The Windrush Gallery is always on the lookout for the finest artists available to showcase their talents. With that in mind we are proud to announce that these artists have recently joined the gallery.

Julie Davis: “Painting completes my adoration for the land and nature; for its long views and open spaces. Capturing scenes of life's quieter places allows me to transform the overlooked into something worthy of pause. An intimate relationship with my subject occurs naturally as I study its form and tell its story. My hope is to challenge my viewer to momentarily hold in esteem the often subtle treasures around us.”

Carol Marine has begun teaching workshops across the country about daily painting, and is a member of Daily Paintworks, a distinguished group of daily painters. Carol divides her time between painting in and out of the studio (out with Plein Air Austin), teaching and playing with her family.

William Wray went on to work in writing and drawing comic books, animation and illustration. He is mostly known for his painting style on the Ren and Stimpy Show, his work in Mad Magazine and his collaborations with Mike Mignola on Hellboy Jr. Bill is currently concentrating on fine art oil painting.

Joshua Been, born in 1974, had no shortage of outdoor adventures that cultivated his appreciation for the natural world. Drawing since he could manage a pencil, he was captivated by animation and cartooning.

Jill Carver: The editors of Southwest Art Magazine listed Jill Carver as one of their ten ‘artists to watch’ nationwide in 2009. Originally from England, Jill Carver moved to Austin, Texas in 2002. Following a twelve-year career as a curatorial research assistant at the National Portrait Gallery in London, she took a year’s sabbatical to paint, during which she lived alone in a van in the South Island of New Zealand for four months - this experience confirmed her desire to paint full-time.

Karen Cooper: Karen will tell you that she has much to learn about the west and its inhabitants. And, as she grows with the west so grows her art; as she says, “My work gets better with every stroke and with every lesson I learn about living in the West. I really, really love what I do and who I am. That makes me famous!” Almost as famous as her ancestor cousin, Jesse James!

Marilyn Salomon learned the process of batik from a cousin, Miriam Ariav, and was immediately captivated by the ancient, traditional Indonesian process of waxing and dyeing fabric. Over 35 years later, Marilyn is still passionate about batik and seeks to push this difficult art form to the limit.

Frank Gardner first lived in Atotonilco, a small community just outside of San Miguel. Home to an 18th century church, Atotonilco is a sleepy little town that bursts to life on many weekends with a colorful marketplace. Scenes of this town inspired many of Gardner's first paintings done in Mexico.

Martin Grelle:  Whether painting the Native Americans in a dramatic, picturesque setting or the working cowboy peacefully on the range, Martin Grelle captures the spirit, beauty, and vastness of the West in his historically-accurate, compelling images. Grelle is proud of his Native American ancestry and studies diligently to portray their culture accurately and sensitively. The artist also has an intimate knowledge of the cowboy’s way of life; each year he enjoys the Cowboy Artists of America’s (CAA) trail ride and spends time occasionally working cattle with local friends. Grelle has the incredible ability to take the most mundane, daily tasks of his subjects and elevate them to a new level in each painting.

Bill Anton’s work has been published in Southwest Art, Architectural Digest, Art of the West, Equine Images, Western Horseman and Art-Talk. Corporate collections that include his work are Sears, Dupont, State Farm Insurance, Bank of America, Hewlett Packard, and Trust Company of the West. His award winning work has been displayed at the Prix de West at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Masters of the American West at The Autry Museum, The National Center for American Western Art, the Old West Museum, and The National Museum of Wildlife Art. In addition, his work is in the permanent collection of the prestigious Gilcrease Museum.