The Texas Aesthetic VII

The Texas Aesthetic VII William Reaves Fine Art May 9 – July 12, 2014

Keith Davis, Roadrunner

Margie Crisp, Brown Leghorn Rooster

Mary Baxter, Contrabando

featuring the Contemporary Texas Regionalists: Randy Bacon • Mary Baxter • Margie Crisp • Keith Davis Jon Flaming • Pat Gabriel • Lee Jamison • Robb Kendrick • Laura Lewis • William Montgomery • Noe Perez Jeri Salter • Debbie Stevens • William Young and guest artists Hunter George & Erik Sprohge

Laura Lewis, Amaized

Jeri Salter, Evening Calm on the Plains

Noe Perez, Quiet Afternoon

The Texas Aesthetic VII: Minding the Texas Tradition

The Texas Aesthetic VII Minding the Texas Tradition

On view: May 9 -July 12, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday May 17, 5-8pm “Conversations with the Artists” Series: every Saturday, May 24 - July 12, 2-4pm May 24 Lee Jamison May 31 (artist tbd) June 7 Debbie Stevens June 14 (artist tbd) June 21 Laura Lewis June 28 Margie Crisp & William Montgomery July 12 Randy Bacon

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The annual Texas Aesthetic exhibition returns to William Reaves Fine Art, the notable Texas-centered gallery on Brun Street, bringing many of the state’s best painters to the city and reminding Houstonians of the virtues of Lone Star regionalism. This year’s Texas Aesthetic event marks the seventh consecutive rendition of this hallmark series in which the gallery examines the current status and continuing legacy of Texas landscape painting.

Texas Aesthetic VII features the gallery’s stable of Contemporary Texas Regionalists, a group of sixteen of the state’s most prominent artists hailing from parts all across Texas. While featuring contemporary works the Texas Aesthetic actually constitutes a “legacy” exhibition, celebrating past traditions of Texas landscape painting by showcasing some of the most accomplished contemporary artists who carry on these traditions today. All of the artists included paint either a style and subject matter which is directly inspired by earlier Texas masters who were at work in the early decades of the twentieth century, a time during which images of our state were just being captured on canvas.

The exhibition offers a pleasing opportunity to reflect upon the unique compositional elements and painterly qualities which continue to define “Texas” in art. We believe that the works included are worthy of the attention of serious Texas collectors and that the selected artists have proven to be a “cut above”. Texas art aficionados will definitely connect with the works in this show, and will take heart in the fact that these artists who have chosen to devote their considerable talents to the continued task of capturing today’s Lone Star scene.

Participating artists include: Randy Bacon (Albany), Mary Baxter (Marfa), Margie Crisp (Elgin), Keith Davis (Austin), Jon Flaming (Richardson), Pat Gabriel (Fort Worth), Lee Jamison (Huntsville), Robb Kendrick (Austin),

Laura Lewis (Mason), William Montgomery (Elgin), Noe Perez (Corpus Christi), Jeri Salter (Round Rock), Debbie Stevens (Cypress), and William Young (Palestine).

In addition, Texas Aesthetic VII also includes watercolors by local artists Erik Sprohge and Hunter George, both from Houston.

We invite you to join us for this culminating exhibition of the 2013-14 season. As always, we welcome your company and feel certain that you will be both inspired and enthralled by these grand Texas views!

Bill Reaves President, William Reaves Fine Art

The Texas Aesthetic VII •

May 9 - July 12, 2014

The Texas Aesthetic VII •

May 9 - July 12, 2014

No.

Artist

Title of Work

Date

Medium

Size (inches)

No.

Artist

Title of Work

Date

Medium

Size (inches)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Randy Bacon Randy Bacon Randy Bacon Randy Bacon Mary Baxter Mary Baxter Mary Baxter Mary Baxter Mary Baxter

Double Mountain Gonzales Sam Houston Oak, near Gonzales Victoria Contrabando Lajitas Mejas Moonrise and Drilling Rig Terlingua Abajo White Goats

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2012 2014 2014

12 x 36 20 x 24 22.5 x 34.5 15.5 x 70 48 x 60 20 x 40 24 x 48 32 x 72 30 x 30

10

Margie Crisp

Brown Leghorn Hen

2014

11

Margie Crisp

Brown Leghorn Rooster

2014

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Margie Crisp Keith Davis Keith Davis Keith Davis Keith Davis Jon Flaming Jon Flaming Jon Flaming Jon Flaming Pat Gabriel Pat Gabriel Pat Gabriel Hunter George Hunter George Hunter George Lee Jamison

Gilded Agave No. 2 Angora Jack Rabbit Roadrunner Slider Abandoned Texaco, West, Texas Cactus in Chair Cattle, Cotton, Cactus 2 Ranch Motel, West Texas Cinnabar threads 1 (Terlingua) Cinnabar threads 2 (Terlingua) Cinnabar threads 3 (Terlingua) Bee Keeper near Fredericksburg Bellville Barn Big Bend Campsite After the Rain

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2011 2014 2009 2014 2014 2014 c.2011 2012 c.2011 2011

oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on polyfiber oil on polyfiber oil on canvas oil on polyfiber oil on polyfiber egg tempera with 24k gold leaf on true gesso panel egg tempera with 24k gold leaf on true gesso panel egg tempera with 24k gold leaf on true gesso panel oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on masonite oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on archival panel oil on archival panel oil on archival panel watercolor on paper watercolor on paper watercolor on canvas oil canvas

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

Lee Jamison Robb Kendrick Robb Kendrick Robb Kendrick Robb Kendrick Laura Lewis Laura Lewis Laura Lewis William Montgomery William Montgomery William Montgomery Noe Perez Noe Perez Noe Perez Noe Perez Jeri Salter Jeri Salter Jeri Salter Jeri Salter Jeri Salter Jeri Salter Erik Sprohge Erik Sprohge Debbie Stevens Debbie Stevens Debbie Stevens Debbie Stevens Debbie Stevens William Young

Morning and Evening and Night Fallow field, Wayside, Texas Jim Dacus, Dacus Livestock, Texas Joe Leathers, 6666 Ranch Dixon Creek, Texas Brown Field, Brownfield, Texas Amaized Boogie Woogie Blues - Cotton Harvest Brazos Dawn American Bitterns Midnight Buffalo Long Billed Curlew Bluebonnets in Late Afternoon Field of Blue Quiet Afternoon Cactus Flowers near Falfurrias Alley View Country Back Road Cracks in Time Evening Calm on the Plains Hawk's Perch Watching Trains Pass By Hope Ruminations Emergence Glorious Ritual Moving On Preparing the Nest Skimming By The Ticking of My Footsteps

2013 2012 2004 2004 2012 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2008 2010 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013

oil on canvas limited edition archival print tintype tintype limited edition archival print oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas mixed media on paper oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on linen oil on canvas oil on canvas pastel on panel pastel on panel pastel on panel pastel on panel pastel on panel pastel on panel watercolor on paper watercolor on paper oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas acrylic on masonite

30 x 40 18 x 22 7x5 7x5 18 x 22 30 x 40 32 x 48 56 x 36 36 x 48 14 x 18 28 x 42 9 x 12 17 x 27 30 x 40 20 x 30 16 x 16 16 x 16 16 x 20 18 x 24 20 x 30 16 x 20 21.5 x 14.5 14.5 x 21.5 30 x 60 8 x 10 20 x 60 24 x 24 18 x 36 36 x 48

14 x 11 14 x 11 11 x 14 20 x 24 20 x 16 16 x 20 20 x 24 30 x 40 31 x 24 48 x 60 22 x 28 7.5 x 15 7.5 x 10.5 7.5 x 12.5 11 x 14 13 x 18.5 17 x 16 18 x 36

3. Randy Bacon, Sam Houston Oak, near Gonzalez, 2014, oil on canvas, 12 x 36 inches.

1. Randy Bacon, Double Mountain, 2014, oil on canvas, 12 x 36 inches.

4. Randy Bacon, Victoria, 2014, oil on canvas, 15.5 x 70 inches.

2. Randy Bacon, Gonzalez, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches.

5. Mary Baxter, Contrabando, 2014, oil on polyfiber, 48 x 60 inches.

6. Mary Baxter, Lajitas Mesa, 2014, oil on polyfiber, 20 x 40 inches.

7. Mary Baxter, Moonrise and Drilling Rig, 2012, oil on canvas, 24 x 48 inches.

11. Margie Crisp, Brown Leghorn Rooster, 2014, egg tempera with 24k gold leaf on true gesso panel, 14 x 11 inches.

8. Mary Baxter, Terlingua Abajo, 2014, oil on polyfiber, 32 x 72 inches.

9. Mary Baxter, White Goats in Rough County Near Presidio, 2014, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.

10. Margie Crisp, Brown Leghorn Rooster, 2014, egg tempera with 24k gold leaf on true gesso panel, 14 x 11 inches.

12. Margie Crisp, Gilded Agave No. 2, 2014, egg tempera with 24k gold leaf on true gesso panel, 11 x 14 inches.

13. Keith Davis, Angora, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches.

14. Keith Davis, Jack Rabbit, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches.

SOLD 15. Keith Davis, Roadrunner, 2014, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.

16. Keith Davis, Slider, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches.

17. Jon Flaming, Abandoned Texaco, West Texas, 2012, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches.

18. Jon Flaming, Cactus in Chair, 2011, oil on masonite, 31 x 24 inches.

19. Jon Flaming, Cattle, Cotton, Cactus 2, 2013, oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches.

21. Pat Gabriel, Cinnabar Threads I (Terlingua), 2014, oil on archival panel, 7.5 x 15 inches.

22. Pat Gabriel, Cinnabar Threads II (Terlingua), 2014, oil on archival panel, 7.5 x 10.5 inches.

20. Jon Flaming, Ranch Motel, West Texas, 2009, oil on canvas, 22 x 28 inches.

23. Pat Gabriel, Cinnabar Threads III (Terlingua), 2014, oil on archival panel, 7.5 x 12.5 inches.

27. Lee Jamison, After the Rain, 2011, oil on canvas, 18 x 36 inches.

24. Hunter George, Bee Keeper near Fredericksburg, c.2011, watercolor on paper, 11 x 14 inches.

26. Hunter George, Big Bend Campsite, c.2011, watercolor on canvas, 15 x 20 inches.

25. Hunter George, Bellville Barn, 2012, watercolor on paper, 15 x 20 inches.

28. Lee Jamison, Morning and Evening and Night, 2013, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches.

29. Robb Kendrick, Brown Field, Brownfield, Texas, 2012, limited edition archival print, 18 x 22 inches.

30. Robb Kendrick, Fallow field, Wayside, Texas, 2012, limited edition archival print, 18 x 22 inches.

33. Laura Lewis, Amaized, 2014, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches.

31. Robb Kendrick, Jim Dacus, Dacus Livestock, Texas, 2004, tintype, 7 x 5 inches.

32. Robb Kendrick, Joe Leathers, 6666 Ranch Dixon Creek, Texas, 2004, tintype, 7 x 5 inches.

34. Laura Lewis, Boogie Woogie Blues - Cotton Harvest, 2014, oil on canvas, 32 x 48 inches.

35. Laura Lewis, Brazos Dawn, 2014, oil on canvas, 56 x 36 inches.

36. William Montgomery, American Bitterns, 2014, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches.

37. William Montgomery, Long Billed Curlew, 2014, oil on canvas, 28 x 42 inches.

39. Noe Perez, Cactus Flowers near Falfurrias, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches.

38. William Montgomery, Midnight Buffalo, 2014, watercolor on paper, 13 x 17 inches.

SOLD 40. Noe Perez, Field of Blue, 2014, oil on canvas, 17 x 27 inches.

41. Noe Perez, Bluebonnets in Late Afternoon, 2013, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches.

42. Noe Perez, Quiet Afternoon, 2014, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches.

45. Jeri Salter, Cracks in Time, 2014, pastel on panel, 16 x 20 inches.

43. Jeri Salter, Alley View, 2014, pastel on panel, 16 x 16 inches.

44. Jeri Salter, Back Country Road, 2014, pastel on panel, 16 x 16 inches.

46. Jeri Salter, Evening Calm on the Plains, 2014, pastel on panel, 18 x 24 inches.

47. Jeri Salter, Hawk’s Perch, 2014, pastel on panel, 20 x 30 inches.

48. Jeri Salter, Watching Trains Pass By, 2014, pastel on panel, 16 x 20 inches.

49. Erik Sprohge, Hope, 2008, watercolor on paper, 21.5 x 14.5 inches.

50. Erik Sprohge, Ruminations, 2010, watercolor on paper, 14.5 x 21.5 inches.

52. Debbie Stevens, Glorious Ritual, 2014, oil on canvas, 8 x 10 inches.

53. Debbie Stevens, Moving On, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 60 inches.

55. Debbie Stevens, Emergence, 2014, oil on canvas, 30 x 60 inches.

55. Debbie Stevens, Skimming By, 2014, oil on canvas, 18 x 36 inches.

54. Debbie Stevens, Preparing the Nest, 2014, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches.

56. William Young, The Ticking of My Footsteps, 2013, acrylic on masonite, 48 x 36 inches.

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