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Contact:
Dan Carpenter
(325) 673-4587
Marketing@thegracemuseum.org
Thomason artwork on exhibit at The Grace July 22
Abilene,
TX (July 11, 2006) The work of a former Texas
Artist of the Year will be on exhibit at The Grace Museum
beginning Saturday, July 22.
The Artist's Eye:
Paintings by Ronald Thomason, will feature the work of
the Harper, Texas resident who received the state's top honor
for an artist in 1973-1974.
"The Grace Museum
is proud to feature the work of Ronald Thomason in this wonderful
exhibit by a former Texas Artist of the Year," said Judy
Godfrey, President/CEO of The Grace. "Over the years,
Ronald has spent time developing friendships in Abilene, Albany,
Eastland, Fort Worth, and Snyder, and his work has been relevant
in the lives of many West Texans. As you explore his work
through 'The Artist’s Eye,' we hope that you, too, will
see this special connection to Texas landscapes, working cowboys,
and historic structures."
In addition to being
a studio and design artist, Thomason is a book and technical
illustrator, lithographer and art teacher. Many of his paintings
are in drybrush watercolor or egg tempera and show Texas landscape
subjects such as windmills, wide-open cultivated fields, country
homes, snowscenes, trees in landscape, and working cowboys.
Architectural subjects
are also popular with Thomason, who has a special interest
in historic structures, especially large Victorian mansions.
The Artist's
Eye will be on exhibit in The Grace's 2nd Floor Gallery
B through October 21.
The Grace Museum
is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Thursday. Admission is free Thursday
evening after 5 p.m.
For more information,
please call Dan Carpenter at 325.673.4587.
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