Artists of the Big Bend
LIZ SIBLEY Galeria Sibley , 103 W . Holland , Alpine 432-386-3549 • sibley1 @ me . com Liz Sibley has lived in Alpine for four decades . She is intrigued with the world of “ micro mosaicing ” using tile , glass , millefiori ( literally : 1,000 flowers ), jewels and found objects . Liz recently completed a series of “ Day of the Dead ” Skulls . She is a member of the Austin Mosaic Guild and The Society of American Mosaic Artists .
DIANA SIMARD Painter , Marfa dianasimard . com dianasimard @ gmail . com Diana Simard is a painter and printmaker based in Marfa . Her work is inspired by light and landscape .
AUSTIN SMITH Alpine , dragoncompany . org austin @ dragoncompany . org Author , photographer , designer , and illustrator . Comics and art assemblages found online and in various shops around the Big Bend .
J . R . SMITH PO Box 1077 , Alpine 432-249-0682 www . facebook . com / JrSmithArt Award winning artist , oil and acrylic . Big Bend vistas , seascapes , unique people , architectural portraits and murals .
JEFF SMITH Architectural Stained Glass , Inc . 506 Limpia Canyon Trail , Fort Davis 432-426-3311 www . archstglassinc . com jgs @ archstglassinc . com Contemporary stained glass for residential , commercial and liturgical windows . Visit website for examples from throughout North America .
DEBORAH SPARSHOTT Desert Heart , Alpine , TX Showing at Murphy Street Mercado and online at www . mydesertheart . com Both contemporary and vintage styling go into my large , lovely line of handmade jewelry . I use beautiful and unusual components that inspire me , whether they ’ re stones or glass , pearls or vintage chains , plated brass stampings or original artwork cast in pewter .
DIANE TOD SMITH PO Box 1333 , Fort Davis dianetodsouth @ yahoo . com Diane works in watercolor and oil and enjoys painting West Texas landscapes , as well as the scenes and colors of Mexico . She takes inspiration from Impressionist artists and Western artists such as Maynard Dixon , Georgia O ’ Keeffe and Edgar Payne . You can see her work at Catchlight Gallery , 117 W . Holland Avenue , Alpine . JANET STEWART Alpine , 432-386-6121 stewartpottery @ yahoo . com Earthenware pottery and decorative tile panels of desert scenes . Shows at Gallery on the Square , Alpine .
PAUL SUNDOWN Get Real Art Factory • Alpine 432-381-6067 getrealartfactory @ gmail . com Internationally known artist and artisan ; folk ( specializing in carved doors ), fine , abstract and contemporary arts . Studio open by appointment only .
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CAROL TOWNSEND Cactus Flower , 111Hwy 90 , Marathon 432-244-8432 Cctsflower50 @ yahoo . com I show my photography at the Cactus Flower in Marathon .
RENEE TRAIPOOM Alpine , www . studiotraipoom . com studiotraipoom @ gmail . com Renee is an abstract oil and watercolor painter living and working in Alpine , Texas . Her work is a celebration of non-objective geometric and organic shapes depicted in vibrant color . She earned her MFA at University of South Dakota and taught drawing and art history at universities in SD , GA and MN . Renee is currently working in small-scale paintings intended to add beauty and intrigue to your living space .
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THERESA WALLACE CatchLight Art Gallery Alpine , 432-466-9198 www . twallacestudio . com texastj @ outlook . com Photographer and Artist with paintings of the Big Bend region in oil and pastel . Exhibits at CatchLight Art Gallery in Alpine . BEA M . WHITE 432-934-3708 beatrap1 @ hotmail . com facebook . com / beatricmwhitefineart Works in Oils and Watercolor . Enjoys painting Big Bend Landscapes , desert botanicals and animals , and local Genre scenes . Shows at Gallery on the Square , 115 Holland Avenue in Alpine , TX .
NANCY WHITLOCK Whitlock Studio of Fine Art 110 B North 6th Street , Alpine 432-837-0128 www . nancywhitlockart . com whitlockna @ yahoo . com Nancy L . Whitlock studied drawing at the Ecole Des Beaus-Arts in Aix-En- Provence and at the University in Saarbrucken , Germany . She completed her MFA from the University of Missouri , Columbia in 1991 . She produces paintings in oil and pastel , ink drawings and video inspired but the Chihuauan Desert at Whitlock Studio of Fine Art .
PRISCILLA WIGGINS 505-977-1976 www . priscillawiggins . com wiggins . priscilla @ gmail . com Educated on the East Coast , pleinair painter Priscilla Wiggins paints her surroundings wherever she travels . She has had numerous solo shows in Santa Fe and the Big Bend area . Ms . Wiggins is represented by Argos Gallery in Santa Fe . Her work can also be seen locally at Eve ’ s Garden in Marathon .
DAVID WINSLOW 119 East Holland Avenue , Alpine 512-965-6599 dewinslow @ aol . com www . photographymanana . com , Facebook : Galeria Mañana Color and black & white photography and photo collages documenting and interpreting ( artistically , I hope ) life in Texas and Mexico and in travels elsewhere . Studio at Galería Mañana .
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Liz Bartlett Culp : Petroleum Geologist Turned Oil Painter Like the more famous Jamie Wyeth and Raphael Peale , Liz Bartlett Culp comes from a family of artists . “ It was the one thing we were encouraged to do when we were growing up . Grandma would keep us entertained for hours by suggesting things for us to draw . ‘ Draw an elephant ! Draw a tractor !’ Mom and Dad were always making things : Mom , original needlepoint designs and Dad elaborate bird carvings .” One of her sisters is a mural painter and another is an interior designer . Painting was a spare time pursuit during her 30-year career as a Petroleum Geologist . Since retiring in 2020 , Liz has been painting full time . Geology combines multiple sciences and requires creativity , so the transition was an easy one . Liz has worked in watercolor , pastels and acrylics , with her current focus on oils . She loves to paint flowers and land- and skyscapes , especially of the Big Bend area
CLARA WILLIAMS Marfa www . clarawilliamshq . com
BONNIE WUNDERLICH Terlingua Gallery , 53539 State Highway 118 , At the crest of Bee Mountain , 1 mile north of the Junction of 118 & 170 , Terlingua , 432-294-2206 www . terlinguagallery . com bonnie . terlingua . gallery @ gmail . com Paintings of local scenes , Bonnie Wunderlich ’ s contemporary and vibrant paintings are exhibited at her adobe-built Terlingua gallery .
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GEORGE ZUPP George Zupp Studio , Marathon . GeorgeZupp . com Paintings about folklore , desert critters and party goers . Work on display at Ranch Candy in Marfa .
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and the Davis Mountains of Texas . She has taken classes and workshops from wellknown artists such as David Leffel , Scott Christensen and Douglas Fryer , and she has won awards in juried shows for her work in all mediums . The artist makes her home in Midland and Fort Davis , Texas .
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