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Artist Biography: Floyd Gentry Born 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas - an American Realist specializing in fine art oil painting, pencil drawings, fine art illustration, private/commercial commissions, and portraits. Floyd is a descendant of Tarrant County Pioneers Ambrose Foster and his daughter Mary Ann wife of Tarrant County pioneer A.F.Leonard. Ambrose fought in the War of 1812 and founded the Grapevine community naming the city of Grapevine and is buried at LONESOME DOVE CEMETERY, Southlake, Texas Southlake is just west of Grapevine and the two cities share a common boundary. It is difficult for a person to tell when one is leaving one city and entering the other, so pay close attention to the street signs. From Grapevine (see above) drive west on Highway 114, the Northwest Highway. Turn right on North Kimball Ave. Turn left on East Dove St. Turn right on Lonesome Dove Ave. Just a little way down you will see Lonesome Dove Baptist Church on the left. The cemetery is right next to the church. In the very middle of the cemetery are the graves of Ambrose Foster and his wife Susanah Medlin Foster as well as many other members of the family. This Ambrose Foster is a brother of Thomas Jefferson Foster.

Floyd's Artwork is owned by: Mr. and Mrs. Rayford Shelton, Laura Lynch Tull, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Simon,Mr. Gene Street -Silver Fox,Al McCallef-Reata Ranch and Restaurant,Miguel Harth-Bedoya,Brandon Beck, Jim and Paula Brady,Tyson Chicken,C.D. Harnett Food Co.,Cattlemen's Restaurant,Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Grand Prairie City Hall,Tandy Leather, Tarrant County Convention Center. La Canada Ranch,Renee Johnson, Adriana Voirin DeCosta,Joni Baczewski,Tony Roma's Restaurant, Dallas Cowboy's Jerry Jones TV Show,Paramount Pictures,Universal Pictures,Orion, Republic Films Reproductions of Floyd's fine art drawings and oil paintings have become available on request. floydgentry.com

Studied: 1967 - Fort Worth Art Museum scholarship art classes with Texas regionalist Bror Utter. 1970 - Tarrant County College - Gina Gorcysza 1979 - Texas Christian University - Jim Woodson,Linda Guy,McKie Trotter 1984 - Templeton Art School - Jim Blackburn 1979 - 1990 -Artspace III - Dennis Blagg, Dan Blagg, Woodrow Blagg

Books: 2005, Floyd Gentry Twilight Musings - poetry, Ely 1991, Tandy Leather Leatherworking, 12 pages

Museums: Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine, Texas Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, Texas

Exhibition Record (Museums, Institutions and Awards): 1986 - ART USA, Western Colorado Center for the Arts,Bronze medal,First place drawing 1996 -Spirit of Equus, Brazelton,Georgia, Best of Show 1996 - Cultural Olympiad, Atlanta,Georgia Best of Show Two dozen Best of Shows

Exhibition Record (Galleries and Art Shows): 1984, Firehouse Gallery, Del Rio, Texas, First Solo Exibition 1991, Sul Ross State University, Traveling exhibition 1990, Group show Vanishing Frontier Gallery 1983- 1991, Art in the Metroplex 1997 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Memberships: TAC - Texas Artist Coalition -2008

Magazine and Newspaper References: 1996 Equine Images Magazine 'Cowboy Up' 1988 Fort Worth Star Telegram 'Couple creates Fantasy images behind scenes' 1996 Fort Worth Star Telegram 'Good Victuals, Good Visuals'

Dealers or Representatives: Fine Art America.com - ArtistRising.com

Cross References and Sources: Motion Pictues,Fine art and special effects painting, Silkwood,Trip to Bountiful,Places in the Heart, Robocop,Born on the Fourth of July,JFK,Talk Radio,Problem Child

Artist Statement: My drawings and paintings are of what is about to occur or has already happened and the imagination of the viewer becomes a large part the process. Floyd Gentry an American Realist specializing in fine art oil painting, pencil drawings, fine art illustration, private/commercial commissions, and portraits. Floyd is an award winning artist working in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. His drawings and paintings capture the myth of the West and reflect an acute sense of detail and a genuine affection for the spirit of the West. His portraits of groupings of cattle squeezed into a single frame, common tools and cowboy trappings are rendered with grace counterpoint to Gentry's powerful pencil markings and intriguing visual effects that beautifully depict his vision of the rich textured backdrop of the southwest and it's cultural traditions. == Floyd Gentry ==

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