Scottish artist Grant Reid draws inspiration from his adopted hometown

Come meet the talented Grant Reid at our Art Party! The gallery display will be open from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. on Jan 18th. We look forward to seeing you there!

GRANT REID is originally from Glasgow, Scotland, now happily transplanted to South Austin.  His background is in fashion from which he attained a Masters in Fashion from Domus Academy in Milan, Italy.

Natural, candid and relaxed define Grant’s style of photography. He says “I aim to capture moments and memories for my clients through my photography and express the story and character of the subject. My personal passions are travel and people.  Photography to me is about capturing a moment in time, a split second, barely visible to the naked eye. Only when the image is captured at the touch of a button are we both dazzled and amazed by the findings.”

Hyde Park Bar & Grill (Central at Duval)

Jan 18, 2012, 5-7 p.m.

Meet the artist,

enjoy complementary appetizer buffet

and happy hour drink prices

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11/13 – 12/18 March Mattingly, Robbin Poulter, & Neema Art Show

9/4 – 11/19 Laura Caffrey Rubbish Revival Art Show

10/3 – 11/11 Ruth Meaders & Christina Fajardo Art Show

11/21 Art Party for Robbin Robertson Polter & March Mattingly (5-7 pm)

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9/25 – 10/29 DANA HOUSE

9/25 – 10/29 FELICE YOUNGER

10/30 – 12/10 ANNE DUCOTE

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9/3 – 11/18 LAURA CAFFREY: Rubbish Revival Show on “The Island”

10/3 – 11/12 RUTH MEADERS

10/3 – 11/12 CHRISTINA FAJARDO

10/12 ART PARTY!! –Featuring all October artists displaying at Westgate.  5:00-7:00pm

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RUTH MEADERS - Over the years, there have been long lapses from painting; however, since retiring from her work as a therapist, art in some form has been the focus of Ruth’s life. Painted furniture, faux finishes, murals and trompe l’oeil are all part of her repertoire. “My heart and soul, however are drawn to the big skies of the Southwest.” Known for her cloudscapes and primarily self-taught, Ruth creates in oil, acrylic and watercolor. She is a member of Creative Arts Society and Austin Visual Arts Association.

“Why buy art?? Art is not just for investment… Art can lift your spirits, make you smile, change your mood and make life more pleasant. With my work, there is no struggle to decipher what the painting means: It’s clear and direct. I paint for the people and I love what I do…” ~ Ruth Meaders

• Website: www.deepintheheartart.com
• Art Blog: www.ruthmeadersart.blogspot.com

CHRISTINA FAJARDO - Currently, mixed media collages re my passion. I am attracted primarily to the evocative power of colors, shapes and symbols that have traveled through time that bring with them the power to heal.  Many of my creative ideas come to me in dreams, listening to music or simply from just taking a walk or having a conversation with a three year old. My artistic expression largely involves reclaiming and recycling discarded finds. Images are drawn sometimes then scanned and enhanced with Photoshop CS3. I then use acrylic paints, watercolor, clay pieces, vintage wallpaper and other collectibles.  Each piece has its own narrative. It warms my heart when someone comes to me and says that my art speaks to them. That is my goal, to spark memories and emotion.” ~Christina Fajardo

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Felice House

“To portray women without objectifying them is an intentional, political act. The art historical tradition is to paint women to extol their sexual beauty and to encourage possessiveness. There is a new guard of women painters who provide a counterpoint to this tradition by depicting a more multifaceted version of the female psyche. I align myself as an artist with them by attempting to broaden the depiction of women as subjects in painting. My subjects are beautiful and observable, but not consumable. They are more public than private and more iconic than intimate. My paintings have a strong connection to traditional portraiture in both style and technique. However, my subjects are contemporized through the use of modern fashion, unexpected facial expressions, unique color relationships and photographic cropping.” ~FELICE HOUSE

Dana Younger

Dana Younger, VP of Blue Genie Art, is truly a man for all seasons. Besides being a painter, sculptor, mold maker, and computer artist, Dana is one of the chief innovators at Blue Genie Art. His Fascination with the creative process and all types of matreials keeps Blue Genie Art on the cutting edge. Essentially, he is a one man research and development team, and it was on his urging that [they] recently acquired [a] new 3D laser scanner and 3 axis CNC milling machine and our Polyurea spray equipment.

Dana also had an unusual childhood, including building and living in a log cabin without electricity (his stories of walking in the snow for miles to get to school are actually true!) and living on the Pacific Ocean in a sail boat.

September 25 – October 30, 2011 @ Duval

“When I was five, my family moved into the house where my grandmother had been born. The house had minimal electrical service, plumbing was limited to a single cold-water tap in the kitchen and heat was delivered by three coal stoves. Built around the turn of the last century, the house was an example of what is now politely called “vernacular” architecture, cobbled together from available materials. It was dark, filled with heavy, dusty old furniture and even dustier carpets. The unfinished basement was stocked with ancient canned fruits, mysterious medicinal preparations and rusty tools. The newspaper insulating the living room wall had an article reminiscing about the not-long-ago President Grant, family portraits hung under domed glass in tiger-striped oval frames, and buttons and bottle caps of several generations of my thrifty and resourceful ancestors filled rusted tins. This seemingly endless supply of bizarre old things was precious to me.

We lived at the end of a dirt road and if I managed to convince other kids’ parents to drive them to our house, I would spend most of our time together showing them all of my treasures. Many decades later, I find myself in a similar position. I find beauty in the intentionally discarded and the inadvertently abandoned, the crumpled and cracked, and the back sides of things. The detail and attention once lavished on the smallest item is not something many people now get to appreciate. I still play with the new stuff, too, but I get great joy from showing people all of the wonderful bits and pieces they may not have had the opportunity, or taken the time, to notice.” ~Lara Caffrey

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September 4 – November 19, 2011 at Westgate

Our talented staff is proud to present their works in HPBnG Westgate’s latest gallery. It will be on display until October 1, 2011. View more artwork by clicking here.

• David Abel is a professional photographer, outdoorsman, an avid whitewater kayaker and rafter. In 1984 while studying Geology at the University of Texas in Austin, he was invited on a raft trip down Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park. David was so enamored by the river environment that he has devoted most of his life traveling North America in search of remote river canyons, capturing their beauty with his camera.

• Chris Connor was born and raised in Chicago, IL. He has spent the majority of his life in Dallas and the last seven years in Austin. Connor began painting in oils fifteen years ago, starting off as a hobby that turned into an obsession. Striving in every attempt to capture something fresh and exciting but at the same time, based upon traditional values.

• Mackenzie Graham was an art history major at the University of Texas who focuses her artistic interest with an academic and professional lens. Her concern for art extends beyond paint and canvas, reaching into the sphere of creative exposure and engaging local audiences in physical art. With oil paint and crayon, Mackenzie displays texture and color while realizing the limitations of her medium. She uses her ability to put perception to page to heighten her audience’s view of the world.

• Anne Ducote has resided in Austin since 1976. Over the years, travel has been a large part of her life, and as a result, her work reflects some of the beautiful places and things she has seen. Her creative endeavors have included her original paintings in oils, watercolors and pastel drawing, several print series and assorted prints, commercial work, faux finishing, murals, commissioned painting used on movie sets, portraiture, and the like. Her subjects range from the ordinary to the sublime.

August 28 – October 1, 2011 at Westgate

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The Creative Arts Society of Austin will grace the walls of our Westgate location with a vivid collection of works from July 17 to August 28, 2011. The selection above is just a sampling of what will be on display. Come and meet the artists! They are hosting an Art Party on July 20th! Join us for a complimentary light appetizer buffet and drinks at Happy Hour prices; the festivities will take place from 5:00 to 7:00pm. Click on the individual artists’ names to visit their websites: