Views of the Neighborhood – City Hall Art Gallery

~ John W. Howell

Today, we are visiting the Lakeway City Hall Art Gallery. The artist whose work is on display is Gloria Hagan. We are catered by Juniper of Austin, and our entertainment is Kermit the Frog

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Picture of an old time school bus

So Let’s go

About the artist

“Georgia’s love for painting blossomed during two weeks of lessons at a local Tulsa art museum in her teens. Years later, she had the opportunity to learn Chinese Brush Painting while living in Indonesia. The teacher was an artist who had escaped to Indonesia from China during Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Lessons were unusual, as the teacher spoke no English, while Georgia spoke no Chinese and only limited Indonesian.

Georgia picked up her paintbrush again in earnest as a post-retirement hobby when she moved to Lakeway. Friends from the Lakeway Church encouraged her to join the Lakeway Painters organization in 2015. The paintings displayed here result from her continued association with that group.

Here we are at the installation. As you can see, all the art is framed and matted. Because of light challenges, I was forced to crop out the frames so you could see the art close-up. Any smudges are from removing glare since all the art was under glass.

Untitled – Colored pencil on sanded paper

“Look Out Below” –

Colored pencil on sanded paper

“How May I Serve You” – Colored pencil on sanded paper

 

“Pair of Oranges” – Colored pencil on sanded paper

“Harvest Spectacular” – Acrylic on canvas board

“Christmas Nutcracker” – Colored pencil on sanded paper

“We’re Getting a Dog??” -Colored pencil on sanded paper

“Watching TV” – Penci on sanded paper

“Rocket” –  Colored pencil on sanded paper

“Crested Crane” –  Colored pencil on sanded paper

“Great Crested Grebes – Colored pencil on sanded paper

“Where’s My Coffee?” – Colored pencil on sanded paper

“Buddy” – Colored pencil on sanded paper

“You Call Uber?” – Colored pencil on sanded paper

“Goldie” – Colored pencil on sanded paper

“I’ll Have What He’s Having” – Print of a colored pencil original

“Bambi’s Buddy – Colored pencil on sanded paper

“Got Carrots?” – Colored pencil on sanded paper

Well, that’s the tour. Now it’s time to relax, listen to music, and enjoy some food. I hope you have a peaceful week.

 

 

66 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – City Hall Art Gallery”

  1. Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos, John. Gloria has an amazing talent for capturing the expression of animals. I love the title, especially, “We’re getting a dog?” And, one of our cats loved to watched TV, and I’ve seen that face many times.

    I’m here early (for a change), so I’ll have to choose the food later. Right now, I’m in the mood for toast.

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  2. Very impressive, John. She must have sold a lot of them.
    I’m not very hungry, so I’ll have the oysters while I go through Georgia’s work once more!

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  12. The fur, the feathers! The details and textures are amazing. She’s a wonderfully talented artist. Thanks for sharing her work with us, John.

    😂 I agree with ^ that piece Where’s my Coffee should be in your writing room/office.

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  16. Lakeway is always doing something interesting, John, and you’re awfully good about helping publicize it. It’s too bad we can’t all really hop on a bus, eat lunch, and meet the artist with you! I like Georgia’s artwork, especially the poodle (which reminds me of a long-passed dog we used to own), the owl, and the bunny. How wonderful for her to have something special to do in her retirement years!

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  22. Wow,,, what wonderful art work.. Her skill in coloured pencil is brilliant.. So many lines to create fur… Truly she is very gifted.. Showing us all that we can use our retirement years well in following our hearts desires…
    Many thanks for sharing John.. 🙂

    🙂

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  24. She is very talented! I love her dogs. Her teacher reminds me of a guy from Thailand we knew who escaped the revolution as a child. His story is incredible. His father sent him into the woods to survive. Of course his father was killed. When you hear these stories from the source, it is important. I’m sure the artist has strong memories of her teacher’s stories. Apologies for rambling, John.

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