Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

I'M LEAVING FOR AN AFRICAN PAINTING SAFARI ! OCTOBER THRU NOVEMBER I WILL VISIT NAIROBI, MWANZA,KENYA, TANZANIA, SERENGETI, NGORONGORO, LAKE VICTORIA. THIS WILL BE AN AWESOME PAINTING SAFARI WITH A DYNAMIC GROUP OF ARTIST AND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM LONDON AND AUSTRALIA. FOR THE FIRST TIME I WILL CREATE A ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES AND INSPIRATIONS OF AFRICA. I WILL USE SANDY DELHANEY'S STYLE OF ILLUSTRATED JOURNALING. HER WEBSITE IS : http://www.sandydelehanty.com http://havepaintswilltravel.blogspot.com THIS TRIP WILL INCLUDE CANOEING , PRIVATE DAY & NIGHT SAFARI'S, SAFARI HIKING AMONGST THE GIRAFFE & ZEBRA'S & 3DAY STAY AT A MASAI VILLAGE AND MUCH MORE!  _________________________________________________________ EXHIBITS THAT I HAVE RECENTLY  BEEN ACCEPTED INTO ARE: IAA WILDLIFE EXHIBIT Title: "SMILEY " watercolor painting by Barbara J. Mason -  22x27" The above artwork "Smiley...

Of the 790 Bosque Art Classic entries, 164 pieces were selected  by the judge, Tom Tierney. Only 9 artist were selected in my  entry category of Pastel Painting! This is my first year of entering The Bosque Art Classic  and I am pleased to announce that  my floral pastel painting, "The Light Of Day" has been accepted into the prestigious Bosque Art Classic in Clifton, TX. The exhibit runs September 8 -30, 2012. http:// www.bosqueartscenter.org/ artclassic.asp This white iris was photographed while I was exhibiting at the   "Dallas Blooms" Art Exhibit,Artscape at the Dallas Arboretum.  Each year before the exhibit opens I make a point of wondering the arboretum  grounds looking for new floral subject matter and inspirations to paint.  This year I was on a mission to photograph and later paint purple irises.  Unfortunately I could not find one purple iris on the entire property. On the last day  I...