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On The Cover"Horses in the Highlands" depicts ranch horses beingbrought up in the Highlands of Texas. Mt. Livermore in

the Davis Mountains is seen in the background.© Wayne Baize

Used With PermissionWayne Baize depicts the contemporary cowboy and giveshonor to the cowboy way of life. He received the Western Artistof the Year Award in 2000 and in 2004, he won the AmericanCowboy Culture Award for Western Art, and he was awardedthe Cowboy Artists of America Silver Medal for Drawing in 1997.Being a member of the Cowboy Artists of America has been thehighest honor of his professional career. He was elected tomembership in 1995 and served as vice president and directorprior to becoming president of the organization in 2006-2007.Wayne and his wife, Ellen, live on their small ranch out of FortDavis, Texas and raise registered Hereford cattle.

Big Bend Galleries & Artists is devotedto celebrating the remarkable creativityfound throughout the Big Bend andTrans-Pecos region of Texas. From thevisual arts, to the natural beauty of thearea, from culinary creativity to architec-ture - Big Bend Galleries and Artists willfeature the talent found in this Texas re-gion and help you discover it for your-self. Join the exploration.

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The Big Bend area boasts several homesand buildings designed by renowned andprolific architect Henry Trost, whose mainwork occurred from 1899 to 1933. Hisfirm, established in El Paso in 1903, de-

signed over 500 buildings throughout theSouthwest during this thirty-year period.Trost & Trost designed the four historic

Big Bend area hotels featured here. Eachof these hotels has been beautifully pre-served by their owners and are in activeuse today. They all demonstrate Trost’sutilization of the Spanish Colonial Re-vival style in his designs. Characteristics of the Spanish Colonial

style include arches, courtyards, plainwall surfaces, exterior ornamentation,wrought iron work and tile roofs, colorfulinterior tile and decorative exposed ceil-ing beams. Inspired by the Mission Re-vival style (first fully displayed with theCalifornia Building at the Columbian Ex-position in Chicago in 1893), SpanishColonial style designers were influencedby architecture of the Mediterraneanworld, Southwest adobe structures, lateMorrish architecture, medieval Spanishand Italian churches, and Italian Renais-sance elements. Trost was living inChicago in 1893 and certainly visited theCalifornia Building.

ARCHITECTURE:

Trost’s Spanish Revivaldesign in Big Bend Hotels

Henry Trost (1860-1933)

THE HOTELPAISANO

The Spanish Colonial Revival style wasfirst prominently displayed in 1915 withbuildings built for the Panama-CaliforniaExposition held in San Diego in today’sBalboa Park. This style was primarilyused from 1915-1931 in residential andsmall commercial designs in the aridSouthwest – from California (Santa Bar-bara being a prime example), to Texasand into Florida. Trost, having moved to Tucson in 1899

(prior to his move to El Paso) was intro-duced to and influenced by existing Span-ish architecture. He wrote, “Withaccurate instinct the old Spanish buildersadapted their structures to the require-ments of environment. The object, there-fore, is to build so as to cut off the intenseheat of the sun in the summer, to retainthe artificial warmth of the house in thewinter, and to create a green floweryoasis for man’s pleasure and comfort.This threefold end was attained by theSpaniards with their thick walls, patios,

deep porches, and large, high-ceiledrooms.” This view would carry forward into

many of his later designs and into thevery design vision of his El Paso firm.

THE HOTEL PAISANOMARFA, TEXAS

Trost made his first study for a hotel inMarfa in 1919. This early design was aMission Revival style that was modifiedto Spanish Colonial by the time the hotelwas built in 1930. It features the typicalelements of red tile roof parapets, iron-work balconies, exterior ornamentation,extensive interior tile and wood beamsand courtyard.The 35,000 square foot building was de-

veloped by Charles Bassett and con-structed by McKee Construction, both ofEl Paso, as part of a chain of hotels Bas-sett built. Constructed in eight monthswith 65 rooms all with private baths, itwas known as the most elegant hotel be-


HOTEL EL CAPITAN

tween San Antonio and El Paso. In1955, motion pictures came to Marfaand the Paisano was headquarters forWarner Brothers and the filming of themovie Giant, starring James Dean,Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor.

Learn more at www.HotelPaisano.com

HOTEL EL CAPITANVAN HORN, TEXAS

The El Capitan was also constructedin 1930 by Bassett and built by McKeeConstruction. The design is very simi-lar to the Hotel Paisano, althoughsmaller at 26,000 square feet and 52rooms. The El Capitan exterior designand lobby finish follows the same Span-ish Colonial Revival emphasis with anexterior courtyard, cast concrete orna-mentation, wrought ironwork, tilework, exposed ceiling beams and highceilings.Today the current owner, who also

owns the Paisano, has beautifully re-stored both hotels, making them desti-nations again.

Learn more at www.HotelinVanHorn.com

THE GAGE HOTELMARATHON, TEXAS

The Gage was constructed in 1927 asa hotel and ranch headquarters officeby Alfred Gage, a prominent Trans-Pecos rancher. It was built by H.T.Ponsford of El Paso. This building con-tains many Spanish Colonial design in-fluences but represents Trost’sembrace of alternatives to that styleand his design flexibility. It is a sim-pler building than the other hotelsmentioned here but it’s purpose wasdifferent serving the needs of its owner– office and home away from home.While incorporating some Mission el-

ements - particularly on the interior -exterior ornamentation is less pro-nounced than on other Trost designs.Current owners have restored and ex-


ALFRED S. GAGE(1860-1928)

Alfred S. Gage moved from Vermont toTexas in 1879 at age 19 to join hisbrother Edward who had acquiredland in Presidio and Pecos counties.After working on some ranches inNorth Texas, Gage moved toMarathon in 1881 to take charge of asmall herd of cattle his brother owned,earning $100 a month.By 1912, Gage acquired full ownershipof his brothers cattle company havingsuffered through the drought and agri-cultural depression of the 1880’s andearly 90’s. Gage continued to acquireland in the area until he owned muchof the most valuable land in the Trans-Pecos area. Gage moved to San Anto-nio in the early twentieth century andwas a leading businessman there serv-ing for many years as the Presdent ofthe San Antonio Water Company. In1927 he built the Gage Hotel as aranch office and for a comfortableplace to stay on visits to the area.Gage died in June 1928 from surgerycomplications, unable to fully enjoy hishotel. Upon his death he was remem-bered as a man who "...never wentback on a friend and never endeavoredto get the best of any by any unfairmeans. He was always ready to dowhat he could for the benefit of thepeople and community." Today,Marathon - and the Big Bend - benefitfrom his desire to bring a well- de-signed hotel to the region.

panded the hotel as a destination adding20 rooms in a separate building to the 16in the main original building.

Learn more at www.GageHotel.com

THE HOLLAND HOTELALPINE, TEXAS

The original Holland Hotel was built in1908 by John Holland, noted arearancher, who saw the need for a “re-spectable” hotel in Alpine. Upon hisdeath in 1922, his son Clay assumedmanagement and in 1927 invested$250,000 hiring Trost & Trost and Pons-ford to remodel, adding a third story.This resulted in a hotel of 70 rooms withall the conveniences of the day. The ex-terior was designed by Trost to match theexisting adjacent structure and includes

cast concrete ornamentation. The inte-rior features all the Spanish Revival ele-ments - embossed wood beams, archesand tile floors - indicative of the style.The Holland Hotel quickly became one

of the most prominent gathering placesfor travelers and community members.Holland sold the hotel in 1946 and by1969 after several subsequent owners thehotel closed. In 1972, the property was

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purchased and new renovation beganwith the new owner restoring the beauti-ful Spanish Revival elements. Currentownership is maintaining this interiorand has added an upscale restaurant -the Century Grill – incorporating beauti-ful custom finish keeping with the hotelinterior and fine art from the Museum ofthe Big Bend.Learn more at www.TheHollandHotel-

Texas.com

Thank you to Margaret Smith, great-niece of Henry Trost and Melleta Bell,Senior Archivist at Archives of the BigBend for assistance with this article. Fur-ther information on Trost can be found in

the 1981 book Henry Trost: Architect ofthe Southwest by Engelbrecht. More pho-tographs of these hotels can be seen atwww.GalleriesArtists.com/TrostHotels

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Whether you enjoy a cold beer or not, you’ll ap-preciate the creative effort that goes into thebrew process. That creativity is now on displayright in the Big Bend at Big Bend Brewing Co.in Alpine, Texas. Big Bend Brewing Co. willproduce the two types of beer produced today– lagers and ales – with four to five varieties.Galleries & Artists sat down with brewmeisterSteve Anderson, a man who really knows howto brew great beer (formally of the famousLive Oak Brewing Co. and Waterloo Brewingin Austin) to learn more about the art of brew-ing one of the oldest beverages known to man. Learn more at www.BigBendBrewery.com

G&A: Describe for me the differences in beer?Steve: There's lagers and ales.G&A: Those are the only two.Steve: Right. And then there are subcate-gories of both. A pilsner is a lager beer that isthe ancestor of all the big macro beers todaylike Bud, Miller, Coors, Heineken. It's goldencolored. But with the true pilsner it's veryhoppy. It's really bitter. It’s a lager. With thepilsner it's going to be mostly pilsner malt. Idon't think we'll have any specialty malt in it.G&A: What does that mean?Steve: It's just a base malt. Malt is barleythat's been germinated to a certain point andthen dried out. But it's still viable so when you

expose the endosperm with warm water thenthe enzymes reactivate and continue the ger-mination process. Except now instead of mak-ing a plant it breaks the starch inside theendosperm into sugar. And then we'll removethat sugar from the grain and the water, andwe boil it to sterilize it, add hops to bitter it up.And then we send it to the fermenter with yeastthat will consume that sugar that we've madefrom it and it produces ethanol and carbondioxide. And so then it makes beer.But that requires lots of tank space. And be-cause we're going to be making a lager, prima-rily which is the pilsner, that ties up the tankfor a month.G&A: So why is that? Aging?Steve: Aging, yes. The difference betweena lager and an ale is the yeast, and the lageryeast ferments at a cooler temperature and soit takes a little bit longer to ferment but not awhole lot. But because it ferments at a coolertemperature it produces and retains a lot ofsulfites that are unpleasant. And it takes awhile for that to scrub out of the beer. It'scalled "green beer".G&A: Do you have yeast that you've used be-fore that you bring to bear on this?Steve: I think I'm going to use a differentstrain than what I've used before for the pil-sner.

CRAFT BEER FORTHE BIG BEND

Q&A with Steve Anderson, Big Bend Brewing Co.


G&A: Where do you get the yeast?Steve: There's yeast banks. There are threeyeast banks here in the states. G&A: So you're talking about a lager, isthat the most popular typically?Steve: It is the most popular by far. Andthen there are ales.G&A: What is typical ale like?Steve: Ale is an older version. The originalbeers were ales. And the ale yeast ferments ata warmer temperature and it produces estersthat give it a fruitiness and kind of rounds theflavor out. With a lager the yeast doesn't pro-duce any flavors so to speak, so you get just themalt and the hops in the beer. G&A: So the malt and hop flavor is whatyou're using to draw that flavor.Steve: Right, and the yeast imparts very lit-tle if any flavor.G&A: And so then you're flavoring it? Steve: Right, and this particular beer [wewere tasting] it's 50% wheat and 50% barleymalt and very little hops. You don't taste anyhops. You can't really even get bitterness. It'sjust that it counterbalances any over-sweet-ness, and that entire flavor is coming from theyeast. And it produces also a phenol that isreminiscent of clove spices. We don't add any-thing to it. The yeast produces it.

G&A: If you used a different kind of yeastwould you get a different kind of beer? Steve: Yes, this is very unique [the beerwe're tasting]. Very few yeasts will producethat much of a flavor. If this yeast were used inany other style it would be considered "off". G&A: So when you say you're going to goand get yeast to do this - are there differentkinds of yeasts?Steve: Yes there are hundreds of kinds ofyeast.Discussing what kind of beer will Big BendBrewing Co. produce - G&A: You’re deciding you've got four orfive beers you're going to produce here, you'recoming up with a profile for each one? Steve: Yes. We're trying to get across theboard. The original four was a pilsner lager,which is clean but bitter. You know, nicely bitter,hoppy lager. The other one is like on the oppo-site end of the spectrum, a dark porter, whichis heavy on the malt, almost caramel andchocolate-like.G&A: So that's an ale.Steve: Yes – and another ale would be anIPA (India pale ale), which is going to be very,very hoppy, for the hopheads. … the beauty ofhaving hops in the beer is it produces anotherflavor, an additional flavor that wine cannothave.

Steve Anderson with Big Bend Brewing Co.


G&A: What do you mean by that?Steve: Well, wine can be astringent but itcan't be bitter. And an astringent generally isundesirable anyway, but bitterness is a desiredflavor in beer. For instance, like a pilsner it'svery, very desirable. And with an IPA it'smandatory. But the other beauty of bitternessis that in order to perceive it, it has to pass theback of the tongue. Which means if you'resampling you can't spit it out.But with wine you can spit it out. And mayberightfully so, but when it comes to beer youmust consume it.G&A: That's really interesting. Okay, soyou're looking for a pilsner, an IPA, a darkporter, what else would you do?Steve: A hefeweizen. It's a German orBavarian style wheat beer.G&A: Meaning wheat is a component in thebeer and not in these others?Steve: Yes. Weiss, I've heard two differenttheories. It can be either 'wheat' or also mean'white'. G&A: Yeah, that's what I thought it was,like a white beer.Steve: White. Yeah. In Belgium they make

what's called a white beer. But it is an ale, butlike we discussed, it's the yeast that's producingall the flavor in it and it's generally consumedaround breakfast time with weisswurst.G&A: Okay. We can have beer in the morn-ing.Steve: I've worked with a German brewer atLive Oak (in Austin) and he got some authenticweisswurst, and we had Meals-On-Wheels rightnext door. Right across the street actually. Andhe took it over there and had them boil it up.And he had some fresh pretzel and some sweetmustard. And we had this hefeweizen in thesegreat big glasses, hefeweizen glasses. And at10:00 in the morning he goes, "Now this is atraditional German breakfast"…

This interview is condensed from a much(much) longer interview given over beer tastingat the new Big Bend Brewing Co..

For the full interview to learn much (much)more about Big Bend Brewing Co. and beervisit www.GalleriesArtist.com/BigBendBrew-ery

Anderson next to a brewing tank


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While many people come to the BigBend region of West Texas to enjoy thecurrent art scene, the first painted oretched imagery in the area was createdby Native Americans thousands of yearsago. These figures, referred to as pic-tographs and petroglyphs, adorn many ofthe rockshelters, canyon walls, and otherrock outcrops across the rugged land-scape of the Big Bend. At first glance, itis difficult to look beyond this imagery asa form of art; the color and composition ofthese figures and the expertise withwhich they were created makes them noless aesthetically pleasing than any con-temporary piece of fine art. While the precise meaning of much of

this rock art remains to be determined,the creation of much of this imagery goeswell beyond aesthetics. These figureswere often created as part of a ritual, andreflect the spiritual beliefs of those thatpainted or etched them. Other imagesmay represent events that were impor-tant to the group or that had a significant

impact on the community, such as the ar-rival of the Spanish, and their horses, tothe region in the 16th century. Rock artalso functioned to help define the terri-tory of those that created the figures. Abstract and geometric figures, includ-

ing vibrant multi-colored paintings be-longing to the Chihuahuan PolychromeAbstract style, are thought to be the old-est rock art in the Big Bend. Some re-searchers believe that this imagery maybe over 5,000 years old, dating to whatarcheologists refer to as the Early Archaicperiod. These abstract images, the colorsof which were created using hematite,manganese, gypsum, and other mineralpigments, may represent simple formsthat appeared to shamans, or spiritualleaders, in the early stages of trance.Shamans were, and still are, considered

as canvasNative American Rock Art in the Big Bend

Chihuahuan Polychrome Abstract style pictographs

Red monochromatic pictographs, possibly dating tothe Late Archaic or Late Prehistoric periods.

By Tim Roberts


to be intermediaries or messengersbetween the human world and thespirit worlds. They practice div-ination and healing by going into atrance state, and entering super-natural or spiritual realms to ob-tain solutions to problems afflictingthe community. Some abstract and geometric ele-

ments continued to be depicted wellinto the historic period, but repre-sentational imagery, much of whichis painted in red, dominate rock artsites in the Big Bend and acrossmost of West Texas by the Late Ar-chaic period, between about 3,000and 1,100 years ago. Animals, in-sects, human-like figures, and hand-prints are among some of the imagesthat are depicted. Some panels ap-pear to represent hunts or were per-haps created prior to hunts,foreshadowing success in this en-deavor. Other imagery is not as easilydeciphered, but may illustrateshamanic transformations into animalforms while in trance. Some figuresmay have been placed specifically in aneffort to establish a group’s territory. Big Bend Bold style pictographs,

characterized by large bold-faced paint-Horse and rider figure with an

apparent Spanish saddle

Postitive and negative handprints of unknown age.


ings of varaious human-like figures, ani-mal forms, geometric designs, and ab-stract images, were probably first paintedby early agriculturalists from the RioGrande valley near Redford, Texas dur-ing the Late Prehistoric period, over 500years ago. These images continued to bepainted until after the arrival of the firstSpanish to the area in 1535. One BigBend Bold image on a site in Big BendRanch State Park includes what appearsto be a helmeted figure on a horse with aSpanish saddle. Other historic pic-tographs were left behind by nomadictribes, including the Comanche andMescalero Apache, and possibly the Ju-mano. In the Big Bend, these historicrock art panels are most commonly iden-tified by the presence of horse and riderfigures that are differentiated from Big

Bend Bold figures by their smaller scaleand broader range of colors. Some of the most recent pictographs in

the Big Bend were probably created wellinto the 19th century, and were not actu-ally painted on rocks. In 1849, whilesearching for a suitable wagon road westfrom San Antonio, Lieutenant W.H.C.Whiting and his party discovered cotton-wood trees along Limpia Creek, in JeffDavis County, that were adorned withred painted figures. Whiting’s partycamped at the location, giving it the name"Painted Comanche Camp". Althoughthe painted cottonwoods are long gone,the area is still known as Painted Co-manche Camp.

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Meyers Spring - Counting Coup FigureMuseum of the Big Bend

Several public lands across West Texas offer the opportunity for

visitors to view rock art sites. Within the Big Bend, Big Bend

Ranch State Park and Big Bend National Park have accessible

rock art sites. Elsewhere in West Texas, Hueco Tanks State Park

and Historic Site, near El Paso, and Seminole Canyon State Park

and Historic Site, between Langtry and Comstock, provide good

opportunities to view other styles of rock art.


The Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine,Texas, has scheduled to exhibit selectedworks by Frederic Remington from theFrederic Remington Art Museum in Og-densburg, New York, in September 2013.Treasures from the Frederic RemingtonArt Museum exhibit are a natural fit atthe Museum of the Big Bend due to itstruly remote and Western location as wellas the museum’s close proximity to FortDavis where four regiments of BuffaloSoldiers, Cavalry and Infantry, were sta-tioned at various times from 1867through 1885. Remington had a close re-lationship with Theodore Roosevelt andRoosevelt had witnessed the heroic deedsof the black soldiers during the Spanish-American War in 1898. In 1904, Roo-sevelt included members of the blackregiments in his presidential inaugura-tion parade.Frederic Remington’s career was as dy-

namic as Roosevelt’s. Schooled in the de-mands of magazine illustration,Remington worked hard for his fame. Heinvested long hours in the studio, re-searched his subjects in books, in thefield, and by personal correspondence,taught himself color theory to overcomethe limitations of working in black andwhite and investigated the science ofcasting to perfect his sculptures. Remington gained fame as an illustra-

tor of works depicting the West that hadalready vanished, the world, work andspirit of the American cowboy, frontiercavalry soldier and the Native Americanwarrior. In the final decade of his career,magazine contracts and steady sculpturesales released Remington from the de-mands of illustration. He developed amore painterly style, and though his au-dience still demanded the Western sub-jects that brought him fame, Remingtondevoted more of his attention to the land-scape of his youth and summers, NewYork’s North Country.Treasures form the Frederic Reming-

ton Art Museum will tell the story ofRemington’s incredible career in bronze,oil, watercolor, pencil, pen and ink andwax on paper. Included in the exhibit isthe iconic bronze, Broncho Buster, alongwith twenty-five other works. The Museum of the Big Bend is located

on the campus of Sul Ross State Univer-sity in Alpine, Texas. The museum isopen Tuesday through Saturday, 9am to5pm and on Sunday, 1 to 5pm and isclosed Monday. Parking and Admission isfree, donations are gladly accepted.

For more information, contactNoemi Acosta at [email protected] at 432-837-8143

Left: “The Charge of the Rough Riders Up San Juan Hill” Background: “Broncho Buster”

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Since 1986, the Museum of the BigBend at Sul Ross State University hasshowcased the very best cowboy gearand fine Western Art at the longest run-ning event of its kind in the country:Trappings of Texas.The opening of Trappings of Texas is

held each year in conjunction with theTexas Cowboy Poetry Gathering on thelast weekend of February. The openingweekend offers visitors an opportunity tomeet the men and women who are thecreators of the gear and art in the mu-seum’s Trappings exhibit and publicauction. These works of art remain on

display at the museum for viewing andpurchase through April.Trappings of Texas is by invitation

only and new artists and gearmakersmust be juried in by the entire Trap-pings of Texas Committee, includingGuest Curators of Gear and Art. GuestCurators of Gear include members of theTraditional Cowboy Arts Association,TCAA, Leland Hensley, Wilson Capronand John Willemsma. Guest Curators ofArt is Cowboy Artists of America, CA,member, Wayne Baize and Mike Capronwhose fifty years living in the southwestis reflected in the art that he creates.Like the originators of the first event,the goal of Trappings of Texas is to havea place for some of the most creative andtalented cowboys to display their art.Trappings of Texas is the only

fundraiser for the Museum of the BigBend, and monies earned help to supportnot only Trappings of Texas but themany educational programs and exhibitsat the museum throughout the year.

Visit the Museum of the Big Bend andsee for yourself the “true West” in all itsforms at Trappings of Texas. For moreinformation visit www.sulross.edu/mu-seum.

February 22-23, 2013Call 432.837.8143

1. Teresa Elliott- West Texas Charolais2. Ernie Marsh - Belt Buckle3. Keith Seidel - Saddle4. Wilson Capron - Bit5. Whit Olson - Braided Rawhide Bosal7. Tyler Crow - Pure Pleasure

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Big Bend Arts Council [email protected] Arts Council supports and promotes thearts in the Big Bend region through events,activities and exhibits. Events and exhibitsare held at various and changing venuesthroughout the region and are supported bylocal artists and volunteers. Check the web-site for the locations of upcoming eventsand for membership information.

1 Bell Gallery/Gallery A410 N. 5th. St., corner of 5th &Lockhart; 432-837-5999Featuring work from handmade paper bowls todrawings, paintings and mixed media pieces. Thegallery also features solo exhibitions by local andregional artists such as Charles Bell, Ling Dong,Carlos Campana and Karl Glocke. Regular hoursare 10 to 6 Wednesday through Saturday, or byappointment. Art classes for all ages. Sign paint-ing available.

2 CatchLight Art Gallery117 W. Holland Ave.; 432-837-9422;www.catchlightartgallery.com The mission of CatchLight Art Gallery is to en-courage creativity by providing a venue forlocal area artists to display and sell their workand to promote Alpine as an art destination.Opened in 2007, the gallery currently showsthe work of over a dozen local artists. Themedia include watercolor, oil painting, acrylicpainting, jewelry, stained glass, ceramics, pho-tography, fiber arts and mixed media.

3 Cheshire Cat – Antiques, Art & Appraisals301 E. Avenue E; 432-837-9466;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cheshire-Cat-antiques-art-appraisals/196703947060033;Art from yesterday and today. Western arti-facts, jewelry and collectibles.

4 Crystal Bar410 East Holland Avenue; www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferboomer/3409985499Western Mural by Stylle Read, private collec-tion of art by Pepper Brown, Billy Mitchelland others. Signature wall signed by WillieNelson, Wayland Jennings, Jessi Colter, etc.

5 Deborah Allison Studio702 E. Holland Ave.; 432-294-3706;www.DeborahAllisonStudio.comWorking studio and gallery. ContemporaryRealism, portraits and landscapes.

6 Traditions Gallery106 North 5th Street, Alpine, TX; 432-294-1538; [email protected] oil painting, pottery, photography,jewelry and Calligraphy. The gallery exhibitsthe work of local artists.

7 Eric’s on Holland300 E. Holland; 432-837-9133Photographs by Eric Webster on display andfor sale

8 Francois Fine Arts GallerySul Ross State University campus, Fine ArtsBuilding; 432-837-8218Rotating student BFA and MA exhibitions,National Ceramics invitational and invitedartists.

9 Gallery on the Square115 West Holland Ave; 432-837-9422; www.bbacgallery.comGallery on the Square represents a collec-tion of fine art by local and regional BigBend artists.

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alpine • Galleries10 Get Real Art Factory432-837-1740, [email protected] studio and gallery, by appointment.All works by Paul Sundown, Santa Fe, NMborn artist. Types of work include: abstract,figurative, tonal paintings; also works inwood, folk art, bright colors, Southwest fla-vor. Formerly carved furniture at SouthwestSpanish Craftsmen.

11 Judy’s Bread and Breakfast Café & Gallery113 W. Holland Av.; 432-837-9424, Judy Anderson, OwnerThe Bread and Breakfast has been a favoritegathering place for local residents and visitors tosocialize and enjoy fresh baked goods, breakfastor lunch. The gallery features local and regionalartists. Showings change monthly and includespecial events presentations. 7am-2pm Mon-Sat,8am-12pm Sun.

12 Kiowa Gallery “Art of the Big Bend,” 105 E. Holland; 432-837-3067; www.kiowagallery.comArt gallery and custom frame shop, selling artand building frames for the Big Bend region forover thirteen years. A premier art stop, with artabove average and unique desert inspired origi-nal art of all mediums. Don’t miss the Stylle ReadMural “Big Brewster”.

13 La Trattoria901 E. Holland Ave.; 432-837-2200La Trattoria Espresso Bar and Ristorante servingfine Italian dining. Paintings by local artists on ex-hibit.

14 Los Jalapenos102 W. Murphy St.; 432-837-5101;Authentic Fresh Mexican Cuisine and Origi-nal Art. The environment is charming featur-ing a sculpture by Tom Curry on the patioand the flavor of Mexico on the walls insideby Local Artists.

15 La Azteca109 W. Holland Ave.; 432-837-1882This elegant shop resembles those found inSan Miquel de Allende, Santa Fe and othercolonial cities. La Azteca offers originals incontemporary and vintage sterling silver jew-elry, antique silver objects, other small an-tiques, fine arts and crafts. Artists DavidBusey and Susana Sandoval-Busey designand create custom gold and silver jewelry.

16 Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University Miriam and Emmett McCoy Building; SRSU, 432-837-8730; www.sulross.edu/~museum/ In the original historic native rock museumare featured newly installed cultural, geo-logic and historic exhibits unique to the BigBend region. A signature annual event isthe Trappings of Texas exhibit featuring cow-boy art, gear and artifacts, held in conjunc-tion with the annual Cowboy PoetryGathering. The museum is a treasure of theregion, a key stop on any tour and an excel-lent way to start a visit to the region.

17 Ocotillo Enterprises - Books, Beads &Rocks205 N. 5th St.; 432-837-5353Features the work of local artist & teacherJudith Brueske, beadwork and wire wrappedjewelry and paintings; instruction offered -call to arrange times.

18 Reata Restaurant203 North 5th St, Alpine, TX; 432-837-9232; www.reata.netReata features paintings and murals byStylle Read on the north and south side ofthe restaurant. Western artifacts and pri-vate collection for viewing pleasure. Addi-tional art shown by local artists.


19 Red Door Gallery702 W. Holland Ave.; 432-386-5787; www.reddoorfinephotographs.comFeaturing the beautiful abstract and land-scape monochrome photographs of photog-rapher-artist David Kachel. The Red DoorGallery is devoted exclusively to fine art pho-tography and promoting the collection ofreasonably priced original photographs.Hours are 9AM-5PM, Mon-Fri or just knockon the big red door!

20 Saddle Club211 E. Holland Ave.; 432-837-9770; [email protected] door to the historic Granada Theater,The Saddle Club is Alpine’s newest full serv-ice saloon offering a changing tapas menuand affording “Good Times for Grownups!”Featured art is by notable west Texas artistsand artisans; also the showing location forthe featured artist of ArtWalk.

21 Salon 109 109 W. Lockhart; 432-837-1772; www.fairliefinearts.comPermanent display of painter Carol H. Fairlie.Photorealist: glass reflections in watercolorand large-scale oils of grand hotel interiors.Hours vary Mon-Sat.

22 Smith & Wife, and Last Frontier Museum2310 W. Highway 90; 432 837-2451Gems and handmade jewelry are the focusof Smith & Wife. Many Native Americanartists are represented, along with silver-smiths from around the world. The LastFrontier Museum features rocks and gemsof the Big Bend Region, including the amaz-ing agates for which the area is known. Youcan even schedule a private field trip to findyour own treasures! Open 9 am to 9 pmevery day.

22 Spirit of the West Gallery At Apache Trading Post, 2701 W. Hwy. 90;432-837-5506;www.apachetradingpost.comFeaturing paintings and photography of thenatural beauty and cowboy culture of wetsTexas and the Big Bend region. Exclusivepermanent installation of photography byDiane Lacy. Big Bend Vistas photography byWilliam Macleod. Dynamic Big Bend andDavis Mountains photography by Dan Gau-thier Al Robinson, and Will Locke. Gemstonejewelry by Virginia Brotherton, Stacy Robertsand Constanza Davis. Outdoor metal sculptureof Big Bend icon, Judy the Burro Lady and in-teractive Jack-assic Park’s “donkey face”metal silhouette by Gerson. Jeanne Amis’hand-formed clay pottery and H.J. Weekly’smetal art.

23 The Open Range Fine Western, South-western & Wildlife Art2707 East Hwy 90, Alpine, TX;[email protected]; www.theopenrangefineart.comThe far west in the faces and wildlife of BigBend country. Graphite, colored pencil, char-coal; Prints, original art.

24 The Stable Performance Cars522 West Holland Ave.,Gallery of Automotive Art within The Stable Show-room. Private Collection is open to the public forviewing. Frames and unframed prints for sale ofWildlife, Performance Cars and David Kimble il-lustrations.

King Jewelers432-837-7205; 607 East Avenue E., Alpine, TXAlan has been in the business since 1979 and isselling fine jewelry in the heart of the big bend.Gold, silver, pearls, diamonds, and semi-preciousstones are our specialty. We provide custom de-signs for pieces unique to your taste. Need re-pairs? Bring in your favorite pieces forprofessional care.

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J. Davis StudioP. O. Box 246, Alpine, TX, 432-837-3812 Alpine native, John T. Davis, studied art educationat Sul Ross State University, where he earned anM. Ed. in 1980. He now sells his pottery to gal-leries and gift shops across the United States, in-cluding the Renwick Museum Store at theSmithsonian American Art Museum.If you miss the Artwalk exhibit, John’s work

can be purchased locally at Kiowa Gallery andin Big Bend National Park at the Chisos Moun-tain Lodge. For more locations, visitwww.JDavisStudio.com.

TONK \tóŋk\ things ordinary not known113 e Holland Ave., Alpine Texas; 432-249-2205; [email protected]; A store front, con-temporary art space promoting bothemerging and internationally exhibitedartists with a focus in visual arts, film/videoand sound. TONK also houses the studio ofRachel Anne Manera and is open most days,please email or telephone for appointment,exhibit or upcoming event information.

Marathon25 Front Street Books - Marathon105 W. Hwy. 90; 432-386-4249; www.fsbooks.com An independent book-seller serving Marathon & Alpine. Features alarge inventory of general interest titles withan emphasis on regional subjects, Texas, BigBend, Natural History, Fiction and Texana.Also, the exclusive Big Bend Gallery forJames A. Mangum, mixed media artist andaward winning writer.

26 The Galleries at Eve’s GardenAve. C and North 3rd; 432-386-4165; www.evesgarden.orgEve’s Garden Bed and Breakfast and EcologyResource Center features original works bylocal artists Priscilla Wiggins, Monte Schatz,Luc Novovitch and Deborah Allison, presentedthroughout the gathering and guest rooms.The sustainable building is unique and notableart, an architectural fusion of Old Mexico andMiddle Eastern, using papercrete technology developed on site. Eve’s Garden is also thehome of Flowers by Kate, featuring organicflowers for special occasions.

27 Evans Gallery4 doors down from The Gage; 432-386-4366; www.jameshevans.comPhotographs of 21 year Marathon residentJames H. Evans and author of “Big Bend Pic-tures” (black & white photos of Big Bend’speople and landscape). Articles aboutJames and his workhave been featured inTexas Monthly Magazine and his work is col-lected by major museums in Texas.

28 The Gage Hotel101 W. Hwy. 90; 432-386-4205; 800-884-GAGE; www.gagehotel.com The Gage Hotel displays the private collec-tion of J.P. Bryan. Vintage originals from the19th and early 20th centuries are displayedin the Reposa Room and Cafe Cenizo. Thehistoric Gage Hotel is Trost & Trost designedand was built in 1927. It features elegant ac-comodations with authentic period decorand has been voted the #1 small hotel inTexas.

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ft. davis/marfa • Galleries29 The Klepper Gallery105 N. Ave. D; 432-386-4107; www.edanklepper.comExhibiting the work of artist and author E.Dan Klepper. Klepper is an artist with an in-ternational exhibition resume. The galleryfeatures stunning images of Texas and theBig Bend region. Klepper is also the authorof books and magazine articles on nature,wildlife, culture and outdoor adventures.

Fort Davis31 Wild Ridge Photography and Gallery400 N. State St.; 432-386-2645The studio and gallery of Charles Wildridge,an artist in black and white fine art photog-raphy. Charles creates black and white gela-tin silver prints on fiber base paper,selenium toned, mounted and matted withacid free materials. Some prints are avail-able in larger sizes printed in giclee on watercolor paper and framed. Call for an appoint-ment.

31 Old Spanish Trail StudioP.O. Box 2167, [email protected],www.OldSpanishTrailStudio.comLindy (806) 789-6513, Roxa (432) 426-3300, Jim (432) 249-1359Located at 6000 feet on a heritage DavisMountain ranch 20 miles SW of Fort Davis,our working fine art studio offers authenticregional landscapes by Lindy Cook Severnsand terracotta works by Roxa Medley Robin-son. Cards, remarqued prints, framed & un-framed originals, plus Roxa’s luminaries.Please call first, so we can give you direc-tions and start brewing coffee.

32 The Gallery at Fort Davis Drug Store113N. State St.; Fort Davis, TX, 512-627-5943. [email protected] gallery and studio featuring artists andart of the Big Bend. Resident artist: PattyMoreland. Some of our gallery exhibitors in-clude Wayne Baize - prints & originals; MikeCapron - oils, Mary Margaret Mitschke, ab-stracts & sculptures; Lindy Cook Severns -pastels & oils; Frank Cianciolo - photography;Caleb Jagger - photography; Tim Roberts -etching prints; Glenn Moreland - wood carv-ings; Bill Davis - ceramics & sculptures; Don-ald Yena - oil; Mary Ann Leudecke and TerryBiegler - stained glass. Stop by and visit thenewest gallery in Fort Davis. www.thegallleryatthefordavisdrugstore.com

Marfa33 Arber & Son Editions128 E. El Paso St.; 432-729-3981 www.30x30cmproject.comTamarind Master Printer, Robert Arber. Arberhas produced limited edition lithographs andwoodcuts for numerous, internationally knownartists including Donald Judd, Bruce Nauman,John Baldessari, Ilya Kabakov, Richard Prince,Al Taylor and David Rabinowitch. Open mostdays or call for an appointment.

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34 AYN Foundation(Das Maximum)Brite Bldg. 107-109 N. Highland Ave.; 432-729-3315; www.aynfoundation.comPresenting “Last Supper” by Andy Warhol and“September Eleven” by Maria Zerres. Open week-ends all year and by appointment. Please call oremail for hours or an appointment.

35 Ballroom Marfa 108 E. San Antonio; 432-729-3600; www.ballroommarfa.orgBallroom Marfa is a non-profit cultural spacededicated to presenting leading and cuttingedge artists working in the visual arts, per-formance, film, and music. The Ballroomprovides a youthful, festive and colorful bal-ance to the established Marfa art scene,and has emerged as a hub for artistic activ-ity in the region.

36 Chinati Foundation1 Cavalry Row; 432-729-4362; www.chinati.orgChinati is an internationally known contem-porary art museum founded by minimalistartist Donald Judd. It exhibits large scale in-stallations by a limited number of artists onthe grounds of Fort D.A. Russell and in build-ings in the town of Marfa. Chinati featurespaintings, sculptures, poems, installations,drawings and other works by reknownedartists Donald Judd, John Chamberlain,Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, DanFlavin, Ilya Kabakov, Roni Horn and manymore. Public tours available Wed.- Sun. 10-12 and 2-4.

37 exhibitions 2d400 S. Highland Ave.; 432-729-1910; www.exhibitions2d.comA contemporary exhibition space presentingpaintings, drawings, sculptures and installa-tions by noted American artists. The space ischaracterized by minimalist installation andan atmosphere conducive to quiet reflectionand contemplation of the work.

38 Greasewood Gallery at The Hotel Paisano207 North Highland; 432-729-4134; www.hotelpaisano.comLocated in the historic Hotel Paisano, thegallery features regional artists in variedmedia. Multiple shows are hosted each year,check the website for details. Hours: Daily 9am – 6 pm.39 Hacienda del Arcon705 W. Bonnie St.; 432-729-4826; www.haciendadelarcon.orgThe headquarters for the InternationalWoman’s Foundation, Hacienda del Arcon isa premier training center for artistic develop-ment and healthful aging. The former Offi-cers Club and BOQ of Fort D. A. Russell,building 98 is a venue for artist presenta-tions, showings and special events . Muralspainted by WWII German POWs depictscenes of the Chihuahuan Desert. Tours areby appointment only.

40 inde/jacobs gallery208 E. San Antonio; 432-729-3162; www.indejacobs.comFine art and photography by Donald Judd,Carl Andre, John Chamberlain and otherartists associated with Chinati; plus otherpost ‘60’s artists. Photography by EllenCarey, Nan Goldin and others. Fri & Sat 12 -5 or by appointment.

41 Marfa Book Company105 S. Highland; 432-729-3906; www.marfabookco.comA Gallery with exhibitions that rotate fre-quently featuring local and national artists.

42 Galleri Urbane212 E. San Antonio St / Hwy 90;432.729.4200; www.galleriurbane.comFeatures emerging and established artistsfrom Texas and across the U.S., in a varietyof media; painting, photography, sculptureand installation. Open daily from 10am-6pmMonday–Saturday, and 11am-4pm Sunday.Call the gallery for private appointments.

43 WILD WOOLIES – way more than a yarn shop! 203 East San Antonio, Marfa, TX; 432-729-1850; www.wild-woolies.com; wed-sat 11-5 Open some Thursdays late andopen some Sundays, please call.Wild Woolies offers a beautiful range of yarnfrom near and far – from the basics to theexotic! Plus a great selection of needles,supplies, and patterns. We also carry localhand spun yarn and handmade scarves,hats, gloves, Kindle and IPad pouches, com-puter bags and felted bowls. We carry Buf-falo down yarn, scarves, hats and rugs. Anda new addition is buffalo down socks and al-paca socks. Our expanded space includeschildren’s educational toys and kites, gyro-scopes, radiometers and our newest editionis cultured pearl jewelry.

Terlingua/Lajitas44 Christina’s World#5 Lajitas Boardwalk, Lajitas; 432-424-3250; [email protected] & folk art featuring local artists,large “Day of the Dead” selection, eclecticwonders.

45 The SangregadoOn the Boardwalk, Lajitas Resort & Spa;432-424-5000; www.lajitas.comShowing local and regional artists in twomonth rotations

46 Painted Feather Studio and GalleryGhost Town Rd.; 405-795-3905; www.paintedfeatherstudiogallery.comUnique original art, hand painted orna-ments, jewelry - rock art. Open most days.Custom orders welcome.

47 Quilts, Etc.Hwy. 118 and Bee Mountain Plaza; 432-371-2292Original quilts by Marguerite Chanslor, SarahCastle, Elsie Turbeville, Margaret Bley andmany others. Original oil and watercolorpaintings and original jewelry.


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Artists of the Big BendJune Adler; Alpine; email: [email protected] at CatchLight Art Gallery in Alpine. Contempo-rary watercolors, acrylics, oils, assemblages, collages,jewelry, short stories and plays. Studio open by appt.

Crystal Allbright; 432-386-0906; P.O. Box 121, Terlin-gua; www.crystalallbright.com; [email protected]. Fine art photography, paintings anddrawings of West Texas.

Deborah Allison; 432-386-6278, [email protected], www.deborahallison.blogspot.com. Specializingin portraiture, contemporary realism still lifes & land-scapes. Studio open to the public. Deborah’s workcan also be seen at Cheshire Cat & CatchLight ArtGallery.

Jeanne E. Amis; DBA T.Q.R., 418 W. Texas, Marfa.Phone: 432-729-3332. Email: [email protected] in hand built pottery and baskets inspired bythe Far West Texas and Southwestern cultures. Studio openby appointment. Represented by Apache Trading Post, andChristophers.

Valerie Arber; 128 East El Paso St., Marfa. 432-729-3981, email: [email protected]. Internationally ex-hibited artist working on paper with non-representational,geometric patterns.

Keri Artzt; Lone Star Studio, 109 N. 14th, Alpine,432-837-5852. Traditional leaded custom stainedglass windows for your home, church or as a gift.Classes three times a year.

Shelley Atwood; 432-837-7122,www.freewebs.com/shelleyatwood, email: [email protected]. Recognized by the Texas Com-mission on the Arts as a Texas Original Artist; Shelleycreates fine silver (PMC) and polymer clay jewelrywith an ethnic flair. Shows at CatchLight Art Gallery.

Christina Baker; PO Box 586, Terlingua, 432-424-3250, [email protected]. Christina createsone of a kind jewelry pieces from simply elegant to theshow stopping.

Mary Baxter; Marfa, 432-386-4041, www.baxter-gallery.com. Paints the landscapes, plants and crea-tures of the Big Bend in oils, and sculpts desertanimals (and dogs and cats) in wire and other mate-rial.

Diane Baylor; HC 65 Box 14Y, Alpine; 432-364-2609;Genuine semi-precious stones with sterling silver wirewrapping. email: [email protected]; Shows atGallery on the Square.

Palma Beckett; [email protected]. Fiber Crafts –Handwoven shawls, scarves of various materials, andcotton dishtowels. Handspun: Wool and Alpacafleeces plus cotton for your knit, crochet or weavingprojects. Shows at CatchLight Art Gallery in Alpine.

Charles Bell; Bell Gallery, Alpine, 432-837-5999;Drawings, paintings, mixed media on handmadepaper, assemblage, prints, paper bowls. Art classes,sign painting.

Terry Biegler; Rockingbird Studio, Fort Davis; 432-426-3307. Original designs in stained glass,wirewrapped stone jewelry, acrylics, digital photogra-phy, graphics.

Tomijo Blackstock; 2131 Wyoming, Pecos, TX 79772,915-447-3177. Oil and watercolor painter, prefers BigBend country as subjects of western and Indianscenes, landscapes, barns and still lifes.

Nancy Blanton; Sul Ross State University, 432-837-8720, [email protected]. Journalist and photog-rapher. Primary interest is in the printed word, but thepower of a photo to reinforce a story has always beena driving motivation in her photography.

Marie Blazek; 432-729-1884; 106 W. Washington,P.O. Box 725, Marfa; www.marieblazek.com; email:[email protected]. Ceramic arts, one-of-a-kindvessels, memorial urns, pottery. Call to come by stu-dio. Shows at Greasewood Gallery .

Louis (Lou) Borland; 432-837-5170;1507 N. 3rdAlpine. Mexican roof tile artist/perylics. Fine art inoils or acrylics, mostly western/rustic furniture withart. Phone for appointment.

Kathy Bork; Alpine, 432-386-3551, [email protected] pastels, collage, and acrylics inbright colors. Shows at Gallery on the Square.

Ginny Brotherton; P.O. 1756, Alpine; 817-253-7477;email: [email protected]. Beader, wire-wrapper,fused glass & fine silver, bronze and copper clayartist. Showing at the Catchlight Art Gallery.

Judith Brueske-Plimmer; 432-837-5353. [email protected]. Acrylic paintings, mostly, withexcursions into colored pencil, pastel, fiber, metals,beads, inspired by local landscaped, plants, rocks,clouds, animals, people. Exhibiting at Gallery On TheSquare, Ocotillo Enterprises, and Magoo’s Place, 905E. Ave. E, Alpine.

David Busey; Mi Tesoro Gallery, 109 W. Holland Av.,Alpine, 432-837-1882. European trained gold and sil-versmith specializing in original jewelry creations andcollectable vintage and contemporary Taxco silver.


Artists of the Big BendMarty Carden; 432-729-3000; www.martycardenpho-tographs.com. Well known Texas photographer. Fineart color and black/white photography. Exhibited inMarfa, Houston, Santa Fe and Austin.

Jean Cargo; 432-386-0585, [email protected] landscape artist using the media of prismacolorcolor pencils and pen and ink. The work is linear andcolor layered on top of layer.

June Cobb; 504 E. June, Alpine 432-837-5240. Homebased studio, medias are watercolor, acrylics & oils.Animal & flower subjects.

Gretchen Lee Coles; P.O. Box 1636, Marfa, 432-729-4702, email: [email protected]. Sculptor andcartographer, with mapping in site specific installa-tions.

Lindy Cook-Severns; Old Spanish Trail Studio, PO Box2167, Fort Davis 79734; 432-249-1359, [email protected], www.BigBendArtist.comRegional landscapes, pastels & oils. The Open Range,Alpine; Gallery at Fort Davis Drugstore; Midland Gallery,Midland TX; The Gage, Marathon; Hotel Limpia, Ft Davis;Michael Duty Fine Art, Dallas; Front Street Books, Alpine;Studio gallery by appointment; Museum of the Big BendTrappings of Texas

Tom Curry; Sagebrush Studio, 106 West Murphy,Alpine, 432-940-9861, www.tomcurrystudio.com. Anationally known illustrator, currently focusing onlarge format paintings in acrylic on hardboard, andsculpture. His work is available in limited editionprints. He shows at Catchlight Art Gallery. The sculp-ture can be seen at 104 W. Murphy in Alpine.

Avram Dumitrescu; Alpine, 432-294-3084, www.on-lineavram.com. Paintings of animals, architecture,landscape and vehicles, celebrating the many ele-ments of Far West Texas.

Bill Davis; Fort Davis, TX; 432-249-0379Sculptor, potter, and metals/jewelry. Portraits inbronze. Work displayed in collections throughout theMidwest and Southwest; exhibits include Museum ofthe North American Indian, Custer, SD and Trappingsof Texas, Sul Ross Univ.

John T. Davis; Alpine, Alpine native, John T. Davis,studied art education at Sul Ross State University,where he earned an M. Ed. in 1980. He now sells hispottery to galleries and gift shops across the UnitedStates, including the Renwick Museum Store at theSmithsonian American Art Museum.

Nancy Davis; Fort Davis, TX; 432-426-3118Primarily works in oil with heavy texture and vibrantcolors. Favorite subjects to paint include humming-birds, Native Americans and landscapes. Co-owner of“The Gallery” above the Fort Davis Drug Store. Per-sonal studio – Davis Mountains Studio.

Pam Edwards; 203 East San Antonio, Marfa; 432729 1850; [email protected]. Handmade, one-of-a-kind felted wool purses, scarves, hats, bowls andcomputer bags. Custom commissions welcome! Ondisplay at Wild Woolies.

Teresa Elliott; Alpine; 432-364-2792;[email protected]; www.teresa-elliott.com;Award winning and widely published artist paintingoils of Texas Longhorns. Exhibits in leading galleriesin Wyoming, New Mexico and Texas. Locally at Galleryon the Square & Kiowa Gallery in Alpine.

Marjie Erkkila; HC 74 Box 73, Fort Davis, 432-426-2279. Award winning bronze and stone sculpture,precious metal jewelry, lapidary arts. Shows at Catch-Light Art Gallery.

James Evans; Evans Galleries, Marathon, 432-386-4366. Nationally recognized photographer of people& landscapes of the Big Bend since 1988.

Carol H. Fairlie; Studio at 404 N. 6th St., Alpine, 432-294-1313, www.fairliefinearts.com. Nationally recog-nized photorealist. Watercolor of glass reflections,large-scale oils of grand hotel interiors. Work dis-played at Salon 109, and Catchlight Gallery.

Angela Fritz; Bakafox Studio, Alpine, 432-386 0370or 432-837-0117; [email protected],www.bakafox.comA mixed media artist fascinated with graphical narra-tive and communication, she uses brilliant colors andbold lines to illustrate or meditate on the world insideand outside of her mind. Her studio is open to visitorsby appointment and a portfolio of her work is updatedfrequently on her studio website.

Lloyd Max Goldwire; 432-345-2943; Email: [email protected]. Creator ofbronze sculpture inspired by Southwestern rock artand designer of home décor and bronze trophies.

Earlene Graham; Alpine, 432-360-8062 [email protected], Art dolls, mixed mediaassemblage. Dollhouse miniatures dioramas. Work-shops for creating dollhouse miniatures.

Lori Griffin; 432-301-9663, [email protected] base studio by appt., memory windows, col-lages, paintings, photography, computer graphics,stained glass, and mixed media using recycle materi-als.


Artists of the Big Bend

Antonio Guerrero; P.O. Box 116, Fort Davis; [email protected]. Specializing inmulti-media, multi-medium, recycling, sculpture.

Debra F. Guerrero; P.O. Box 116, Fort Davis; [email protected]. Figurative and floral watercolors,macro perspectives.

David Hance; 432-729-4898, Marfa, www.david-hance-fineart.com. Custom jewelry using stones andbeads, as well as graphite renderings, large scaledpaintings in mixed media, ceramics in porcelain, andinterior space planning. Jewelry exhibited at Kiowa.

Lauris Ann Hawkins; [email protected]. Beadedskulls: coyote, javelina, buffalo. Miniatures: humming-birds, spiders, even flamingos.

Bärbel Helmert; Alpine, [email protected]. Collages,assemblages, photography, drawing, ceramics, jew-elry, sculpture and printmaking.

Pauline Hernandez; Estrella Sarita Studio, 432-294-0900; 303 S. 5th, Alpine; email: [email protected], paintings, stained glass, photography andcomputer graphics. Commissions accepted. Fine ce-ramics available at Ivy’s Emporium. Big Bend land-scapes. Custom orders welcomed.

Laurie Holman; 432-229-4091; P.O. Box 1233, Pre-sidio; www.laurieholman.net; Fine artist, drawings,pastels, painted ponies, equine art and murals.

Brenda Hudson; Fort Davis, 432-426-3353, [email protected]. Lived in the Big Bend (Fort Davis)for 10 years. Paints in acrylics and pastels, doeslandscapes and abstracts. She sculpts in DavisMountains clay she digs and processes herself. 2-Dwatermedia and 3-D pottery. Watermedia from repre-sentative to abstract and 3-D from local Davis Moun-tains clay. Shows at BBAC Gallery on the Square inAlpine.

Margaret Hughes; [email protected] and Watercolorist – Pottery is decorative andfunctional wares. Watercolors are mostly realisticlandscapes with emphasis on atmosphere and color.Shows pottery at Gallery on the Square.

Oliver Hughes; [email protected] – Variety of techniques and styles. Tends to-wards decorative as opposed to common under-standing of functional. Experience making a variety ofoutdoor light sconces. Shows at Gallery on theSquare.

Greg Inderlied, 432-386-0088, P.O. Box 239,Marathon; Traditional to Modern. Watercolor and oilpaintings.

Juliana Johnson; 432-837-9888, 405W. Gallego Ave.,Alpine, [email protected], [email protected]. Vibrant local landscapes and sub-jects of the Big Bend Country, oil on canvas. ’05 Sul RossAlumni, member of the Big Bend Arts Council, work on dis-play at Gallery on the Square and King Jewelers; Alpine, TX.Archival prints available on request, commissions welcome!

David Kachel; Alpine; 432-386-5787; www.david-kachel.com. Collectible abstract and landscape fineB&W photographs. Red Door Gallery, 702 W. HollandAve. Open 9-5 Mon-Fri, or whenever you’re in town!

Alan King: 432-837-7205; 607 East Avenue E.,Alpine, TX; Alan has been in the business since 1979and is selling fine jewelry in the heart of the BigBend.

E. Dan Klepper; 432-386-4107, Klepper Gallery,Marathon. Klepper is an artist, author and nativeTexan who exhibits fine art and writes about natureand outdoor adventure sports.

Mark Kneeskern; dRY BeHiNd tHe EARs Productions;P.O. Box 185, Terlingua, 432-371-3196; email: [email protected]. Photography, Video, Murals, il-lustration, Graphics, Music...Creative dreams arerealized at dRY BeHiNd tHe EARs.

Sydney Lance; Alpine, 432-940-3595,[email protected]. Photography; with deeproots in Texas, specializing in portraiture, wild life,landscapes, and the abstract. Currently based in theBig Bend area and has a keenly studied eye for thebeauty hidden in the barren surroundings.

Maria LeJeune; [email protected]. Jewelry;Wire crotchet with pearls, semi-precious minerals andbeads. Shows at Gallery on the Square and LeapinLizards.

Willis LeJeune; [email protected]. Wood-worker who goes with the natural flow of nature andmagnifies the inner beauty of wood. Shows at Catch-light Gallery.

Laurel Lynn Lewallen; 205 Tomahawk Trail, FortDavis; email: [email protected]. Pottery andsculpture of native Texas reptiles and amphibians. AtKiowa in Alpine.

Rachel Ann Manera; TONK \tóŋk\ things ordinary notknown, 113E. Holland Ave., Alpine, Texas, 432-249-2205, [email protected], www.rachelmanera.comWHAT: A contemporary artist who combines the threedimensional with two, incorporating assemblages,film/video, performance and photography, intoephemeral, site-specific installations. WHO: Part an-thropologist, part archeologist, part architect, partarchivist, obsessed with the artifacts, data, historyand landscape of the Big Bend country.


Artists of the Big BendJames A. Mangum; Marathon; email:[email protected]; www.saintmaker.us/saint-maker.html. Award winning writer & folk artist-paint-ings and scuptures, mixed media, using recycled,scrap and found objects; at Front Street Books,Marathon.

Mary Ann Matteson; Alpine; email:[email protected]; Award winning writer & folk artist-paintings and scup-tures, mixed media

Mimi y Roberto; 704 E. Ave B, Alpine, 432-837-1099;Handmade pottery by two local potters who havestudied in Japan, Italy, and Canada. Galleries: Kiowa,Front St. Books.

Jan Moeller; a representational watercolorist fascinatedwith the play of color in shadow and light. This expres-sion of color is reflected in her work. Shows at Catch-Light Art Gallery.

Glenn Moreland; 206 Madrone, Fort Davis, TX,[email protected] Artist, wood carver, spe-cializing in the humor of everyday cowboy life. Workshown in the Gallery at Fort Davis; Cattlelacs, Man-chaca, TX and The Trappings Show, Sul Ross Univ.

Patty Moreland; 113 N. State St., Fort Davis, TX, 512-627-5943, [email protected]. Studio in TheGallery above Fort Davis Drug Store. Traditional paint-ings, acrylic, watercolor, oil, from still life to land-scapes. Graduate of SWT Univ. Fine Arts, 1971.

Karen Nakakihara; Functional & sculptural ceramicpieces. Her work features imagery of natural objectsranging from realistic to delightfully whimsical.Shows at Gallery on the Square.

Johanna Nelson; 432-940-9506,[email protected], www.johannanelson.tumblr.com Johanna studied Industrial Technology and Art atSRSU; she is currently working on her MBA, with afocus on Economics at UTEP. Ms. Nelson has lived inAlpine, Lajitas, an Parral, Chihuahua, MX over thepast decade. She operated a student art gallery inAlpine for 4 yrs and has sold her art to clients all overthe world for the past 10 yrs. Her main focus contin-ues to lie in the unique shapes and structure of theChihuahuan Desert. West Texas desert vistas are herinspiration throughout many of her landscapes.

PETEI; P.O. Box 218, Alpine, TX 79831-0218, 432-837-1036, [email protected] - media artist, photography – jewelry – wovenshawls and rugs – note cards / nature print – penand ink – photo – botanical illustration.

Ruben Pena; Alpine, 432-755-8107,[email protected], Internet art site; morde-lapena.Contemporary abstract airbrush paintings. Studioportrait photographs including pets. Special eventsand quinceaneras.

J. Pena; 415 East Ave. H, Alpine, 432-837-3484,email: [email protected]. Colorful minimalism.Shows at Ringtail Records.

Ann Pratt; www.studiocdj.com. Watercolors, oils, pas-tels & acrylics. Studio open by appt.

Feather Radha: 432-294-0130. Muralist painter in oils,acrylic and mixed media. Figures, landscapes, nature, mag-ical realism. Work exhibited at Gallery on the Square, andShows by appointment. PO Box 2104, Alpine TX 79831.

Stylle Read; Cleburne, Texas; 817-992-5035;www.stylleread.com. Nationally recognized artist andnotorious western muralist. Specializes in original,historically correct western recreations, such as BigBrewster & Ode to Reata, Alpine, and many others inthe region.

Tim Roberts; P.O. Box 767, Fort Davis, 432-426-3808, email: [email protected]. Traditional andnon-traditional oil/acrylic paintings, and drawings. AtCatchlight.

Roxa Medley Robison; PO Box 555, Fort Davis, TX79734, 432-249-3300, [email protected], www.CrowsNestRanch.comTerracotta luminaries, eggs, clay sculptures, chinapainting, notecards from a historic Davis Mountainranch. Old Spanish Trail Studio, Fort Davis, TX.

Catherine Rose; 512-289-3399;[email protected]; Western images inpencil. Artwork can be viewed at GOTS on HollandAve.

Chris Ruggia; Alpine, www.jackcomics.comComics, mostly about the desert animals of the BigBend. Books are available at Murphy St. Raspa Co.,Front Street Books, Chihuahuan Desert Nature Cen-ter and Big Bend National Park, as well as online.

Ellen C. Ruggia; Alpine,www.vastgraphics.com/botanicalBotanical art featuring plants native to the Trans-Pecos region of Texas; at Kiowa Gallery and the Chi-huahuan Desert Nature Center.

Gordie Sanborn; 907 W Lockhart, 837-2591. Lap-idary, Rockhound, artisan. Shows at Gallery on theSquare.


Artists of the Big BendSusana Sandoval-Busey; Mi Tesoro Gallery, 109 W.Holland Av., Alpine, 432-837-1882. Jewelry designerand creator of original beaded necklaces and otherworks incorporating vintage and contemporary silver,gold, precious stones, pearls and crystal. Commissionorders accepted.

Martha Scott; 432-837-2591. Sculptural clay pieces,with a southwestern flavor, reflecting a mixture ofsubject matter from angels to desert critters. AtCatchLight.

Charlotte Senneff; 432-364-2319, [email protected] medium acrylics. Subject area landscapesshowing animals, birds, and/or human forms in mo-tion. Abstracts-Expressionism-pieces in vivid colorwith a blending of special lines, form, and light. Stilllife & landscapes in water color. Shows at Gallery onthe Square.

Katherine Shaughnessy; 432.729.1850 (studio),432-386-0386 (mobile), 203 East San Antonio,Marfa, Texas 79843, www.doegirl.com. Mixed-mediafiber artist who’s themes are whimsical, scientific, andpolitical. Work includes dioramas, miniature sculptures,paintings, drawings, collages and embroidery.

Austin Smith; Alpine, www.dragoncompany.org;[email protected]; Comics and art assem-blages. Shown online and at Smith & Wife, Alpine.

J.R. Smith; 432-249-0682, www.JR-ART.com. Awardwinning artist, oil and acrylic. Big Bend vistas,seascapes, unique people, architectural portraits andmurals.

Jeff Smith; 432-426-3311, Fort Davis; www.archst-glassinc.com. Contemporary stained glass for resi-dential, commercial and liturgical windows. Visitwebsite for examples from throughout North America.

Janet Stewart; Alpine, 432-386-6121, [email protected]; High-fired stoneware pottery anddecorative tile panels of desert scenes. Shows atGallery on the Square, Alpine.

Paul Stuart Sundown; 432-837-1740; email: [email protected]. Internationally known artist and arti-san; folk (specializing in carved doors), fine, abstractand contemporary arts. Alpine studio open by ap-pointment only.

Tim Sybrant; Fort Davis, TX; Photography; exhibitingat The Gallery at Fort Davis Drug Store.

Eric Webster; 432-837-9133, 300 E. Holland, AlpinePhotographer. Showing at Eric’s on Holland.

Charles Wildridge; Wild Ridge Gallery, Fort Davis,432-386-2645. Fine art B/W photography.

Bea White; [email protected],www.beawhite.artspan.comOil and watercolor artist, is inspired by the way aminute in time can change the way light strikes an or-dinary object and transform it from mundane to spec-tacular! This inspiration is captured in paintings ofanimals, landscapes and genres. She shows atGallery on the Square in Alpine, Texas.

Nancy Whitlock; 607 E. June St., Alpine, 432-837-0128. Shows at Catchlight Art Gallery, in Alpine,Texas. Featuring vibrant pastels of West Texas land-scapes. Her art can be seen at www.catchlightart-gallery.com.

Wendy Lynn Wright; email:[email protected]. Exhibits unique“Capestries” and watercolors throughout the BigBend.

Bonnie Wunderlich; www.terlinguagallery.com; Terlin-gua. Paintings inspired by the vast Big Bend. Colorfuland expressive canvasses of landscapes, architec-tural landscapes, and figurative oil paintings onmedium and large canvases. At CatchLight Gallery.

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