June Dudley

“Wide, Open Spaces”

At the recent 35^th annual San Dimas Festival of Arts “National Western Art Exhibition & Sale” in California, June Dudley was one of 45 artists with approximately 225 pieces of original art. She was awarded the “Gold Award in Acrylic/Watercolor” and “Best of Show” for her painting, “Wide, Open Spaces”, a 24x30 acrylic painting. She also received the “Festival Choice Award” which is a purchase award selected by the festival committee which means her painting goes into their permanent collection along with others like Cyrus Afsary. This is the first time in the history of the show that all three awards have gone to a female artist, and only the second time in the shows’ history that it has gone to any one artist.

She is a native Texan living in the Bryan, College Station area where she has many collectors. June’s family own and operate a ranch in Grimes County which provides inspiration and subject matter for many of her paintings.

See Western Art Collector, April, 2011, p. 84-88 for an article on the show.

Richard Reyonlds

People are awed by the color and detail of the beautiful high resolution images by Richard Reynolds. A colorful display of multiple images brings attention from young and old, male and female.

They generate a buzz!
They bring traffic into a gallery!
They inspire ideas!
They ring the cash register!

Look at this amazing display at the Brookwood Community Gift Store in Brookshire, TX. This store carries a wide variety of merchandise. They sell pottery, flowers, gifts, hats, decor, and food items. The display arrived on March 9, 2011 and as of May 9, 2011 (two months later), they have sold 32 pieces totaling $5,596.60

Deck the Walls in Austin, TX has also had great success with their display. This Somerset Fine Art dealer is located near Richard Reynold's home. Thus, they hosted a one-day show in partnership with Somerset House. 35 pieces were hung for the show. The day of the show was an extraordinary sales day for the gallery. The majority of sales actually came from items other than the high-res flowers. The dealer has retained and purchased several pieces to maintain a display because of the positive reaction from visitors to the gallery.

Silver Eagle Gallery

A Time to Heal is a twelve week program that was started three years ago for breast cancer survivors. The program offers help and support in all areas of life.

This program held a fundraiser on April 15th in which the Silver Eagle Gallery donated and framed a piece by Susan Blackwood titled "Life is just a Bowl of Cherries." The contribution to A Time to Heal by Silver Eagle Gallery was assisted by The Silent Partner Program of Somerset Fine Art. Somerset contributes art to be framed and donated in the name of the gallery to non-profit causes supported by their civic-minded dealers throughout America.


The winning bid brought in a little over $400. Pictured above is Larry and Sandy Nye, the owners of Silver Eagle Gallery, Jodi Danner, one of the three women that began A Time to Heal, and Lora O'Rourke the winner of Blackwood's piece.