Check out this video presentation on my Art Trips https://youtu.be/beDIiK72fCI

My Visual Arts Society of Texas demo was put on facebook...

https://www.facebook.com/100064654605183/videos/947031500126020/

I was featured in the Star Local Media online (but you must have a subscription to see it...)

https://starlocalmedia.com/lewisvilleleader/news/darla-bostick-captures-earths-beauty-through-photography-painting/article_00fe702a-93eb-43e2-8e2b-bbd137566030.html

I was featured in the Shoutout DFW

https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-darla-bostick-artist-leader-of-workshops/

See my art at these locations:

This page has a rotating display showing my work currently on view

At the Grand Prairie Hilton Inn Convention Center my works can be seen 30 March-29 June, 2925 State Highway 161.

The Main Street Cafe in Lewisville has 6 of my works ready to take home beginning 25 May-mid-August.

From 19 July-16 August I have 2 works in the north hallway gallery at the Lewisville Grand in VAL's Nouveau West show.

Ahead in 2025:

20th Ghost Ranch UN-Traditional Watercolor Workshop/Retreat in New Mexico 1-7 November. Some rooms are available.

Johnson City, Tennessee has chosen my artwork for a public art program utitlizing a traffic signal box wrap.

Looking forward to 2026!

21st Ghost Ranch UN-Traditional Watercolor Workshop/Retreat in New Mexico 18-24 October 2026

Art Adventure Abroad 2026

We are going to Switzerland! Following a few days in Switzerland we then board a river cruise for an 11-day river cruise on the Rhine and Moselle Rivers. We will sail through Switzerland, Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. See details on the tab above for "Art Adventures Abroad." Don't miss our group discount! We quality for a $1500/person AND gratuities are covered!

Looking forward to 2027!

Art Adventure Abroad for 4th Periford Retreat in Southern France on the Dordogne River

15-24 September 2027

more details later

Get on Darla's contact list for the first notice of future workshop/ retreats!

Some of my 2025 art news!

I presented a pop-up event at the Wayne Ferguson Plaza in Lewisville, TX in June.

In May I served as the juror for the Central Texas Watercolor Society Exhibition as well as presenting a reception demo and week-long workshop.

"Out to Pastsure" watercolor was accepted at the 59th Regional Juried Exhibition by Richardson Civic Art Society at the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX in May.

Two works were included in "Power of the Flower" at the Lewsiville Grand Performance Hall.

At the Visual Arts Society of Texas February meeting my watercolor, "Cone Flowers and Morning Glories" won 1st place, Art of the Month.

The Visual Arts of Lewisville voted my "Goging Nowhere" photo collage2nd place in the Art of the Month.

My Art Adventure Abroad 2025 found us spending 5 days in Bruges and Brussels in Belgium then we boarded a river cruise for 8 days to see the tulips blooming in Holland. We came home with filled travel art journals!

MY NEW BOOK:

I have written and published a 28-page book, 'Making an Art Journal...As you Travel. How-to Ideas with Darla Bostick."

Those who accompany me on my Annyual Art Adventure Abroad receive one as a gift.

Volume 2 is in the works & ready for use in 2026!

Permanent Installations

See more on the Public Art tab above

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I am the Past President of Society of Watercolor Artists in Fort Worth, TX. Check out this terrific watercolor association at

https://www.swawatercolor.com

Middle Eastern Gallery

My favorite art is from the ancient civilization of Egypt. Here are some shots from Egypt and Jordan, with more to come. As you move your mouse across each image, the title will appear. Each image can be enlarged by clicking.