George Hallmark (Texas, b. 1949), "Blessings of San Jose", oil on canvas

sight: 48 x 36 in., frame: 58.5 x 46.5 in.

Provenance: Property from a  San Antonio, Texas home

Born and raised in central Texas, George Hallmark began his career as an architectural designer and commercial artist before turning to easel painting. Voted the Official Texas State Artist in 1988, he gained recognition for his landscapes and rural Americana scenes. Recent years have seen him drawing heavily on his architectural background to produce colorful and texture rich paintings that capture old stucco buildings, crowded street markets, and century old European buildings and cobblestone streets. George Hallmark's paintings are found in prestigious private and corporate collections including Texas Instruments, M.B.N.A., and the Medical Heritage Collection. In 2002, his work was selected for the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage.