Bill Text: TX HR1421 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 1421 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Honoring artist Gale Cochran-Smith of Montague on her exhibition at the Galleria at The Forum in Wichita Falls.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-13 - Reported enrolled [HR1421 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR1421-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 1421



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The work of watercolor artist Gale Cochran-Smith of
	Montague is on display at the Galleria at The Forum in Wichita Falls
	from March 1 through May 11, 2019; and

	WHEREAS, Ms. Cochran-Smith's current show features 20
	landscape, portrait, and still life paintings, including 19
	watercolors and an acrylic piece; it represents the first solo
	exhibition of her work; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Idaho who grew up around the natural
	beauty of the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest,
	Ms. Cochran-Smith is largely self-taught, with two years of formal
	training in commercial art; she continued to paint while employed
	in the financial services industry for 30 years, and in 2009, she
	founded her own graphic design business, Shadow Ridge Graphics;
	after nearly three decades in Grapevine, she moved to Montague
	County in 2006, and she currently serves as president of the
	Chisholm Trail Art Association; and
	WHEREAS, Gale Cochran-Smith has demonstrated great talent
	and passion for her craft over the course of her career as an
	artist, and it is a privilege to join in congratulating her on her
	first solo show; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Gale Cochran-Smith of Montague on her
	exhibition at the Galleria at The Forum in Wichita Falls and extend
	to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Cochran-Smith as an expression of high regard by
	the Texas House of Representatives.

	Springer

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 1421 was adopted by the House on May
	10, 2019, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House