"As a child growing up on a family farm in rural Texas, I developed a deep and profound love for nature and, especially, for wildflowers. That experience is still part of who I am today and is my inspiration." More...»
"As a child growing up on a family farm in rural Texas, I developed a deep and profound love for nature and, especially, for wildflowers. That experience is still part of who I am today and is my inspiration." More...»
"Painter - Collage Artist The influences of the bold colors and island dwellings in a Gauguin and a fascination with the oddities in Picasso's art, my fellow Spaniard, I've always been delighted. The feel and texture of paint and the joy in painting have always called." More...»
"...is a storyteller. For the past several years, she has focused on narrative sculptures. Drawn in part from real life, and in part from fantasy, her work addresses issues of love and desire. She often uses the human figure and animals to tell stories about romantic relationships." More...»
"I believe all people are creative. Artistic talents are sparked and discovered when we are present with nature, in beautiful environments, and when in the presence of artistic production.
While I wake every day with ideas for pursuing and fulfilling my own artistic urges, my intentions in life include the support and encouragement of others in discovering their own artistic nature." More...»
Before focusing on ceramics, Kris Cummings worked as a photographer, studying under Garry Winogrand; as the keyboard player and backing vocalist for Joe “King” Carrasco; appearing on Saturday Night Live and Austin City Limits; as an assistant to film maker Les Blank on the New Orleans music documentary “Always for Pleasure".
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"I love how glass and light work together to make something beautiful. I enjoy trying new things with fused glass - from using interesting opaque, transparent and Dichroic glass to make jewelry, vases, clocks and many other objects that appeal both to the artistic and utilitarian senses. " More...»
"I generally produce works in a series and always draw designs or make models before creating a larger version. My ideas take me to multiple places and a variety of mediums, such as steel, wood, bronze, and ceramics." More...»
"Having been trained as a printmaker and a painter, my work reflects my love for good draftsmanship, beautiful color and the use of various layering techniques and materials within each work of art." More...»
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| Cynthia Smith» | d. 2021 "As a full-time working artist in many mediums and producing a wide range of styles in a large eclectic collection of artwork, Cynthia has more than 300 paintings in her current collection and has sold more than eight hundred paintings, many of which were commissioned works. " Click here to enjoy her work» |
| Herb Smith» | d. Oct 9, 2021 Herb expresses his love for the natural world through his award-winning photographs of the Wimberley Valley and Texas Hill Country. He hopes that his images will help to motivate others to preserve our natural areas and waterways. Click here to enjoy his work» |
| Betty Rhodes» | d. June 8, 2020 Happy subjects and bright, fresh colors characterize the paintings of Betty Rhodes. A nature scene, still life, figure and landscape are all subjects for her impressionistic art. Click here to enjoy her work» |
| Bob Cook» | "I have described being an artist as the Best job in the world. The work starts with a distinct creative idea which includes the media chosen. Then, as the work progresses, it typically swerves to varying degrees until completion."Click here to enjoy his work» |
| Ellen Berman» | Ellen Berman's eloquent and lustrous work has been in numerous one-person and group exhibitions. A visiting artist at several universities, Berman was awarded a Mid-America Arts Aliiance/NEA individual artist's grant. Take a look...her work speaks for itself! Click here to enjoy her work» |
| George Krause» | Krause's photographs are in major museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. His awards include the first Prix de Rome and the first Fulbright/Hays grant ever awarded to a photographer, two Guggenheim fellowships and three grants from the NEA. An acknowledged modern master. Click here to enjoy his work» |
| Bernice Brown» | Fascinated with light and color, Brown paints in a realist/impressionist style encouraging viewers to observe and appreciate simple beauties of life, like excitement of discovery in a child's eyes, graceful movement of an animal, or the sunset's reflection in the stream. Click here to enjoy her work» |
| Bob Fowler» | d. November
3, 2010 The genius of Bob Fowler causes even the most cosmopolitan pedestrian to stop short, then gaze in wonder at his enduringly beautiful manipulations of mundane materials. (If you've ever visited the Houston Zoo, you've already come face-to-face with his fluid, mammoth elephant, a Houston landmark.) Click here to enjoy his work» |
| Robb Kendrick» | Kendrick's photos have been honored in Communication Arts and the National Press Photographers Association's "The Best of Photojournalism" annual. He travels for National Geographic magazine, and spends the remainder of his time shooting editorial assignments for such publications as Life, Sports Illustrated, Audubon, and Smithsonian, as well as working on commercial projects. Click here to enjoy his work» |
| Eric Slocombe» | Eric creates Wildlife Sculptures, capturing their natural beauty in bronze. He utilizes the "lost wax casting" method to enhance the detail in his sculptures. Click here to enjoy his work» |
| Lilli Pell» | Using rich colors and broken brush strokes to achieve the quality she wants in a painting, Lilli Pell's primary subject is the landscape of Texas. Click here to enjoy her work» |