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he Trappings of Texas exhibit and sale at the Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine celebrates the work of Western artists and gear makers. It is the longest-running event of its kind in the country. Trappings showcases the diversity and originality of classic and contemporary Western art by bringing together up-and-coming artists with established artists who know the ranching lifestyle.

• Carol Arnold • Brian Asher • Wayne Baize • Morgan Bassam • Tim Bishop • Wyatt Bishop • Teal Blake • Mike Capron • Wilson Capron • Caroline Korbell Carrington • William Carrington • Greg Clark • Salvador Cobos • Valerie Coe • Beau Compton • Doug Cook • Tyler Crow • Katie Betsill Del Vecchio • June Dudley • Cotton Elliott • Teresa Elliott • Wayne Franklin • Jerry Galloway • Cesar Gallegos • Randy Glover • Barry Guillory • Sarah Harless • J.T. Hudson • William Kalwick • Frank ‘Buddy’ Knight • Douglas Krause • Tyler Krause • Ladden Ledbetter • Alice Leese • Ryan Looper • Pablo Lozano • Kim Mackey • Ernie Marsh • Nancy Martiny • Wes Mastic • Stella McCoy • Vickie McMillan Hayes • Kerri Menchaca • Troy Menix • Kathryn Merrill • Glen Moreland • Patty Moreland • John Nord • Tim Oliver • Mike Pardue • Pee Wee Peebles • Levens Peebles • Thor Peterson • Javier Ribeyrol • Shelly G.

For 39 years, the Museum of the Big Bend has been honored to showcase works of art created by the men and women who live and embody the cowboy lifestyle in Trappings of Texas. Once again, artists along with art connoisseurs will gather for this celebration in the newest addition to the Museum of the Big Bend, the Emmett and Miriam McCoy Building.

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Tim’s paintings are collected regionally and nationally, and he has won numerous awards in juried or invitational exhibitions as well as plein air competitions. He is a founding member and contributor to Urban Sketchers Lubbock and a past instructor, demo artist, and field painter at The Plein Air Convention and Expo.

Dear Neil, I planted a 6-foot chaste tree in the spring in my garden area. The tree had some blooms on it at the time. It has prospered, sending off new branches and leaves. It is loaded with berries, but the berries have not turned into blooms. The tree gets ample water, but it is planted in an area that does not get direct sunlight for an extended period. Is that the problem? If so, can you offer advice on how I should remove and transplant it?

Alpine Avalanche Photos from the Alpine Avalanche Archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library and Portal of Texas. .

expansion” of internet service for low-income families in Alpine and Marathon, as well as cybersecurity upgrades at county workstations. Henington explained that all county employees will now have unique passwords, and all county computers will be password-protected.