I’m happy to say that I achieved a goal I set for myself earlier this year: I finished fifteen six-inch-by-six-inch paintings about Texas. All of these paintings are the result of my traveling, hiking, and camping across the state. They are landscapes and creature portraits, discovered through exploration.
I so much enjoy adventuring around Texas that I expect I’ll continue that work with an emphasis on city and state parks. I’m considering ways that I might partner with parks institutions to use my art to further education, community outreach, and conservation efforts.
I count myself lucky to have grown up next to an untouched forest, and raised by parents who allowed me the freedom to explore it on my own. My father had been a biology teacher and enjoyed telling me the names of plants, birds, and animals. My environment was rich with life, and I saw it.
I hope to bring that life to you through my art. I hope to remind myself and others that finding something new, a new perspective, a better mood, clarity, can be as simple as going for a walk.
!["Fruiting Yucca" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fruiting_yucca.jpg)
!["Topographic Map Of Caprock Canyons" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/caprock_canyons.jpg)
!["Monahans Sandhills" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/monahans_sandhills.jpg)
!["West Texas Highway" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/west_texas_highway.jpg)
!["Prickly Pear" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/prickly_pear.jpg)
!["Cadillac Ranch" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cadillac_ranch_6x6.jpg)
!["Devil's Waterhole" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/devils_waterhole.jpg)
!["Massasauga Rattlesnake" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/massasauga_rattlesnake.jpg)
!["Longhorn Cavern" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/longhorn_cavern.jpg)
!["Turkey Pass"- Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/turkey_pass.jpg)
!["Blooming Hedgehog Cactus" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blooming_hedgehog_cactus.jpg)
!["View Of Enchanted Rock" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/view_of_enchanted_rock.jpg)
!["Summer Tanager" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/summer_tanager.jpg)
!["Topographic Map Of Enchanted Rock" - Acrylic Paint On Panel - 6"x6"](https://carajackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/topo_enchanted_rock.jpg)
Speaking of going for a walk… three of these paintings are currently on display as part of the “Let’s Take A Walk” group show at Art For The People on South 1st Street in Austin. If you’re in town, you should check out this little gallery/shop for holiday gifts (it is jam-packed with art and housewares from fifty Austinites). Come out and support your local artists.
Happy holiday-gift-hunting!
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