a tRIBUTE TO TEXAS RIVERS

william reaves fine art • march 1 - march 30, 2013

William Reaves Fine Art is proud to team with The Meadows Cen-ter for Water and the Environment to offer this exhibition en-titled, A Tribute to Texas Rivers. This tribute follows our popu-lar Water Rites exhibition of 2010, and offers viewers yet another extraordinary selection of Texas artworks spanning some 85 years. The works on display depict the beauty and natural force of Texas riv-ers, and remind us of their vital place in the lives and art of all Texans.

Texans do seem to possess strong affinity for their rivers! I must admit that the river images here bring to mind fond recollections of days spent on and about such splendid waterways. Having grown up on bottom-lands near the mouths of three Texas rivers, it occurred to me early on that the land was inextricably bound to the ebb and flow of those great streams. Every ranch and farm in our area was sourced in some manner by the riv-ers or tributaries that fed them, and the gargantuan petro-chemical plants which abounded in that country fed off the rivers’ resources as well. The small towns about us all nestled beside one of these old rivers, clinging to them in one way or another for their character, recreation and sustenance.

The rivers I knew growing up, the Brazos, San Bernard and Colo-rado, as well as the people and other wildlife living on them, left last-ing impressions and contributed to personal perspectives on life and the balance of nature. I still love those rivers and I suspect that any Texan fortunate enough to spend time in and around the plethora of Texas river-ways has similar regard for them as well.

Certainly, as the paintings in this show attest, Texas artists have been pro-foundly influenced over time by the rivers they encounter around them.

It has been said that great Texas art is landscape inspired, and if this is the case, then rivers must surely hold a place of prominence as a most inspiring aspect of that landscape. Perhaps more than any other element of our natural environment, it has been the rivers of our state that have provided the quintessential backdrop for our indigenous artists in their quests to convey the beauty and grandeur of Texas. How could it be any other way, really? The Texas river system gives us form and forges the very shape of Texas. Rivers trace the limits of our towns, the bounds of

our counties and lend character and countenance to our bold and dis-tinctive landscape. Our most storied landforms are chiseled and de-fined by rivers that have coursed through them for centuries, and it would be impossible for the artist to convey the geographic definitions of the Lone Star State without their reliance on the vital trail of rivers which string through the hills, plains and canyons of our state.

In this show, we feature a stunning collection of some fifty river im-ages, executed by thirty-three artists working over a seventy-five year span. The exhibition is a remarkable tribute by these Texas artists, past and present, and includes some of the most significant and accom-plished painters ever to have worked within our state. Their paintings, like the river subjects that inspire them, are to be treasured and en-joyed, and we urge friends and patrons to make time for this show.

In mounting the exhibition, the gallery is honored to count The Mead-ows Center for Water and the Environment as a partner and like-mind-ed enthusiast for the endeavor. The Meadows Center, located at Texas State University — San Marcos, is one of the state’s leading research and development centers addressing water issues in the environment. In addition to their appreciation of this show as a lovely assemblage of river paintings, leaders of the Center realize that exhibitions of this nature contribute to public awareness and appreciation of the state’s rivers and waterways, adding value and further reinforcing their im-portant mission.

We remain grateful for the Center’s work in this area, and genuinely appreciative of their enthusiastic endorsement of this project. To this end, we are pleased to provide a portion of the proceeds of each sale in support the Center’s important academic and outreach agenda. Thus, patrons who acquire works from this show receive the dual benefits of not only attaining paintings that will enrich their own lives and homes, but also contribute to the Center’s advancement of knowledge and support of Texas rivers. That seems to us like an artful tribute indeed.

Bill ReavesWilliam Reaves Fine Art

An Artful Tribute to The Rivers of Texas

Surely no element of the landscape presents a richer blend of culture and natural history than our rivers. The iconic streams of Texas are inextricably tied to our biodiversity, our economy and our souls.

And today, we are in danger of losing them. Our population here in Texas is going to double in the next fifty or so years and yet we have already given permission for more water to be withdrawn from many of our rivers than is actually in them. Today.

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University is honored to join with William Reaves Fine Art in celebration of the work of a talented group of artists who in this exhibition have so beautifully interpreted the riv-ers of Texas. In this Tribute to Texas Rivers, their expression joins that of poets, composers, scientists, anglers, paddlers and more who have through the years so eloquently helped the rest of us understand the meaning of rivers in our lives. They are essential.

Long before Cabeza de Vaca washed up on the beach near Galveston, our rivers were providing food, transportation, life giving water and, one suspects, inspiration to the earliest Tex-ans. In the centuries that have followed they have fueled one of the largest economies in the world while at the same time providing our people with virtually unlimited opportunity for recreation, nourishment and reflection. Against this backdrop

and in the face of what appears to be the worst drought in our history, it is both inconceivable and possible that they could literally disappear from our lives.

And so the stunning work of the men and women in A Tribute to Texas Rivers is also a cry for the rivers themselves. As we make our way into this new century which holds such promise for continued prosperity in Texas, may we be inspired by this work to dedicate ourselves to ensuring that our rivers will still exist for future generations of artists, to so skillfully interpret for our children and grandchildren.

Andrew SansomThe Meadows Center for Water and the EnvironmentTexas State University — San Marcos

The Call of Texas Rivers

Cover image: Reveau Bassett, Ducks in Flight, Big Sandy, c.1943, oil on canvas, 25.25 x 30 inches

Plate Artist Title of Work Date Medium Dimensions

1 Randy Bacon Clear Fork of the Brazos, Shackelford County 2013 oil on canvas 26 x 36 in.2 Randy Bacon The Canadian River (near Canadian) 2011 oil on canvas 24 x 30 in.3 Randy Bacon The Canadian River at HW 87, #2 2013 oil on canvas 12 x 48 in.4 Reveau Bassett Ducks in Flight, Big Sandy c.1943 oil on canvas 25.25 x 30 in.5 Mary Baxter Rio Conchos at La Junta 2013 acrylic on polyfiber 20 x 42 in.6 Mary Baxter Rio Grande at Dawn 2013 acrylic on polyfiber 48 x 42 in.

7 Margie Crisp Early Spring in the Basin, Series II, 16/20 2012 hand colored, nine-color lithograph 17 x 22.5 in.

8 Margie Crisp Great Egret 2005 charcoal on paper 30 x 22 in.9 Margie Crisp Morning on Buffalo Creek 2000 charcoal on paper 22 x 30 in.

10 Margie Crisp Summer River, Series II, 16/20 2012 hand colored, eight-color lithograph 17 x 22.5 in.

11 Keith Davis Three Sisters I 2013 oil on board 24 x 18 in.12 Keith Davis Three Sisters II 2013 oil on board 20 x 16.75 in.13 Pat Gabriel Wet Wash 2013 oil on canvas 8 x 21 in.14 Henri Gadbois Moment in Time 2013 oil on canvas 22 x 28 in.15 Henri Gadbois Past the Cypress, Ingram 1986 oil on canvas 24 x 30 in.16 Hunter George Crossing the Guadalupe 2003 watercolor 12 x 16 in.17 Robert Harrison Blue Hole 2012 oil on canvas 18 x 24 in.18 Robert Harrison On the Llano 2012 oil on canvas 50 x 70 in.19 William Hoey Early Moon no date mixed media 17 x 23 in.20 William Hoey Shoal Creek no date oil on canvas 20 x 24 in21 Alexandre Hogue Paluxy River Formations no date oil on masonite 12 x 16 in.22 Lee Jamison After the Rain 2011 oil on canvas 18 x 36 in.23 Lee Jamison On Foreign Waters 2011 oil on canvas 17.5 x 23.5 in.24 John Elliot Jenkins On Barton Creek, Austin, Texas c.1910 oil on canvas 20 x 24 in.25 John Elliot Jenkins Untitled (Winter Landscape) c.1930 oil on canvas on board 18 x 24 in.26 M. Walton Leader The Little Blanco c.1930 oil on canvas 28 x 36 in.

Exhibition Checklist: A Tribute to Texas Rivers

Plate Artist Title of Work Date Medium Dimensions

27 Laura Lewis Brazos Clay 2012 oil on panel 34 x 32 in.28 Laura Lewis Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River 2000 pastel on panel 40 x 48 in.29 Leila McConnell Calm Day 2012 oil on canvas 35.5 x 45.5 in.30 Leila McConnell Tributary 1985 oil on canvas 30 x 48 in.31 William Montgomery Fish Story 2013 oil on canvas 36 x 50 in.32 Noe Perez A Bend in the Rio Grande 2013 oil on canvas 24 x 36 in.33 Noe Perez Cactus with a View 2013 oil on canvas 20 x 24 in.34 Noe Perez River Rock - Pedernnales 2013 oil on board 11.5 x 15.5 in.35 Frank Reaugh Cliff, Rio Grande no date pastel on paper 6.75 x 3.5 in.36 Bill Reily Mystic Fisherman 1964 watercolor 22 x 29 in.37 Robert Rogan Blue River 1959 duco on board 14 x 28 in.38 Porfirio Salinas Untitled (Verbena in a River Valley) c.1955 oil on canvas 27 x 37.5 in.39 Jeri Salter Guadalupe River Bank 2011 pastel on board 16 x 20 in.40 Jeri Salter Reflections 2011 pastel on panel 30 x 38 in.41 Charles Shaw Fishermen Three 1988 acrylic on panel 12 x 16 in.42 Erik Sprohge Night Visions on the Rio Grande 1985 acrylic on board 60 x 90 in.43 Erik Sprohge West of Hunt 1991 acrylic on board 22 x 28 in.44 Debbie Stevens Rio Frio 2013 oil on panel 48 x 72 in.45 Richard Stout The River 2012 acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 in.46 Franz Strahalm Guadalupe River c.1930 oil on canvas 28 x 36 in.47 Bob Stuth-Wade Cathedrals on the Colorado 2012 acrylic on canvas 32 x 19 in.48 Rolla Taylor The Old Groesbeck Home 1926 oil on board 8 x 10 in.

49 Jim Woodson Untitled 1996 acrylic and graphite on paper 8 x 56 in.

50 William Young The Source of the Brazos 2009 acrylic on masonite 18 x 24 in.

51 William Young Riki Plays the Ghost of Maria Juarez, the White Lady of Frio Rio 2013 oil on canvas 23 x 18 in.

Exhibition Checklist: A Tribute to Texas Rivers

Plates

1. Randy Bacon, Clear Fork of the Brazos, Shackelford County, 2013, oil on canvas, 26 x 36 inches

2. Randy Bacon, The Canadian River (near Canadian), 2011, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches

3. Randy Bacon, The Canadian River at HWY 87, #2, 2013, oil on canvas, 12 x 48 inches

4. Reveau Bassett, Ducks in Flight, Big Sandy, c.1943, oil on canvas, 25.25 x 30 inches

Above 5. Mary Baxter, Rio Conchos at La Junta, 2013, acrylic on polyfiber, 20 x 42 inches

Left 6. Mary Baxter, Rio Grande at Dawn, 2013, acrylic on polyfiber, 48 x 42 inches

7. Margie Crisp, Early Spring in the Basin, Series II, 16/20, 2012, hand colored, nine-color lithograph, 17 x 22.5 inches

8. Margie Crisp, Great Egret, 2005, charcoal on paper, 30 x 22 inches

9. Margie Crisp, Morning on Buffalo Creek, 2000, charcoal on paper, 22 x 30 inches

10. Margie Crisp, Summer River, Series II, 2012, hand colored, eight-color lithograph, 17 x 22.5 inches

11. Keith Davis, Three Sisters I, 2013, oil on board, 24 x 18 inches

12. Keith Davis, Three Sisters II, 2013, oil on board, 20 x 16.75 inches

13. Pat Gabriel, Wet Wash, 2013, oil on canvas, 8 x 21 inches

14. Henri Gadbois, Moment in Time, 2010, oil on canvas, 22 x 28 inches

15. Henri Gadbois, Past the Cypress, Ingram, 1986, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches

Left 16. Robert Harrison, Blue Hole, 2012, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

Below 17. Robert Harrison, On the Llano, 2012, oil on canvas, 50 x 70 inches

18. Hunter George, Crossing the Guadalupe, 2003, watercolor, 12 x 16 inches

19. William Hoey, Early Moon, no date, mixed media, 17 x 23 inches

20. William Hoey, Shoal Creek, no date, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches

21. Alexandre Hogue, Paluxy River Formations, no date, oil on masonite, 12 x 16 inches

Below 23. Lee Jamison, After the Rain, 2011, oil on canvas, 18 x 36 inches

Left 22. Lee Jamison, On Foreign Waters, 2011, oil on canvas, 17.5 x 23.5 inches

Left 24. John Elliot Jenkins, On Barton Creek, Austin, Texas, c.1910, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches

Bottom left 25. John Elliot Jenkins, Untitled (Winter Landscape), c.1930, oil on canvas on board, 18 x 24 inches

Bottom right 26. M. Walter Leader, The Little Blanco, c.1930, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches

27. Laura Lewis, Brazos Clay, 2012, oil on panel, 34 x 32 inches 28. Laura Lewis, North Pease River, 2013, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 inches

Left 29. Leila McConnell Calm Day, 2012 oil on canvas 35.5 x 45.5 inches

Below 30. Leila McConnell Tributary, 1985 oil on canvas 35.5 x 45.5 inches

31. William Montgomery, Fish Story, 2013, oil on canvas, 36 x 50 inches

Left 32. Noe Perez, A Bend in the Rio Grande, 2013, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches

Bottom left 33. Noe Perez, Cactus with a View, 2013, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches

Bottom right 34. Noe Perez, River Rock - Pedernales, 2013, oil on board, 11.5 x 15.5 inches

right 37. Robert Rogan, Blue River, 1959 duco on board, 14 x 28 inches

35. Frank Reaugh, Cliff, Rio Grande, no date, pastel, 6.75 x 3.5 inches

top right 36. Bill Reily, Mystic Fisherman, 1964, watercolor, 22 x 29 inches

38. Porfirio Salinas, Untitled (Verbena in a River Valley), c.1955, oil on canvas, 27 x 37.5 inches

39. Jeri Salter, Guadalupe River Bank, 2011, pastel on board, 16 x 20 inches

40. Jeri Salter, Reflections, 2011, pastel on panel, 30 x 38 inches

41. Charles Shaw, Fishermen Three, 1988, acrylic on panel, 12 x 16 inches

42. Erik Sprohge, Night Visions on the Rio Grande, 1985, acrylic on board, 60 x 90 inches

43. Erik Sprohge, West of Hunt, 1991, acrylic on board, 22 x 28 inches

Top left 44. Debbie Stevens, Rio Frio, 2013, oil on panel, 48 x 72 inches

Top right 45. Richard Stout, The River, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches

Left 46. Franz Strahalm, Guadalupe River, c.1930, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches

Left 47. Bob Stuth-Wade, Cathedrals on the Colorado, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 19 inches

Below 48. Rolla Taylor, The Old Groesbeck Home, 1926, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches

49. Jim Woodson, Untitled (left panel), 1996, acrylic and graphite on paper, 8 x 56 inches

Woodson, Untitled (right panel)

50. William Young, The Source of the Brazos, 2009, acrylic on masonite, 18 x 24 inches

51. William Young, Riki Plays the Ghost of Maria Juarez, the White Lady of the Rio Frio, 2013, oil on canvas, 23 x 18 inches

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