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James Robinson"LOST MAPLES" JAMES ROBINSON, TEXAS LANDSCAPE WESTERN COWBOYSCirca 2010
Circa 2010
About the Item
- Creator:James Robinson (1944, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 2010
- Dimensions:Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
- Condition:Please visit my 1stdibs storefront for other great Vintage, Mid Century, and Contemporary Texas and American Art.
- Gallery Location:San Antonio, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU769310005902
James Robinson
Biography James Robinson (1944-2015)
Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas,
SHOWS
American Royal Association Show, Kansas City
Brazos Art Classic, College Station, Texas
Cheyenne Show, Cheyenne
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Charleston
Stamford Art Foundation, Stamford, Texas
Miniatures, 91 92 White Oak Gallery, Elko, Minnesota
Mountain Oyster Show, Tucson
National Finals Art Auction, Las Vegas
River Oaks Classic, Houston
PUBLICATIONS
Southwest Art, Feature, December 1983
Sporting Classics, Feature, May/June 1992
Gulf Tide, Feature, May/June 1981
Houston Home and Garden
Texas Homes
Texas Hunters Directory, Selected one of the Top 10 Texas Artists
Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year, 1990
COLLECTIONS
Texaco
Brown and Root
Marathon Oil
Granada Corporation
Bing Crosby Family
Shell Oil
Montgomery Ward
Private Collections
Houston, Texas 1963- 1974
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Texas Association of Professional Artist
EDUCATION
The University of Houston 1965- 1968
South Texas Junior College 1963- 1965
Completed 100 hours of curriculum leading to B.F.A
James Robinson was a native of the Lone Star State, proud of his heritage. His ancestors were early pioneers to Texas in the early 1840's. In those days Texas' unspoiled beauty, untraveled terrain, rugged bluffs and creeks dominated. James was inspired by their stories and chose Texas's rugged landscape as his primary subject matter. An intimate knowledge of Texas and the many facets of the western landscape are obvious when one views a painting created by the artist.
Born in Houston in 1944, James always knew he would be an artist. He was committed to his education and earned a BFA. He studied both commercial and fine art as a free-lance designer and illustrator, polishing his painting skills on the side. It was at this stage in his career that his dad, J.C. literally absconded with one of his paintings and marched into a local gallery to show what his son could do. From that day on, he dedicated his life to fine art and has enjoyed a most remarkable career.
James has always been influenced by such artists as Frank Tenney Johnson, James Reynolds, Howard Terpning, John Singer Sargent and Joaquin Sorolla. He seeks to evoke these qualities in his own work and establish his own niche in western art by unique combinations of light, color and action to leave a lasting impact on the viewer.
James won numerous awards including "Artist's Choice" in 2010 and "Best Group" in 2007 with a cash award of $5000 from the Briscoe Museum's Night of Artist's show in San Antonio, Texas. Another honor was "Olaf Wieghorst Award" for the best painting at the 2007 Mountain Oyster Show in Tucson, Arizona.
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