George Hallmark Workshop
Posted Friday, January 08, 2010
George Hallmark will be conducting a studio workshop on April 17 & 18.
“O.k. folks, we are going back to basics this year. I thought it would be interesting to move the workshop indoors and stress the fundamentals of design, composition and value. We won’t have to worry about thunderstorms, the wind or those annoying worm-like blooms from the live oak trees, and we can share thoughts without having to yell! You can look forward to having a good time, enjoying great food and possibly learning a little bit about painting. Hope to see you there.”
– George Hallmark
George Hallmark, nationally known artist, will conduct a studio workshop at the Bosque Arts Center, located at 215 S. College Hill Dr. on April 17 & 18, 2010, starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Each student should bring materials he/she regularly uses to complete a painting as well as two works in progress or two completed paintings for critique. Continental breakfasts & lunches will be included in the workshop fee. Bosque County is beautiful in the spring and the Bosque Arts Center Art Council is pleased to be able to present this outstanding artist in a workshop format.
Born and raised in north-central Texas, George Hallmark was an architectural designer and commercial artist before turning to easel painting. Hallmark’s work has been featured in Art of the West, Western Art Collector, Southwest Art, and other U.S. Art magazines.
Due to the popularity and limited enrollment of the Hallmark Workshop, we request at least a 50% deposit with your registration form to be received by March 15, 2010. Cost for workshop is $225. No cancellation refund will be given after April 1, 2010. Cancellations prior to April 1, 2010, will be subject to a $15 administration fee. Scholarship guidelines are available upon request. Scholarship deadline is March 15, 2010.
Make checks payable to BACAC Workshops, and remit to 1375 CR 4195, Clifton, TX 76634.
For info call 254.675.3387 or 254.386.6248.
E-Mail: saranne.penberthy@yahoo.com for additional details.
George's bio:
Born and raised in north-central Texas, George Hallmark was an architectural designer and commercial artist before turning to easel painting. Voted the official Texas State Artist in 1988, his work can be found in many prestigious private and corporate collections, including those of Texas Instruments, the Medical Heritage Collection, the Texas Capital, MBNA, and the Capitol in Washington, D.C. He is an honorary lifetime member of the New Mexico Military Institute Alumni Association.
Hallmark’s work has been featured in Art of the West, Western Art Collector, Southwest Art, and U.S. Art magazines. George is an annual participant in the Prix de West Exhibition and Sale at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, and the Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. George also participates in the Eiteljorg Museum’s Quest for the West show in Indianapolis and the American Masters Show at the Salmagundi Club in New York.
Hallmark has come full circle to his roots, architecture. His love of subject is obvious in the delineation of stucco walls, tile roofs, and long shadows in his unique painterly style. He is currently completing new work from recent trips to Mexico, France, Spain, and Italy.
NOTABLE AWARDS AND ACHIEVMENTS:
2009 Commissioned by Booth Western Art Museum - Major Work
2009 Featured artist in Miniatures and More Show – Nat’l Wildlife Museum
2008 Featured artist in Miniatures and More Show – Nat’l Wildlife Museum
2008 Selected member of the Salmagundi Club – New York, N.Y.
2008 “Sombras de Dios” selected Top 10 – Art of The West Magazine
2001 “Viernes” selected by US Art Magazine - Top 50 paintings
1988 Selected by Texas State Legislature as Official Texas State Artist
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
Hallmark’s originals are represented by Trailside Galleries, Jackson, Wyoming, and Scottsdale, Arizona, and Whistle Pik Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas. His work is reproduced by Somerset Publishing in Houston, Texas.