Holiday Show with the Contemporary Texas Regionalists

Holiday Show with the

Contemporary Texas Regionalists

Randy Bacon, Longhorn Valley, 2015, oil on canvas, 14 x 66 inches.

Hunter George, Red Dirt Homestead, 2015, watercolor, 14 x 20 inches

Billy Hassell, Fox in a Cactus Patch, 2015, oil on canvas, 50x48 inches

Noe Perez, Brush Country Colors, 2015, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches

Holiday Show with the

Contemporary Texas Regionalists December 4 - 23, 2015

Exhibition Events Holiday Reception: Saturday, December 5th, 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Our gallery takes great pride in presenting these marvelous works to our esteemed friends and patrons as our own visual gift of the season. It is an exhibition certain to fill many eyes with delight, and upon thoughtful examination, may even prove to be just the ticket for some of the best gift selections of the season and beyond.

William Reaves Fine Art | 2143 Westheimer Road | Houston, Texas 77098 | 713.521.7500 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm and by appointment, please call 713.521.7500 or email info@reavesart.com.

• Down Home in Texas for the Holidays • As we have said before, the holiday season is a special time for us at William Reaves Fine Art. It is a moment for counting our many blessings, celebrating the spiritual foundations of our lives, and embracing the kindness and love of family and friends. It is a time of celebration and good cheer, and a time to reflect upon the warmth and comforts of home - especially the special “down-home” virtues of our illustrious Lone Star State. All Christmases are good, but the best ones, of course, are those shared right here in the Great State of Texas!

Therefore, what better way to ring in the season and share the remarkable bounties of our home state than through a fabulous Holiday Show featuring the incredible work of the gallery’s Contemporary Texas Regionalists? You will recall that we ushered in our first Texas Holiday Show last year! It was so well received and such a rousing success, that we were compelled to secure an even more spectacular holiday selection as an encore for 2015.

This year’s exhibition is a veritable “Christmas stocking” of a show, overflowing with artworks that offer grand visual treats and convey tidings of great Texas joy, all consistent with the holiday spirit! With this, we extend a hearty invitation to our many friends and patrons, and encourage all to partake in what is certain to be one season’s most memorable and eye-catching art opportunities.

The paintings, of course, are the remarkable products of WRFA’s Contemporary Texas Regionalist (CTR) group, a collection of 15 distinguished Lone Star artists from all parts of the state. Members include Randy Bacon (Albany), Mary Baxter (Marfa), David Caton (Utopia), Margie Crisp (Elgin), Keith Davis (Austin), Charles Ford (Houston), Pat Gabriel (Fort Worth), Billy Hassell (Fort Worth), Lee Jamison (Huntsville), Rob Kendrick (Austin), Laura Lewis (Mason), William Montgomery (Elgin), Noe Perez (Corpus Christi), Jeri Salter (Round Rock) and Debbie Stevens (Cypress).

Together, this group represents one of the state’s most significant assemblages of artistic talent, with their individual and collective works having been broadly cited for their distinctive quality and robust Texas style. Being the only group of painters of this caliber showing together in the state today, theirs is a unique collaboration.

They have quickly become a recognized and notable group of

contemporary artists, commanding strong interest and garnering accolades from all sectors of the state’s art community. While producing works of different style, medium and approach, each CTR artist generates a compelling Texas narrative, and each can trace their primary aesthetic inspiration directly to one or more of the great Texas artists of the previous century. In this sense, their compositions extend the grand traditions of Texas painting and provide a modern forum for what constitutes “Texas scene”.

In this exhibition, the group is joined by Fort Worth’s incredible draughtsman Jim Malone, who has recently exhibited as a guest artist in several recent shows at WRFA. Additionally, new works by Houston’s own Hunter George and Erik Sprohge, two of the city’s most admired watercolorists, are being featured as among the foremost of WRFA’s “house” artists. These gentlemen share their newest output of fine Texas watercolors, adding their own artful interpretations of the continued Lone Star saga and underscoring their expert hand with water-based media. Both artists are mainstays of the local art scene, and their marvelous works serve to further enhance this great exhibition of Texas paintings.

It all combines as the perfect formula for a wonderful Lone Star Holiday - deck the halls with an exhibition of exceptional artists, fill walls to the brim with superb paintings showcasing classic Texas subject matter and invite good friends to share in the spirit of good cheer. Our gallery takes great pride in presenting these marvelous works to our esteemed friends and patrons as our own visual gift of the season. It is an exhibition certain to fill many eyes with delight, and upon on thoughtful examination, may even prove to be just the ticket for some of the best gift selections of the season and beyond.

We’ll hope to see you there. Enjoy and accept our wishes for a wonderful holiday season. Cheers!

By the way… we also gift wrap!

-William Reaves, Sarah Foltz & Mary Margaret Albritton William Reaves Fine Art

• Holiday Show with the Contemporary Texas Regionalists • No.

Artist

1 2 3

Randy Bacon Randy Bacon Randy Bacon

Belvieu 2015 Longhorn Valley 2015 The Road to Longhorn Valley 2015

oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas

12 x 48 14 x 66 12 x 24

4 5 6 7

Mary Baxter Mary Baxter Mary Baxter Mary Baxter

BBRSP N. 25 2015 Sawtooth 2 2015 Sphinx Jack 2015 Study for Late Sun 2015

oil on panel oil on polyfiber

concrete oil on board

10 x 8 48 x 40 12 x 13 x 11 12 x 12

8 9

David Caton David Caton

Botkin Ranch, Late Afternoon Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend

oil on canvas oil on canvas

40 x 60 36 x 48

10 11 12 13 14

Margie Crisp Margie Crisp Margie Crisp Margie Crisp Margie Crisp

Cedar Waxwing 2015 watercolor and graphite 8x8 Common Yellowthroat 2015 watercolor and graphite 8x8 Less is More (Lesser Goldfinch) 2015 watercolor and graphite 4x4 Tough Bird (Tufted Titmouse) 2015 watercolor and graphite 4x4 Virtuous Bird (Northern Cardinal) 2015 watercolor and graphite 4x4

15 16 17 18

Keith Davis Keith Davis Keith Davis Keith Davis

Fishing on Town Lake at Sunset with Bats 2015 oil on canvas 48 x 18 Le Corbusier Cactus 2015 acrylic on wood 14 x 12 x 4.5 Rocky Raccoon 2015 oil on canvas 16 x 20 Tubing Down the Guadalupe 2015 oil on canvas 24 x 18

19 20

Charles Ford Buffalo Bayou at the Jackson Hill Bridge Charles Ford Buffalo Bayou at Waugh Drive

21 22 23 24 25

Pat Gabriel Pat Gabriel Pat Gabriel Pat Gabriel Pat Gabriel

782, Texas Hwy. I-35W N 2015 oil on canvas 7 x 12.5 Night Driving 1, Texas Hwy. I-35W S 2014 oil on canvas 7 x 12.5 Night Driving 2, Texas Hwy. I-35W S 2014 oil on canvas 7 x 12.5 Night Driving 3, Texas Hwy. I-30 W 2015 oil on canvas 7 x 12.5 Night Driving 4, Texas Hwy. 121 E 2014 oil on canvas 7 x 12.5

26 27

Hunter George Hunter George

Red Dirt Homestead 2015 watercolor 14 x 20 The Blanco at Wimberley 2015 watercolor 14 x 18

28

Billy Hassell

Fox in a Cactus Patch

Title of Work

= Sold

Date

2015 2015

2015 2015

2015

Medium

acrylic on masonite acrylic on masonite

oil on canvas

Size (inches)

24 x 32 32 x 24

50 x 48

• Holiday Show with the Contemporary Texas Regionalists • No.

Artist

29 30

Billy Hassell Billy Hassell

31 32

Lee Jamison The Light of Industry 2015 oil on canvas 36 x 48 Lee Jamison Old Main at Dusk, Sam Houston State 2015 oil on canvas 36 x 48

33 34 35

Robb Kendrick Robb Kendrick Robb Kendrick

36

Title of Work

Kingfisher, By the River Kingfisher, Night

Date

Medium

Size (inches)

2015 lithograph 30 x 22 2015 lithograph 30 x 22

Ashley Riggs, Maggie Creek Ranch, Nevada 2003 archival pigment print Dry Storm, Hereford, Texas 2012 archival pigment print Farm to Market, Spur, Texas 2012 archival pigment print

30 x 40 34 x 42 26 x 32

Laura Lewis

Canyon View 2008

oil on panel

14 x 22.7

37 38

Jim Malone Jim Malone

Escaparse 2012 Merce's Dream 2011

marker pen

color pen and paper

14 x 15 14 x 15

39 40

William Montgomery William Montgomery

Musk Turtle with Fish 2015 oil on canvas 18 x 24 Texas Indigo Snake 2015 oil on canvas 18 x 28

41 42 43 44

Noe Perez Noe Perez Noe Perez Noe Perez

Brush Country Colors 2015 oil on canvas 30 x 40 Blooming Cactus Arrangement 2015 oil on canvas 48 x 36 Bluebonnets and Cactus 2015 oil on canvas 16 x 12 Road in the Hills 2014 oil on canvas 14 x 28

45 46 47

Jeri Salter Jeri Salter Jeri Salter

Long Gone 2015 Those Moments of Splendor 2015 Tracks Among the Grasses 2015

48 49 50

Erik Sprohge Erik Sprohge Erik Sprohge

Fishing Shacks 2015 watercolor 20 x 29 His Canyon 2015 mixed media on paper 20 x 29 Shelby, Texas 2015 watercolor 15 x 22.5

51 52 53

Debbie Stevens Debbie Stevens Debbie Stevens

Elusive Beauty 2014 Morning Tide 2014 Red Crown 8 2014

oil on canvas oil on canvas oil on canvas

18 x 36 16 x 20 36 x 36

54

William Young

Discussing Art at the Opening With Sophia

acrylic on masonite

22 x 18

= Sold

2015

pastel on panel pastel on panel pastel on panel

16 x 20 12 x 24 16 x 20

Randy Bacon

1. Randy Bacon, Belvieu, 2015, oil on canvas, 12 x 48 inches.

2. Randy Bacon, Longhorn Valley, 2015, oil on canvas, 14 x 66 inches.

Randy Bacon

3. Randy Bacon, The Road to Longhorn Valley, 2015, oil on canvas, 12 x 24 inches.

Mary Baxter

4. Mary Baxter, BBRSP N. 25, 2015, oil on panel, 10 x 8 inches.

5. Mary Baxter, Sawtooth 2, 2015, oil on polyfiber, 48 x 40 inches.

Mary Baxter

6. Mary Baxter, Sphinx Jack, 2015, concrete, 12 x 13 x 11 inches.

7. Mary Baxter, Study for Late Sun, 2015, oil on board, 12 x 12 inches.

David Caton

8. David Caton, Botkin Ranch, Late Afternoon, 2015, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches.

David Caton

9. David Caton, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend, 2015, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches.

Margie Crisp

10. Margie Crisp, Cedar Waxwing, 2015, watercolor and graphite, 8 x 8 inches.

11. Margie Crisp, Common Yellowthroat, 2015, watercolor and graphite, 8 x 8 inches.

Margie Crisp

12. Margie Crisp, Less is More (Lesser Goldfinch), 2015, watercolor and graphite, 4 x 4 inches.

13. Margie Crisp, Tough Bird (Tufted Titmouse), 2015, watercolor and graphite, 4 x 4 inches.

Margie Crisp

14. Margie Crisp, Virtuous Bird (Northern Cardinal), 2015, watercolor and graphite, 4 x 4 inches.

Keith Davis

15. Keith Davis, Fishing on Town Lake at Sunset with Bats, 2015, oil on canvas, 48 x 18 inches.

16. Keith Davis, Le Corbusier Cactus, 2015, acrylic on wood, 14 x 12 x 4.5 inches.

Keith Davis

17. Keith Davis, Rocky Raccoon, 2015, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.

18. Keith Davis, Tubing Down the Guadalupe, 2015, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches.

Charles Ford

19. Charles Ford, Buffalo Bayou at the Jackson Hill Bridge, 2015, acrylic on masonite, 24 x 32 inches.

20. Charles Ford, Buffalo Bayou at Waugh Drive, 2015, acrylic on masonite, 32 x 24 inches.

Pat Gabriel

21. Pat Gabriel, 782, Texas Hwy. I-35W N, 2015, oil on canvas, 7 x 12.5 inches.

Pat Gabriel

22. Pat Gabriel, Night Driving 1, Texas Hwy. I-35W S, 2014, oil on canvas, 7 x 12.5 inches.

23. Pat Gabriel, Night Driving 2, Texas Hwy. I-35W S, 2014, oil on canvas, 7 x 12.5 inches.

Pat Gabriel

24. Pat Gabriel, Night Driving 3, Texas Hwy. I-30 W, 2015, oil on canvas, 7 x 12.5 inches.

25. Pat Gabriel, Night Driving 4, Texas Hwy. 121 E, 2014, oil on canvas, 7 x 12.5 inches.

Hunter George

26. Hunter George, Red Dirt Homestead, 2015, watercolor, 14 x 20 inches.

27. Hunter George, The Blanco at Wimberley, 2015, watercolor, 14 x 18 inches.

Billy Hassell

28. Billy Hassell, Fox in a Cactus Patch, 2015, oil on canvas, 50 x 48 inches.

Billy Hassell

29. Billy Hassell, Kingfisher, By the River, 2015, lithograph, 30 x 22 inches.

30. Billy Hassell, Kingfisher, Night, 2015, lithographs, 30 x 22 inches.

Lee Jamison

31. Lee Jamison, Old Main at Dusk, Sam Houston State, 2015, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches.

Lee Jamison

32. Lee Jamison, The Light of Industry, 2015, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches.

Robb Kendrick

33. Robb Kendrick, Ashley Riggs, Maggie Creek Ranch, Nevada, 2003, archival pigment print, 30 x 40 inches.

34. Robb Kendrick, Dry Storm, Hereford, Texas, 2012, archival pigment print, 34 x 42 inches.

Robb Kendrick

35. Robb Kendrick, Farm to Market, Spur, Texas, 2012, archival pigment print, 26 x 32 inches.

Laura Lewis

36. Laura Lewis, Canyon View, 2008, oil on panel, 14 x 22.7 inches.

Jim Malone

37. Jim Malone, Escaparse, 2012, marker pen, 14 x 15 inches.

38. Jim Malone, Merce's Dream, 2011, color pen and paper, 14 x 15 inches.

William Montgomery

39. William Montgomery, Musk Turtle with Fish, 2015, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches.

William Montgomery

40. William Montgomery, Texas Indigo Snake, 2015, oil on canvas, 18 x 28 inches.

Noe Perez

41. Noe Perez, Brush Country Colors, 2015, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches.

Noe Perez

42. Noe Perez, Blooming Cactus Arrangement, 2015, oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches.

Noe Perez

43. Noe Perez, Bluebonnets and Cactus, 2015, oil on canvas, 16 x 12 inches.

44. Noe Perez, Road in the Hills, 2014, oil on canvas, 14 x 28 inches.

Jeri Salter

45. Jeri Salter, Long Gone, 2015, pastel on panel, 16 x 20 inches.

46. Jeri Salter, Those Moments of Splendor, 2015, pastel on panel, 12 x 24 inches.

Jeri Salter

47. Jeri Salter, Tracks Among the Grasses, 2015, pastel on panel, 16 x 20 inches.

Erik Sprohge

48. Erik Sprohge, Fishing Shacks, 2015, watercolor, 20 x 29 inches.

Erik Sprohge

49. Erik Sprohge, His Canyon, 2015, mixed media on paper, 20 x 29 inches.

50. Erik Sprohge, Shelby, Texas, 2015, watercolor, 15 x 22.5 inches.

Debbie Stevens

51. Debbie Stevens, Elusive Beauty, 2014, oil on canvas, 18 x 36 inches.

Debbie Stevens

52. Debbie Stevens, Morning Tide, 2014, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.

53. Debbie Stevens, Red Crown 8, 2014, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches.

W i l l i a m Yo u n g

54. William Young, Discussing Art at the Opening With Sophia, 2015, acrylic on masonite, 22 x 18 inches.

About William Reaves Fine Art

H OUSTON’S T EXAS- C ENTERED G ALLERY William Reaves Fine Art, 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.

The gallery showcases many of the state’s most accomplished and recognized talents, all of whom have significant connections to Texas and have evidenced the highest standards of quality in their work, training, and professionalism. In addition to its general focus on Early Texas Art, the gallery places special emphasis on the rediscovery and presentation of midcentury works by Houston and South Texas artists. William Reaves Fine Art is the foremost provider of Texas Modern Art, which includes midcentury masters and pioneering expressionists working in the state. The gallery also represents a dynamic group of contemporary artists, known as the Contemporary Texas Regionalists, actively showing their works in annual gallery exhibitions as well as traveling exhibitions throughout the state.

William Reaves Fine Art is a comprehensive gallery offering fine art appraisals, consultation, collections management, brokerage, and sales services. The gallery exhibits artists working in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, works on paper, and photography. In order to promote interest and broaden knowledge of earlier Texas art, William Reaves Fine Art supports related gallery talks, community events, scholarly research, and publications.

Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm and other times by appointment.

Gallery Contact: Sarah Foltz, Director sarah@reavesart.com

William Reaves Fine Art 2143 Westheimer Road • Houston, Texas • 77098 • www.reavesart.com Tel : 713.521.7500 • Contact : INFO@reavesart.com