We are pleased to present our 29th Annual Juried Art Show, which is comprised of 69 pieces (out of 100 submissions) that showcases the amazing talents of 32 artists from 24 cities across the United States.

This year’s show was curated by our juror, John Cook. To read more about Mr. Cook and his multiple awards, please click here.

THANK YOU TO THIS YEAR’S BENEFACTORS

Mr. Robert Armstrong • Mr. & Mrs. James & Jane Asher • Blades Family • Mr. & Mrs. David & Lyn Clark • Mr. Eddie Clark • Mrs. Frances M. Curry • Mr. & Mrs. Ted & Rena Goldsmith • Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Goodall • Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Cassie Griffith • Mr. Jon Rex Jones • Mrs. Anita Lockhart • Mr. & Mrs. Bruce McClymond • Mrs. Lola M. Pitzer • Mrs. Mary Ann Pitzer • Mr. & Mrs. Paul Prater • Mr. & Mrs. Graham & Julie Reaugh • Mrs. Eugenia Robertson • Mr. & Mrs. Kevin & Lou Simmons • Mr. Chaunce Thompson • Mr. Patrick Thompson • Mr. & Mrs. Clifford & Bonnie Thomson • Mrs. Margie Veale • Mr. & Mrs. Brad & Carey Woodward • Mr. Bryan Woodward • Ms. Cindi Woodward • Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Maretta Wulfjen

Arnot Oil Company • Bar W Electric & Welding • First National Bank • Interbank • Lake Country Animal Clinic • Shortes Cattle Company • Turner Seed Company

THIS YEAR’S WINNERS

BEST IN SHOW WINNER

“Queen in Training I”
Charcoal pencil
Tanja Gant
Hawkins, TX
17 x 14 | Not for Sale

Clay PITZER MEMORIAL WINNER

“Golden Age – Sunflower”
Watercolor
Soon Warren
Fort Worth, TX
30 x 22 | $6,000.00

LESTER & VIRGINIA CLARK MEMORIAL WINNER

“Dust Bowl Farmers”
Bronze
Jerry Smyers
Holliday, TX
6 x 12 x 5 | $1,200.00

TRAVIS TOLAND MEMORIAL WINNER

“Jaguar with a Twist”
Water Soluble Wax  Pastel on Ampersand Pastelbord
Patsy Lindamood
Huntsville, TX
24 x 18 | $1,300.00

HONORABLE MENTION

“Winter’s Coat”
Oil
Bev Boren
Trophy Club, TX
12 x 12 | Not for Sale

HONORABLE MENTION

“Consider The Lilies”
Acrylic
Kay Wirz
Granbury, TX
36 x 40 | $1,600.00

HONORABLE MENTION

“The Challenge”
Bronze
Rosetta
Loveland, CO
22 x 15 x 12 | $6,700.00

THIS YEAR’S SELECTED PIECES

Artwork is sorted alphabetically by the last name of the artist.
Click on any photo to view the full size version.

  • “Prairie Paintbrush x 3” | Colored Pencil | Judith Baker | Clifton, TX | 11 x 14 | Not for Sale
  • “Scarlet Bromeliad” | Colored Pencil | Judith Baker | Clifton, TX | 11 x 14 | $250.00
  • “Blooming in the Chaos” | Mixed media | Jerome Cooksey | Breckenridge, TX | 24 x 24 | $500.00
  • “City Lights” | Mixed media | Valeri Cranston | Granbury, TX | 48 x 24 | Not for Sale
  • “Comanche Song” | Bronze | Margaret Drake | Glen Rose, TX | 18 x 22 x 10 | $4,700.00
  • “Comanche Spirit” | Bronze | Margaret Drake | Glen Rose, TX | 18 x 22 x 10 | $4,700.00
  • “Chrysalis” | Colored pencil | Tanja Gant | Hawkins, TX | 15 x 21 | Not for Sale
  • “Last Chance” | Pencil | Tanja Gant | Hawkins, TX | 17 x 25 | Not for Sale
  • “Pure Heart” | Charcoal pencil | Tanja Gant | Hawkins, TX | 13 x 20 | $4,300.00
  • “Red Kimono” | Charcoal pencil | Tanja Gant | Hawkins, TX | 15 x 19 | Not for Sale
  • “Desert Dancer” | Ceramic | Dana Gibson | Granbury, TX | 16 x 21 | $2,300.00
  • “Lullaby” | Ceramic | Dana Gibson | Granbury, TX | 14 x 18 | $2,500.00
  • “Catalina Motel” | Oil | Larry Hamilton | Wichita Falls, TX | 8 x 10 | $525.00
  • “DDD Motel” | Oil | Larry Hamilton | Wichita Falls, TX | 8 x 10 | $525.00
  • “Freddy’s Casa Manana” | Oil | Larry Hamilton | Wichita Falls, TX | 8 x 10 | $525.00
  • “Gene’s Tasty Burger” | Oil | Larry Hamilton | Wichita Falls, TX | 8 x 10 | $525.00
  • “The Stardust of Tomorrow” | Colored Pencil & Graphite | Linda Lucas Hardy | Omaha, TX | 14 x 10 | $1,200.00
  • “Dusk at the Forgotten Chute” | Acrylic | Jack Harkins | Abilene, TX | 36 x 24 | $700.00
  • “Summertime and the Living Is Easy” | Acrylic | Jack Harkins | Abilene, TX | 30 x 24 | $600.00
  • “Caprock Cowboys” | Oil | Betty Harmon | Abilene, TX | 20 x 16 | $1,300.00
  • “Little Dreamer” | Oil | Betty Harmon | Abilene, TX | 20 x 16 | $937.00
  • “The Road Home” | Oil | Betty Harmon | Abilene, TX | 20 x 16 | $850.00
  • “My Friend Ro” | Oil | Douglas Harrison | Abilene, TX | 14 x 22 | $1,800.00
  • “Cowboy At The Kemp” | Oil | Robert Hollis | Wichita Falls, TX | 14 x 27 | $2,750.00
  • “100% Cotton” | Oil | Denise Imke | Alto, NM | 10 x 20 | $1,950.00
  • Abandoned | Patsy Lindamood
  • “Bromeliads” | Water Soluble Wax Pastel on Ampersand Cradled Claybord | Patsy Lindamood | Huntsville, TX | 16 x 20 | $1,200.00
  • “Bulldoggin’” | Pencil | Patsy Lindamood | Huntsville, TX | 12 x 24 | $900.00
  • “Lean IN” | Pen and ink | Patsy Lindamood | Huntsville, TX | 16 x 20 | $975.00
  • “One Way” | Pencil | Patsy Lindamood | Huntsville, TX | 16 x 20 | $975.00
  • “Tiny Dancer” | Water Soluble Wax Pastel on Ampersand Cradled Claybord | Patsy Lindamood | Huntsville, TX | 12 x 24 | $900.00
  • “Where the Locals Congregate” | Pencil | Patsy Lindamood | Huntsville, TX | 36 x 24 | $2,600.00
  • “Desert Yard Art” | Watercolor | Charles Markham | Hico, TX | 22 x 29 | $250.00
  • “Palette Knives” | Oil | Katherine Martinez | Dallas, TX | 12 x 12 | $1,100.00
  • “Splash at White Rock Lake” | Pastel | Katherine Martinez | Dallas, TX | 16 x 12 | Not for Sale
  • “Break the Pattern” | Mixed media | Gabrielle Melendez | Forney, TX | 9 x 12 | Not for Sale
  • “Fatale Noir” | Oil | Gabrielle Melendez | Forney, TX | 18 x 24 | Not for Sale
  • “Faith and Pride” | Acrylic | Amy Mowins | Hawley, TX | 24 x 36 | $2,100.00
  • “Bean in Orchid and Blue” | Acrylic | Joe Rivera | Sweetwater, TX | 12 x 18 | Not for Sale
  • “Bridge in the Rain” | Acrylic | Joe Rivera | Sweetwater, TX | 36 x 24 | Not for Sale
  • “Float Upstream” | Oil | William Schneider | Village of Lakewood, IL | 18 x 24 | $3,950.00
  • “The Ermine Wrap” | Oil | William Schneider | Village of Lakewood, IL | 15 x 20 | $3,250.00
  • “Wildling Warrior” | Pastel | William Schneider | Village of Lakewood, IL | 16 x 20 | $3,250.00
  • “Without Sound” | Acrylic | Donna Shroyer | Abilene, TX | 20 x 20 | $225.00
  • “Charging Bull” | Acrylic | Sabrina Siebert | Woodson, TX | 19 x 25 | $3,800.00
  • “Mama and Cub” | Acrylic | Sabrina Siebert | Woodson, TX | 30 x 40 | $5,800.00
  • “Rattler” | Acrylic | Sabrina Siebert | Woodson, TX | 24 x 48 | Not for Sale
  • “Hank Williams Cir.” | Oil based Enamel paint | Lauren Smith | Longview, TX | 30 x 30 | $650.00
  • “Elephant Seal on Ice” | Wood | Jerry Smyers | Holliday, TX | 8 x 8 | $400.00
  • “Golden Mesas” | Fiber | Kathy Smyers | Holliday, TX | 11 x 14 | $1,200.00
  • “Shimmering Water” | Fiber | Kathy Smyers | Holliday, TX | 19 x 36 | $450.00
  • “Girl in Hiding” | Watercolor | Carolyn Walker | Colorado City, TX | 26 x 20 | $800.00
  • “Light of Old and New Days” | Watercolor | Soon Warren | Fort Worth, TX | 22 x 30 | Not for Sale
  • “Rainy Day” | Watercolor | Soon Warren | Fort Worth, TX | 22 x 30 | $6,000.00
  • “Sunshine Shower” | Watercolor | Soon Warren | Fort Worth, TX | 30 x 22 | Not for Sale
  • “And They’re Off” | Oil | Dorothy Whisenhunt | Abilene, TX | 31 x 36 | $1,900.00
  • “Domino Hall” | Acrylic | Kay Wirz | Granbury, TX | 16 x 20 | $550.00
  • “Let’s Do Lunch” | Acrylic | Kay Wirz | Granbury, TX | 24 x 24 | $650.00
  • “Tejas Missions” | Wovenpaper/Acrylic | Kay Wirz | Granbury, TX | 24 x 18 | $650.00
  • “Step Into The View” | Oil | Pam Yarborough | Cleburne, TX | 16 x 24 | $650.00
  • “Sunflowers and Sunbeams” | Oil | Pam Yarborough | Cleburne, TX | 20 x 16 | $650.00
  • “Walls with Memories” | Oil | Pam Yarborough | Cleburne, TX | 30 x 24 | $900.00
If you are interested in purchasing any of the priced artwork in this year’s show, please email info@breckenridgefineart.org and include your contact information as well as the name of the piece of artwork you are interested in purchasing!

ABOUT OUR JUROR

This year’s juror is John Cook. Mr. Cook was born in Dallas, Texas in 1941 and studied art at The University of Texas in Arlington (1960-1962) and The Art Center in Los Angeles (1962-1964). Since then, he’s worked as freelance illustrator for 32 years in Dallas. His first solo show was in 1999 at the Victorian Gallery in Dallas. He presents a dozen annual shows in Dallas’ Southwest Art Gallery, and likes to brand his painting style as “Impatient Realism.”

Some of his exhibitions include:

  • The Prestigious WH Patterson Gallery | Mayfair, London, 2003
    Members of Parliament attended this show
  • 2002 Bosque County Conservatory 17th Annual Exhibition
    Purchase Prize / Best of Show / John Stevens Jones Award / Best Watercolor
  • 2003 Art Splash on the Square | Graham, Texas
    Purchase Prize / Best of Show
  • 2008 Campfire
    Best Quick Draw
  • 2010 Campfire | Paula Kornye Tillman, hosting
    Artist’s Choice / Best of Show
  • 2011 Plein Air Southwest | Dallas, Texas
    Best of Show
  • 2013 The American Impressionist Society (AIS)
    Best of Show (National Juried Exhibition)
  • 2014 Oil Painters of America (OPA)
    Donor’s Award (National Juried Exhibition)
  • 2015 Plein Air Southwest
    Award of Excellence
  • 2015 Rocky Mountain Plein Air | Ouray, Colorado
    Honorable Mention
  • 2015 Traveling The West Show | Southwest Gallery, Dallas
    People’s Choice Award / Best Miniature
  • 2016 Plein Air Southwest
    Award of Excellence
  • 2019 Portrait Society of America | Atlanta, Georgia
    AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
  • Numerous national competitions; awarded BEST OF SHOW, at the least, 6 occasions.