September Artists Reception Featuring Ruth Francis and Bobbie Jo Mitchell

Posted by: Giddens Gallery of Fine Art

Giddens Gallery of Fine Art Cordially invites you to attend The Artists Reception Featuring Ruth Francis & Bobbie Jo Mitchell

Saturday, September 7, 2013 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Wine, hors d’oeuvres, games, door prize
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Ruth Francis – Artist, Ruth Francis, grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. An avid art student in high school brought her a position with Hallmark Greeting Cards as design and production artist. While at Hallmark Greeting Cards, Ruth studied at the Kansas City Art Institute.
Ruth lived and painted in New Mexico for 23 years. Her works have sold extensively in New Mexico to private collections and exhibited at Casa Rinconada Studio near Taos. She has earned many awards throughout her career. Her more recent work has sold to private collections in both Texas and New Mexico. Her work is displayed in many office buildings throughout Texas and Utah.
Ruth is a member of Trinity Arts Guild, Mid-Cities Fine Artists, Visual Arts Society of Texas, The Arts League and Weatherford Art Association and teaches art at “A Touch of Paris” in Grapevine.

Bobbie Jo Mitchell - Bobbie Jo\'s love for drawing and painting her beloved horses has allowed her to become an award winning equine artist. She specializes in graphite, charcoal and pastel drawings of western, equine, wildlife and figurative subjects. Her art has been influenced by her participation in the American Quarter Horse World for over 20 years and by her own horses that she raises and trains. She is mostly self-taught along with training in various art classes. Bobbie Jo is known in the Texas Stock Yards Art arena.
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In addition to our featured artists you can enjoy the work of our other 26 artists
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Giddens Gallery of Fine Art
624 S. Main St
Grapevine, TX 76051
817-488-8600
www.giddensgallery.com
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Special Note on PARKING
Parking is very limited in front of the Gallery so we suggest you park in the available area behind the Gallery.
Off of Main Street, turn West on W Hudgins St to get to the parking lot.
Below is a link to the map of available parking in Grapevine. Scroll to the bottom of this Map to find Hudgins St. We are in the Visitors Center Building. The available parking area for the Gallery is on the left side of the map in bright blue labeled \"PUBLIC PARKING AFTER 5 PM and SAT & SUN\"
https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/Portals/0/docs/ParkingMap62612.pdf