1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 747 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in 1-4 congratulating Carl Rice Embrey of San Antonio on the honor of his 1-5 being named the Texas State Artist for 1998-1999 in two-dimensional 1-6 media; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Mr. Embrey's art depicts the fields, trees, and 1-8 houses that surround his ancestral home in Hamilton, Texas, a small 1-9 town with a population of only 2,825 people; and 1-10 WHEREAS, His artistry creates landscapes in subtle tones of 1-11 brown, gold, and red that are reminiscent of Andrew Wyeth in their 1-12 style of realism; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Mr. Embrey's feel for the land of his childhood 1-14 probably resulted, in part, from his first instruction in art 1-15 which came when he was a boy and his Aunt Edith sat with him on 1-16 her front porch and they literally drew what they saw from that 1-17 vantage point; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Despite his enrolling at The University of Texas 1-19 in the school of engineering, Mr. Embrey's desire to become an 1-20 artist asserted itself, and he received his formal art training 1-21 there instead, receiving both his bachelor of fine arts and his 1-22 master of fine arts degrees from The University of Texas; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Although Mr. Embrey moved to San Antonio to teach 1-24 20 hours a week at the San Antonio Art Institute after completing 2-1 his graduate degrees, the subject for his future artistic endeavors 2-2 once again asserted itself from his memory in the form of his 2-3 vision of Hamilton, Texas, and his Aunt Edith's tutelage; and 2-4 WHEREAS, His depiction of the everyday sights around this 2-5 Central Texas town are usually devoid of the people who populate 2-6 the area, but, nevertheless, his paintings evoke a sense of his 2-7 feeling for the land that remains timeless and yet haunting in 2-8 its detailed simplicity; and 2-9 WHEREAS, Mr. Embrey's landscapes of his Central Texas 2-10 hometown reflect a love for the land that is part of our Texas 2-11 heritage; now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-13 76th Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to Carl Rice Embrey 2-14 for being named the Texas State Artist for 1998-1999 in 2-15 two-dimensional media; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-17 Mr. Embrey as an expression of the gratitude and high regard of the 2-18 Texas Senate. 2-19 Lindsay 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the above 2-23 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-24 on April 26, 1999. 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Secretary of the Senate 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Member, Texas Senate