Painting in the Texas Tradition

william reaves fine art presents

Painting in the Texas Tradition Contemporary Texas Regionalism at the Turner House, Dall as, Texas

March 6 - 12, 2014

Perez, Blooming Prickly Pear

Stuth-Wade, Cerro Castellan

Lewis, Morning on the Brazos

Featuring the Contemporary Texas Regionalists: Randy Bacon • Mary Baxter • Margie Crisp • Keith Davis • Jon Flaming • Pat Gabriel • Robert Harrison • Lee Jamison Robb Kendrick • Laura Lewis • William Montgomery • Noe Perez • Jeri Salter • Debbie Stevens • Bob Stuth-Wade • William Young

Flaming, Abandoned Cotton Gin, Buffalo Gap

Montgomery, Midnight Buffalo

Davis, Lighthouse at Palo Duro

Stevens, Shallow Stroll

Painting in the Texas Tradition Contemporary Texas Regionalism

at the

Turner House, Dall as, Texas

March 6 - 12, 2014

Special Events: Thursday, March 6, 7:30pm: Turner House Salon Series Lecture: Painting in the Texas Tradition,

by Dr. William Reaves, William Reaves Fine Art Friday, March 7, 6-9pm: Opening Reception, with many of the artists in attendance Saturday, March 8, 1:30pm: Exhibition Tour Young, Last Night...

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Painting in the Texas Tradition From March 6-12, 2014, Oak Cliff’s Turner House again plays host to Houstonbased William Reaves Fine Art, one of the state’s premier Texas art dealers, with a highly-anticipated encore exhibition entitled Painting in the Texas Tradition.

Celebrating the virtues of contemporary works rooted in traditional Lone Star style, the exhibition features the gallery’s distinguished group of Contemporary Texas Regionalists, bringing this talented and accomplished ensemble of working artists to Dallas and the historic Turner House venue.

With 16 artists from all over the state, the gallery’s stable of Contemporary Texas Regionalists is loaded with talent. This rapidly ascending group of professional painters was the subject of a major exhibition at the San Angelo Museum of Art this past year and the group recently had a successful holiday show and sale at Midland’s Haley Memorial Library. The Contemporary Texas Regionalists include: Randy Bacon (Albany), Mary Baxter (Marfa), Margie Crisp (Elgin), Keith Davis (Austin), Jon Flaming (Richardson), Pat Gabriel (Fort Worth), Robert Harrison (San Antonio), Lee Jamison (Huntsville), Rob Kendrick (Austin), Laura Lewis (Mason), William Montgomery (Elgin), Noe Perez (Corpus Christi), Jeri Salter (Round Rock), Debbie Stevens (Cypress), Bob Stuth-Wade (Dublin), and William Young (Palestine).

Gallery owner William Reaves and Director Sarah Foltz are bullish on the artists and their work, noting that, “Dallas area viewers who understand and appreciate classic Texas paintings are in for a visual treat. The artists in this show are among the rising stars on the Texas art scene. They are producing exceptional paintings that are wonderfully diverse in style and subject, yet maintain a definite Texas flair. They are capturing the attention of art critics, collectors and curators throughout the state.”

As examples of the group’s accomplishments, Reaves and Foltz highlighted painter/print-maker, Margie Crisp, who was the featured artist at last year’s Texas Book Festival in Austin (and whose book on the Colorado River was a major award winner in Texas literary circles); and wildlife artist Debbie Stevens, whose paintings of Texas cranes and shorebirds were selected for this past year’s National Birds in Art Traveling Exhibition. They cited Southwest Art’s recent article on Albany artist, Randy Bacon, and referenced photographer Robb Kendrick’s credits with National Geographic Magazine. Reaves lauded

Mason artist Laura Lewis for her recent selection as the artist to develop the major mural which will be central to Chevron’s new Midland campus; and he pointed out self-taught Austin artist, Keith Davis, whose unique, whimsical Texas paintings and sculpture will be featured in an upcoming episode of Texas Country Reporter.

Reaves and Foltz noted, “We are excited about this show and pleased to return to the Turner House venue. We hope that Dallas art aficionados from the entire area can attend any or all of the events planned during our visit. It promises to be pleasing and entertaining art exhibition, containing one grand painting after another!”

Viewing for Painting in the Texas Tradition runs daily at Turner House from 10am – 6pm, Thursday-Saturday, March 6-8, and by appointment MondayWednesday, March 10-12. As a part of the Turner House’s Salon Series, William Reaves will offer an exhibition overview at 7:30pm on Thursday, March 6. This engaging discussion will trace the progressive evolution of Texas art from the latter half of the twentieth century through the present , looking to the influence on Contemporary Texas Regionalist artists’ by Texas Regionalists of the past century, and showing how these artists are still employing local subject matter to evoke universal chords.

Tickets are available by contacting Turner House. In addition, the gallery hosts a public reception on Friday, March 7 from 5:30-8:30 pm with many of the artists present, followed by a guided exhibition tour with the gallery owner and several of the artists on Saturday, March 8 at 1:30pm.

Special Events Turner House Salon Series: “Painting in the Texas Tradition” Lecture with Dr. William Reaves, of William Reaves Fine Art: March 6, 2014, 7:30pm Opening Reception: Friday, March 7, 6-9pm Exhibition Tour: Saturday, March 8, 1:30pm Turner House, Home of the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts 401 N. Rosemont Ave., Dallas, TX 75208 Contact: Scott Chase (214) 880-0404. Visit turnerhouse.org for more info.

About William Reaves Fine Art HOUSTON’S TEXAS-CENTERED GALLERY 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. Now beginning its eighth year, the gallery showcases many of the region’s most accomplished and recognized talents, all of whom have significant connection to the state of Texas and have evidenced the highest standards of quality in their work, training, and professionalism in the field. The gallery exhibits artists working in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, and photography. In addition to its general focus on Early Texas Art, the gallery places special emphasis on the rediscovery and presentation of early and mid-century works by Houston and South Texas artists. William Reaves Fine Art is the foremost provider of Texas Modern Art, which includes mid-century masters and pioneering expressionists working in the state.

In order to promote interest and broaden knowledge of earlier Texas art, the gallery supports related gallery talks, community events, scholarly research, and publication related to its subject, artist, and period. William Reaves Fine Art 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. Most recently, The Houston Press voted William Reaves Fine Art Houston’s Best Art Gallery for 2013.

Additionally, William Reaves Fine Art is a comprehensive gallery offering fine art appraisals, consultation, brokerage, and sales services.

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

Gallery Contact: Sarah Foltz, Gallery Director William Reaves Fine Art sarah@reavesart.com 2313 Brun Street Houston, TX 77019 (713) 521-7500 Visit our website at reavesart.com.

Painting in the Texas Tradition

March 6 - 12, 2014

No. Artist

Title of Work

Date

Medium

Dimensions (inches)

1

Randy Bacon

Fort McKavett #1

2013

oil on canvas

18 x 24

2

Randy Bacon

Fort McKavett #2

2013

oil on canvas

18 x 24

3

Randy Bacon

Pecans (Menard)

2013

oil on canvas

10x14

4

Randy Bacon

Route 66, Amarillo

2013

oil on canvas

28 x 29

5

Randy Bacon

San Saba River at the Presidio

2013

oil on canvas

18x24

6

Mary Baxter

BBNP 54

2013

oil on panel

10 x 10

7

Mary Baxter

Maverick Mountain, from BBNP

2012

acrylic on linen

20 x 24

8

Mary Baxter

Near Marathon

2013

oil on panel

11 x 10

9

Mary Baxter

Two Cattle Egrets on a Rocky Point

2013

acrylic on polyfiber

30 x 36

10

Margie Crisp

Cliff Swallows I, 4/12

2003

lithograph

16 x 11½

11

Margie Crisp

Nightshade II

2001

lithograph

15½ x 11½

12

Margie Crisp

Rain Crows

2013

egg tempera on panel

12 x 16

13

Keith Davis

Big Bend Vista

2014

oil on canvas

16 x 20

14

Keith Davis

Cactus and Crow I

2011

acrylic on wood

24 x 23 x 7

15

Keith Davis

Rabbit and Cactus

2013

acrylic on canvas

25 x 32

16

Keith Davis

The Lighthouse at Palo Duro Canyon

2014

oil on canvas

24 x 18

17

Jon Flaming

Abandoned Cotton Gin, Buffalo Gap

2009

oil on canvas

24 x 30

18

Jon Flaming

Cactus in Chair

2011

oil on masonite

31 x 24

19

Jon Flaming

Ranch Motel, West Texas

2009

oil on canvas

22 x 28

20

Pat Gabriel

City Vista I

2012

oil on canvas

29¾ x 11¾

21

Pat Gabriel

Colored Haze (Texan's twilight)

2013

oil on canvas

21¼ x 16½

22

Pat Gabriel

Cinnabar threads I (Terlingua)

2014

oil on archival panel

15 x 7½

23

Robert Harrison

Hill Country Verbena

2013

oil on canvas

23½ x 29½

24

Robb Kendrick

Jim Dacus, Dacus Livestock, Texas

2004

tintype

7x5

Painting in the Texas Tradition

March 6 - 12, 2014

No. Artist

Title of Work

Date

Medium

Dimensions (inches)

25

Robb Kendrick

Joe Leathers, 6666 Ranch Dixon Creek, Texas

2004

tintype

7x5

26

Robb Kendrick

Tom Bowerman, XI Ranch, Texas

2003

tintype

7x5

27

Laura Lewis

Morning on the Brazos

2008

oil on panel

12 x 27

28

Laura Lewis

Night Work If You Can Get It

2009

oil on panel

11 x 14

29

William Montgomery

Chisos Sentinel

2013

oil on canvas

24 x 30

30

William Montgomery

Empress of Silence, 22/75

2010

line etching with aquatint

12 x 18

31

William Montgomery

Midnight Buffalo

2014

mixed media on paper

14 x 18

32

Noe Perez

A Colorful Spring

2014

oil on canvas

18 x 24

33

Noe Perez

Blooming Prickly Pear

2014

oil on canvas

22 x 18

34

Noe Perez

Cactus Flowers

2013

oil on canvas

10 x 8

35

Jeri Salter

Desert Showers

2013

pastel on panel

18 x 30

36

Jeri Salter

Mesquite Territory

2013

pastel on panel

16 x 20

37

Jeri Salter

Window to the Dawn

2013

pastel on panel

14 x 18

38

Jeri Salter

The Year It Rained

2014

pastel on board

15 x 30

39

Debbie Stevens

Idyllic Morning

2013

oil on canvas

16 x 20

40

Debbie Stevens

Morning Prep

2013

oil on canvas

18x36

41

Debbie Stevens

Shallow Stroll

2011

oil on canvas

20 x 30

42

Bob Stuth-Wade

Casa Grande from Pinnacles Trail

2012

oil on panel

12 x 19

43

Bob Stuth-Wade

Cerro Castellan

2012

oil on panel

15 x 12

44

Bob Stuth-Wade

Looking East from Croton Springs

2012

oil on panel

12 x 15

45

William Young

A Tomato as the Sun

2005

acrylic on masonite

20 x 16

William Young

Last Night I Made a Pair of Wings. Turned into an Owl and Flew Off. Who Knows Where... I Think it was Summer.

2010

acrylic on board

24 x 17½

46

1. Randy Bacon, Fort McKavett #1, 2013, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches.

2. Randy Bacon, Fort McKavett #2, 2013, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches.

3. Randy Bacon, Pecans (Menard), 2013, oil on canvas, 10x14 inches.

4. Randy Bacon, Route 66, Amarillo, 2013, oil on canvas, 28x29 inches.

5. Randy Bacon, San Saba River at the Presidio, 2013, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches.

6. Mary Baxter, BBNP 54, 2013, oil on panel, 10x10 inches.

7. Mary Baxter, Maverick Mountain, from BBNP, 2013, acrylic on linen, 20x24 inches.

8. Mary Baxter, Near Marathon, 2013, oil on panel, 10x10 inches.

9. Mary Baxter, Two Herons on a Rocky Point, 2013, oil on polyfiber, 30x36 inches.

10. Margie Crisp, Cliff Swallows 1 (3/12), lithograph, 2003, 16x11.25 inches.

11. Margie Crisp, Nightshade II, 2001, lithograph, 15.5x11.5 inches.

12. Margie Crisp, Rain Crows, 2013, egg tempera on panel, 12x16 inches.

13. Davis, Big Bend Vista, 2014, oil on canvas, 16x20 inches.

14. Keith Davis, Cactus and Crow I, 2010, acrylic on wood, 24x23x7 inches.

15. Keith Davis, Rabbit and Cactus, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 25x32 inches.

16. Keith Davis, The Lighthouse at Palo Duro Canyon, 2014, oil on canvas, 24x18 inches.

17. Jon Flaming, Abandoned Cotton Gin, Buffalo Gap, 2009, oil on canvas, 24x30 inches.

19. Jon Flaming, Cactus in Chair, 2011, oil on masonite, 31x24 inches.

19. Jon Flaming, Ranch Motel, West Texas, 2009, oil on canvas, 22x28 inches.

20. Pat Gabriel, City Vista I, 2013, oil on canvas, 29.75x11.75 inches.

21. Pat Gabriel, Colored Haze (Texan’s twilight), 2013, oil on canvas, 21x16.5 inches.

22. Pat Gabriel, Cinnabar threads I, 2014, oil on archival panel, 7.5x15 inches.

23. Robert Harrison, Hill Country Verbena, 2013, oil on canvas, 23.5x29.5 inches.

24. Robb Kendrick, Jim Dacus, Dacus Livestock, Texas, 2004, tintype, 7x5 inches.

25. Robb Kendrick, Joe Leathers, 6666 Ranch Dixon Creek, Texas, 2004, tintype, 7x5 inches.

26. Robb Kendrick, Tom Bowerman, XI Ranch, Texas, 2003, tintype, 7x5 inches.

27. Laura Lewis, Morning on the Brazos, 2008, oil on paper, 12x27 inches.

28. Laura Lewis, Night Work If You Can Get It, 2009, oil on panel, 11x14 inches.

29. William Montgomery, Chisos Sentinel, 2013, oil on canvas, 20x30 inches.

30. William Montgomery, Empress of Silence, 2010, line etching with aquatint, 12x18 inches.

31. William Montgomery, Midnight Buffalo, 2014, mixed media on paper, 14x18 inches.

32. Noe Perez, A Colorful Spring, 2014, oil on canvas, 18x24 inches.

34. Noe Perez, Cactus Flowers, 2013, oil on canvas, 10x8 inches.

33. Noe Perez, Blooming Prickly Pear, 2014, oil on canvas, 22x18 inches.

35. Jeri Salter, Desert Showers, 2013, pastel on panel, 18x30 inches.

36. Jeri Salter, Mesquite Territory, 2013, pastel on panel, 16x20 inches.

37. Jeri Salter, The Year It Rained, 2014, pastel on panel, 15x30 inches.

38. Jeri Salter, Window to the Dawn, 2013, pastel on panel, 14x18 inches.

39. Debbie Stevens, Idyllic Morning, 2013, oil on canvas, 16x20 inches.

40. Debbie Stevens, Morning Prep, 2013, oil on canvas, 18x36 inches.

41. Debbie Stevens, Shallow Stroll, 2011, oil on canvas, 20x30 inches.

42. Bob Stuth-Wade, Casa Grande from Pinnacles Trail, 2012, oil on panel, 12x9 inches.

43. Bob Stuth-Wade, Cerro Castellan, 2012, oil on panel, 15x12 inches.

44. Bob Stuth-Wade, Looking East from Croton Springs, 2012, oil on panel, 12x15 inches.

45. William Young, A Tomato as the Sun, 2005, acrylic on masonite, 20x16 inches.

46. William Young, Last Night I Made a Pair of Wings. Turned into an Owl and Flew Off. Who Knows Where... I Think it was Summer, 2010, acrylic on masonite, 24x17.5 inches.

WILLIAM REAVES FINE ART Spring 2014 Exhibition Schedule

Bayou City Chic: Streams of Modern Art in Houston, 1950-1980 William Reaves Fine Art Gallery, Houston, Texas November 22 – December 21, 2014

Painting in the Texas Tradition: Contemporary Texas Regionalism Turner House, Dallas, Texas March 6 – 12, 2014 Opening Reception: Thursday, March 6th, 6-9pm Lecture with Dr. William Reaves: Friday, March 7th, 7:30pm Exhibition Tour: Saturday, March 8th, 1:30pm

Views of the Texas Coast: Interpretations by Twenty Texas Artists & Texas Drought: A New American Dust Bowl (coinciding exhibitions) William Reaves Fine Art Gallery, Houston, Texas March 21 – April 26, 2014

The Texas Aesthetic VII

William Reaves Fine Art Gallery, Houston, Texas May 16 – July 20, 2014

Texas Art E a r ly Modern Contemporary Catalogue by: William Reaves Fine Art 2313 Brun Street • Houston, Texas • 77019 Tel: 713.521.7500 Email: INFO@reavesart.com www.reavesart.com