Texas Purple by Cliff Cavin, oil 10"x20" |
J.R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art is pleased to announce
that San Antonio artist Cliff Cavin is the Artist of the Month at The Museum of
Western Art in Kerrville for November 2017. Cavin’s large scale paintings and
vivid imagery commands the use of the museum’s largest gallery. He has forty-five
pieces in this show and these works fill the space. There is much interest in
Cavin’s work at the Museum of Western Art. He is no stranger to the gallery; he
was included in last month’s “The Party,” the museum’s well known annual
fundraiser and art sale.
Chamisa Country by Cliff Cavin, oil 36"x36" |
Cavin has been painting landscapes for over thirty-five
years. His primary subject matter is the
American West, especially Texas and New Mexico. His landscapes are colorful,
impressionistic and capture the intense and beautiful lighting of these
regions.
Afternoon Cloud by Cliff Cavin, oil 36"x36" |
Cavin has participated in many group shows such as the C. M.
Russell Invitational Sale & Benefit, the American Plains Artist Museum
Show, the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition and the Briscoe Museum’s
Night of the Artist Sale and Exhibition. He has exhibited at The Nave Museum,
the Southwest School of Art and the San Antonio Art League. His paintings have
won numerous awards and are collected both nationally and internationally in
private and corporate collections, including Valero Oil, M.D. Anderson
Hospital, Jefferson State Bank, Baylor Scott & White Health and Cibolo
Creek Ranch.
There will be a reception for the artist on Thursday,
November 16 at the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville at 5:30 p.m. The artist
will be on hand and will give remarks. The works will be on display for the
entire month of November. These paintings are a breath of fresh air. Owning a
Cliff Cavin painting is like having a bright well lit window looking out into
beautiful countryside. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and purchase new
works by this prolific San Antonio artist.