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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 343
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WHEREAS, Martin Grelle, a Clifton native and a |
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professional painter, has gained significant acclaim among |
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Western art enthusiasts and collectors through his portrayals of |
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life on the American frontier; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grelle began drawing and painting at an early |
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age, and when he was in high school, the two artists who would |
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have a great influence on his career, James Boren and Melvin |
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Warren, moved into the area; he benefited from the mentorship of |
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James Boren, and he held his first solo exhibition at a local |
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gallery within a year of graduating from high school in 1973; 47 |
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years later, he has produced more than 30 solo exhibitions, |
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including shows with the Texas Art Gallery in Dallas and with the |
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Overland Gallery and Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grelle's paintings feature cowboys, Native |
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Americans, and cavalrymen in scenes set against the unspoiled |
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beauty of the Old West; he fulfilled a long-held dream when he was |
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invited to join the Cowboy Artists of America in 1995, and that |
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year, he was called upon to participate in the first Prix de West |
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Invitational at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in |
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Oklahoma City; since then, he has twice won the Prix de West |
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Purchase Award and numerous other Buyers' Choice Awards, along |
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with many silver and gold awards in the categories of oil, water |
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solubles, and drawings; and |
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WHEREAS, For his lifetime achievements as an artist, |
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Mr. Grelle was recognized with the Legacy Award by the Briscoe |
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Western Art Museum in 2012 and with the Spirit of the West Award |
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by the San Dimas Festival of Arts in 2016; his work has appeared |
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at a host of invitational exhibitions across the country, |
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including Masters of the American West at the Autry Museum in Los |
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Angeles and the Quest for the West at the Eiteljorg Museum in |
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Indianapolis, and he has been featured in such magazines as Art |
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of the West, Western Art Collector, and Western Art & |
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Architecture; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grelle has been president of the Cowboy |
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Artists of America, and he has served as a board member and |
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president of the Joe Beeler Foundation, a CAA initiative that |
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provides scholarship opportunities for artists seeking to |
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improve their skills; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his stirring depictions of a bygone era, |
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Martin Grelle has contributed to the rich artistic heritage of |
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the Lone Star State, and his work is a source of joy to countless |
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patrons and admirers of Western art; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Martin Grelle for his artistic |
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achievements and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Grelle as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes, Birdwell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 5, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |