Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

These could be called 'His and Hers' ...if purchased together as a set! I had fun working on these. Love the fringe on chaps.  They are 16x16 on stretched canvas.  I wanted some more new pieces for the show in Fort Worth, TX. It is the month of November.

I have worked a long time trying to get my saddle just right! here are some of the steps. I forgot to get the first drawing but you can still tell.  I finally got my acrylic paint out and painted some of it. I like the way it turned out using both, Magazine pages as well as acrylic. It is 18x24 on stretched canvas.  Finished...other than the varnish.

18x12 mixed watermedia collage on matboard finished a few days ago, an imaginary still life complete with old western novel pages, napkins, and tissue.  Using acrylics, both Liquitex and Derivan Matisse, the background was washed and glazed, letting pattern shown through at intervals.

Tipped Hat by Carol Peterson 15" x 11" watercolor $300 This is a painting which was done from a photo taken at the Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock, Texas.  The man had agreed to let me take his photo but I didn't get a good image until he started to take down his tent.  He looked up at me briefly and I snapped this image. www.carolpetersonart.com

If you venture out West Texas to Fort Bend , the Indian Lodge has been renovated and is a wonderful place to stay. I found an old postcard showing what it looked like back in its earlier years. So with that and my imagination I painted the old Indian Lodge. It has a folk art look to it which works I think. Had fun with the colors and really challenged my perspective work. But I like the funky look of it. The size is 15x11. Price is $350. You can pay by using Pay Pal  or send me a certified check.Any questions? sngfraser@gmail.com

Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. —Plato TEXAS ARTIST—V. Bridges Hoyt  110925  SUNFLOWER ORANGE  Original watercolor painting by  Texas artist Vernita Bridges Hoyt  4x4 inch miniature art  Sunflower Series Mini #2  Click here  to purchase.  Click here  to view more available paintings.  Follow my blog  Texas Sauce Art Life . "Works in progress in the image below include the Sunflower Orange initial stage and a small portrait of Madison celebrating that she would be "two" years old. Almost a grown up! ... [ click to read more ]

A sunflower created out of mixed media—pencil, watercolor, gold permanent paint pen, ink pen and pastel Conte pencils. In the light, the gold paint accents glimmer. It seems impossible to pick up the shiny gold paint on a camera image. #110919 SUNFLOWER GOLD II • 5x5 inches • mixed media You'll find more information on this painting and more of my art at my blog  Texas Sauce Art Life  at TXsauce.blogspot.com . For purchase info, email Vernita at txsauce@txsauce.net . V. Bridges Hoyt Design website -  www.VBridgesHoyt.com Thanks for viewing!

I posted an earlier version of this painting on  my blog  yesterday, but this morning I couldn't resist going back in to add more contrast on the cow herself, and now I am happy with the painting. I painted this one with Dr. Ph. Martin transparent watercolor paints. They are liquid and handle differently than the tube paints. As usual I painted with a limited palette of only five colors, but atypical for me was my use of   black  in this painting. My paintings are always in evolution, but I think that  I  am the work in progress. So here she is—final answer—Sunrise Pink Cow. SUNRISE PINK COW watercolor on Arches 140# cp paper 10x10 inches © Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2011 110905 This painting is available for purchase through The Back Room at  my Etsy gallery  where you can see a larger detail image. —Vernita

'Dinner Time'  Sold by  Suzy 'Pal' Powell blog I took this photo at the Cowboy Symposium. Their food looked so good!

Another of the native American series...a woman weaving baskets, this being a study for a larger piece that will show some of her baskets all around her...I think the forms will be interesting in the strong light.  My favorite thing about these paintings is the costuming, if you will...the opportunity to work with the colors and textures of decoration and draping of the clothing...not that it has to be luxurious, but just the layers and variety of fabrics and colors and the excuse to pile on the paint and smash it around...this will get expensive as these canvases get expansive, but I think the larger scale will be yield looser drawing...I am trying to get farther and farther away from the canvas with the brushwork...to the point of adding extensions to my large brushes... (can you say stick this brush into a 3-4 foot bamboo cutting?  Now that, friends, will get you away from the canvas!) See my website for better views of this and other work. Thanks for looking at my art! ...

I am back to painting the native American series, and I like this one...she is strong, and proud, and handsome. I plan to post this on my website and activate the zoom feature, so that you can better see the brushwork.  There is alot of paint on this canvas.  I am especially enjoying the textural opportunities presented by the rendering of the clothing and hair ornaments.   Contact me for more info.  Thanks for looking at my work.  Kind regards, Sharon

My goal here was to show the proud native American Indian woman rising from the prairie...ok, so I got really carried away with all the textures and the layers of paint...if you don't believe me, look at this painting on my new website and use the zoom feature. I do love lots of paint. The feathers may be my favorite part, just layers and layers of bits of color. And I love the strong features of this figure. Painting faces is always challenging , but I am pleased with this one's expressive bearing...I'm going to keep working on this series. This painting is large, it stretched to 54x48, on gallery stretchers. Please contact me if you have interest in this work, and thanks for looking!

I have always been intrigued with the first Americans, the native Americans, and stories of their lives were my favorite reading subject as a child. I often chose to write my school reports about these peoples, so it may not be surprising that I have finally chosen to paint this subject. It is intimidating. I am particularly interested in native American women, who had more critical roles in daily tribal life than many of us would ever have imagined. While I am not in a position to render a great deal of scholarly information on the subject, I am enjoying painting these women...they are strong featured and often have interesting clothing and ornament. This painting is 44x44, currently mounted on gallery stretched canvas. If you have interest in this painting, please contact me . Please also visit my new website .