Art, Anyone?

Local artists and members of the San Angelo Art Club arrived at the Kendall Art Gallery, located at 119 West 1st Street, with high hopes for their painted masterpiece.

The C. Russell Myers “Realism in Paint” show, this year held Feb. 7,  has $2.000 worth of prize money for the winners of the show.

“It’s CR Myers in his will. He left specific instructions: it has to be watercolors, oils or acrylics,” said Mary Kollmyer, arranger of the show, explaining the focus of the art pieces.. President of the club, Barry Kleypas added that this particular show was a members only show, therefore guaranteed local artists.

The three types of paintings from local artists hung around the main room in the Kendall Art Gallery, with watercolor overwhelmingly the medium of choice.

The paintings depicted a wide variety of realism, with some reflecting local wildlife, parks and the ever popular Concho River, while some simply provided a window into objects encountered on a daily basis.

The attending artists milled about, gushing over each other’s fine work, while enjoying finger foods and sipping wine until the awards began. Kleypas announced the winners for each category and everyone applauded their fellow club members.

Terri Holland, relatively new member and third place winner for acrylics, mentioned that the congenial attitude of the club is the real winner.

“The reason I joined is because I’m a new artist and there is so much to learn,” she said while expressing her amazement at winning an award. “This group has been painting for a long time and there is so many things I can learn and it’s just a great group to network with, a good place to be.

The San Angelo Art Club meets the first Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. and the Kendall Gallery is open Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm.

For more information visit sanangeloartclub.org or call (325) 653-4405.