Charles Beckendorf Gallery Blog

Every artist in Texas has at one time or another gone through a bluebonnet phase, or as J. Frank Dobie put it: "Seizing upon the flower's popularity , every dauber  in the country tries his hand at painting it, and bluebonnet chromes are as plentiful as cowboy figures on pulp magazine covers. Yet no amount of commercialism, no fad running into insipidity, no betrayal in the name of art, can detract from the essential loveliness of the flower springing on the hills and in the valley of Texas, yielding - a passion of blossom, a splendor of spread." Mr. Dobie liked...

The white-tailed deer became a major source of food and clothing for the average white settler of the early 1800's.  Venison and buckskin sustained many pioneers in their first years before they cleared the land, planted crops and stocked domestic animals.  Many used deer hides as a medium of exchange, and many professional hunters killed deer for their hides alone. This slaughter by the commercial meat and hide hunters, and the destruction or alteration of habitat by settlement, almost caused the extermination of the whitetail by the end of the 1880's. By the 1920's, the Texas deer herd was at...

"In the glow of dawn on Interstate 10 just east of El Paso, two coyotes make one last search before returning to their den. Perhaps they are watching a car or truck that has stopped on the interstate, but they will also be looking for any animas that may have been struck by vehicles during the night.  The indians said the coyote will be the last animal left on earth, and Texas farmers and ranchers believe it. A coyote will eat just about anything it can swallow, and that covers a lot of farm and ranch products.  Where predators such...

 Counting down the days until Christmas! Here's a playlist with some of our favorite holiday jingles, enjoy!