Darla Bostick Photo

 

ABOUT DARLA BOSTICK:
Earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Texas Tech University in 1976, Darla has been involved in the arts since that time. As an art educator she taught grades 6-8 in Spring Branch ISD, Houston, TX for 5 years and operated a stained glass business.

As a public school volunteer she coordinated art programs in Seabrook, TX as well as "Talking Canvas" in Des Moines, IA and the Cultural Arts program in Denton, TX. Darla has taught classes using many media in Houston,
Des Moines & Denton from her home studio. In her personal work she finds the greatest challenge and satisfaction in watercolors and photography.
Love of travel is evidenced primarily in her photographic images which later inspire paintings in watercolor. At last count, her passion for travel has taken her to 33 countries throughout the world. Since painting plein air is not always convenient when traveling, Darla uses her camera as a sketchbook to capture the colors of a region, its architecture, unique landscapes and the people's daily lives. Her "First Impressions of China" photo exhibit has traveled throughout the North Texas area and won several awards. One photo from that collection was recently chosen to appear in "Life Images" (a new photography magazine premiering April 2008) and another appeared on the front page of the "Dallas Morning News" travel section.
Darla has had several solo exhibits for both watercolor and photographs throughout the North Texas area and her art work has appeared in several publications, web pages and on television. Her photographs as well as watercolors have received several awards in juried competitions.
She is featured in "Best of America Watercolor Artists & Artisans, Vol. I" by Kennedy Publishing and her watercolors and photography have graced the covers of "Denton Connection" as well as "Denton Scramble" magazines. She is also a "calendar girl" as one piece was chosen for the 2007 Visual Arts Society of Texas calendar. As a faux painter and muralist, Darla's work is displayed in many residential and business places in the Houston, Des Moines, Dallas and Denton areas.
Also a writer, Darla has been published in "Art Educator." She has written children's books as well as a gardener's book of prayer, a garden tour manual, and several family history books.


MEMBERSHIP:
Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST), Denton, TX: 2004-present
Visual Arts League (VAL), Lewisville, TX: 2004-present
Irving Arts Association (IAA), Irving, TX 2006-present
Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas (VACD) 2005-present
Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA), Plano, TX: 2007-present
Society of Watercolor Artists (SWA), Fort Worth, TX: 2008-present


EXHIBITS:
2008
Jan-April: Tierney's Tavern & Restaurant
April: Irving Jaycee Park and Art Center, Solo Exhibit, "First Impressions of China"
April: Fort Worth Central Library, Society of Watercolor Artists 27th Juried Art Exhibition
April: Create Better Paintings Magazine, "Good Earth" Competition
August: Irving Community Television Station lobby, "First Impressions of China"
Monthly Denton County Master Gardener meeting


2007
April: Society of Watercolor Artists 26th Juried Art Exhibition, Fort Worth Central Library
May/June: Chestnut Tree, on the Square, Denton; (dual exhibit with June Impson)
May/June 2007: Irving Art Association Annual Awards Exhibit, Irving Jaycee Park and
Art Center Gallery
May/June: VAL Art Gallery, Lewisville Visual Arts League "Location, Location, Location" Exhibit
June: Irving Central Library, dual artist watercolor exhibit
June: City of Irving Arts Center, Focus Gallery
June: Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas Photo Exhibition
July-August: Irving Central Library, solo exhibit "First Impressions of China"
July: VAL Gallery "Fresh Ideas" Exhibit, Lewisville
July: VAST 2nd Annual 125-mile Exhibit, TWU, Juror Kathy Liontas-Warren,72 artists/197 entries/39 accepted works
July: VAST 19th Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Meadows Gallery at Center for the
Visual Arts
July-Sept: Lewisville State Bank Lobby
August: The Banter Restaurant, Denton
September - October: Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA) "Citation 2007 Exhibition",
ArtCentre of Plano, TX
Sept-Oct: VACD, Thompson Art Gallery, Dallas, "Award-Winning Artwork of VAST",
3rd place
October 2007: Blue Anjou Studio, Lewisville, "First Impressions of China" Exhibit
December 2007: Starbucks, Lewisville
Monthly Denton County Master Gardener meeting


2006
Feb: Lewisville Theatre front window
April: Dunn Bros Cafˆ©, Frisco; "First Impressions of China" photo exhibit
May: VAL "Say it With Color" Exhibition, Lewisville
June: VAL "Fresh Ideas" Exhibition, Lewisville
July: VAST Juried Members Exhibition, The Banter Restaurant, Denton
August-January 2007: Solo exhibition at Highlands Cafˆ©, Dallas, "First Impressions of China" photographs
September: "Fiesta Colors: An Exhibition of Paintings & Quilts", Denton County
Courthouse on the Square
October: VAL Exhibition, Lewisville
October: VAST 1st Annual 125-Mile Juried Visual Arts Exhibition
October-November: "Spiritual Journeys & Encounters" Exhibition, Trinity Presbyterian
Church, Denton
November: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Denton
November: VAST Calendar exhibition, Wine Squared on Denton Square
December: VAL "Eyes of Texas" Exhibition, Lewisville
Monthly Denton County Master Gardener meeting


2005
February: Uncommon Grounds Coffee Shop, Denton
May: State Master Gardeners Convention, twelve Denton County artists invited
June: "Our Town" Juried Photo Exhibition, Denton Visual Arts Center
August: VAST Juried Members Exhibition, Visual Arts Center
September: Hispanic Festival, Denton County Courthouse on the Square
October: Trinity Presbyterian Church, Denton, "Themes From the Bible" Exhibit
December: Lewisville Theatre front window
Monthly Denton County Master Gardener meeting


HONORS:
2008: Jan Artist of the Month, VAL "Summer Palace Walkway, Beijing"
2007: VAST 3rd Annual Calendar, "Agave"
May 2007: Mary Herring Memorial Award, "Agave", Irving Art Association Annual Awards Exhibit
June 2007: Honorable Mention, Visual Art Coalition of Dallas Photo Exhibition,
"Longboats, Paradise Bay, Thailand"
Sept 2007: VACD 3rd Place, Visual Art Coalition of Dallas,
"Reflections of the Summer Palace, Beijing"
2006: VAL Artist of the Month 2nd Place (Apr): "Bostick Produce"
2006: Recipient of Mary June Impson Scholarship
2006: VAL Artist of the Month (May) "Pete's Nap"
2006: IAA Artist of the Month (Oct), "Purple Cantaloupes"
2006: VAST 18th Annual Members Exhibition, Aubrey Builders Award,
"Reflections of the Summer Palace, Beijing"
June 2005: Honorable Mentions "Our Town" Photo Exhibition, Denton Visual Arts Center, "Oak Street in the Snow" & "TWU Frog Pond"
2005: Denton VAST Artist of the Month, "Backyard Beauties"


PUBLISHED:
"Art Educator" School Arts, Vol 81, N7 pgs 21-23, Mar 1982
"Denton Scramble" April 2006 issue cover; "Backyard Beauties"
"Best of America Watercolor Artists & Artisans, Vol. I" by Kennedy Publishing, 2007;
Featured piece "Agave"
"Dallas Morning News" Life/Travel section front page, 9 Apr 2006, "Serenity, Beijing,
China"
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/travel/thisweek/stories/040806dntrapic.10a2a396.html
"Denton Connection" "May issue 2007 (front page & inside spread) - Master Gardeners
Walk Through the Gardens Tour" photos
"Denton Record Chronicle" 10 May 2007; photos for Master Gardeners Tour
"Life Images" Magazine, Somerset Printing, Premier issue, April 2008; "The Blessing" Photograph
VAST 2007 Calendar: June, "Agave"


TELEVISION:
May 2007, Irving community television arts program, interview featured "Agave"


STUDIED UNDER:
Jo Williams, Denton 2001-2002
June Impson, Denton 2003
Carol Carter, Denton 2006
John Chen, Lewisville Visual Arts Gallery, Sept 2006
Soon Y Warren, Artists Showplace, Dallas, June 2007
Arnold Lowrey, Artists Showplace, Dallas, Sept 2007