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THE GARRET ART GALLERY
ON THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY SQUARE

Watercolor by Marian Hirsch

Established in 1985
Our spacious gallery features original, traditional and contemporary art presented in Oil, Watercolor,
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Woodcuts, Linocuts, Collage and pottery. Over 300 paintings are on display.

11l E. VIRGINIA ST. McKINNEY, TEXAS 75069
PHONE (972) 548-9361
hours - Monday thru Saturday 10am to 5pm
Second Saturdays monthly 7 - 10 pm

More than 300 paintings on display

COMING EVENTS

The Garret Art Gallery will be featuring
"Hearts & Flowers" by the 12 gallery artists,
February 11 to March 7, 2012. The gallery artists
will be creating a piece inspired by the theme,
"Hearts & Flowers". Come and see this eclectic
showing of area artists.

Our Second Saturday reception will be from
7:00 - 10:00pm, February 12th.

The Garret Art Gallery's 'Once a Year' sale and
miniature show will continue thru February 11th.

                               CLARA STOVALL
"Savannah Preserve"                          $750
     20x24 Oil

Solely an oil painter, Clara is driven by the inspiration of a
fleeting moment or the emotion of vivid memories.
Communicating her feelings through her paintings, she brings
the Texas Countryside to life. Her bluebonnet paintings are
very popular with collectors. Being an avid gardener, she
finds flowers and garden settings especially appealing.
Several of her paintings have been reproduced as limited
edition prints, including a Best of Show painting titled
"Ramblin Rose".

BABS LIGHT

"It's a Spring Thing" $400
22x28 Watercolor

   Bab's pursuit in the art field at Phoenix College and
   Glendale Community College in Arizona has led to a
   well rounded balance of multi-media creativity.
   Her subject matter dictates the media, be it graphite,
   watercolor, acrylic,collage or printmaking. This award
   winning artist's work has been accepted in many
   juried shows.

JODIE BALDWIN

"Mediterranean Memories" $1200
40 X 30 Acrylic on Canvas

Although proficient with oils and acrylics,
Jodie intensely enjoys painting with water-
color location. Her artwork
can be found in many Corporate as well as
private collections in the U. S.
        Jodie's paintings have been accepted in
Group showings in New Mexico, Dallas
Metroplex Area, San Antonio, Colorado
and Kansas. Early formal training was at
theUniversity of Kansas. She is a signature
member of Southwestern Watercolor
Society.
View Jodie's web page   jodiebaldwin.com

GAIL DELGER

"Spiral City $800
22 X 28 Acrylic

<> Gail works in watercolor, printmaking, collage and
      acrylic. She likes to paint objects where the sunlight
and cast shadows are the main focus. Her sense
      of humor is ever present in the creative choices of
subject matter and the way they are presented.
      Gail is a signature member of the Southwestern

Watercolor Society.

More of Gail's work click here

GINNY BITTING

"Grand Tetons" $300
16x20 Oil

Ginny especially enjoys watercolor painting, but is successful
with acrylic and oil painting. She has a fascination with old
buildings, doorways and colorful flower gardens. Tuscany,
Santa Fe, and Sedona are favorite painting locations. Ginny
is a Past-President of Richardson Civic Art Society.

OVER 300 PAINTINGS ON DISPLAY
ESTABLISHED IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY IN 1985

SOME OF OUR GUEST ARTISTS WORK

MARIAN HIRSCH
"Glorius October" $ 650

12 X 18 Pastel

   Marian's plein air studies and many dedicated hours of painting have
earned her success as a colorist. Her pastel art is included in many
collections and published in Artist's Magazine and the Pastel Journal
. She received a speacial invitation to paint at the Ronald Reagan
   Ranch in California to capture the spirit of this ranch in the sky.

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                                   GAYE JOHNS KELLY
        Blue Bella "                                     $640
   16 X 20                                                              Oil

    Gaye Studied at Kent University's art school and was accepted into
    their prestigious art program studying with New York artists Janet Fish
    and Alex Katz. In later years she has attended workshops with Ray
    Vinella, Daniel Greene, Albert Handell, Bob Rohm and other
    well-knowns. She has won many Best of Show Awards and First
    Awards of Excellence in both Pastel and Oils.

   For Gaye's web site use
   www.gayejohnskelly-artist.com
    web


GAIL SLOAN "Red Roses $125 5 X 7 Oil	JAKE DOBSCHA "Hanging the Lauudry" 24x36 Giclee'


PATTIE BOWLER "The Big C" Acrylic 20 X 30 $300 Pattie Bowler found her passion for watercolor six years ago shortly before retiring from United Airlines. Inspirations come from memories of experiences gained in world travel with the airlines. The joy of painting her style and ideas in vivid colors is best expressed in watercolors with its fluid application to paper.	SONA KNOX 12x12 Platter "Water" $45 and "Footsteps" Mixing Bowl $25 Clay Food Safe

                                  GEORGE A. WALKER

        "The Dock"                                                        Acrylic
          30 X 40                                                                                            $ 525
George "Allan" Walker is a graphic artist that has lived in the DFW area since
college. A l987 graduate of the Art Institute of Dallas, he painted in college but
spent the next 20 years doing art and graphics on a computer. In 2007 he
picked up the paint brush again. His medium of choice is acrylic. Allan enjoys
painting Classic automobiles, Flora and Pet portraits. Check out his professional
portfolio at www.allan-walker.com.

                                                       KATHRYN WAITE
"Autumn Tribute"                                                                                                          Oil
   30 X 40                                                                                                                 $ 825

Kathryn's Flemish style still life paintings are done in a traditional Flemish method. Her large
landscape paintings are created using layers of texture which give added depth to the images.
Kathryn, a graduate from the University of Dallas in Irving majored in Graphic Design and minored in Art History. She has studied with Robert Cunningham of NYC and Lois Griffel
of the Cape Cod School before joining Lap NGo Studio. Recently her work was exhibited
at the New Future Network corporate headquarters