Vickie McMillan, “Herd of Elephants,” acrylic on board, 40 x 36 in. (c) Vickie McMillan 2016
Andrew Webster Reporting
Renowned wildlife conservation artist Vickie McMillan is overjoyed to mount 35 original paintings at this Texas museum.
Lovers of wildlife and exquisite art will want to soon visit Port Arthur’s Art Museum of the Gulf Coast in Texas, featuring 35 original paintings by Vickie McMillan. Visitors have until January 14 to catch a glimpse.
Vickie McMillan, “Spotted!,” acrylic on board, 36 x 24 in. (c) Vickie McMillan 2016
McMillan’s aesthetic is particularly noteworthy. Often juxtaposing tightly rendered animals against more abstracted and expressive backgrounds, the paintings offer viewers a wide range of aesthetic interpretation. The museum writes, “Artists Vicki McMillan of the Woodlands (featured in 2014’s prestigious Birds in Art) and local artist and Lamar State College Port Arthur art professor Albert Faggard will share the stage in a celebration of fur, feathers, and scales with a special focus on environmental issues affecting the creatures we share our world with. As part of this exhibition, the Museum will host the 2nd Annual Children’s Art Competition — with a theme of (you guessed it!) wild animals. Vickie McMillan will be giving a gallery talk at 2:30 on October 8th to be followed by a reception for Museum Members and Special Guests.”
To learn more, visit the Art Museum of the Gulf Coast.
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