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The Art of Being a FriendMerriam-Webster defines friend as one attached to another by affection or esteem. I believe there is moreto it than that. A true friend accepts us for what we are and encourages us to be what we can.

Online people “friend” you on facebook. I looked over my 278friends and realized that I knew less than half of them. My mother isa great friend. She always has a willing ear and a smile for a friend.She will bake a cake for a friend of a friend at a moment’s notice. Shewill help anyone, anytime. My son and I help our friends. Some would say to a fault, I say youcan never give more than you have. My father taught us that astranger is a friend we have not met yet. I continue to trust that peo-ple are inherently good. The passion is in the risk. From the time my “Little Sugar-Plum” was born I spent every mo-ment with her. I made us matching outfits. I sold Avon and MaryKay so I could keep her with me. She was a joy to be around. Welived far in the woods and had decided to raise a friend’s nephew. He

was 1 _ when he moved in with us. She was my partner in parenting. She was 12. We love our little man.He has so much of her in him. When she was 6 she wanted to play baseball so I assisted the coach. At 7 she wanted to cheer so I was thecaptain. Her teachers loved having a full-time field trip chaperone. My favorite, which I drug out for waytoo long, was soccer. I coached U12 and then U14 even though her protests increased. She began resenting me. She hated it when people told her she looked like me. She even cut all of her hairshort. She resembled a little Dutch boy. We called her Tom Petty, she did not like this either. By age 9 shemade me call her Ellie. I think I received my last hug from her around age 10. I was not as good of a friend to her. I ignored her personal desires. While I felt I had her best interest atheart the reality was that I loved having a full-time friend, a “mini-me.” I teased her and told her I wasgoing to follow her to college, live down the street and do her dishes while she was in class. Ellie moved to Fort Worth to live with her dad when she was 14. I was crushed. She had her father callme. She was too sad to tell me herself. I flipped out. She is my best friend. I leaned on her for everything.According to my mother I “over-hugged the child.” When she left I wept. She and her father turned off their phones for the night. I felt betrayed. I was beingselfish. She wanted her independence. After a night of solitude and mourning I told myself I would be ok.It took a year before I was, it took me two before I realized that I had not been a good friend to her. I havesince discovered what it means to be a friend. It is easy for us to lean on those close to us, to take them forgranted. I believe a friend wants you to have what you need even when it does not benefit them. Just after Easter I was having a terrible day. Solemnly driving along, I was on the edge of tears. I thought noone knew. Ellie reached over and grabbed my hand. I began to weep. I asked, “How did you know I neededmy hand held?” She answered, “I know you mom, you’re just like me.” My Little Sugar Plum and Shea-be-baby are great friends to have.

Denice BartonFriends are kisses blown to us by angels. ~Author Unknown

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The Old Firehouse in Edom.................................4

The “B” Side of Music..........................................5

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Ellie Taylor, Artist...............................................12

The Galloping Gourmet.....................................16

What’s So Grape About Texas ............................18

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On the Cover: Longview Museum of Fine Arts' annual casino night has a really fun theme this year--"Togas & Tuxes". If dressing in costume isn't your thing--no worries. You can come in your jeans,shorts, suit, tuxedo--anything you want to wear. But if you do want to wear a toga, we suggest going towww.howtomakeatoga.info/ to get some ideas and learn just how many ways there are to wear them. Wealso suggest shopping at a fabric store for the right material to suit your personality instead of wearing asheet. Use your imagination and dress it up or down with your favorite accessories! There will be prizesfor the most creative togas, the best silent auction in town, a great Mediterranean meal catered by PerfectCatering, and a dance to the Animal House soundtrack and other songs until midnight. The doors openat 7 pm for drinks and silent auction shopping, followed by dinner and games. The Live Auction signalsthe end of the games and the beginning of the dancing, so wear whatever you want, just be there!!!When: August 28, 7 pm - midnight Where: 215 E. Tyler Street in downtown LongviewWhat: the museum's biggest annual fundraiser How much: Tickets are $75 each, which include meal, chips and more fun than you can handle!For more information call 903.753.8103 or go to www.LMFA.org.

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The Old Edom Firehouse (www.theoldfirehouse.net)has recently been transformed into a new, multipurposespace that is the permanent home of JeffreyLance Pho-tography, Essential Massage (MT5197), and a newSinger/Songwriter Concert Venue. The dream of Judyand Jeff Gottesman, The Old Firehouse is the newestcontribution to Edom's unique mix of art galleries, stu-dios, shops, and restaurants. As with most construction projects, the renovation didnot go as smoothly as Jeff and Judy would have hoped.Jeff says, “The more we moved forward, the more werealized had to be done.” Jeff and Judy ended up doingsome of the renovation themselves and were even as-sisted by one of the singer-songwriters scheduled toperform on their “opening night” in September.Jeff has been a photographer all his life, but in 1988 hebegan to seriously build a portfolio of his color andB&W images and make them available for sale as Lim-ited Editions beginning in 1998. JeffreyLance Photog-raphy is the name Jeff uses when he places his “artisthat” on his head. “Lance is my middle name, and mymom once told me that she selected it because ‘Jeffrey-Lance’ had a nice ring as a pen name if I ever became awriter. When I became a free lance photographer, itssubtle play on words was an equally good fit to describe‘Jeff Freelance Photography’.” When asked to describe

his style, he simply says, “I shoot any-thing but people.” Many of his imagesare ideally suited for lake house décor.A highlight of Jeff’s collection is his col-lage series of local colleges. Top sellers formany years, they make perfect gifts forgraduates. With hundreds of images tochoose from, a collage of five favoritescan be selected, matted, and even framedwhile you wait.The gallery also carries a vast assortmentof Porcelain Lithophane nightlights,shadow boxes, and mantle stands. Judy has been a Licensed Massage Thera-pist in Texas since 1994. She brings her "intuitive, indi-vidualized massage" to Edom after 14 years in Dallas,followed by a year in Athens, Texas. Judy applies ablend of Swedish and Deep Tissue techniques tailoredto the needs and tolerance of each client. Appoint-ments can be made by calling 903-521-9200.Once each month, 1000 square feet in the back of thebuilding is transformed into a small, intimate, smoke-free and alcohol-free “coffeehouse” music room wherethe fire trucks used to be parked. “With our shared loveof folk music, we realized this would be a perfect space

for concerts to be held. We now host concerts approxi-mately once each month from September throughMay.” The Gottesmans moved from Dallas to East Texasabout two years ago after being captivated by the smallarts community in the town of Edom. Judy says, “Wefell in love with Edom’s beauty and creative nexus fouryears ago when Jeff participated in his first Edom Festi-val of the Arts. We both had been living in Dallas forover 18 years and were taken with the beauty of theEast Texas landscape.”

The Old Firehouse in Edom

In September 2009, Texas Commission on the Arts(TCA) designated seven communities, includingWinnsboro, with the first official State of Texas Cul-tural District Designations. With the designation,Winnsboro has increased its possibilities of moving tothe forefront, both artistically and economically. Goalsof the Winnsboro Cultural Arts District (WCAD) in-clude building on local artistic strengths and collabo-rating with other cities to increase artistic recognitionfor our NE Texas region.

We have organized an Art Region of Texas (ART)Round Table, which holds monthly meetings at TheDepot in Winnsboro. Our central location is conven-ient for participants from such places as Commerce—including TAMU-Commerce—Clarksville, Paris,Sulphur Springs, Mt. Vernon, Northeast Texas Com-munity College and surrounding area, Quitman, Mine-ola, and Winnsboro. The purpose of the ART RoundTable is to further the individual artistic focus of each

NE Texas city/area, while enhancing overall artistic andeconomic growth for the region.

Organizing “Art Trails,” allied and interactive events,“spotlights” for local artists, and sharing promotionalavenues are just a few of the cooperative endeavors. Wealso meet to share ideas, discuss what does and doesn’twork, facilitate one another’s strengths, and give aboost to any local weaknesses. This “help your neigh-bor” policy serves not only to give needed assistance,but to enhance the entire area.

A database for area artists is being developed to assistthem in furthering their artistic endeavors. A WCADWeb site, as well as one for NE Texas Regional Arts, isbeing developed. Our WCAD Web site will functionindependently, but will also be highlighted with otherCultural Arts Districts as designated by TCA. Linkswill tie in with other local events, shopping, restau-rants, etc.

“3rd Friday” is a monthly Street Arts Festival that isjust being developed to celebrate and highlight areaartists while presenting a “fun atmosphere” for thepublic. While evolving to serve local needs, we will ex-plore avenues of music, visual arts, theater, literary en-deavors, and commerce dealing with the hand-crafted.“3rd Friday” is held on the third Friday, 11:00 A.M. to7:00 P.M., and Saturday, 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., ofthe month. This is a downtown event with a focus onThe Depot area. No vendor fees are charged to theparticipants, but registration is required. The event isfree, and open to the public.

The Winnsboro Cultural Arts District looks forward tonot only furthering the arts and helping to bring suc-cess for area artists, but to working within the commu-nity to bring economic growth and personal success forall. Sandy Page, Director

Winnsboro Cultural Arts District


MusicThe “B” Side ofby Randy Brown

We are going to shift gears a little bit for this month’s article and leave the financial side of the music business behind while wetalk about the personal side of the music business. In reality, the personal aspect is the ultimate determiner of how you do in thebusiness and effects the financial side more than you can imagine..How you treat people may be the MOST important thing in the business of music. Of course, talent and drive is important andabsolutely necessary to begin. But people and your relationships with them will have a huge effect on your music career, whetheryou are just a part-time player or a full-timer who is headed straight for the top. In the end, it is all about people and your relation-ship with them.Often, when I was operating an acoustic music venue, I would have to choose between many great acts vying for limited perform-ance slots. Trust me when I tell you there are a lot of talented folks out there. For me and other venue operators this is a commontheme. We book folks that we like and that our audience likes. A couple of examples: A certain, well-known and successful singer/songwriter played for us one eventful evening. I had heard him a few times before anda couple of his CDs were in regular rotation in my car and was quite excited about having him with us that night. But I had neverhad the “experience” of working with him before. That experience is now etched into my memory. The artist arrived and pro-ceeded to insult everybody in his vicinity, including me. He questioned everyone’s ability at their jobs and letting us all know thatour efforts to please him were not successful. The entire evening’s performance was strained and he never darkened the door of myvenue again. I shared my experience with other venue operators and suggested they employ someone else of similar talent but withbetter personal skills. While it did not kill his career it certainly didn’t help it any and I believe to that evening and others like it atsimilar venues kept him from being more successful with his huge talent.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, a Houston basedsinger/songwriter, Ken Gaines played for us on a stormy Satur-day evening on a holiday weekend. The total turnout for thatshow was 2 people. Like the consummate professional he is, hetook his guitar off the stage, pulled a chair up directly in front ofthe 2 ladies who had come to the show. Then he played for themas if they were an audience of 100. When the show was overthey bought every CD he had and promised to fill the room(which they did) the next time he came to town. It was a evening and a show to remember. I have recommended Ken to manyother venues and will continue to do so. Such a small thing, to be humble enough to play for 2 people created more business forhim and more fans. Isn’t that what it is all about? Fans don’t just love you for your music but also for who you are.It really is the simplest thing in the world but one to keep in mind constantly. Treat everyone, and I mean EVERYONE you dealwith; venue owners, fans, audience, sidemen, sound men, studio employees, the press and booking agents to name a few, with re-spect and humility and your career will grow and prosper far beyond your wildest dreams. Be a diva, sulk when you don’t get yourway, insult everyone in your vicinity and I promise your career will be a shadow of what it would have been. To quote ArethaFranklin, it is all about “R-E-S-P-E-C-T”. See you next issue.

Randy Brown is a small business owner in East Texas and has been involved with many sides of the music business over the years, from being a sideman, asound man, touring songwriter, operating a venue, and a recording studio owner/engineer.

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Turning Hate into H-O-P-EBy Jennyfer Keohane

On October 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, 21, was discovered tied to a fencenear Laramie, Wyoming. His head was severely beaten, and his face wascovered in blood except where it had been partially washed clean by histears. Shepard died of his injuries on October 12th. He had been attackedand robbed because he was openly gay. Two men, Aaron McKinney andRussell Henderson, were convicted of his torture and murder. The crimesparked emotions and rallies all over the U.S. and brought attention to theissue of hate crime legislation.

The Laramie Project is a play by Moisés Kaufman and members of theTectonic Theater Project about reaction to the crime. The play draws onhundreds of interviews conducted by the theater company with inhabi-tants of Laramie, company members' own journal entries, and publishednews reports. The play is about hate and how you can turn hate into hopethrough discussion and education.

The production was brought to the Tyler Civic Theatre with assistance ofthe Tyler Area Gays organization. It wasn't an easy decision for the play-house to present such a story. There was opposition from local churchesand protests from people who were concerned about its effect on the com-munity. In the end, the Board of Directors decided to go forward and pro-duce the play with Tyler Area Gays underwriting it.

I was moved and impressed by the production of this small theater in EastTexas. In my years of growing up attending Broadway and Off Broadwayshows in New York City, and as a former Assistant Stage Manager, I havenever seen a production such as this. The cast spoke as if the lines sprangfrom their own minds and the depths of their souls. The theater’s set wasingeniously designed utilizing small space. Televisions of various sizes wereplaced to set the scene, while the lighting and ambiance were flawlessly ex-ecuted with use of color schemes to help create emotion. The cast of seven-teen people played over eighty four character roles. At times I found myselflost in the moment of fear and sorrow, yet other scenes made me laughwith lines like, “I knew my angels would catch the full force of his anger ...so I bought them earplugs.” Upon noticing the replica of the fenceposthanging above the stage, I was moved to tears, and thought of where I waswhen I heard about Matthew Shepard. This play was, in one word,AMAZING.

I look forward to future productions from this theatrical company, andhope to see more groundbreaking presentations from a cast of talented per-formers and technicians. Unfortunately, by the time of this printing, theshow will have closed after offering The Laramie Project for only threedates. I urge my readers to write the Tyler Civic Theatre and ask for moreshowings of this breathtaking and inspirational play.

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Article submissions: Articles are accepted and reviewed by a panel.Photos may accompany articles. Space, relevance, writing and appropriateness play a huge part in the decision making process. Individual artists are more likely to have fewer than 100 words plus a photo published. Deadlines are the 5th of the month prior.

Joe Dan Boyd is a writer, speaker,storyteller and the author of JudgeJackson And The Colored Sacred Harp,distributed by University of AlabamaPress.

Joe Dan has won several national writ-ing awards, including the University ofIllinois Oscar in Agriculture.

He was a reporter at the Fort WorthStar-Telegram, a writer at the National FFA Magazine and alongtime editor at Farm Journal. He is an Agricultural Jour-nalism graduate of Texas A&M and earned a master’s in Folk-lore at the University of Pennsylvania.

Joe Dan was born and reared on a farm near Winnsboro,Texas, and now offices there.

He maintains a website http://www.joedanboyd.com/ and ablog http://tinneychapeltoday.blogspot.com/

North East Texas Writers’ OrganizationNortheast Texas Writers’ Organization started in May 1986with twelve members of a Creative Writing class as chartermembers. Its purpose: to support each other’s efforts, enhancelearning, and promote literary pursuits in this area. By 2008,

membership had grown to 94 and encompassed writers of fic-tion, non-fiction, poetry, memoirs and sci-fi.

Meeting are held on the second Thursday of each month.NETWO’s newsletter, With Pen in Hand, comes out

monthly. The organization sponsors book signings, writers’workshops, lectures and an annual conference.

For more information, go to NETWO’s website at:www.netwo.org.

Kay Howell is a wildlife and landscapeartist, and she enjoys working with bothacrylics and colored pencils. "Depends onthe subject matter," she comments. "Fuzzykittens need the soft look I can achieve withpencils, but a country road disappearinginto the fog calls for paint." Kay finds most

of her subjects on the 15 acres south of Mount Vernon whereshe and her husband have their home. She can be reached at:[email protected].

Darwin McGill is retired fromthirty years of municipal administra-tion. He and his wife, Connie, retiredin '90 and lived in the Hill Countryuntil moving to Mt. Vernon in '96. Hewas born in the community of Green-wood, Hopkins County, so has re-turned to his roots. He served twoterms as a City Alderman and one termas Mayor of Mt. Vernon. He and his

wife are active in the community supporting the FranklinCounty Arts Alliance and Franklin County Historical Associa-tion. He serves as Vice President of the Old Saltillo CemeteryAssociation.

Mr. McGill was introduced to silver wire wrapping in Col-orado two years ago. He also does copper wire wrapping. Hiswrappings include geodes, agate slabs, petrified wood and pre-cious and healing stones.

Judy Wilder Dalton. I am an expressionist painter usingcolor and line as my language. I believe there is a stronghuman response to color, and that it reflects and affects ourmoods.

My art training comes through the classic venue of privatestudies and apprenticeship. With over 35 years of training andexperience, I have developed the confidence to experimentwith different mediums and themes allowing my work to leadme, rather than me leading the work. Currently, I am mainlyexploring the mediums of acrylics on canvas and clay sculp-ture.

I have had the privilege to exhibit my work in many solo andgroup shows across the United States, including New York,Houston, and Dallas. I have many national and internationalhonors and awards in oil, watercolor, and pastel.

Henry E. Oertel. My life-long love of woking withwood began in my gradeschool years with a simplebookcase. I have made furni-

ture, church chancel fixtures and hobby horses and toys formy grandchildren. I specialize in hand turned wood objects.You can read more on the Frame-Up website: www.frame-upfinearts.net

Lorelle Bacon. I love being anartist! As such, I look at the worldas a child, with eyes wide open atall the colors and details. My spe-cialty is painting people and petsfrom photographs or life. However,I enjoy rendering any subject that"grabs" me and touches my heart.

I also enjoy watching the progress of my students. I'm fortu-nate to spend 6 months here in East Texas and 6 months eachyear in Asheville NC where I go to teach workshops andclasses. It's a blessing to be able to live each day passionatelyengaged in my craft.

web site: www.lorellebacon.com

Billie Jean Gore. After teachingart for 30 years, my husband and Imoved to Alba, Texas when webought Burnin Stump Lodge and... “no I don’t cook breakfast.”The fishermen who stay here goout before dawn to wake the fish inLake Fork. Catch and release: Getfish carefully off the hook, measure

and weigh, take a picture, kiss the fish on the nose, gently re-lease. What a good deal for the fish!

We joined The American Kiteflyers Association 16 years ago.Art in the sky has been an interesting hobby and vacation des-tination. We have had the pleasure of meeting kiters from allover the world who create wonderful flying pieces of art. Someof them are so large it boggles the mind, and they fly withoutsticks.

The sky makes a wonderful gallery for hanging beautiful art. Thesunshine and the tug of the wind on your string warms the soul,and no one can look up at a kite you have built without smiling.

Billie Jean Gore earned Bachelor of Art and Master of Art degreesfrom Stephen F. Austin University.


JORY SHERMAN, LOCALAUTHOR & PAINTER,WINS FIRST PRIZE IN ARTCOMPETITION AND BESTOVERALL IN OWL CON-TEST

In a competition of Art & Pho-tography at the College of the

Ozarks in Branson, Missouri, conducted by the Ozarks WritersLeague, author and artist Jory Sherman won First Place in the Artcompetition. In addition, he was awarded a crystal plague and acheck for $50.00 as “Best Overall” among 150 entries in both cat-egories.

Jory is a resident of Pittsburg, Texas, and a founding lifetime mem-ber of Ozarks Writers League (OWL). He is a painting pupil ofartist Grahame Hopkins of Winnsboro. Jory’s paintings have beenexhibited at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts. Since beginninglessons with Hopkins, he has sold more than a dozen of his paint-ings. He is a noted writer who has won many awards, but this ishis first as an artist.

Live Poets SocietyThe brainchild of facilitator Bonnie Sir Kegian-White, [email protected], this group first gathered on March 19 atWinnsboro Center for the Arts (WCA), with each attendee in-structed to bring a single poem, preferably a recent creation, forreading before the group, and to discuss a mission statement.Those attending the first meeting: Bonnie Sir Kegian-White, LizSoutendiijk, Joe Dan Boyd, Karen Jerome, Johnnie Jerome, AngelaWylie, Lucy Germany. If you’d like to attend the next meeting,scheduled for April 16, also at WCA, bring a poem to read and afavorite book, preferably on poetry, as recommended reading forthe group.

Monica Fallini My earliest memories havecentered around the wondersof nature. I have always beenamazed by life and all livingthings, which provided me thebasis of my later studies in Bi-ology.

I began to pursue painting in order to capture the beauty of life,which amazed me so much. By using techniques that include theuse of a palette knife and impasto, I am able to create active andemotional pieces.

I feel that my art is free and full of emotions, “free spirit art” and Itend to always follow my heart.

Rosalie KobetichLet me introduce myself: RosalieKobetich, a self-taught artist with aninterest in graphite, oils, watercolorand acrylics. Currently a member ofWeatherford Art Association andhave won several awards. These in-clude; Artist of the Year for 2007and several First Place, Artist of the

Month. You can see some of my art at Fred’s Texas Café’, FortWorth, Parker County Today Magazine, Weatherford and the Fire-house Art Gallery, Weatherford, also the home of Weatherford ArtAssociation.

From the mighty Bison, entitled American Icon to the wistfulWinter Night, the vivid colors of Wrath of Poseidon, each portraysa feeling of intensity and a love of beauty and nature. Her graphitepieces are a study in extensive detail and have been described toemerge from the paper.

Commissions Accepted - Drawing/Sketching/Painting - Age 15 toadult - 817-599-6162 - Visit Web Page -http://portraitetc.blogspot.com

Lindsey GailBlues, soul, and country are styles ofmusic that you will experience whenyou get to know the East TexasSinger Songwriter, Lindsey Gail.Lindsey began singing and writingsongs at the age of fourteen and iscurrently completing her first CDcompilation of original songs. Make

a point to mark your calendar that her CD entitled "LittleLoaded Pistol" is scheduled for release summer of 2010.The development of her unique style is the result of yearsof musical influence from people like Patsy Cline, BonnieRaitt, and Tanya Tucker to name a few. Lindsey loves tosing and is devoted to connecting with her heart. Don'tlet her size and soft spoken nature mislead you. Many arepleasantly surprised when Lindsey steps on stage and un-leashes the power of her vocals and excitement of her stagepresence. You can experience a taste of all that Lindsey hasto offer by visiting her website at http://lindseygail.com/When visiting please take time to sign the guest book andmake a note of upcoming events.

Ramoth-GileadIf you haven't yet heard ofRamoth-Gilead (the reallybad), chances are you willsoon. He is a nomadicGreyhound riding-guitar

strumming-harp blowing-tambourine tapping-singing-songwriting-solo force. He is the modern day version ofthe troubadours you heard about from yesteryear. FromOshkosh to Tampa, from Boston to Hollywood Ramoth-Gilead has been sharing his gift to communicate throughclever-worded song in bars and churches, in universitiesand on street corners, with audiences from ages 9 to 89. Atleast once a month he makes it a point to play in EastTexas, giving back to where he comes from. If you're won-dering what genre his music fits into, don't feel bad, sodoes he. What can be said about it is that it's bluesy butnot blues, jazzy but not jazz, from deep in the country butnot twangy, poppy but unpopular. He rocks, but is norock star. Though he has the ingredients, Ramoth-Gilead(the really bad) doesn't put much focus into becoming thenext big thing. If it happens it happens, but until it doeshe seems content and grateful he has just enough supportfrom East Texans while he's still one of the little guys. Visitwww.oldhouserecords.net for more info. For booking:936-668-5335 or [email protected]

Carol DurrumCarol Durrum is an awardwinning artist living in Mt.Pleasant, TX. She beganpainting later in life andfound her passion in oil paint-ing. “I try to create a piecethat has an immediate andlasting impact on the viewer.Generally, I prefer to work

from life but will use photos when the subject dictates.”Known primarily for her still life paintings, her landscapesare also popular. Her work is in collections throughoutthe U.S. You can view her paintings at The Frame Up inMt. Vernon, TX, Jo’s Antiques in Mt. Pleasant, and bycalling 903 572-6929 for an appointment at her studio inMt. Pleasant.

Howard DuBoisWestern Visions, the work of West-ern Artist Howard DuBois is on dis-play in the Art Gallery at theMuseum for East Texas Culture 400Micheaux in Palestine, Texas themonth of July. A reception to meetthe Artist will be July 17.Howard is an artist known for his

versatility with all subject matter. He has studied art formost of his life.

A member of OPA of America, NETFAA and the HorseArtists of America he is also a member of the 'Texas WildBunch.'. Howard has a studio and art gallery in Canton,Texas where his work has been displayed and is purchasedby collectors. Like many of our Texas artists, he enjoysworking in both watercolors and oils, as each medium hasits own challenge. Winning numerous awards and ribbons,his art work hangs in many public and private art collec-tions in the United States and throughout the world.

Call the Museum at 903-723-1914 for more informationon this exhibit or any upcoming exhibits.

Museum for East Texas Culture • 400 Micheaux Avenue •Palestine, Texas 75801903 723-1914 • www.museumpalestine.org

Bruce PeilAmerican LandscapeArtistI am now teachingworkshops each monthin my studio in Athens,TX. They are a combi-nation of on locationand studio. We have a

Bed and Breakfast/Artist retreat which will sleep ten andwe offer reduced rates for students and spouses who aretaking the workshop.

The workshops are three days and cost $300. Room ratesare $90. per night. These workshops are for the artist whowants to take their art to the next level and learn how topaint what they see. Learn how to use a limited palette tomix more accurate colors.

You may go to www.brucepeilart.com to see the workshopschedule and more of my paintings and to www.mead-owlarkfields.com to see information about our Bed andBreakfast. 903 677 1117 • [email protected]

Matthew Davidson

Matthew Davidson, 12years old, is an accom-plished guitarist and vo-calist from Shreveport,LA. He is a past winnerof the James BurtonGuitar Showdown and

played on stage with Kenny Wayne Shepherd at his 2009Artbreak Concert. Matthew will be performing on themain stage of the 2010 Red River Revel on Oct. 2nd at 2PM. He recently played as a special guest of Robin & theBluebirds at the T-Bone Walker Blues Fest in Linden, TX.His 3-piece band made their debut on June 25 at theMadison Park El Chico restaurant in Shreveport. For

booking information, visit www.MatthewDavidson.net orfind him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoMatthew.

Hal Gibson

I do mainly wheel thrown clay.Through the creation of ceramicart, I find a connection withMother Nature. Working in clay isa celebration of the natural ele-ments of Mother Nature’s earth,water and fire. I enjoy the organic

look of the clay forms. Spraying glaze is the usual processI use for my glaze application. Some pieces have up to 4different glazes sprayed in overlapping layers. With thislayering I try to achieve a rich and varied surface. Thisglaze layering sometimes results in the pots having a re-semblance to rocks or stone or other natural elements.

Our work can be seen and or purchased at GibsonPottery.comand www.etsy.com/shop/GibsonPottery

Georgia Gibson

I work in both fused glassand clay. The materials andprocesses of clay and glassare similar and complemen-tary. In both mediums I like

making objects people will want to live with and use andthat will also add pleasure to their own surroundings. Ilove exploring textures and patterns in both clay and glass.In glass this is accomplished through layering opaque,transparent and dichroic glass and using both full and tackfusing to obtain different levels of glass melt. In clay thisis accomplished through texturing and carving in the clay,glazes and slips.

Our work can be seen and or purchased at GibsonPottery.comand www.etsy.com/shop/GibsonPottery



Kathy Vernon-Rachal, ArtistS’ up with the chickens?

I DO love to paint chickens and roosters, which have become my‘signature’ over the years. They make me feel so completely happyand safe. Guess that’s because I grew up around them….and sad tosay, even plucked a few in my day! They make others smile too …so I’m attempting to focus on these feathered friends more this sum-mer, which remind me of my youth down on the farm jumping offof things I shouldn’t and can’t anymore, but secretly wish that I

could! Summer is for sure something to be dealt with here in Texas! But a little watermelon and an easel under a shade tree…..well it doesn’t get any better than that! Have a“cool” Piney Woods summer! www.kathyrachal.com

Suzann CromerSuzann Cromer started her career many years ago when“art found her.” As a young child, she drew following aninstructor on a Saturday morning TV program; she knewthat art had to be her life. Being classically trained in artthrough apprenticeship, atelier, and mentoring programshas led her to exploring in directions of drawing, painting,and now primarily sculpting. Portraiture and figures areher muse. She has completed several commission pieces

that are exhibited in the East Texas area, such as the former Mayor Abernathey's bust inPittsburg at the City Hall, and “Project Dream” displayed at the Daingerfield IndependentSchool District.www.suzanncromer.com

Want to hear some of the great-est music ever but don’t want todrive all the way to the big city?Mount Vernon Music presents avariety of world class music eventsin an outstanding performancefacility located in the heart of Mt.Vernon (402 Leftwich at Yates).To learn more about us, our concert schedule and outreachwork, visitwww.mountvernonmusic.org.

[email protected]

(903) 563-3780

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Saturday August 28, 2010 7p.m.Gala Event with The AustinLounge Lizards Help us start our Fifth Season with a bang and a bellylaugh when the most laughableband in show business comes to

Mt. Vernon Music! Includes Silent Auction anddelicious hors d’ouvres reception.

Sunday September 12,2010 7:00 p.m. A Transfigured Night ofMusic and ArtMark Miller and Kristin Jutras, violin; Ute Miller andSusan Dubois, viola;Jolyon Pegis and DonnaDavis, cello Schoenberg’sTransfigured Night – a powerful musical story ofregret, forgiveness, and love, together with thetouching Quartet in E-flat by Fanny Mendelssohn.Includes art, music and history talk by Dr. Pete Jutras, teacher and founding director of MVM.

A friend knows the song

in my heart andsings it to me

when my memory fails.

- DonnaRoberts


Ellie Taylor Artist’s Statement“First of all, I am an impressionist. The work that is loose and spontaneous capturesthe beauty of the moment. If you have to labor, work and rework the paint, youlose the freshness and vibrancy of the surface. I work quickly with thick strokes tocapture the essence of the painting rather than great concern for details. The more details in a painting, the less feeling, mood and emotion you havein the work.”

“Second, I believe that art should uplift, inspire, and capture beauty, rather thanprovoke or offend people. Enough said.”

“My work begins with a simple drawing on the canvas, followed by layers of trans-parent washes for color harmony. Perhaps, I am a bit of a

colorist. There is strong humanresponse to color. I am not afraidof color.”

“In the future, I plan to paintlooser with fewer strokes, usemore color, and stop sooner. Addto that, slow down and study thework. Perhaps not!” ~ Repro-duced with permission byLongview Museum of Fine Arts,‘ARTISTS in EAST TEXAS – AFUSION OF LOCAL TALENT’ book.

Ellie is surrounded by herlove, oils. Art has been herpassions since she retiredfrom teaching over 20 yearsago. She taught 4th, 5th and6th grade spending the lastcouple of years in HawkinsISD. After her retirement,her husband built her an air-craft hanger to create anddisplay her art.

Ellie’s main interest is in showing her art. She wants to share her gallery more. Shewill be having more shows in museums and art centers in the near future.

Ellie has displayed in Longview Museum of Fine Arts, El Paso Museum of FineArts, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, North East Texas College in Mount Pleasantand in the International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Art. Ellie’s work iscurrently displayed in the Frame up Gallery in Mt Vernon, Frame Up Gallery inTyler and at 205 Fine Furniture and Interiors in Kilgore.

Call to schedule a private studio visit: 903-769-5164

Valley Adobe

Texas Blue


Crossroads Music Co.New temporary address:200 Market Street / P.O. Box 86 Winnsboro, Texas 75494903.342.1854, toll free: 888.342.1854, Located in the heart of the Art District

Free Museum entrance toMilitary and Family

The TMA is proud to announce that we are participating in the Blue Star Museum program, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than

600 museums across America. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, we will offer free admission to

military personnel and their families, and this will include our much-anticipated summerexhibition, "Babar's Museum of Art."

Tyler Museum of Art 903.595.1001

Two By TwoThe award-winning Quitman Community Theatre has cast its next production, Two By Two, amusical about Noah and the Ark. The music was written by Richard Rodgers—one of his latershows, written after the death of Oscar Hammerstein II. Two By Two had a very successful runon Broadway in the 1970s featuring Danny Kaye in the title role. QCT's cast consists of: Miles Mutchler, a professional actor and member of Actors Equity As-sociation, in the lead role of Noah; Cora Beaty, a long-time QCT veteran actor and director, asEsther; Keith Haisten, winner of the 2008 Best Actor Award for his lead role in Smoke on theMountain, as Shem; Kay McEntire, previously seen in QCT's Faith County, as Leah; BrettMurphy, winner of the 2009 Best Actor Award for The Odd Couple, as Ham; Hannah Gra-ham, the 2008 Miss Dogwood Queen, and freshly returned from a year studying in Norway, asRachel; Micah Brooks, a newcomer to QCT's stage, but a veteran actor and singer, as Japheth;and Candace Brooks, previously seen as Roz in Moon Over Buffalo, as the voluptuous Goldie.The cost of this production is underwritten by Quitman Development Corporation.Performance dates are July 30, 31, August 1,6,7,8. This is a very reverent, but quite funny,retelling of the story of Noah, and is recommended for everyone. Church groups in particularmight consider having a field trip to the theatre to see this wonderful musical. For informa-tion, call Becky Hibbard at 903-967-2164.


"What is a friend?A single soul in two

bodies." - Aristotle


Mount Vernon MusicIt may be hot outside, but things are really cooking at Mount Vernon Music, which just an-nounced its fifth year of concerts and a Gala Fundraiser by the Austin Lounge Lizards. TheGala will be held Sunday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m., and will include a silent auction and amouth-watering reception courtesy of the Key Club of Mt. Vernon. Admission to the Galais $25, $10 for children under 12, and all proceeds are used for program expenses, includ-ing MVM’s outreach concerts for school children and residents of nursing homes. For moreinformation visit http://www.mountvernonmusic.org or call (903) 563-3780.

Winnsboro Center for the ArtsACTING OUT * BUILDING UP... Youth Drama Camp for Ages 6 & upTwo weeks of great Fun to improve perform skits learn staging and More. Come and "play"with your FriendsMon-Fri July 26-30 and Mon-Fri Aug 2-6 10am-2pm the performance Sat, August 7Instructor: Madison Tallant - Theatre Honors Student at Culver AcademyAssistant: Maryann Miller - Theatre Director for WCAContact 903-342-0686 or Maryann at 903-365-7585Fee $35.00 - Family rates and scholarships availableHeld at Winnsboro Center For the Arts - 200 Market Street

Mount Vernon Music HallThe old church building that is Mount Vernon MusicHall got a face lift in June, thanks to some unexpectedgrant money. According to co-founder Ute Miller "Itwas purely accidental that a copy of MVM's video fellinto the hands of someone on the board of a privatefoundation, and one interested in helping organiza-tions just such as ours." Although the benefactors insisted on strict anonymity,

they were took a special interest in assisting MVM with two main areas of concern, theleaky roof and some needed repairs to the 1898 Steinway grand piano. According to Miller,the original structure looked very different from the way it does today, without the brickbut with Victorian-style turrets on the two front steeples. "Those steeples probably werequite a bit more water-tight back then" says Ute, referring to the chronic and severe leaks inthe flat roof over that part of the old church. "Unfortunately, we've had to use buckets tocatch leaks in other parts of the building as well." So MVM decided in favor of a gently sloping pyramid over the two towers. Since they arepart of the Mt. Vernon Historic District, the project was approved by the city's LandmarkCommission. Hefner Roofing of Pittsburg did the work, and board president Mark Millerreports everyone is delighted with the outcome. "Now we are looking forward to having thework done on the piano later this summer or early fall. We are happy and very grateful tobe able to better preserve this beautiful performance venue for the town and the region."And in the meantime, the days of putting out buckets to catch the leaks are over.

RustaudetRegardOne hundred words. I have so much to say. I hardly think onehundred words will work. Maybe in a painting you can see allthe words inside. So many more than one hundred. An article,I was told. I have never written an article outside of "the" etc.Hmmm....photographs. I have one of myself, relatively recentfor identification purposes and in hopes it does not adorn the

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Holly Lake Ranch, Texas

Remember those car sales promotions where you’d get an envelope with a plastic key and an invita-tion to come to the dealership to see if is fits? Phil & Katy Giacopelli, owners and operators of theFore Seasons Restaurant and the 19th Hole, may have found the right key to success at their locationin Holly Lake Ranch. Since opening last December, a harder-working chef than Phil you won’t find;food is his passion, and his culinary skills are reflected in every item. His comely wife Katy is the faceof the place. Acting as hostess, she calls her customers by name! Whether you are dining solo or with alarge group Katy is your assurance of a wonderful dining experience in delightful ambiance.

Asked what priorities Phil & Katy had set for their new venture, they quickly named quality, freshfood, trained wait staff that must pass a two-hour course before being allowed on the floor and amenu with reasonable prices and frequent specials. The word has gotten out to surrounding commu-nities about their flawless catering. Non-residents can dine at the Fore Seasons or the 19th Hole bysimply calling the restaurant to have the guard house place their names on an admission list. Philplans to increase awareness through the use of properly-placed signage, and the Holly websitewww.hollylakeranch.com. You can keep in touch with Phil & Katy at: [email protected].

The week starts with Sunday breakfast from 10:30 to 1:30. Weekdays lunch at the 19th hole costs just$5.95. Some of the highlights are the Chicken Quesadilla (this writer’s absolute favorite!), the 19thHole hamburger, and the chef’s favorite chicken salad sandwich served on a warm croissant. Phil’sFrench fries are hand-cut from fresh potatoes, a Holly Lake favorite. Monday night features Mexicanfood, a rotating menu of items such as Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas, Mexican turkey meatloaf, andothers. Wednesday night is outdoor burger night—a Holly Lake tradition; a must-have is Phil’s MauiBurger, fixed with his homemade Hawaiian sauce. Thursday night is Italian night, as Chef Phil workshis magic on items such as his Caprese Plate, the secret of which is his special Balsamic vinegar andolive oil. Soup du jour or green salad follows, with entrees to include Phil’s special chicken Parmesanor Butternut squash ravioli! All are divine! Phil’s own special Lemon Cheesecake has proven to be acrowd-pleaser! Double chocolate brownies add a nice finishing touch, also. Friday night specials in-clude soup, or the personal favorite of this reviewer, the Blue cheese wedge salad, Maui chicken stirfry, baseball steak, or Grillin’ & Chillin shrimp over a bed or rice. Saturday night offerings includestuffed ‘shrooms or salmon cakes, soup du jour or that great wedge salad (Zounds!), BBQ chicken,sautéed garlic pineapple shrimp over rice, or marinated flank steak with roasted potatoes, followed bythe dessert of the day (ask for the Strawberry Heaven, and you’ll be in heaven!).

Don’t forget to take home a generous 13-oz. bottle of Phil’s own special sauce, for only five bucks! It’sbetter’n you’ll find in stores, and comes in three flavors: Grillin’ & Chillin’ (has a kick to it!), MauiMarinade and BBQ Time. Go to www.cookwithphil.com for more information on the chef & hissauce products. The website has menus posted for each day of the week. Call the reservations number(903-769-4325) and arrange your next evening out to be spent at the Fore Seasons, and don’t forgetthe new look 19th Hole as well!

Bon appétit!By Steve H Kehoe“The Galloping Gourmet”

The Fore Seasons (and the 19th Hole)

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local Post Office walls. Or maybe it should for some sortof notoriety. I wonder, does the Post Office wall makeyou famous? Or will it soon, with increasing prices andthoughts of adding a coffee shop? I [email protected]

Continued from page 15 "Your friend is the man who knows all aboutyou, and still likes you."

- Elbert Hubard


What's So Grape About Texas?by Rick Vanderpool

Most of my travel/photography/writing projects begin in this manner:I am awakened, on any given morning, with something akin to a neonsign flashing in my head. The sign is a key word, a phrase, or perhaps avivid image that usually turns out to be the subject of my next collec-tion of photographs.

With my most recent project, however, which I have titled NinetyDays in Texas Wine Country, the inspiration was more subtle and ac-tually not revealed to me for several months after the fact. It occurredin July of 2008, returning home from Sanderson and Big Bend, as Ipassed through Mason, en route to Brady.

Just outside of town, to the west, an impressive storm was brewing asky that resembled a huge, spreading bruise. At the same instant I no-ticed that, a lovely vineyard came up on my left—an excellent fore-ground for those dark clouds. I slowed immediately and turned thetruck into the drive of the house next to the vineyard. I shouted to thehouse and a nearby work shed as I headed toward the vines for what Iknew would be some outstanding shots.

Since I began my first Texas-themed photo collection (Looking forTexas) nearly ten years ago, I have kept a journal in which I note themessages from all those neon signs, along with a bazillion other oddthings that pique my interest.

My journal entry for July 8, 2008 reads: Tallent Vineyards – Mason

I climbed into the truck just as the first fat raindrops began to fallfrom the awesome, brooding sky that had been the perfect backdropfor a lovely vineyard. I felt that I had some nice shots, but at the time Ihad no idea that Drew Tallent's Grenache [grape] vines would inspirea Texas Wine project…

A visit to Driftwood Vineyards, just after Christmas in 2008, provideda few more nice photos of the neat rows of barren vines—quite a con-trast to the lush summer ones—as well as another subtle inspirationthat went unrecognized until a month later when I was reading someTexas Wine industry information from the Texas Department of Agri-culture (TDA). “Toast a Rising Star,” read one brochure, and there itwas: someone else's neon sign ignited mine that glowed brightly,"Whats So Grape About Texas?"

A bit more reading (of the volumes of information provided by TDA)revealed that Texas was the fifth largest producer of grapes and winesin the U.S. Texas has over 220 vineyards and almost an equal numberof wineries—all prospective subjects for my project, and potential cus-tomers for my work.

My research was more than enough to convince me to map out a seriesof trips that might enable me to capture an entire grape-growing andwine-making season throughout the entire state. And in spite of Texasweather, a lousy economy and other bumps along several long roads, Imanaged to do just that.

Over 7,500 miles, thousands of photos, and hundreds of scribbledpages later, I had spent better than ninety days in Texas Wine Country,

visiting vineyards from Orange to Canutillo,from the Texas Plains to the Gulf Coast. I metscores of proud growers of Texas grapes andmakers of Texas wine, and my tribute to themhas only begun with a visual celebration ofwhat they shared with me—their stories, theirvineyards and wineries—their dreams!

From bud-break to bottle, my "Texas Wine-ring Journal" is indeed avisual and narrative toast to the amazing Texas Wine industry. Pleaseenjoy a few of my photos and journal excerpts from my visits to over100 Texas vineyards and wineries. And by all means, enjoy your owntravels along the several well-mapped Texas Wine Trails throughout thestate. I encourage you to begin as I did: with a visit to the TDA site[www.gotexanwine.org] to find all you ever wanted to know aboutTexas Wine, winery locations, and Texas viticulture facts and history.Cheers!

The grape's first magic, far as I can tell,Is to survive a Texas summer,And catch more rain than fell…

Future issues of Piney Woods Live will feature wine tips as well as re-views of Piney Woods wines so stay tuned!

Rick Vanderpool - StateArt/USwww.whatssograpeabouttexas.comwww.flickr.com/photos/stateart1 -- www.stateart.net

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ELLIE ARTImpressionist Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor has exhibited in Longview Museum of Fine Art, El Paso Museum of Fine Art, NorthEast Texas College in Mt. Pleasant, Houston Museum of Fine Art also in the International Museumof Contemporary Masters of Fine Art. Currently in Frame-Up Gallery Tyler and Gallery 205 in Kilgore.

Call or e-mail to schedule a private studio visit. www.EllieArtist.com [email protected]

903-769-5164

Aspen Road

Barn, Los Ojos

Clouds Rolled In


Holly Lake Ranch Community Theatre Cast Members John McCabe, Patti Riddle, Carolyn Hicks, Steve Kehoe, Fred Brown, GlendaBrown, Elayne Hayes, Linda Frank, Susie Deupree (director, far right), Jackie Scheuer, Dru Owens, Ann Wright, Melinda Hlavenka,Vicki Shaw, Bradley Armendariz, and Cindy Karch.

Holly Lake Ranch Community Theatre



East Texas has a lot of talent. Nine of them arefeatured at the Longview Museum of Fine Artsthis summer in an exhibited titled “Spiritual Un-dertones”. Most artists would probably agree theyhave to reach within themselves to draw out theirinnermost feelings and desires that shape theirwork; therefore, each person’s individuality ap-pears and influences the outcome of his or herart:Michael Bishopmakes wall sculp-ture out of shinymetal that looks likehe burned throughthe best of new carparts, giving eachcolor a new texturewhile preserving itsshine forever. Heshapes and buffs hisworks into uniquewall hangings andstanding sculpturefrom his Gladewa-ter studio. It then behooves the discerning collec-tor to imagine just the right place to collect oneof his beautifully etched pieces. Thora Doucette taught art at the University ofTexas at Tyler Longview Center. Sharing severalevenings together with her students and our staffin LMFA, we’ve seen her paint in acrylic and wa-tercolor, and draw in pastels and graphite. Shehas much knowledge and talent and can covermany subjects and art forms. Curtis Graff could take a little of everyone’smedia, shape, mix it together, pour shellac allover and come up with the most wonderfully ex-citing mixed media pieces with a shiny twist. Re-member that individual influence. He lives inMarshall and builds houses when he's not creat-ing art.Kristen Henton's paintings are always bright,witty and cheerful, just like the artist--graphicallycomposed and skillfully mixed to delight theviewer. She works with collage, mixed media,acrylic and other media in large and small format.She teaches at Sabine High School.Larry Kitchen is head of the art department atKilgore College. He received a Bachelors of Fine

Arts degree from Sam Houston State University,and a Masters of Arts degree from The Universityof Texas at Tyler, Texas, where he attended onscholarship and received his degree with Distinc-tion. Mr. Kitchen worked for several years as anillustrator and graphic designer in Dallas and isnow under representation at Monticello Fine ArtGallery in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas.

Erin Lambers is ayoung talent whotakes her clay andsculpts it into rolledcoils that achieve thelook of a personal,customized pattern,making it hard forcollectors to stop atjust one. She hastaught Raku classesin Longview andMarshall, and sellsoff her website at

www.erinspottery.com and on Facebook.Coy Lothrop has studied with Larry Kitchen andcollaborated on a project of angels who have bothsoared and hit rock bottom. "Fallen and Fulfilled"is a series with a shiny side added to the dark sideof life, whether rain, wings or background, in atextured format that provokes feelings of loneli-ness, depression, agony, exuberance and misery--playing the light and dark against one another. Dennis O’Bryant is also a versatile talent--a poet,painter, photographer, sculptor and potter, with apenchant for the female form, caddo lake, graph-ics and architecture. He lives and works in Mar-shall, and can be found on Facebook and atwww.denoart.comBart Soutendijk makes 4' - 100' wall murals. Hebends nine gauge steel wire by hand and remakesthe line drawings of his next sculpture from oneor a series of photographs. His works are thenwelded and powder coated with a UV resistantfinish. No matter the subject, they are always funto look at and study the elements he emphasizes.See more at www.wirewallart.com and on Face-book

Spiritual Undertones

"Associate yourself with men of good quality ifyou esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better

to be alone than in bad company."- George Washington (1732 - 1799) US Statesman.


Discover BABAR’S MUSEUM OF ART

On view now through August 22 at the Tyler Museum of Art. Original watercolors and studies by Laurent de Brunhoff.��

Coming this Fall to the TMA Enjoy Lunch at the Museum CaféL.O. Griffith: Painting the Texas Landscape

September 19, 2010 – January 2, 2011

Form & Substance: The Art of George TobolowskySeptember 5 – November 28, 2010

Serving homemade delights like the Café’s own Tomato Basil Soup,fresh salads & sandwiches, wraps, and even “Pimento-less Cheese!”

Open Tuesday – Friday, lunch served 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Visit us online at www.tylermuseum.org! �� 1300 S. Mahon Ave. Tyler, TX 75701 • 903.595.1001

Laurent de Brunhoff, (French, b. 1925). “Does everything have to mean something in a picture?” Isabelle asked. “I like this picture of the jungle and my father on the sofa. I don’t understand why the sofa’s in the jungle, but I’m glad it is.” 2003 (detail). Watercolor, graphite and ink on paper, 8 x 10 5/8 in. Courtesy of Mary Ryan Gallery, New York

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