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Having spent most of her professional career as a physician, Betty decided it was finally time to pursue the creative art of oil painting, a fine art form she has always admired. She immersed herself in the study of painting, first with Austin Fine Arts’ artist Elizabeth Locke and instruction by the impressionist painter Lilli Pell, and then through self study.

Now, nearly two decades later, Betty appreciates painting as a lifelong learning pursuit. Living with her husband Mike at their Hill Country family ranch in Fischer, Texas, she particularly marvels at how painting has enabled her to better “see” nuances of light, color and form in nature that she otherwise may have missed. Her predominant style of painting is landscape realism, where she is most inspired by the creation of a scene’s atmosphere and the painting of details in a landscape that make each fine art piece unique.

Betty’s has had an opportunity to show her work in galleries throughout Central Texas and finds that her greatest satisfaction comes when others see beauty in her work and want to bring this beauty into their own lives.

Jill Pankey was a faculty member in the Art Department at Texas State University-San Marcos from 2002 to 2012. In 2013 Jill disengaged from academia to pursue painting full time and be with family. During the past twenty years, Jill has concentrated her effort in painting and drawing. Jill holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas-San Antonio, and a Master of Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. She has also received meritorious awards from national, state and local art organizations for her paintings and drawings. In the summer of 2008, a residency was awarded to Jill and she spent her summer in Russell, New Zealand, painting for the Just Imagine Art Gallery. She grew up in Del Rio’s Texas on Mexico border, which influenced her passion for color in her paintings. Jill considers her work as transformative (see link to transformative art) and is inspired by her surroundings, photography, drawings, nature, friends, events or graphic designs as a resource for creatingt oil paintings or graphite drawings. A few years ago Jill’s brother passed away and he left Jill his cowboy boots. Western boots became a common theme in Jill’s paintings as a tribute to her brother. She also donates many works of art to charitble organizations each year. Jill’s art is currently shown in galleries in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Pankey is inspired by photographers such as Allen Ivy, Howard Schatz and painters such as Robert Heindel, Jenny Saville, Xenia Housner, and Paul Wright.
ARTIST STATEMENT

I have been curious about the female form as far back as a young child and continue to experiment and exploring the figure as an artist today.  My message continues to grow and expand overtime, but my goal is to include an underlying theme about body image and personal meaning, while leaving the door open for the viewer’s interpretation.  Much of my work focuses on color, pattern, and movement, while celebrating all women and body types at any age. In today’s climate, I see hopeful changes coming for women.  In that direction I am inspired, by sisterhood, empowerment, body-image, humor, and aging with abandon.   I am not sure where this investigation is going to take me, but I am still highly inspired and motivated to go where this exploration leads me.
Jill Pankey

Over the past twenty years, Robert has mainly created art from graphite and ink mediums. His wife, Jill Pankey, inspired him to go beyond his talents and dive into developing art with watercolor on paper and oil paints on canvas. Pankey uses raw, bright, explosive colors that try to evoke emotion and draw attention to the subjects that he paints. Pankey states, “everything becomes a representation image with suggestive settings or backgrounds.” Pankey paints what he loves, such as animals, classic musicians and landscapes. He attempts to translate emotion and feelings into color as well as communicate his individual interpretation of each subject. As an artist, Pankey is inspired by painters, Andree Hudson, John Nieto and his artistic wife, Jill Pankey. His paintings are meant to capture a moment in time, with vibrant color and spontaneity. Pankey tries not to over think and over work the canvas. As an artist, Pankey is continually trying to learn to express himself in an honest and straightforward manner.

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