The oil painting "Incognito" sold in February 2010. 

Richard Ormond, Great-nephew of John Singer Sargent, presented "John Singer Sargent: A Personal View" at the Museum of Fine Arts/Houston in February 2010.  This fascinating lecture was presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Sargent and the Sea" which is currently on exhibition.  Mr. Ormond charted the family relationships and friendships that mattered most to Sargent drawing on family documents and reminiscences.

After the lecture, I was able to meet with him where I expressed my love of Sargent's work and proceeded to tell him how my wife and I had flown to England in 1998 specifically to see the Sargent exhibition at the Tate.  He commented that he had co-curated that exhibition.  It was indeed a humbling experience to be talking to Mr. Ormond, a direct descendant of the great John Singer Sargent.  This was a very special day for me.

Jack Meier Gallery will present "Gary J. Hernandez / Artist Talk and New Works" Exhibition on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7 pm / One Night Event

Jack Meier Gallery is located at 2310 Bissonnet @ Greenbriar, Houston, TX 77005 in the Museum District.
For more information contact the gallery at 713.526-2983 or www.jackmeiergallery.com

"Eternally Blue" has been accepted into the "Salon International 2010" exhibition. This juried exhibition is a project of the International Museum of Contemporary Masters and will be hosted by Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas.

Over $30,000 in awards will be awarded by New York artist and one of the nation's foremost portrait painter, Everett Raymond Kinstler, who will be serving as this year's juror. 

Exhibition dates:  April 10-30, 2010
Reception date:   April 10, 10-5 pm   Open House Reception for artists, collectors and press
                           April 10,  5-8  pm  "Meet the Artists" and event celebration

For more information contact Greenhouse Gallery 210.828-6491 or www.greenhousegallery.com 

The award winning floral "Monika's Orange Lily" will be participating in the International Guild of Realism Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition at the J. Willott Gallery on El Paseo Drive in Palm Desert, California (near Palm Springs).   Forty-five Guild members will be represented in this exhibition held during the peak winter season.

Exhibition dates:  February 8 - 26, 2010
Opening Reception:  Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 4-7 pm
J.Willott Gallery website:  http://www.jwillott.com

In January 2010, the oil painting "Incognito" was awarded FineArtViews 15%  (Jury's favorite 15% of entries)  in the December 2009 Fine Art Views Painting competition.

The oil painting "The Irishman" is now on exhibit at The Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, Florida from January 24 - March 21, 2010 as part of "The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century", the first traveling museum show of this century to not only look at the state of Realist painting around the world, but to also compare those artworks with their historical predecessors.

Each of the 56 participating artists were asked to identify one historical painting that can be used by museum attendees to compare and contrast today’s work with the pioneers of this art technique. The artists cited such predecessors as Ingres, Da Vinci, Durer, Vermeer, Harnett, Constable, Memling and Dali as starting points for their current work as they explored still life, landscape, figurative and even trompe l’oeil art forms.  In some cases, the contrast between the old and the new is startling; in other cases, one can almost see the apprentice soaking up the Old Master’s techniques for modern visuals.  The oil painting "Edward Pailleron", 1879 by John Singer Sargent was the inspiration for Hernandez's "The Irishman".

Stretching and priming linen canvases in preparation for upcoming works.

This year I chose to create a Christmas card using one of my original oil paintings "Wimberley Pastoral".  Being from Houston, Texas where winters are quite mild and snow is rare, I had fun adding all the elements of Christmas cheer to this hot, summer landscape of Wimberley, Texas.  I hope you enjoy my Texas humor and spread the cheer along to all your friends and family.

The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own personal message up to 500 characters in length.  The artist's name and the name of the image is printed on the back of each card.  All greeting cards ship with 48 hours!

To place an order for my first original 5x7" Christmas card, simply click
http://fineartamerica.com/products/texas-christmas-2009-gary-hernandez-greeting-card.html

Questions?  Call me at the studio 713.697-2866

The oil painting "Muse" has sold from our studio/gallery in Houston, Texas.