http://texasmasters.com Y.O. Ranch Resort Hotel - Kerrville, Texas - May 28-30, 2010 Mon, 07 May 2012 02:08:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://texasmasters.com/2010/11/wade-butler/ http://texasmasters.com/2010/11/wade-butler/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:31:44 +0000 linda http://texasmasters.com/?p=328 Wade Butler has been painting Texas wildlife and landscapes for over 25 years. Like many of the other Texas Masters show artists, Wade loves Nature and has a background in the Natural Sciences. After receiving a degree in fisheries biology and chemistry, he served as a fisheries biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for over 15 years before becoming a fulltime artist. His paintings have garnered awards in some of the most prestigious wildlife art shows in the United States and have been sold to raise funds for conservation organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, Quail Unlimited, the National Turkey Federation, and others. Butler has twice been named Texas Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Print Artist and is the current Texas Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year; an honor he also received in 1999.

]]> http://texasmasters.com/2010/11/wade-butler/feed/ 0 http://texasmasters.com/2010/02/william-smith/ http://texasmasters.com/2010/02/william-smith/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:34:57 +0000 admin http://localhost/texasmasters/?p=101 William Smith was born and raised in South Texas, where he learned about ranching and cattle. A selftaught artist, William’s love of his Western Heritage is the inspiration of most of his paintings. He tries to create “memories” for those who view his art work. His paintings have been displayed in the Corpus Christi Art Center, Bryant Gallery [Kingsville,TX], Beeville Art Museum [Beeville, TX]and in numerous private collections throughout the United States.

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