Cal Gaspard is a self
taught artist with a skill that reflects the memories of his rural
youth. After twenty-five years on a farm in Kaplan, Louisiana, Gaspard
moved to Port Arthur, Texas, where he nurtured and developed the skills
of his art.
During his childhood he
was constantly sketching the scenes of his life but he only began taking
his art seriously in 1968 when he sold three of his paintings from a
sidewalk exhibition. Since then his reputation as a wildlife and
landscape artist has blossomed.
Mr. Gaspard mainly works
in oils and brings to canvas a accurate view of the the great outdoors.
Whether it's a rise of mallards or brief wind across the tops of
bluebonnets, he captures an unforgettable image with meticulous strokes
long perfected through patience, discipline and dedication.
He presents a softness of
color and light enhanced by the vividness of emotion: It's a style
colored by his mentor, artist A. D. Greer.
In April 1976, he was
featured in the Southwest Art magazine. His paintings are repeatedly
exhibited by:
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Park Crest
Galleries in Austin, Tx.
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Southwest Galleries
in Dallas, Tx.
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Pace Setters Gallery
in Uvalde, Tx
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Linda's Gallery in
Dayton, Tx.
In November of 1984, he
attended the week long invitational seminar conducted at the Cowboy
Artist of America Museum in Kerrville, Texas.
His waterfowl paintings
have been continually selected to be featured as publication covers at
Ducks Unlimited auctions throughout the states by numerous fine art
collectors throughout the United States.
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