| GERIATRIC ART SOCIETY "GAS" |
| Welcome to The Geriatric Art Society web page. We are a rather loosely formed group of seniors dedicated to painting primarily watercolor paintings. We meet together twice a year to fellowship with fellow painters and paint what we see. We have gathered West to Lost Maples,Texas, North to Lubbock, Texas, South to Rockport, Texas and East to St. Francisville, LA.. We invite you to enjoy some of our work on this site. Scroll down for a more complete history of GAS. Click on the member's names below that are underlined links for information and some of their fine art. |
| MEMBERS (for more information click on any UNDERLINED name link below) Jack Abbott Dan Adkisson Adolph Assenheimer Ernest Braren Steve Brenner Acree Carlisle John Calabro Sam Caldwell Tom Clements Gary Green Rick Hodgins Milton Kramer Jim Kuykendall Joe Lackie Don Lietzau Richard Linden David Litton Byron Martin C.B. Martin Mike Martinez Dr. Richard Matthews Alan Oswald Bill Owens A.J. Schexnayder Milam Schverak H.A. Sessions Jim Slaughter Stanly Smith Erik Sprohge Ed Stephens Eddie Uresti |
HISTORY OF THE GERIATRIC ART SOCIETY (G.A.S.) In the fall of 1990, a friend and fine artist, Harold Phenix invited twelve painters to participate on a group painting trip. The painters were from various parts of Texas and all loved to paint in the media of watercolor. The painting location was to be in and around the Rockport, Texas area. Participants stayed at the Bay House Condominiums. From this first meeting of fellow painters a special kinship came about. It was then decided that a painting trip should come about twice a year, once in the fall of the year and once in the spring. As years passed this small group began to grow in numbers. Many fine painters and friends of members were welcomed to join the group. Over the years some members have had to discontinue due to health, move in location, or unfortunately passed away. The group has had a significant turn over throughout the years, thus only a couple of painters are still active that participated in the original painting trip. Decisions were made during the first trip to not have any formal rules or designated officers and one hesitates to even suggest a change in this policy. The group did not have an identification. After several suggestions were considered Harold Phenix, suggested the acronym G.A.S. to represent the group and the group would be referred to as the “Geriatric Art Society”. Today this small group of painters is very active, participating in two painting sessions each year. They paint together, critique the paintings, socialize, and are known to have a short social drink together in the evening of the day. |
| (History provided by A. J. Schexnayder ) |
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All art work on this site is copy righted and may not
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of the artist.
Contact at artbyjo@yahoo.com
All art work on this site is copy righted and may not
be reproduced in any manner without the permission
of the artist.
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We had a great paintout in Somerville, Texas on Nov 6, 2011! Dan Adkisson and Jack Abbott were our hosts. There were some great spots for painting familiar to many of us. We were also the guests of Kathy Schuster & Cheryl Wooten the owners of Art C's Art Gallery in Somerville. |
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| We are looking forward to painting in our old favorite, Rockport, TX, in April of 2012. Our host will be Adolph for this trip. We are looking forward to great painting, eating and fellowship. |
