78R12624 JH-D

By:  Hilderbran                                                 H.C.R. No. 224



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The Texas Poet Laureate, State Musician, and State 
Artist Committee has selected Sam Caldwell of Houston as Texas 
State Artist for 2004 in the two-dimensional category; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Caldwell has earned wide recognition for his 
works in transparent watercolor that depict coastal scenes of 
waterfowl and gamefish as well as for his more recent paintings of 
young hunters and fishers; and
	WHEREAS, His work is regularly featured in the Texas Parks 
and Wildlife Annual Regulation Booklet and was selected for the 
agency's Operation Game Thief posters in 1993, 1994, and 1995; in 
addition, prints of his paintings have been used as fund-raisers 
for the American Red Cross and Sea Center Texas; and
	WHEREAS, An advocate for the preservation of our wildlife and 
coast, Mr. Caldwell is also a co-author of the book Change of Tides, 
A Narrative History of the Gulf Coast Conservation Association; and
	WHEREAS, Through his exceptional contributions to his chosen 
field of artistic endeavor, Sam Caldwell has earned deep 
appreciation and esteem and further enriched the vibrant cultural 
life of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby honor Sam Caldwell on the occasion of his selection as Texas 
State Artist for 2004 in the two-dimensional category; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Caldwell as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives and Senate.