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Photographer Jean N. Cornell

_{Jean N. Cornell is a West Texas-based photographer who captures our world with a fresh perspective.  As she says, "my passion is to find the transcendent beauty of West Texas through my lens and bring you with me."}

_{Jean has carried her camera as a semi-permanent appendage for most of her life, enabling her to master her craft naturally.  She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Tech University, which gave her an excellent design background.}

_{Her art reflects her experience participating in ranch cattle works, such as the historic Kokernot o6 Ranch and the Shannon Ranch... dusty roads, chuckwagon meals, wide-open quiet, and this vanishing breed called cowboys.  Life on these ranches is a bit slower.  But it helps you remember what's important. These quintessential creatures of far West Texas will teach you how to live this life we call good.} 

 _{JNC Metal Prints}

The Bank & Trust Features

Artist Marcos Mares

Artist Marcos Mares is a painter from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico who creates introspective pieces across a variety of media.  His diverse repertoire of work consists of paintings, sketches, murals, and even scenery for theater plays.  Since 1988, his art has been featured around the world including exhibitions in Mexico, The United States, Colombia, Argentina, and Belgium.

Mares currently lives in Del Rio, Texas and continues to create.

To learn more about Mares and his work, visit the link below.

Marcos Mares Art

The Bank & Trust Features the Photography of Slick Rock Photographer Coalson Brown

Artist Coalson Brown was raised on the border of Texas and Mexico near Del Rio in a family with a heritage of raising fine-wool sheep, angora goats, and cattle.  His life experiences led him to a deep appreciation of the magic and character of agriculture, industry, and blue-collar America which he captures in his raw and gritty action shots and crisp snaps of wildlife.