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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The work of watercolor artist Gale Cochran-Smith of |
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Montague is on display at the Galleria at The Forum in Wichita Falls |
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from March 1 through May 11, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Cochran-Smith's current show features 20 |
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landscape, portrait, and still life paintings, including 19 |
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watercolors and an acrylic piece; it represents the first solo |
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exhibition of her work; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Idaho who grew up around the natural |
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beauty of the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest, |
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Ms. Cochran-Smith is largely self-taught, with two years of formal |
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training in commercial art; she continued to paint while employed |
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in the financial services industry for 30 years, and in 2009, she |
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founded her own graphic design business, Shadow Ridge Graphics; |
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after nearly three decades in Grapevine, she moved to Montague |
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County in 2006, and she currently serves as president of the |
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Chisholm Trail Art Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Gale Cochran-Smith has demonstrated great talent |
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and passion for her craft over the course of her career as an |
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artist, and it is a privilege to join in congratulating her on her |
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first solo show; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Gale Cochran-Smith of Montague on her |
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exhibition at the Galleria at The Forum in Wichita Falls and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Cochran-Smith as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1421 was adopted by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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