Art Opening Reception

"self portrait" copyright Robbie Ortiz

Friday, June 3, 5:00 – 8:00 pm

Artists Robbie Ortiz & Brandon Parr will be paired together for the next art exhibit at Salado Wine Seller. These two contemporary artists were chosen to exhibit due to their creativity and joy which they express in their own special way.

Robbie Ortiz was born in New Braunfels, Texas and has lived in Austin since 1993. His main materials are colored pencil, ink, and acrylic. Robbie has no formal training, just reading books and making art. He is interested in cubism but feels strongly that art cannot be crazy abstract, it must have some way to tie in with the real world. Although that may simply be an eyeball.

The exhibit will also feature Brandon Parr who’s style tends toward the more realistic. Mr. Parr was born in Waxahachie, Texas in 1979. One day he discovered the old Kay guitar in the hall closet. Music and art became his life from that moment on. Parr cherishes solitude and privacy, but he intends to touch the soul of the audience with his art. His creations are bright and pleasurable. He lives in Salado with his wife and their dog and can be seen performing on guitar all around central Texas.

You’re invited to meet the artists at their opening reception, on Friday, June 3rd from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Light snacks will be served and Texas wines will be available for purchase.

Their art will grace the walls of Salado Wine Seller where it will be available for sale until August 2011.

Art Opening Reception

Friday, January 21, 5:30 – 8:00 pm

Artists Beau Whitaker & Jennifer Moreman will be paired together for the next art exhibit at Salado Wine Seller. They are combined in this collection since they both capture the magnificence in nature which they express in their own special way.

Jennifer Moreman focuses on everyday moments taken for granted in life and encourages people to notice the simple splendor in the details. She depends on her capability to pause and recognize the natural beauty of the world and the interesting features found in God’s creation that most people walk past each day and often overlook.

The ordinary moments in Beau Whitaker‘s life are conveyed with grandeur to the canvas as well. His themes are found as he works as an equine vet in Salado, Texas. He strives for detail and hopes to capture the expressions of his subjects. He too recognizes the spectacular flashes that present themselves to those who pause and reflect on beautiful splendidness surrounding them.

Jennifer Moreman is an award winning, internationally known artist. She currently lives in Tyler, Texas with her husband Greg and four dogs. Jennifer graduated from Baylor University in 2004 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Studio Art. She is originally from Dallas, Texas where she attended Trinity Christian Academy. Jennifer has developed a fresh and original style of painting that layers multiple colors and allows her inner artist to completely take over. Her work is best described as captivating, expressive and whimsical. Jennifer enjoys using traditional subjects from nature and giving them a colorful, playful twist.

Beau Whitaker was raised on a farm in Lascassas, Tennessee. He attended Oklahoma State University where he received a BS in Animal Science. He trained horses professionally before starting veterinary school at Texas A&M in 2001. He created his first drawing “Pen Ready” during his 3rd year of veterinary school. Beau received his DVM in 2005. Beau did an internship at Arizona Equine Medical & Surgical Centre in Gilbert, AZ. He then went to the 6666’s Ranch which inspired his last 3 pieces. Beau is now an equine veterinarian in Salado, Texas.

Meet the artists at the opening reception, on Friday, January 21 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. Their art will grace the walls of Salado Wine Seller where it will be available for sale until March 2011.

Holly Dunn

"Cheers" by Holly Dunn

ARTIST’S RECEPTION

Who: HOLLY DUNN

When: Friday, November 5, 2010, 5-8 pm

Join us on Friday, November 5, 5-8 pm when Holly Dunn will be on hand to discuss her art show “Cheers to Art“. The Salado Winery gallery will be filled with Holly Dunn’s beautiful paintings which will be available for sale through January 2011.

Holly Dunn spent 25 years in the Country Music industry as an award winning composer, producer and recording artist. From her 10 albums, Holly garnered 14 top ten hits, 4 number 1’s and awards from every music entity including, The Academy of Country Music “New Female Vocalist” award, The CMA “Horizon” award, and 3 Grammy Award nominations. One of her most beloved and enduring songs, “Daddy’s Hands, is listed in the Top 100 Greatest Country Songs ever recorded.

In 2003, after an exciting career of hit records, world tours, and TV appearances, Holly kept a long held promise to herself stepping away from music, trading her guitar for pastels and a quieter life. She now finds her artistic inspiration in the imagery of Texas and the Desert Southwest; its architecture, natural wonders and cultural icons.

In 2009 Holly moved from Santa Fe, NM where she had been living since leaving Nashville, and settled near family in Central Texas.

Of her art Holly says, “I love the high contrast of intense light and deep shadow. There is a magical time of day, morning and evening, when the light is low in the sky, shadows deepen and everything seems lit with from within. Capturing those fleeting moments is my passion.” She dedicates all her work to the “Original Creator” and indeed, there is an unmistakable spiritual quality in all of her work.

Only a few days left to enter UNCORKED!

Yes folks! Only a few more days left to enter UNCORKED! The 2nd annual Juried Art Show at Salado Wine Seller.

We’ve had several entries so far. Many painters and a few mixed media. I’m quite anxious to find some 3-D art so if you sculpt, carve, cast, blow glass or anything else attractive, please enter this indoor exhibit.

http://saladoartfestival.com/call-for-entries/

http://saladoartfestival.com/artist-application/

Good Luck!

Texas Documentary Photography Group Exhibit

Join photographers from the Texas Documentary Photography Group on Friday night, June 4th 6-8 pm for an opening reception and exhibition celebrating wine making in Texas. Called Stomp That Grape! the event will be hosted in the galleries of Salado Wine Seller, 841 North Main Street, Salado, TX 76571 and will include work by photographers:

Pierce Burns
Lucy Durfee
Suchitra Gautam
Jane Guerin
BJ Smiley Goins
Mark Jamail
Chricel E. Portela
Carol Schiraldi
Lois Schubert
Kathy VanTorne

The exhibition will continue through July. For more information call 254-947-8011.

The Texas Documentary Photography Group has come together to document the production of wine in Texas-everything from growing the grapes, to highlighting the vineyards, to enjoying the finished products. Making wine in Texas has become big business. From its humble start in the 1662 near present-day El Paso, when Spanish missionaries planted the State’s first vineyard, to its current status as the fifth largest wine producer in the nation, wine making in Texas has become a force and a figure in the industry. The Texas Documentary Photography Group set out to document this by visiting vineyards around the state with the goal of educating and informing fellow Texans as to the different facilities, establishments, wines, and the impact of the wine making industry in Texas. The wine and grape industry has contributed to the state of Texas with an economic impact of 1.35 billion dollars and Texas currently has 190 commercial wineries. The exhibition highlights images from the growing region with the hopes of raising awareness of Texas as a force in wine making.

About The Texas Documentary Photography Group

The Texas Documentary Photography Group was co-founded in 1999 by Jackie Stephens and Pierce Burns. Their work established a group that serves the Central Texas area by providing documentary photographers opportunities for exhibits, networking and technical support. The group meets on the second Monday of the month at the Border’s Bookstore in the Domain Shopping Center, 3309 Esperanza Crossing, Austin, TX to share information and plan future photography exhibits. Members are mainly from the Austin area, although some reside in Georgetown, Fredericksburg, Canyon Lake and Houston. Exhibits are primarily themed photographic studies that allow photographers to not only expand their techniques but also view the results of fellow members.

Contact Information
Carol Schiraldi
Texas Documentary Photography Group
(512)663-1027
[email protected]
www.txdocphotographers.com

Art Opening Reception, Friday Jan 8, 2010

: John Davis

New Year means New Art Exhibit @ Salado Wine Seller!

Americanography–Mixed Media

Join John Davis, contemporary artist from Salado, on Friday night, January 8th, 6-8 pm for his opening reception. Mr. Davis’s art features common images and logos in a comedic, funky way. He is clearly infuenced by popart and iconography while his works range from an arrangement of goofy cameras to fun collages that beg us to laugh at life.

If you cannot make it to the opening reception, be sure to come by and check out his intriguing artwork. This will be an interesting mixed media show, and one that you will certainly enjoy while sipping a glass of Texas wine. If you’re lucky, John might even stop by, recommend his favorite red wine, and explain what the heck his art means.

Salado Wine Seller Blends Two Great Texas Watercolorists in November

Salado Wine Seller will host Hunter George and Cliff Gillock for an art opening reception on Friday, November 6, 6-9 pm. Their watercolors will be on display through January 3, 2010.

Hunter George

Hunter George has always hungered to capture the natural, as well as, historical renditions in watercolor. He would like to help preserve a cultural history that is quickly fading from our midst. His love of old buildings and landscapes dominate his portfolio, called “Reflections of the Past.” He is a signature member of the Watercolor Art Society – Houston, with his work being featured in three international exhibitions. His award winning works have been represented throughout the state of Texas by galleries in Houston, Galveston, Rockport, San Antonio, Kerrville, Salado, Crawford, Bellville, and Wimberly. His works are showcased in Texas Highways Magazine and The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin.

Hunter George has been honored with numerous graphic design awards from the Art Director’ Clubs of New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Tulsa, and Houston; Communication Arts magazine; Print Magazine; Ad Week Magazine; The Printing Industries of America, and the Dallas/Fort Worth Society of Communication Arts.

He is a past president of the Art Directors’ Club of Houston, and has served on the Texas State Board of American Institute of Graphic Artists.

A Virginia transplant to the state of Texas, Hunter George studied art, design and photography at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. His website is www.watercolorsbyhunter.com

Cliff Gillock

After a 40+ career as a leading creative force in the Houston advertising industry, Cliff Gillock is now a full time studio painter. Cliff has studied art at the The University of Houston, The Glassell School, The Art League of Houston and continues to study and paint in his studio at Winter Street Studios in Houston. His pallet travels as he travels to Galveston, Santa Fe, Cancun, Colorado, Maine, Florida, Louisiana and but most especially to his native state, Texas. His work may be viewed at – www.winterstreetstudios.net

WHAT: Watercolor Art Opening Reception

WHEN: Friday, November 6, 6-9 pm

WHERE: Salado Wine Seller

841 N Main St, Salado – 254.947.8011 – www.saladowinery.com

The artwork will be on display through January 3, 2010

Salado Chicken Art to Roost at Dallas Gallery

Dallas art gallery owner Matthew Abramowitz, left, Dallas businessman Gene Street, center, and Salado artist Lonnie Edwards met at the Wine Seller wine bar in Salado on Wednesday to select canvases of art by chickens for an upcoming exhibit in Dallas in late October. (Harper Scott Clark/Telegram)

TDTNews.com

http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/08/27/60221

Salado chicken art to roost at Dallas gallery

by Harper Scott Clark

Published August 27, 2009 SALADO – The hens are cackling in Salado. A passel of pullets that make up the Salado Creek Palette Society will soon have their art and that of their mentor, Lonnie Edwards, on display. The exhibit will be at The 4th Wall Gallery in Dallas in late October.

Dallas restaurateur Gene Street commissioned Edwards in June to produce seven canvases when he read an article about Edwards and chicken art in the Temple Daily Telegram.

Gallery owner Matthew Abramowitz and Street met with Edwards on Wednesday at the Wine Seller wine bar in Salado to discuss the showing. The Wine Seller currently has an exhibit of local artists on display including an Edwards chicken composition.

Edwards applies water-based paints to canvas using a technique first developed by Jackson Pollock in the 1950s. The school of abstract expressionism later became known as action painting because the interaction between the artist and the medium created the feel of movement.

After doing his part, Edwards then set his hens loose on the canvas to hop and prance about in the pigment. The resulting constellation of dots, blips and hen scratches are a sort of pointillism from the neoimpressionist school, Edwards said.

Having come from Los Angeles, Abramowitz said he could appreciate the chicken art for its unique qualities. He said the fact that the chickens were able to get into their artwork with such enthusiasm was a pointillism well taken.

“This is very unusual art,” Abramowitz said. “It’s most interesting and it is definitely Texas art.”

“Abramowitz said it captured a certain Southwest flair. “In the Texas community there are so many great Texas artists who are not being recognized – not getting the support they should.”

Abramowitz said having an exhibit for Edwards would be a wonderful adventure.

“The theme of The 4th Wall Gallery is about artists who break the wall of conformity,” Abramowitz said. “So that certainly meets our criteria. Essentially it’s different from anything else that has ever been displayed at the gallery.”

Could it cause a national stir?

“Anything is possible,” Abramowitz said. “He is a talented artist.”

Abramowitz said he has seen Edwards’ works in metal and wants some of them entered in the October exhibit, too.

Edwards said the hens would be busy in September finishing a large number of canvases for the exhibit.

Abramowitz said he has not announced dates yet but that it will be the latter part of October.

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Art Exhibit featuring Ursula Keen September 2009

Art Exhibit by Ursula Keen, Thursday, September 3, 2009 from 6 – 9 pm

Miss Keen could draw and paint before she learned to read, this caused problems, as you can imagine, and she had to repeat the second grade. During her high school years, Miss Keen studied art under Cheryl Dragoo at Reicher Catheolic High School in Waco, Texas. Her freshman year, a charcoal and pencil piece took best in show at the Heart of Texas fair. Then in her senior year, an abstract water color of a nude woman in a chair took fifth in the State of Texas at a competition of private and public schools.

Also, in her senior year Miss Keen sold her first large scale oil painiting to a Baylor law school student. Apparently, the law student bought it becasue while strolling Austin Ave. with his girlfriend, they saw the painting and fell in love with it and each other. The young man purchased the painting, suprised his girlfriend with it, and got down on one knee and proposed to her in front of it. I am happy to report that the couple is still married, the husband works at a firm in Dallas, and the oil painting is in their dining room.

The oil painting was a Christmas mural assignment in her senior art class, and took a month to complete as it was 5 by 8 feet long. Upon completion, all of the Christmas murals from Reicher were on display at the MCC Art building’s windows on 8th Street at Austin Ave, Waco, Texas. The canvas had to be custom built and Ursula had to stand on a ladder to paint parts of it. Miss Keen’s version of Chrismas was of a modern day nativity–of a New York street corner with skyline which included the Christmas star, Mary as a bag lady living in a cardboard box holding the infant Christ, the three wise men were “bums” huddleed around a trash can on fire, a prostittute as an angel, and a faded angel on a soda advertisement on a brick building announced the birth of Christ. Of course, the painting was racy for a Catholic school, and the nuns were quite happy to see it go.

Miss Keen graduated from Baylor School of Law on February 6, 1999. She received her undergraduate degree on May 14, 1995 in Economics from the University of Dallas. During her career, Ms. Keen has drafted an appellate brief to the Fifth Circuit regarding the ADEA. She has also filed cases for federal employees before the MSPB. She has previously practiced employment and family law in a number of counties including Bell, McLennan, Coryell, and Lampasas.

Art Exhibit featuring S. Chuck McCarter July 2009

Join us for the opening reception, July 3, 6-9 pm

The title of these paintings is Transition: Taos

Opening Reception will be Friday, July 3, 6-9 pm, Salado Wine Seller, 841 N. Main St., Salado.

“The work continues to be about transitions. Again, transitions being a metaphor for what happens to us as we process or are processed by life. This transition happens to be about where I go to cleanse the my soul: Taos”

Dr McCarter is Professor of Art, University of Mary Hardin Baylor. His work will be on display through August 10

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