"Double Take"
Art Show & Sale
September 5-28
Paintings by Carole Klein & Bill Patterson
In the Barbara Brown Kimbrough Gallery, Free Admission
Opening & Reception September 5, 5:30-7:30
Sponsored by AVB Bank
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A Full Bowl
by Carole Klein
​Carole Klein is a well-known Tulsa artist. She has a BA in Art from University of Dallas, and for over 35 years, she has worked professionally in graphic design, logo design, stained glass, and even courtroom drawing. She has exhibited in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Montana, winning awards in both the pastel medium and photography. Her work has appeared in the Central States Expo, Oklahoma Women in Art, Oklahoma Art Workshops, Gilcrease Museum's "American Art in Miniature" and "Collectors Reserve", and C. M. Russell Museum's "Masters in Miniature". She has been featured at Leslie Powell Gallery in Lawton, and has shown at Pierson Gallery in Tulsa. She participated in the Utica Square annual "Art in the Square" for eight years.
A pastel painting “Magnolia” that will be included in this show was a recognized entry to one of the National Art for the Parks Competitions. Her landscape, still life, animal paintings, and portraits can be found in private homes in Oklahoma, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, South Carolina, and Louisiana. Locally she has landscape paintings in the AVB Bank in Broken Arrow, as well as a portrait of Barbara Kimbrough. Paintings of other notable Tulsans include Sarah Erwin, longtime curator of archival collections for Gilcrease Museum. She was commissioned to do a pastel portrait of Ralph Blane (Hunsecker) for his exhibit at the Museum Broken Arrow, and she has painted portraits of former clergy members of Christ the King Catholic Church in Tulsa.
Formerly Associate Curator of Art at Gilcrease Museum, Carole researched and developed exhibitions and wrote for the Gilcrease Journal as well as for exhibit related publications. Now retired, she paints in all genres, and also accepts commissions for painting people, pets, landscape, and still life in pastel or oil.
Blue Corn Maiden Kachina
by Bill Patterson
Bill Patterson earned his fine arts degree at the University of Tulsa, working under the renowned artist Alexandre Hogue as well as Woody Cochran. It is not surprising then that he developed a passion for the American southwest. His landscapes often reflect the beauty found in both New Mexico and Arizona. He continually strives to improve his skills through workshops with Dorothy Woolbright, Laura Robb, Kathy Anderson, Phil Starke, Kelli Folsom, and Matt Smith.
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His art has been exhibited at the Kentucky Derby Museum, Remington Park Jockey Club in Oklahoma City, Pierson Gallery in Tulsa, Art at the Paseo Gallery in Oklahoma City, and Oklahoma Artists Invitational. In addition, Bill has participated in American Art in Miniature at Gilcrease Museum, the Camelback Gallery "Artist Choice V", the Juried Visual Arts Competition as well as a three man show with former college classmate Gailard Sartain and retired TU art professor Brad Place in Tulsa.
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For more than forty years Bill owned and operated a graphics design firm doing illustrations and developing corporate identity programs for his clients. Now in retirement, he is pleased to be able to paint full-time.
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Patterson is represented by Howell Gallery in Oklahoma City.
THE LEGACY OF
BARBARA BROWN KIMBROUGH
Anyone fortunate enough to have known Barbara knew that she was a fountain of energy, vision, and positivity. She was “all in” when it came to developing the plans for our history museum back in 2003, and she was always present in planning and vision development meetings for downtown revitalization. She served on the city-chamber seminal committee that was the grass roots of re-creating our downtown into Broken Arrow’s beautiful Rose District.
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Barbara encouraged both city leaders and history volunteers and sought out ways to make a difference with her quiet, personal contacts, usually after meetings, always moving “behind the scenes”. Her passion stemmed from her love of history, the arts, and the city. That love was a family trait that began over a century ago.