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Clare
Christie
Born into the horse training tradition,
Clare Christie began her lifelong relationship with sport horses at a very early
age. Her family moved out to their ranch in the Texas hill country when she was
thirteen. Life on the ranch consisted of horses, land and open space. She began
drawing and painting landscapes and horses, always drawing on her surroundings.
She was a part of the horse training business, which her mother ran, therefore
riding and caring for the horses was a huge part of daily life. “Communicating
successfully with horses is a challenging and inspiring activity. It takes an
amazing amount of patience and trust. The horse exhibits power yet grace,
boldness yet fear, and can be calm one moment then swift the next.”
After living on the ranch and successfully
competing on the hunter /jumper circuit in Texas she decided to seek a liberal
arts education. During the years, at the University of the South, Clare
discovered a world of extreme intellectual and creative stimulation. Challenged
academically and nurtured artistically, Clare soon expanded into mediums beyond
drawing and painting. “I began by creating horses built of sticks and wire,
light and linear, they were merely suggestions of what I wanted the viewer to
see. I then addressed a new challenge by creating this same feeling of light,
fleeting movement with heavier, more massive materials. My purpose is to draw
the viewer into the horse’s world.”
After graduation, Clare returned to
Austin. When not riding and training horses, Clare can be found working in her
studio located on her family’s stables in Austin, Texas
David
Dunham
Besides being a
successful magazine executive, and consummate outdoorsman, David Dunham is a
bigger than life Texan. His artwork reflects that with bright colors and
explosive scenes full of action. Watch out for more exciting images from his
paintbrush.
Hart
Stilwell
Hart Stillwell was
one of Texas's earliest outdoor writers. He penned
outdoor columns for several newspapers and magazine and wrote books about
hunting and fishing in his home state.
Mary Ann
Frishman
Mary Ann Frishman spends time in
the outdoors capturing incredible images of elusive birds, animals and scenes
that give the viewer a peak at the beauty around us.. She spends hours
around birds as they go about their daily routine waiting for the moment that
tells their story then captures it on film. Her dolphin pictures capture the joy
that that these magnificent animals feel as the fly free of the water and float
in the air while getting a free ride in front of the huge ships that pass
through Port Aransas.
Mary Lib
Thornhill
Mary Lib
Thornhill lives and paints in Austin, Texas. She adores the outdoors and
frequently travels across the state and New Mexico seeking perfect landscape
images to compliment her expansive body of work.
Robert
Heitkamp
Robert Heitkamp
grew up on the Texas Coast. His eye for detail, color and dimension is
impeccable. These Giclee’ reproductions of his original work are beautifully
printed on Somerset watercolor paper and a virtually indistinguishable from his
original work.
Tosh Brown
Tosh Brown is an
award winning professional author and photographer whose spectacular outdoor
photographs capture the essence of the subject in its natural habitat. He has
written several successful books and continues to amaze us with his camera. |
