Marzena Oberc-Habzda, Fishing With Friends, acrylic on linen panel, 20 x 24.
From the Gulf Coast to the Panhandle, Texas packs a range of scenic variety within its nearly 270,000 square miles. Complementing that picturesque diversity are numerous Texan charms, including a vibrant southwestern heritage, robust ranching culture, and prolific fine-arts community. Indeed, one can find an impressive breadth of artists throughout the Lone Star State, where they capture the colors, culture, people, and places around them in art forms ranging from scratchboard to oil painting. Other artists portray sights farther afi eld, taking viewers from the Grand Canyon to intimate Parisian cafés. In the following pages, explore artists who hail from Texas.