"Coastal Interpretations" Rockport Art Center Poster

"Coastal Interpretations" Rockport Art Center Poster

June 24 through July 25 (no year), unframed 

Historical Poster of Three Prominent Rockport Artists -  Evelyn Atkinson, Al Barnes, Steve Russell

Poster Art by is by Steve Russell.  Steve has been called “the quintessential Rockport artist” for his mastery of historical, landscape and wildlife subject matter.   One of his paintings was chosen as the cover for the Texas A&M University Press book, “The Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony:  How A Coastal Texas Town Became An Art Enclave,“ representing the best of the Texas Gulf Coast Aesthetic and Rockport School of Landscape Painting.  His role in helping start the Rockport Art Association and the Rockport Art Festival, as well as mentoring generations of new artists, is featured throughout the book.  He was the 1994 poster artists for the Rockport Center for the Arts Art Festival.   http://www.steverussellart.com/

Al Barnes was an internationally-known nature and wildlife artist active in Rockport for many years.   His paintings of water and fishing scenes along the Gulf Coast, in Mexico and the Caribbean have been prized by many discerning collectors.  His work is held in many private, corporate and museum collections.  He was the “Waterfowl Artist of the Year for the National Ducks Unlimited organization and the Coastal Conservation Association Stamp Artist three times, in addition to other wildlife honors.   He, Jack Cowan and Herb Booth called themselves “The Rockport Gang,” working for conservation and environmental causes.   Barnes was the 1995 poster art for the art center’s art festival.

Herb Booth was a skilled wildlife artist who merged his experience as a hunter, fisherman and naturalist to produce authentic sporting scenes in watercolor and prints.  He, Jack Cowan and Al Barnes called themselves “The Rockport Gang,’ spending time together, often with Kent Ullberg and Steve Russell, in the wild and encouraging each other as artists.   They also donated much of their art and time to raise money for environmental causes and organizations such as the Coastal Conservation Association and Ducks Unlimited.  Booth was the poster artist for the Rockport Center for the Arts in 1996.   He and Russell both mentored Chance Yarbrough as the next generation of sporting and wildlife artists.

Size 14" x 10"