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The Panhandle Plains

Josephine Oliver Tule Canyon c. 1923-1933 pastel on hand gritted paper. The Panhandle Plains.

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The Panhandle Plains

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  1. Josephine Oliver Tule Canyon c. 1923-1933 pastel on hand gritted paper The Panhandle Plains

  2. Josephine Oliver created small pastel sketches of the west Texas landscape throughout her twenties (1923-1933). She created many of these artworks accompanying her mentor as an instructor during annual sketching trips throughout west Texas. Her small sketches capture the dusty, sparse landscape of west Texas as well as many familiar sites in Dallas. Oliver led a rich life filled with traveling, music, and art. Her musical studies led her to Chicago and Paris. Throughout the second half of her life she enjoyed a successful career as a violinist for the San Antonio and Dallas Symphonies. Josephine Oliver with the Cicada, a modified Model-T Ford outfitted for the west Texas terrain.

  3. Big Bend Region Mary Baxter Pinto Canyon Road, Early oil on canvas

  4. Big Bend Region Mary Baxter From Chaos to Simplicity oil on canvas

  5. Mary Baxter is Texas born artist who paints vibrant, romantic portrayals of the west Texas landscape. She often visits the ranches of friends, spending her days walking, riding, or driving through wide open spaces. There, she will sketch, journal, and photograph about what she sees. Then she returns to her studio in Marathon to paint. She says of her work: “The Big Bend region is the center of the universe, and I am incredibly lucky to have this opportunity to paint it. The light and life of this desert, and its fragility and harshness, and the creatures that live within it. I can only hope to pay it some small homage by ‘documenting’ it.”

  6. Piney Woods Region Walt Davis Sulfur River Morning with Little Green Heron watercolor on paper

  7. Gulf Coast Region Walt Davis Great Egret on Buffalo Bayou, Houston graphite on paper

  8. Walt Davis has a deep love for the history and nature of Texas. Equipped with an acute interest in the natural world, a sense of adventure, and pencils and brushes he and his wife, Isabel, took a fantastic journey around the outskirts of the state. Their travels help us consider how the borders of Texas have changed over time due to human impact. They used historical records including letters, books, and journals to enrich their journey, considering the hidden stories that make the shape of Texas unique.

  9. Gulf Coast Region Bob Stuth-Wade Port La Vaca Mixed media on paper

  10. Bob Stuth-Wade is a self-taught artist who uses thick, expressive brushwork to capture the Texas landscape. His subjects range from the desolate reaches of the Big Bend region to the crowded marinas of the gulf coast. He had his first gallery show at the age of 17. Since then he has experimented with a variety of abstract styles and mediums, finally settling on a highly expressive, yet realistic style.

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