rough Run, Big Bend 2015 oil on canvas 28 x 36 26 Santa Elena Canyon Downstream 2015 oil on canvas 48 x 60 27 Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend 2 2016 oil on canvas 48 x 72 28 Santa Elena from Terlingua 2015 oil on canvas 24 x 30 29 Sotol Vista (Morning) 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 72 30 Sotol Vista, Big Bend 1 2015 oil on board 7 x 13 31 Sotol Vista, Big Bend 2 2015 oil on board 7 x 13 32 Terlingua Creek (Big Bend Area "Terlingua") 2016 oil on linen panel 16 x 20 33 The Big Hill, Rio Grande, Big Bend 2015 oil on board 12 x 12 34 The Chisos from the West, Big Bend 2016 oil on linen panel 16 x 20 35 The Frio at Garner, Late Afternoon 2015 oil on canvas 48 x 48 36 To the North from the Mouth of Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend 2014 oil on canvas 20 x 20 37 To the South from Maxwell Drive, Big Bend 2014 oil on board 8 x 10 38 Tornillo Flats, Big Bend (with Hudus) 2015 oil on board 11 x 14 39 Upper Frio 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 48 40 Water Study: Upper Frio 2 2013 oil on canvas 16 x 20 41 Water Study: Upper Frio 3 2013 oil on canvas 16 x 20 42 West Prong of the Frio 7 2015 oil on canvas 24 x 36 43 West Prong of the Frio "Morning" 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 48 44 West Prong of the Frio River 2014 oil on canvas 30 x 48

1. Boquillas Canyon, Afternoon, 2016, oil on canvas, 48 x 54 inches

2. Boquillas Canyon, Big Bend, 2016, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

3. Botkin Ranch, 2015, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches

4. Burro Mesa, Big Bend, 2015, oil on board, 11 x 12.5 inches

5. Croton Peak, Morning, 2015, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

6. Desert View, Big Bend, 2015, oil on board, 11 x 14 inches

7. Falls Off Blinn River Trail, Garner State Park, 2016, oil on canvas, 42 x 72 inches

8. Fresno Creek, Big Bend 1, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches

9. Fresno Creek, Big Bend 2, 2014, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

10. Fresno Creek, Big Bend 3, 2015, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

11. Fresno Creek, Big Bend Ranch State Park, 2016, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

12. Frio at Garner, 2016, oil on canvas, 36 x 60 inches

13. Frio at Garner State Park, 2014, oil on canvas, 15 x 30 inches

14. Maxwell Drive to the South, Big Bend, 2016, oil on linen panel, 16 x 20 inches

15. Mission Concepcion, San Antonio, 2015, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

16. Mule Ears Morning, Big Bend, 2016, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

17. Panther Peak, Chisos Mountains, 2015, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches

18. Pedernales Falls, 2016, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

19. Rio Frio at Garner State Park, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 inches

20. Rio Grande at River Road, 2016, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

21. Rio Grande, Big Bend 1, 2015, oil on board, 11 x 14 inches

22. Rio Grande, Big Bend 2, 2016, oil on linen panel, 16 x 20 inches

23. River Road, Big Bend Ranch, 2016, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches

24. River Road Pull Out, 2016, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

25. Rough Run, Big Bend, 2015, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches

26. Santa Elena Canyon Downstream, 2015, oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches

27. Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend 2, 2016, oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches

28. Santa Elena fron Terlingua, 2015, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches

29. Sotol Vista (Morning), 2016, oil on canvas, 36 x 72 inches

30. Sotol Vista, Big Bend 1, 2015, oil on board, 7 x 13 inches

31. Sotol Vista, Big Bend 2, 2015, oil on board, 7 x 13 inches

32. Terlingua Creek (Big Bend Area “Terlingua”), 2016, oil on linen panel, 16 x 20 inches

33. The Big Hill, Rio Grande, Big Bend, 2015, oil on board, 12 x 12 inches

34. The Chisos from the West, Big Bend, 2016, oil on linen panel, 16 x 20 inches

35. The Frio at Garner, Late Afternoon, 2015, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

36. To the North from the Mouth of Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 inches

37. To the South from Maxwell Drive, Big Bend, 2014, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches

38. Tornillo Flats, Big Bend (with Hudus), 2015, oil on board, 11 x 14 inches

39. Upper Frio, 2016, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

40. Water Study: Upper Frio 2, 2013, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches

41. Water Study: Upper Frio 3, 2013, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches

42. West Prong of the Frio 7, 2015, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches

43. West Prong of the Frio “Morning”, 2016, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

44. West Prong of the Rrio River, 2014, oil on canvas, 30 x 48 inches

David Caton is a painter whose work spans three decades of exploring landscape, still life, architectural, and mythological painting. Caton began to study painting during his high school years in Houston. He earned his BFA from the University of Houston and completed his MFA graduate studies at Yale University.

Throughout his early years, Caton exhibited regularly and was invited to be in group shows. He has since had numerous solo exhibitions, and his paintings are featured in corporate and private collections across the country.

Caton has a close affinity for the terrain of the west, especially that of the Big Bend region of Texas and the states of Utah and Arizona. He travels to these areas regularly to gather plein air painting material for future paintings. He usually executes studies in oil or pastel before completing the larger canvases. His refined technique and love for depicting the grandeur and drama that exist in nature have generated works that are both monumental and compelling.

Selected Biographical and Career Highlights • 1955 Born in Pasadena, California • 1974 Houston Post Scholastic Award, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston • 1979 European Travel Grant, administered through the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston • 1979 BFA, University of Houston • 1980 Ford Foundation Graduate Assistance Grant, Yale University • 1981 Teaching Assistant to Gretna Campbell • 1982 Teaching Assistant to Samia Halaby • 1982 MFA, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut • 1985 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant • 1987 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant • Resides in Utopia, Texas Selected Exhibitions • 1975 Annual Spring Exhibition, Cullen Center, Houston; Truair, Hornbuckle, Sellers, and Caton, One Allen Center Houston • 1977 Houston Invitational Painting, Max Hutchinson Gallery, Houston; Houston Area Show, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston • 1979 Max Hutchinson Gallery, Houston; Miniature Show, Lawndale Annex, University of Houston • 1981 MSU Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station • 1982 Art and Architecture Gallery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut • 1983 Group Show, Diverse Works, Houston • 1984–86 Wilhelm Gallery, Houston

• 1986 Lawndale Lab Show, Lawndale Art & Performance Center, Houston • 1987–88 Bienville Gallery, New Orleans; Wilhelm Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona • 1988 Houston '88, Cullen Center, Houston • 1988–90 Bell Ross Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee • 1993 Fur, Fins, Feathers and More; A Multi-Media Menagerie, Galveston Art Center, Galveston • 1994 Romancing The Land, Galveston Art Center, Galveston; Landscape Without Figures Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston • 1996 Intimate, Houston Area Small Works Exhibition, Davis Gallery/ Pennzoil Place Gallery, Houston • 2001 A Sense of Place, Curator: Sally Sprout, Williams Tower, Houston; David Caton & Libby Johnson, Harris Gallery, Houston; Living and Working in Texas, Park Central VII, VIII and IX, Dallas; Opening Exhibition, Barbara Able Gallery, Santa Fe; Group Exhibition, Park Central VII, Dallas; Still Lifes, Transco Tower, Houston; Texas Landscapes, Transco Tower, Houston • 2002 Group Exhibition, Harris Gallery, Houston; Group Exhibition, Curator: Sally Sprout, Williams Tower, Houston • 2004 David Caton and Bill Zaner, Harris Gallery, Houston • 2015 Painting in the Texas Tradition: Contemporary Texas Regionalism, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring • 2015 Ties that Bind: Contemporary Regionalism, Turner House, Dallas Selected Public Collections • Dallas: Electronic Data Systems; Heritage Media; Northern Trust; Societe Generale • Houston: American General Corp.; Andrews Kurth; Bank of America; Bank One; Chase Bank; Chevron; Dow Chemical; Duke Energy; Fidelity Investment; First City Bank; Hilton Americas; Houssiere, Durant & Doussiere; MD Anderson Hospital; Marathon Oil; Methodist Hospital; Northern Trust; Quanex; Schlumberger; Tenneco Inc.; Transco Energy; Vinson & Elkins; Watt, Beckworth & Thompson; West University Bank • Other Texas locations: Chase Bank, San Antonio; Omni American Credit Union, Fort Worth; POGO, Midland; Scott, Douglass & McConnico, Austin; St. Luke’s Hospital, The Woodlands; Texas A&M University, College Station; USAA, San Antonio • Other states: AGL Resources, Atlanta, Georgia; Fidelity Investment, Denver, Colorado; Northwestern University Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; Sacred Heart Medical Center, Eugene, Oregon

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HOUSTON’S TEXAS-CENTERED GALLERY William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, originally established in 2006 in Houston, Texas, is dedicated to the promotion of premier Texas artists of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing particularly on historically significant artists active in the state during the period of 1900‒1975.

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