D M Bates - Meet the Artist

The Artist

D M Bates painting in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

As a child growing up near
Houston, Texas, I spent many
hours lying on the floor drawing
horses, airplanes, trains, cars
and all the other things that
capture a boy's fancy. After
high school and a couple of
years of college, I spent two
years at the Art Center School
in Los Angeles (now called the
Art Center College of Design)
with the goal of becoming an
illustrator. However, a four-
year stint in the Navy, followed
by a marriage and children
forced a change of direction.
Now, after seven years as a photographer and twenty-
eight years in the computer
world, I've returned to the
art world.

Landscapes, figures and still lifes done in oil constitute the bulk of my work.
In addition to the contemporary painters with whom I have studied, influences
include such greats as John Singer Sargent, early California impressionists and illustrators such as Howard Pyle, Dean Cornwell and N C Wyeth.

My wife Kathy and I live in Lufkin, Texas, but I often travel to paint the landscapes of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and elsewhere in the U S. Time between trips is spent creating studio landscapes from plein air studies, painting still lifes, portraits and figures.

Gallery Representation

Englishman's Galleries
14655 Midway Rd
Dallas, TX 75000
(972) 386-5996

NanEtte Richardson Fine Art
555 East Basse Rd, Suite 105
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 930-1343

Port A Gallery
345 Alister, Suite B
Port Aransas, TX 78373
(361) 749-7402

Museum of East Texas
Museum Shop
503 N. Second Street
Lufkin, TX 75901
(936) 639-4434

Exhibition Schedule

2010

"A World of Color"
Museum of East Texas
February 9 thru May 25, 2010
503 North Second
Lufkin, TX 75904
(936) 639-4434

The 15th Annual Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction
September 5, 2010
Bellvue, Colorado
Contact: Wes Rutt (970) 482-6912
www.richardschmidauction.com

Port Aransas Coastal Paint Out 2010
October 14 thru 16, 2010
Hosted by Port A Gallery
345 N Alister, Suite B
Port Aransas, TX 78373
(361) 749-7402

2011

Plein Air Southwest
April 8 - April 30, 2011
Hosted by Southwest Gallery
4500 Sigma Rd
Dallas, TX 75244
(972) 960-8935 or (800) 272-9910

Selected Past Exhibitions

Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction 2009, Rist Canyon, CO
American Art in Miniature 2008, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
Coastal Paint, Port Aransas, TX 2008, 2009
Albuquerque Miniatures 2001 through 2007, The Albuquerque Museum
Nómadas del Arte 2007, 2009
Oil Painters of American National and Regional Exhibitions, Multiple Years
Salon International 2007, 2009, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Plein Air Southwest 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX
Outdoor Painters Society Membership Exhibition, 2006, Mt Vernon, TX
OPS Paints Estes, 2005, Estes Park, CO
OPS Membership Exhibition, 2005, Graham, TX (Plein Air Magazine Award)
Paws for Art, 2005, Victorian Gallery, Dallas, TX
Miniature Masterpieces, 2005, Victorian Gallery, Dallas, TX
Art Splash on the Square, 2001 (Best of Show), 2002, 2004
Ann Hughes Fine Art Invitational 2001, Dallas, TX
Au Premier Coup Society - Paintings of Texas, 2001, Fort Worth, TX
Tucson Plein Air 2001, Tucson, AZ
Arts for the Parks 1997 (Top 200)

Professional Associations

Oil Painters of America (Signature Member)
Outdoor Painters Society (Signature Member)

Publications

Southwest Art Magazine, "Deep in the Heart of Texas - Six signature members of the Outdoor Painters Society find inspiration in the Lone Start State", April 2010

Southwest Art Magazine, "Artists to Watch", August 2005
(To read the article, click here.)

Southwest Art Magazine, "A Selection of Award Winning Artists from the 1997 National Show", May 1998