Bill Text: TX HR743 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Charles Wallis for his lifetime of artistic achievements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-03 - Reported enrolled [HR743 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR743-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 743 |
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WHEREAS, Charles Wallis, an oil and acrylic painter hailing | ||
from Waco, has earned widespread acclaim and recognition for his | ||
vibrant landscapes, portraits, still life paintings, and abstract | ||
compositions; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Wallis began his artistic studies at University | ||
High School in Waco and went on to graduate with a fine arts degree | ||
from Baylor University in 1967; embarking on his career as a | ||
professional artist, he opened a design studio and also taught art | ||
and design courses at Baylor and art appreciation courses at | ||
McLennan Community College; for a decade, he operated his studio in | ||
Waco, where Baylor University was one of his major clients; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the past 10 years, Mr. Wallis has painted | ||
numerous depictions of vintage Waco landmarks, in addition to | ||
homages to iconic Baylor University figures such as the | ||
university's namesake, Judge R. E. B. Baylor, and Heisman Trophy | ||
winner Robert Griffin III; he has donated a number of pieces from | ||
this collection to the Historic Waco Foundation, and he has also | ||
displayed his art at several local galleries; many of his other | ||
works are inspired by the natural beauty of Texas, and he has been | ||
featured elsewhere in the state at the Adobe Western Art Gallery in | ||
Fort Worth, the Weiler House Fine Art Gallery in Arlington, the | ||
Frame Gallery in Bryan, and the Texas Visual Artists Association in | ||
Dallas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Wallis's paintings have been selected for a host | ||
of awards, including first-place honors at the Irving Art | ||
Association's National Wildlife Show in 2010, at the Nature Art | ||
Exhibition in 2012, and at the Conroe Art League Annual Show in | ||
2017, along with Best in Show honors from the Central Texas Art | ||
League in 2016 and the Envision Arts Happy Fall Show in 2019; he has | ||
served as a judge for the Lone Star Art Guild Annual Show, and he has | ||
benefited his peers in the arts scene through various leadership | ||
roles with the Texas Visual Arts Association, the Central Texas Art | ||
League, the Brazos Valley Art League, and the Visual Art Society of | ||
Bryan-College Station; and | ||
WHEREAS, Charles Wallis's passion, imagination, and mastery | ||
of his medium are evidenced in his extensive body of work and the | ||
multitude of painting styles and subjects he has explored, and he | ||
has made a contribution all his own to the rich tapestry of Texas | ||
art; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Charles Wallis for his lifetime of | ||
artistic achievements and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
continued success and fulfillment in his future endeavors; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Wallis as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Anderson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 743 was adopted by the House on April | ||
30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||