InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas, will host its 13th annual Texas Masters Show March 4 through 25. The exhibition and sale will feature nearly 50 works by the Texas-based gallery’s artists who portray all aspects of the state’s life and history.
Gladys Roldan-de-Moras, Que Dios Te Acompané (God Be with You), oil, 30 x 40"
Gladys Roldan-de-Moras was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, and has lived in San Antonio, Texas, for more than 30 years. She specializes in portraying the Spanish influences in her own life, her native Mexico, and in Texas. Her love of family and devotion to God are combined in her painting Que Dios Te Acompané (God Be with You) as a mother adjusts her daughter’s regalia before she mounts her horse. Rolda-de-Moras says, “I paint the beauty that
I see around me. I am inspired by turn-of-the-century Spanish painters like the immortal Sorolla. My passion for art is reflected in colorful paintings showcasing the prolific, multifaceted Hispanic culture, its rich and varied history and noble traditions.”
Robert Guelich, Near the Fenceline, bronze, 11 x 17 x 6"
Bruce Greene, The Contentious Grey, oil, 26 x 26"
Known for his carefully detailed sculptures of birds, Robert Guelich also models large mammals as he does in his sculpture of a Texas Longhorn, Near the Fenceline. All the vitality of the animal, with horns that often surpass 8 feet from tip to tip, is encapsulated in the 17-inch bronze. He offers the sculpture in several different colored patinas to reflect the range of longhorn coloring. Guelich became deeply aware of wildlife serving in the Coast Guard in the Aleutian Islands. He resolved to become a painter but later realized that modeling animals in three dimensions suited his subjects better.
Brian Grimm, Cotulla Covey, oil, 20 x 37"
Bruce Greene knows horses and has since he was a boy. “I can’t remember when I didn’t draw and mostly I drew horses,” he says. In college, he rode in rodeos and did portraits of the action. Later, he would make annual trips from his small ranch to work at the JA Ranch in northern Texas. He explains, “I go up there and stay on the chuck wagon with the JA hands and the neighbors that come to help. We ride a lot of miles and work all the calves. The kinship with these men and this country has renewed my commitment to artistically record the life of the contemporary cowboy. I have never enjoyed my work more.” A friend of his told him the ranch work was a time for “getting the dust in your nose.” He says, “For me, that dust makes the difference.” Cowboys not only had to “work all the calves,” they had to train unruly horses to work with them. Greene’s The Contentious Grey depicts a young cowboy in the middle of the long process. —
Upcoming Show
Up to 50 works
March 4-25, 2022
InSight Gallery
214 W. Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
(830) 997-9920, www.insightgallery.com
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