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Capturing the West in Art

August 28, 2024

A Sight To Behold: As an exceptional representational art show & sale, the 39th Annual Bosque Art Classic opens at Bosque Arts Center Sept. 14 with 179 pieces representing over 100 artists

CLIFTON – No matter how skilled or talented, having your art work judged by your peers holds excitement, but also anxiety. Will the selecting committee deem your work worthy for the show? And if so, will your work be good enough for a prize or honorable mention, which ultimately helps with sales?

The Bosque Arts Center’s juried representational art exhibition is widely known for the variety of quality work it draws from across the nation, making it worth the risk of shipping your artwork. This year the Bosque Art Classic premieres its 39th annual show with a sale and awards dinner on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Bosque Arts Center in Clifton.

Being judged by the illustrious and very successful Cowboy Artist of America and one of the Bosque Seven, Martin Grelle adds another level of gravitas to the juried show. Over 100 artists made it into the 2024 exhibition with 179 pieces selected to adorn the Roland Jones Memorial Gallery for the two weeks. The show features works of talented newcomers and award-winning show veterans.

With a preponderance of western pieces, the exhibition sponsored by the Art Council of the BAC also highlights exquisite still lifes, landscapes, portraits, and more. Over $15,000 will be awarded opening night to deserving artists, including the $5,000 John Steven Jones Purchase Award. Purchase awarded art becomes a part of the Bosque Arts Center's Permanent Collection. This collection is displayed throughout the year for the public to enjoy for free.

Together with other Bosque Seven members Tony Eubanks and Bruce Greene CA, Grelle serves as advisor to the BAC art council.

After the opening weekend sale, remaining pieces may also be purchased online Monday, September 16, through Saturday, September 28. The gallery of the 179 selected pieces can already be viewed at https://www.bosqueartscenter.org/Gallery.aspx. They are divided into the show categories Drawing, Pastel, Oil/Acrylic, Sculpture and Water Media. As usual the Oil/Acrylic with 101 pieces is the largest category, followed by 26 in Drawing, 19 in Water Media, 15 in Pastels and 10 sculptures.

Every brushstroke in every piece in this exceptional exhibition and sale tells a beautiful and artistic story; each composition captures a special mood or scene; each piece grabs onto the viewers imagination and are worth seeing up close, in situ in the exquisite Roland Jones Memorial Gallery.

After the opening night, the online sale continues from Sept. 16-28.Viewing the pieces in person can be done during BAC opening hours: Sunday, Sept. 15: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., weekdays: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets for the opening night extravaganza Saturday Sept. 14 may be purchased for $65 at https://www.bosqueartscenter.org/tickets.aspx or by calling 254-6 75-3724.

How many entered??

While most selected works hail from 51 different Texas towns from North to South, from East to West and everything in between. Twenty-five other states are represented in the show.

Talented newcomers David Yorke and Wesley Dallas Merritt are joined by last year’s award winners Richie Vios, Kathy LeJeune, David Dorsey, Crystal Orlando, Lee Alban, and Matt Atkinson. Other show veterans among the 105 artists juried include BAC familiars Lloyd Voges, Cindy Long, Jean Olliver, Kathy Tate, Ann Patton, Reg Narmour, Daniel Anz, Tatsiana Harbacheuskaya, Linda Lucas Hardy and Chris Bronstad. Regular visitors to the Art Classic will undoubtedly recognize their style of painting and subject matter.

Local artist Voges has three paintings in this year’s Classic, including Oil on Canvas Shadow Play on Meridian Creek.

Other artists in the show are Michael Archer, Brian Asher, Court Bailey, Brian Bateman, Linda Becker, Gayle Bone, Lin Boucher, Lon Brauer, Hebe Brooks, Justin Bryan, Charlie Bullock, John Buxton, Calvin Carter, Lynda Conley, Carla D'Aguanno, Russ Docken, Ricky Doty, June Dudley, Joel Edwards, Leslie Evans, Cara Fandel, Richard Finch, Jan Frazier, Brian Freeman, Jolee French, Tanja Gant, David Godfrey, Marie Gray, Susan Hackney, Jennifer Hammer, Nancy Harkins, Sarah Harless, Cheryl Harley-Volz, Beth Haywood, Joyce Hester, Eliza Hoffman, Paula Holtzclaw, Denise Horne-Kaplan, Denise Howard, Olivette Hubler, Jammey Huggins, Van Johnson, Valeriy Kagounkin, Michelle Kondos, Anna-Sophia Lagos, Jesse Lane, Ken Law, , Jackie Long, Russell Mackensen, Tamara Magdalina, Linda Massey, Kelly McGuire, David McMurry, Jim E. Miller, Steve Miller, Brenda Morgan, Eric Nelson, Jalin Nelson, Eileen Nistler, Donna Nyzio, Bob O’Brian, Mejo Okon, Jean Olliver, Theresa Otteson, Trish Poupard, Pete Quaid, Sean Rademaker, Jeff Rechin, John Rule, Jerry Salinas, Amber Scally, Judi Simon, Dan Spangler, Kathleen Stafford, Josh Stewart, Mack Taplin, Mat Tindell, Katherine Uitz, TW 'Pops' Vanya, Jove Wang, Gary Ward, Joe Weatherly, Carol Ann Welch, Tina White, Sandie Whitman, Robin Williamson, Jing Zhao, Rod Zullo.