Destination Art

Local galleries draw visitors to the Texas Hill Country.

Jan Burley Fine Art & Vintage Creations

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Jan Burley’s paintings combine her artistic and scientific skills. She studied art under painter Charles Berkeley Normann at Texas School of Fine Arts and earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

“I painted a bunch of longhorns — that’s how I paid my tuition in school,” she said.

Burley spent her career at NASA and even designed an organizational patch for the Flight Design and Dynamics Division. After retirement she focused on art — watercolor, oil and collage.

Burley teaches collage workshops online via Adult Craft LAB classes sponsored by Wimberly Village Library. She has a two-day in-person

“Perspectives In Collage” workshop scheduled for March 5-6 at the New Braunfels Art League.

“People say they can’t even draw a stick figure, but they walk away with a frameable collage,” she said. Her collages have won Best In Show at juried exhibitions, and her photographs of New Mexico’s Ghost Ranch were featured in the organization’s 2017 and 2018 calendars. She also coordinated a public art project with Wimberly Valley Radio, and two of her originals are featured on the building’s tribute to the Texas Hill Country. Burley also works in vintage restoration of furniture and Southwestern jewelry.

Die Künstler von Fredericksburg

P.O. Box 1122

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Die Künstler von Fredericksburg means “The Artists of Fredericksburg,” but most people refer to the group as DK. Founded in 1991, DK’s club membership includes about 100 artists. The club also provides scholarships to several high school students who participate in its annual shows.

DK’s purpose is to promote art appreciation and education in Fredericksburg and the Texas Hill Country for artists at every level of experience. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at Gillespie County Historical Society,

312 West San Antonio Street. Meetings are free and open to the public and include live demonstrations by noted artists.

DK’s Spring Fling Art Sale, featuring original art and prints by local artists, will be held April 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at historic Marktplatz. On November 10-12, DK will mark its 30th annual Fine Art Show and Sale at St. Joseph’s Halle, 212 West San Antonio Street. Club members will present more than 200 original works of framed art and unframed studio extras from over 40 local artists.