V i e w s o f t h e Te x a s C o a s t I n t e r p r e t a t i o n s b y o v e r T w e n t y Te x a s A r t i s t s
Debbie Stevens, Moving On
Al Barnes, Sparkling City by the Sea
Noe Perez, Coastal Oaks
Michael Frary, Construction on the Beach
V i e w s o f t h e T e x a s C o a s t: I n t e r p re ta t i o n s b y o v e r Tw e n t y A r t i st s on view March 21 - April 26, 2014
Pat Gabriel Field of Flowers
S p e c i a l Ev e n t s Collector Preview Weekend: Friday, March 21st – Saturday, March 22nd, 10am-5pm Opening Reception: Saturday, March 22nd, 5-8pm A full exhibition catalogue is available at reavesart.com. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am-5pm; and by appointment.
I n t e r s e c t i n g P l a i n s : D u al E x hibiti o ns o f the T e x as L ands c ape In a rich pair of exhibitions, William Reaves Fine Art turns an artistic eye toward the vast flat lands of Texas, a geography less painted, yet rife with subtle beauty and dramatic intrigue. “Intersecting Plains: Dual Exhibitions of the Texas Landscape” consists of Views of the Texas Coast and Texas Drought. These exhibitiond afford viewers the rare opportunity to experience two grand Texas exhibitions in one, offering painted narratives of the sandy spits, saltgrassed prairies and fishing villages that nestle the Texas coastline; as well as a spell-binding photographic encounter with the harsh environmental struggles of the drought-stricken high plains. These exhibitions offer artistic accounts of rural back-lands which still exist beyond the immediate reaches of interstate highways, featuring indigenous scenes ensconced in the long, flat expanses which predominate in the southern and western corners of our state- spaces more often “driven through” than “driven to” by today’s urbane populous. This catalogue focuses on the works featured in Views of the Texas Coast. .
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Views of the Texas Coast The beaches, bay prairies, inlets and estuaries, small harbors and towns which string the Texas coast are all right among us. These points take center stage in the picturesque montage entitled Views of the Texas Coast, a splendid survey of paintings of the coastal country by over twenty Texas artists. Possessing its own form of understated beauty accentuated thrush lush greenery, dramatic skies, ambient light and thick atmosphere, the Texas coast has long offered fertile ground for the artists’ brush. From Port Arthur to Port Isabel, the coast has attracted a fair share of artistic suitors over a long period of time. Beginning with early twentieth-century artists such as Galveston’s Juilus Stockfleth and Paul Schumann, continuing with Texas regionalists such Everett Spruce and William Lester, and later modernists such as Dan Wingren and Herb Mears of mid-century and running up until present; Texas artists have taken coastal images to heart, presenting the region’s attributes in a wide range of style and subject matter.
In Views of the Texas Coast, we combine the renderings of earlier masters with fresh, off-the-easel works by Contemporary Texas Regionalists to create a pleasing exposition of coastal subject matter seen then and now through the eyes of prominent Texas painters. With spring just around the corner, the exhibition presents a special chance for local bay-lovers and beach combers to revel in grand images of the surrounding coastal environs, as the show almost certainly represents the most significant assemblage of coastal works to grace the city in decades. Together, the two exhibitions comprising “Intersecting Plains” take viewers on journeys down roads less traveled and through lands often less considered. The art commands a special intrigue in its conveyance of the edgy forms and minimalistic allure which lie often overlooked, within these seemingly monotonous flatlands. The works remind us of the remarkable strength of character and subtle beauty of the broad, flat Texas terrain, whether the plains of West Texas or those of the Texas coast. While the state’s long-standing tradition of landscape painting has been more often defined by Hill Country flowers and High Desert mountains, the stunning imagery of these exhibitions proves that there is indeed artistic grandeur to be discovered in yet other facets of the Lone Star geography. To that end, we hope this exhibition brings a compelling dimension of Texas art to the attention of our patrons, and serves to underscore a broader appreciation of the grand and diverse landscape constitutes the Lone Star State.
Bill Reaves President, William Reaves Fine Art
Views of the Texas Coast March 21 - April 26, 2014 No. Artist
Title of Work
Date
Medium
Dimensions (inches)
1
Randy Bacon
Collegeport
2014
oil on canvas
10 x 48
2
Randy Bacon
Port Lavaca
2014
oil on canvas
18 x 24
3
Randy Bacon
Palacios #1
2014
oil on canvas
18 x 36
4
Randy Bacon
Palacios #2
2014
oil on canvas
16 x 11 3/4
5
Al Barnes
Sparking City by the Sea
n.d.
oil on board
22 x 30
6
Maurice Henry Bernson
Mulehead
n.d.
oil on canvas
27 1/8 x 34 1/8
7
James P. Black
Bolivar Lighthouse
c.1952-55
oil on canvas
54 x 65
8
Thomas (Tom) Brown
Untitled (Draught Home, Rockport)
n.d.
oil on board
9 1/2 x 23 1/2
9
Keith Davis
Bait Shop
2014
oil on canvas
16 x 20
10
Keith Davis
Flip Flops
2014
acrylic on canvas
12 x 16
11
Keith Davis
The Jetty
2014
oil on canvas
16 x 20
12
Keith Davis
Waves
2014
oil on canvas
16 x 20
13
Otis Dozier
South and East
1983
oil on canvas
30 x 48
14
Seymour Fogel
Still Life with Shell
c.1940
gouache
28 1/2 x 24
15
Michael Frary
Sea Coast
1950
acrylic on panel
19 1/2 x 23 1/2
16
Michael Frary
Passage
1952
acrylic on panel
10 x 13
17
Michael Frary
The Visitor (from the Totem Series)
1950
oil on board
36 x 48
18
Michael Frary
Construction on the Beach
c.1955
oil on masonite
17 1/2 x 23 1/2
19
Mabel Pearl Frazer
The Old Shrimper
n.d.
mixed media on paper
14 x 21 1/2
20
Pat Gabriel
Field of flowers
2014
oil on canvas
15 x 32
21
Hunter George
Beauty & the Beast
2013
watercolor
16 x 22
22
John Guerin
Landscape (By the Coast)
n.d.
oil on canvas
20 x 25
23
James Harvard
Untitled (By the Sea)
1964
oil on canvas
14 x 12
24
Frank Hein
Oil Refinery
1962
acrylic on board
15 1/2 x 19 1/2
Views of the Texas Coast March 21 - April 26, 2014 No. Artist
Title of Work
Date
Medium
Dimensions (inches)
25
Frank Hein
Port Aransas, Texas
1962
acrylic on board
20 x 29 1/2
26
William Lester
Going for Bait
1957
oil on linen
44 x 30
27
William Lester
At the Shore
c.1950
oil on board
18 x 24
28
Leila McConnell
Tributary
1985
oil on canvas
30 x 48
29
Noe Perez
A Day at the Beach
2014
oil on canvas
20 x 24
30
Noe Perez
Coastal Oaks
2014
oil on canvas
24 x 36
31
Noe Perez
Evening Light
2013
oil on board
12 x 8
32
Harold Phenix
Boat Scene
1980
watercolor
15 1/4 x 22
33
Harold Phenix
Rysco Yard, Rockport, TX
1984
watercolor
10 3/4 x 15 1/4
34
Harold Phenix
South Jetty Lighthouse
1980
watercolor
22 1/4 x 30 1/2
35
Bill Reily
Bird and Fish
1952
casein on paper
18 x 23
36
Bill Reily
Jonah and the Whale
1953
casein on paper
14 x 21
37
Bill Reily
Masts (Unlimited Edition)
n.d.
etching, scraping and drypoint on zinc, printed in black
6x8
38
Bill Reily
Mystic Fisherman
1964
watercolor
22 x 29
39
Bill Reily
Shore Birds
n.d.
mixed media
16 x 23
40
Jeri Salter
Fishing Pier
2014
pastel
18 x 24
41
Erik Sprohge
Gulf Shrimper, Galveston
c.2000
watercolor
17 1/4 x 23 1/2
42
Erik Sprohge
Lazy Day on West Beach, Galveston
c.2000
watercolor
17 1/4 x 23 1/2
43
Erik Sprohge
Oysters, Fulton, Texas
2013
watercolor
13 1/2 x 20 3/4
44
Everett Spruce
Untitled (Sand Dunes)
c.1960
mixed media on paper
10 3/4 x 18 1/4
45
Debbie Stevens
Bay Sweepers
2014
oil on canvas
12 x 36
46
Debbie Stevens
Emergence
2014
oil on canvas
30 x 60
47
Debbie Stevens
First Kiss
2014
oil on canvas
18 x 24
48
Debbie Stevens
Idyllic Morning
2013
oil on canvas
16 x 20
Views of the Texas Coast March 21 - April 26, 2014 No. Artist
Title of Work
Date
Medium
Dimensions (inches)
49
Debbie Stevens
Moving On
2014
oil on canvas
20 x 60
50
Debbie Stevens
Shallow Stroll
2011
oil on canvas
20 x 30
51
Debbie Stevens
Sticking Together
2014
oil on canvas
24 x 24
52
Richard Stout
Bolivar
2008
acrylic on canvas
72 x 48
53
Richard Stout
Night Storn
1991-2011
watercolor and pencil
14 x 20
54
Richard Stout
On the Bay
1991-2012
watercolor and pencil
14 x 20
55
McKie Trotter
Seascape
1952
oil on linen
44 x 50
56
Dan Wingren
Path to the Beach
1961
oil on canvas
30 x 25
1. Randy Bacon, Collegeport, 2014, oil on canvas, 10 x 48 inches.
2. Randy Bacon, Port Lavaca, 2014, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches.
3. Randy Bacon, Palacios #1, 2014, oil on canvas, 18 x 35 inches.
4. Randy Bacon, Palacios #2, 2014, oil on canvas, 16 x 11 3/4 inches.
5. Al Barnes, Sparkling by the Sea, n.d., oil on canvas, 22 x 30 inches.
6. Maurice Henry Bernson, Mulehead, n.d., oil on canvas, 27 1/4 x 34 1/8 inches.
7. James P. Black, Bolivar Lighthouse, c.1952-55, oil on canvas, 54 x 65 inches.
8. Tom Brown, Untitled, Draught Home, Rockport, n.d., oil on canvas, 9 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches.
9. Keith Davis, Bait Shop, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 inches.
10. Keith Davis, Flip Flops, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 16 inches.
11. Keith Davis, The Jetty, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.
12. Keith Davis, Waves, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.
13. Otis Dozier, South and East, 1983, oil on canvas,30 x 48 inches.
14. Seymour Fogel, Still Life with Shell, c.1940, gouache on paper, 28 1/2 x 24 inches.
16. Michael Frary, The Passage, 1952, acrylic on panel, 10 x 13 inches. 15. Michael Frary, Sea Coast, 1950, acrylic on panel, 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches.
17. Michael Frary, Construction on the Beach, c.1955, oil on masonite, 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches.
18. Michael Frary, The Visitor (from the Totem Series), 1950, oil on board, 36 x 48 inches.
19. Mabel Pearl Frazer, The Old Shrimper, 1982, mixed media on paper, 14 x 21 1/2 inches.
20. Pat Gabriel, Field of flowers, 2014, oil on canvas, 15 x 32 inches.
21. Hunter George, Beauty & the Beast, 2013, watercolor, 16 x 22 inches.
22. John Guerin, Landscape (by the Coast), n.d., oil on canvas, 20 x 25 inches.
23. James Harvard, Untitled (by the Sea), 1964, oil on canvas, 14 x 12 inches.
24. Frank Hein, Oil Refinery, 1962, acrylic on board, 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches.
25. Frank Hein, Port Aransas, Texas, 1962, acrylic on board, 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches.
27. William Lester, At the Shore, c.1950, oil on board, 18 x 24 inches. 26. William Lester, Going for Bait, 1957, oil on linen, 44 x 30 inches.
28. Leila McConnell, Tributary, 1985, oil on canvas, 30 x 48 inches.
29. Noe Perez, A Day at the Beach, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches.
30. Noe Perez, Coastal Oaks, 2014, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches.
31. Noe Perez, Evening Light, 2014, oil on board, 12 x 8 inches.
32. Harold Phenix, Boat Scene, 1980, watercolor, 15 1/4 x 22 inches.
33. Harold Phenix, Rysco Yard, Rockport, TX, 1984, watercolor, 10 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches.
34. Harold Phenix, South Jetty Lighthouse, 1980, watercolor, 22 1/4 x 30 1/2 inches.
35. Bill Reily, Bird and Fish, 1952, casein on paper, 18 x 23 inches.
36. Bill Reily, Jonah and the Whale, 1953, casein on paper, 14 x 21 inches.
37. Bill Reily, Masts (Unlimited Edition), n.d., etching, scraping, drypoint on zinc, printed in black, 6 x 8 inches.
38. Bill Reily, Mystic Fisherman, 1964, watercolor, 22 x 29 inches.
39. Bill Reily, Shore Birds, n.d., mixed media, 16 x 23 inches.
40. Jeri Salter, Fishing Pier, 2014, pastel on panel, 18 x 24 inches.
41. Erik Sprohge, Gulf Shrimper, Galveston, c.2000, watercolor, 17 1/4 x 23 1/2 inches.
42. Erik Sprohge, Lazy Day on West Beach, Galveston, c.2000, watercolor, 17 1/4 x 23 1/2 inches.
43. Erik Sprohge, Oysters, Fulton, Texas, 2013, watercolor, 13 1/2 x 20 3/4 inches.
44. Everett Spruce, Untitled (Sand Dunes), c.1960, mixed media on paper, 10 3/4 x 18 1/4 inches.
45. Debbie Stevens, Bay Sweepers, 2014, oil on canvas, 12 x 36 inches.
46. Debbie Stevens, Emergence, 2014, oil on canvas, 30 x 60 inches.
47. Debbie Stevens, First Kiss, 2014, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches.
48. Debbie Stevens, Idyllic Morning, 2013, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.
49. Debbie Stevens, Moving On, 2014, oil on canvas, 20 x 60 inches.
50. Debbie Stevens, Shallow Stroll, 2011, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches.
51. Debbie Stevens, Sticking Together, 2014, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches.
52. Richard Stout, Bolivar, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 48 inches.
53. Richard Stout, Night Storm, 1991-2011, watercolor and pencil, 14 x 20 inches.
54. Richard Stout, On the Bay, 1991-2012, watercolor and pencil, 14 x 20 inches.
55. McKie Trotter, Seascape, 1952, oil on linen, 44 x 50 inches.
56. Dan Wingren, Path to the Dunes, 1961, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches.
WILLIAM REAVES FINE ART Spring 2014 Exhibition Schedule
Views of the Texas Coast: Interpretations by Twenty Texas Ar tists & Texas Drought: A New American Dust Bowl coinciding exhibitions at William Reaves Fine Ar t Galler y, Houston, Texas March 21 – April 26, 2014
The Texas Aesthetic VII
William Reaves Fine Ar t Galler y, Houston, Texas May 16 – July 5, 2014
Texas Art E a r ly Modern C o n te m p o r a r y
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