Drawn Together
Saturday’s opening will be as much a surprise party/family reunion as a retrospective. The featured artist has not been told that his paintings, drawings,...
In Bloom
Mariell Guzman has accomplished more in two years than many young artists could hope to achieve in 10. The 26-year-old has more commissions and...
The Art of Sport
For a world-class art institution, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art sure has a sporting side. A surprising number of works depict subjects...
Hard Twist: Brutal, Beautiful Ranch Women
For folks who managed to grow up in cowboy country without learning a thing about ranch life, a hard twist refers to the old-time...
Trey Wilder Trolls Ridgmar
I feel kind of bad writing about Trey Wilder again, but he is doing some interesting things.
Like putting on an art show at Ridgmar...
Women Painting Women
When the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth announced the exhibit Women Painting Women, art fans and artists in my circle collectively rejoiced. In...
Inside Jeremy Joel’s Brain
Jeremy Joel has made a name for himself as a type of cultural ambassador for the Near Southside. His murals, strewn throughout the neighborhood,...
Beautiful Industry
A mural contest by Trinity River Distillery recently drew sharp criticism, largely because the pay is “$1,000 in whiskey.”
“How is an artist going to...
About that Dak Mural …
If I were Trey Wilder, I would just leave it there. I’m not saying it’s going to be easy. The Arlington artist’s original mural...
A Reviving Mural
The magnetic effect of a marketplace mural has become the preferred approach to urban renewal in the last two decades, and the artistic intention...
