Red River Showdown Wood Print

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This painting didn't last long in the gallery. It depicts a wary looking Bevo, the mascot for the University of Texas, in front of a wave of conestoga wagons which, presumably, are carrying the fans and football team to the annual Texas/OU football game held in the Cotton Bowl.

J.P. "Pat" Childress, a fifth generation Texan, was born and raised in the eastern oilfields of the state. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a M.B.A and after starting and later selling a holding company, Childress moved to the Hill Country of Texas. His interest in art is long standing; he constantly improves his techniques in oil painting and sculpting through workshops and classes with some of the most highly respected artists on today's art scene. "I was fortunate to have a very good instructor in oil painting when I began in that medium some years ago," stated Childress. "He taught me the very basics, such as paint what you see. Years later, other teaching artists suggested that I change gears, saying...