Views of the Texas Coast: Interpretations by over Twenty Texas Artists

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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