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J. Robert Miller (1928 -2005) Abilene Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 21 x 25 Medium: Oil "Going Home" Biography J. ROBERT MILLER (1928-2005) J. Robert Miller was an ...

Dwight Holmes (1900-1986) Fort Worth, San Angelo Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 31 x 43 Medium: Oil "Cenizo" San Carlos Mexico area Burros Mts. in the Distance Biography Biography Dwight Holmes (1900-1986) Dwight C. Holmes, known for ornamental architectural sculpting as well as painting and etching, was born in Albany, Oregon, 1900. He began formal art training in Galveston high school; studied five years in Texas Christian University, serving also as student assistant and art editor for College annual. He received his Certificate of Art and Bachelor of Arts Degree and became a faculty member in the Art Department. He left teaching to serve a five-year apprenticeship to achieve membership in Modelers and Sculptors of America. He studied with George Franz of Germany and Michael Lengyl of Austria. He has done ornamental architectural sculpturing over forty years and enjoys a broad art horizon that includes sculpting, painting, designing, ceramics, carving, gold-leafing, restoration, etc. He paints in any medium and any subject matter, but prefers oils and landscapes. He studied at Texas Christian University with Mary Sue Darter Coleman, Mrs. R. E. Cockerell, Sam P. Ziegler, and others. In California, he studied with George Flowers, at the Pasadena Art Institute, and in workshops with Lee McCarthy, Leonard Boreman, and etching with Bernard Wall. He has held membership in Painters' Club and Fort Worth Art Association; American Federation of Art; River Art Group and Coppini Academy of Fine Arts in San Antonio; Southwest Ceramic Society; San Angelo Art Club and Arts Council, and others. Dwight Holmes began winning art awards at age 13, and has continued receiving numerous honors and awards over the years. He has held art exhibits all over the Southwest, from Florida to California. His works have been shown in Boston, Cleveland, New York, Kansas City, Columbia, Mo. and elsewhere. He has painted along the Gulf, East and West Coasts; throughout Texas; in Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, California, Tennessee, Georgia, in the Great Smokies, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Red Rock Country, Hawaii, etc. He maintains a studio at 2401 Sherwood Way, San Angelo, Texas, but enjoys doing much of his painting out on locations, His interests include: juror for shows; giving criticisms and appraisals, and conducting art workshops and art colonies. In addition to museums works by Dwight C. Holmes may be seen in many private collections including: Mr. Levi Cole, banker, Canyon, Texas; Dr. A. McChesney, M.D., Columbia, Mo.; S. Herbert Hare, former President Nat'l Association Landscapes Architects; Mr. Scott, Quaker Oats...

Rezalia Thrash (1893 - 1982) Dallas Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 30 x 36 Medium: Oil "Trees" Biography Rezalia Thrash (1893 - 1982) Rezalia C Thrash was the first ...

Johnny Banks (1912-1988) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 11.25 x 20 Frame Size: 17 x 28 Medium: Pen, Pencil, Crayon, Marker "The First Time on Telephone" Biography Johnny Banks (1912-1988) In my opinion one of the greatest Texas folk artists of all time. The following information was compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves: John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk...

Jeannette Milam Jones (1903-1999) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 11.5 x 14.25 Frame Size: 16 x 19 Medium: Oil "Mission San Jose" Biography Jeannette Milam Jones (1903 - 1989) The following information is from Susan Soderstrom, whose family was a neighbor of the artist in San Antonio, Texas and who found this information about Jeanette Jones among her deceased mother's papers. "A native of Uvalde, TX, window of Lucian T. Jones, Sr., and Mother of Lucian T. Jones, Jr. and Bruce Milam Jones. She studied with Harry Anthony de Yong, Henry Lee...

Jack Grisham (1913-1994) California, Texas Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 31 x 37 Medium: Oil 1953 Adobe Huts. Professionally Cleaned. Some craquelure that adds to the character of the piece. Unusual scene looking out from inside. Original Period Frame has some scuffing. Bio: Jack Grisham was born in Denton Country, Texas in December of 1913. He died in Denton County, Texas in May of 1994. He lived most of his life in southern California where he owned Jac's Art Shoppe...

Leslie R. Center (1933-2009) Houston Artist Image Size: 18 x 29 Frame Size: 29 x 36 Medium: Mixed Media 1960 Biography Leslie R. Center (1933-2009) LESLIE R. CENTER, JR., 7...

Carmie (Born 1959) Dyed Hackberry Bowl Height 4'' Diameter 8.75'' Bio Carmie (1959-) Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta was born and raised in San Antonio. By day he works as a synthetic organic chemist specializing in steroid synthesis. His foray into wood turning began in the year 2000 when his father passed away. Growing up, he was surrounded by wood working and the associated wood working tools...

Carmie (1959-) Mesquite Hollow Form Height 2.5'' Diameter 7.5'' Bio Carmie (1959-) Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta was born and raised in San Antonio. By day he works as a synthetic organic chemist specializing in steroid synthesis. His foray into wood turning began in the year 2000 when his father passed away. Growing up, he was surrounded by wood working and the associated wood working tools...

Carmie (Born 1959) Rustic Mesquite Hollow Form Vase/Bowl Height 4.5" Diameter 5''Biography Bio Carmie (1959-) Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta w...

Eric Harrison (Born 1971 ) Texas Hill Country Artist Image Size: 34 x 48 Frame Size: 44 x 58 Medium: Acrylic "Dapple Grey Horse" Bio “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” -Henry D. Thoreau Eric Harrison-born 1971 in San Antonio, Texas. In 1995 he married Kim Marie, and together they have two sons, Noah and Ethan. The Harrison’s reside in the hill country west of Blanco, Texas. Currently painting in a language resonant with other Texas artists such as Robert and Julian Onderdonk, Robert Wood, Porfirio Salinas, Dawson Dawson-Watson, and Robert Harrison; with an affinity toward the work of California painter William Wendt. Paul Cezanne and many of the post impressionists. Exhibitions and collections of his work include: The United States Embassy in Togo, Africa The University of Texas at San Antonio The Buckhorn Museum San Antonio Best of the Best Art Show Salado, Texas Texas Lanscape Show The Nave Museum, Victoria Texas The Harrisons, “A Family of Texas Painters” Charles Morin Fine Art...

Boyer Gonzales Jr. (1909-1987) Austin Artist Image Size: 18 x 24 Frame Size: 19 x 25 Medium: Oil 1960 "Landscape Fragment II" Biography Boyer Gonzales Jr. (1909-1987) Boyer Gonzales Jr, a noted painter and teacher in Texas was born in Galveston, Texas and raised in family homes in both Galveston and Woodstock, New York. He attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania and in 1931 graduated with a degree in architecture from the University on Virginia. During the summers while at the university he studied with his father in Woodstock. After graduation he returned to Woodstock and studied under Henry Lee...

Dickson Reeder (1912 - 1970) Fort Worth Artist Image Size: 10 x 15 Frame Size: 17 x 22 Medium: Oil on Board Mid Century Modern Biography Dickson Reeder (1912 - 1970) Edward Dickson Reeder began his art education under Sallie Blyth Mummert and Sallie Gillespie before attending the Art Students' League in New York. He later traveled to Europe and studied with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17. Dickson Reeder and his wife, Flora Blanc, established and directed the Reeder School of Theater and Design in Fort Worth (1946-1958). Please view my 1stdibs store front for other Great Vintage Texas Paintings...