NANETTE RICHARDSON FINE ART GALLERIES - Key Persons

Mr. McCall (1942-), a native of South Texas is a long-time resident of Pleasanton, Texas and can trace his roots to Atascosa County back a while. His great-grandmother and grandmother are buried in Pleasanton and other relatives were here as far back as the 1880s. Arthur McCall has had an interest in drawing and painting as far back as he can remember, a childhood hobby that has grown into a professional career. He would call himself a self-taught artist even though commercial art studies were an early part of his beginning in art. This schooling, however brief, was interrupted by military service and eventually being assigned to the U.S. Army First Infantry Division and a tour to Vietnam back in the 1960s, ended the art schooling. Some years later McCall was selected to attend the Texas Game Warden Academy at Texas A&M University and was commissioned as a Texas Game Warden in 1969. He was assigned to Atascosa County in 1971 and served the area as Game Warden until 2012 when he retired after 43 years of service.

Clinton Broyles was born in McAllen, Texas on February 21, 1985. He grew up in the Dallas area and began drawing at an early age. After discovering his appreciation for art, he was introduced to the work of master painter Dalhart Windberg, who would become his teacher and mentor when Broyles was 15. Working with Mr. Windberg over the years has motivated him to pursue a career in art. He has also obtained training in drawing and painting from Texas A&M University, where he received a Bachelor's degree in Architecture in 2007. His studies there inspired him to incorporate an authentic architectural theme in many of his paintings. Also, a semester spent studying with his classmates in Italy has significantly influenced his work. Broyles continues to pursue a lifelong interest in history, often painstakingly capturing in his compositions moments of everyday life from bygone eras. His passion for the past, combined with an ingrained sense of optimism, results in paintings that evoke both a hopeful enthusiasm and a deeply moving appreciation for days of yore.

Eunice Hundley began painting professionally as a pastel portrait artist in 1959. Today her career includes portraits, murals, cover art and illustration for children's books, and representation in art galleries throughout the West. It was in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, as a seventeen-year-old summer art student at the Instituto Allende that she realized her interest in figure drawing. She continued figure study at San Antonio College and commercial and graphic art at Warren Hunter School of Commercial Art. Evening classes in the studio of portrait painter, Herman de Jori, directed Eunice's attention to what would become her life's vocation: the portrait. In 1964, Eunice was invited to participate in the first Alamo Kiwanis National Western Art Show. She remained a major contributor to Kiwanis charities through the sale of her art for thirty-four years. Eunice's cultural portrait subjects range from the Mexican people of San Miguel de Allende and the Folklorico dancers of San Antonio to the Shoshone and Navajo Indians of America's Southwest and the Mayan Indians from the villages of Guatemala. Her portrait subjects in oil or pastel are of children, women, and men (to include portraits of William Sessions, Ross Perot, Robert Sawtelle, and Robert Jorrie). Portrait interpretation is realistic as well as fanciful, as in her portrayal of Emily Morgan, "the Yellow Rose of Texas," the legendary concubine of General Santa Anna. An historical, commemorative portrait of Pope John Paul III was commissioned by the San Fernando Cathedral Papal Visitation Committee in 1987 to honor his visit to San Antonio. In 1991, Eunice painted a portrait mural for the Zaragoza Theatre of Six Flags Fiesta Theme Park, San Antonio, featuring General Ignacio Zaragoza mounted on his rearing black horse in eleven-foot format that is displayed above the entry foyer. Other important commissions are too numerous to list. Book illustrations include "Naya-Nuki, Girl Who Ran" and "Soun Tetoken, Nez Perce Boy" by educator and historian Ken Thomasma. Through the notice of New York educational publisher, Bill Martin, Eunice painted a series of illustrations for DLM Publishers and Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, followed by cover illustrations for Athenium Children's Book Publisher for the young adult novels, "So Sings the Blue Deer" and "My Name Is Amelia." Hundley periodically returns to San Miguel Allende to paint and to teach at the Art Instituto Allende, where she studied as a teenager. Currently she is preparing a series of pastel paintings of Sacagawea, the young guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark in recognition of the 200th year celebration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. She continues to travel between San Antonio, Jackson Hole, and Mexico, always with paints in hand.

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• Member of the Education Committee

Bold, authentic, and colorful are the words most used when describing Gary Jack Thornton's traditional paintings of cowboys and the country they live in. His work captures the unique spirit of the action, romance and adventure of America's Old West and is collected by individuals and corporations nationwide. Gary Jack was born in Oklahoma City in 1941. He attended the University of Tulsa on an athletic scholarship and graduated with a degree in commercial art. A career in design and illustration over the next 37 years produced a significant body of award winning work. Along the way, he founded the Beat Of The West Gourmet Food Co. and grew it into an international company. In 1998, Gary Jack retired to paint. Growing up in the Charlie Russell country of Montana, the horse country of Oklahoma and the mystique of Texas, the West is in his blood. He is a self-taught painter and he will quickly tell you he is no real cowboy. But he often "cowboys" on various ranches to research, study, get in the way, and have one hell of a good time. His inspiration is the dust, sweat, smells and the action and believes you must experience the lifestyle to be able to paint it. "I enjoy painting the West," Gary Jack says. It's a combination of landscape, figures, motion and incredible beauty. The romance of the West will be with us forever, but the lifestyle is disappearing right before our eyes. I simply want to be a small part of preserving that lifestyle. Gary Jack enjoys traveling with his wife Nancy and searching for new and inspiring scenes to paint. He is active in the Star Of Texas Rodeo in Austin to help raise scholarship money for Texas kids. He is a member of both Founders Club and the Calf Scramble Committee.

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• Member of the Education Committee

"When at 5'5" my dream of an athletic career evaporated, I turned to art and worked hard to learn the skills to communicate visually." Diligence is a trademark of Glen Edwards (1935-2019), as that turning point led him from a student of art at Utah State University to a professor of art at that university. He is currently retired from that position, "but never retired from painting." His ability to paint "real people" shows up in his award winning oil and watercolor paintings. Growing up in Southern Idaho taught him to appreciate the land, people, animals, machinery, and the strong work ethic of farm and ranch country. He works very quickly with painterly brushwork and color. He claims that his best work has been painted very spontaneously, which allows him to maintain its freshness and spirit. He believes that good drawing is the basis for good painting. Form and light characterize his work, always painting with a strong light source. Glen Edwards' paintings and illustrations have been featured on covers and articles of numerous books, magazines, and publications in Los Angeles, New York City, Kansas, and the Intermountain West. He is married to former student and artist Barbara Summers Edwards.

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• Member of the Education Committee

Born in 1957 in San Antonio, Greg Glowka grew up with an appreciation for the natural beauty of the surrounding Texas Hill Country. He began painting at age 14, but his attention turned to commercial art in college. After a successful career as a graphic designer, he now spends most of his time back at the easel. His landscapes are "better than being there". Almost photographic but with the richness of paints, one is drawn into the scenery and breathes the atmosphere of each location - hills strewn with oak trees, light dancing on cool streams, sunsets of gold and orange, wild flowers subtlety dusting a field. Large canvases are the artist's specialty. Greg prefers painting on location, spending quiet afternoons in the middle of nowhere far from the hustle and bustle of the city; however he often works in his studio from memory or photographs taken over the years.

Jessica Garrett was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1983. She has been interested in art since she was a child and showed a promising talent for drawing at an early age. In 2005 she was awarded a scholarship from Scottsdale Artists' School and took a workshop with R.A. Heichberger. She continued to study under him and by 2007 she was able to have a career in fine art. She has also taken workshops from Chris Saper, Kevin Macpherson, and most recently Tim Deibler. Jessica enjoys creating oil paintings that convey the feeling of the landscape through traditional representation.

Jimmy Walker (1927-2017), was born in Houston, Texas, during the Great Depression. In 1931, his parents packed up and moved back to their original roots, in Waelder, Texas. Jimmy was raised there and still resides there today.

Born in Tucson Arizona the artist spent most of his boyhood in the southwestern states of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and in the high deserts of Mexico where he worked summers on the family cattle ranches. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University and a Masters Degree from the University of Utah Graduate School of Art and Architecture.

Steve Hanks (1949-2015) is recognized as one of the best watercolor artists working today. The detail, color and realism of Steve Hanks' paintings are unheard of in this difficult medium. A softly worn patterned quilt, the play of light on the thin veil of surf on sand, or the delicate expression of a child - Steve Hanks captures these patterns of life better than anyone. Steve Hanks was born into a military family in San Diego in 1949. His father was a highly decorated WWII Navy flyer. Steve Hanks grew up playing tennis and surfing along the beaches of Southern California. "The ocean made a strong and lasting impression on me. It was good for the soul to be out in the water - surfing, swimming, or simply getting in touch with its mysterious power." The family was transferred to New Mexico when Steve was a junior. After high school he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in San Francisco, earning excellent marks in commercial art and figure drawing. He transferred to the California College of Arts and Crafts, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Steve Hanks took a job as a caretaker at a Campfire Girl's camp near Cuba, New Mexico in 1976. The pay was minimal, but the rent was free, and all during the winter months his time was his own. For the next four and a half years Hanks experimented with many media: oils, watercolor, pencil, acrylics. "If I hadn't spent so much time perfecting my drawing skills," he comments, "I would not be the painter I am today." His first romantic piece, "Daisies and Lace", was a harbinger of his developing style - it featured a lacy dress and a serene sunlit setting. Steve Hanks calls his style ‘emotional realism'. He often leaves the faces of his figures obscured or turned away, not only to leave the face to the imagination of the viewer but also to allow the entire figure to express the emotion. Backlighting is also a signature element of his style. "Sunlight has become one of my favorite subjects. I'm fascinated by how it filters through things, how it floods a whole room with color. Often my paintings are really more about sunlight than anything else." His marriage to Laura and the arrival of three children provided new inspiration for the artist. Many lovingly rendered domestic scenes were added to the portfolio during those years. Jurors, galleries and collectors have long recognized the stature of Steve Hanks' achievements. He received the National Watercolor Society Merit Award and the National Academy of Western Art Gold Medal, in addition to consistently appearing in the list of top ten American artists compiled by U.S. Art Magazine. Art for the Parks has honored his work with many awards since 1989. "I've tried to be responsible and put positive images out into the world," says Steve Hanks. "I hope that my work brings comfort, pleasure and insight into people's lives."

Susan Bourdet grew up in western Montana, learning early to love nature. Her luminous watercolors combine realistically detailed birds and animals with soft, impressionistic backgrounds, a technique that has evolved through her years of painting. She discovered watercolor at age twelve, being captivated by a local artist's demonstration. She majored in art and biology, her two great loves, while at Montana State University. Since 1989, Susan's watercolors have been published in limited edition print form by Wild Wings. Her work is featured in several annual calendars published by Lang and sold internationally. She is the author of Painting the Allure of Nature, and Capturing the Magic of Light, both published by Northlight Books. Her work is also featured in two instructional videos entitled "Bold and Beautiful, Backyard Wildlife in Watercolor" and "Inspiration from the Garden" produced by Creative Catalyst. Her paintings have been featured in shows and exhibitions all over the country, including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's Birds in Art and the Society of Animal Artists' Art and the Animal. Susan and her family live in Oregon on several acres of wild woodland, which provides settings and subjects for much of her artwork. She is an avid birder and gardener, and she combines these interests with her art by planting her yard with favorite flowers and creating a pond and waterfall to attract wildlife. She enjoys sharing her unique methods and insights with other artists and nature lovers in watercolor workshops and seminars.

Acclaimed by critics and collectors alike, Trevor V. Swanson is one of the most gifted and promising wildlife artists in the world today. Coming from a long line of talented artists, Trevor is a brilliant example of inspired talent passing from one generation to another. Trevor started painting at a very young age. Almost intuitively, he acquired an appreciation for the realism detail and value systems essential to wildlife rendering. Through patient study, he further mastered the technical skills needed to create truly outstanding works of art. Trevor began his professional career at the remarkable age of 20, and was quickly recognized for his artistic prowess. Within a few years, his paintings were hanging in some of the world's most prestigious art shows, museums and private collections. By the age of 25, he had won several artistic competitions, including the coveted "Artist of the Year" award from the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep. As a result of his exceptional talent, Trevor's reputation has soared to an early prominence in the world of fine art. An avid outdoorsman, Trevor never goes far without a camera or sketch pad. For Trevor, the creative process begins with the insight and emotional response he gleans directly from wild animals in their natural settings. In his quest for subject matter, Trevor has traveled extensively throughout North America, Europe and Africa. His intense desire to capture rare and beautiful moments in nature has taken him to the extremes of geography. This includes the highest cliffs of Canada, the hottest deserts of Mexico and the deepest swamplands of Africa. His enthusiasm for his subjects has, at times, brought Trevor too close for comfort. Over the years, he's been charged by hippos, chased by crocodiles, and tossed into the air by a cape buffalo. He's even felt the rumble of an active volcano. To Trevor, however, this kind of peril is just part of the adventure that comprises his art. "Anyone who has encountered a wolf eye-to-eye in the wilderness can tell you it's exhilarating." says Trevor. "Nothing compares to the grandeur of an eagle perched high atop a snow-covered mountain, a sinewy leopard creeping like a shadow across a dry desert, or a magnificent bear effortlessly running across a muddy sandbar. These are the sights and sensations that inspire the most powerful images on canvas." While Trevor begins his exploration in the wilderness he pursues a much deeper discovery on canvas. On one level, his artwork celebrates the majesty of untamed wildlife and beauty of unspoiled environments. On another level, it expresses a keen sense of the drama and emotion found only in the wilderness. On yet another level, through its intense realism, Trevor's art captures that briefest moment in time when nature reveals her spirit. "I paint realistically, because the beauty of life is in the little things. The multi-colored moss growing on the rock where a wolf is standing, the light beaming through tree branches onto the fur of a bear; these are the details that breathe life into the painting. I try hard to portray these subtle elements of tone and mood because they complete the story being told." Trevor's paintings also reflect his pervasive philosophy on mankind's place within nature. "I see humans as the caretakers of our planet," explains Trevor. "It is our obligation to preserve the Earth's delicate balance for future generations. And the first step is opening our eyes to all its mystery and wonder. There is so much beauty in the world as it is, mine is the task of capturing that beauty to show others what we have to lose." Meticulous and masterful, Trevor Swanson is already an important force within the world of wildlife art. Motivated by his enduring passion, Trevor will continue to pursue his artistic gift, painting the sensational images of nature that touch our hearts, and stay in our mind's eye forever. "I love to lose myself in the rich color and vivid detail of my own brush strokes and discover only later where it has taken me. It gets more exciting all the time. I also love to see the response people have to my work. While sometimes nerve-wracking, it is always deeply rewarding to see how much someone enjoys a painting that I have put my heart into.