Manuel Garza (Texas, b. 1940), "Bluebonnets and Red Bird", oil on canvas, signed lower left

sight: 8 x 10 in., frame: 16 x 18 in.

Provenance: Property from a Plano, Texas collection

Manuel Garza takes his beloved Texas Hill Country as his chief subject matter, often featuring native wildlife in addition to wildflowers and other landscape features. "I am a landscape artist", he says, "but wildlife is part of that landscape. It adds life." Garza is largely self-taught, although he did attend the Texas School of Fine Arts and studied under Porfirio Salinas and Robert Wood, and cites them as major influences on his style. Manuel Garza's paintings are included in the collection of Lyndon B. Johnson, John Connally, Ben Barnes, and many others throughout the United States.