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David
Brownlow
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David was born in Fort Worth in 1915 and graduated from Arlington Heights High School.
Although David was born and lived all his life in Fort Worth, his work has universal appeal and is not restricted to the western influences of his Texas surroundings. His personality shows in his paintings. His demeanor is that of a dedicatedly serious schoolteacher of the arts but his attitude is that of a keen mind, which misses nothing around him and appreciates artistic humor.
Brownlow is a charming but quiet gentleman, always willing to discuss art and to help others who are learning to create their own art style.
At the age of 90, he is still prolifically painting, likes to dance and takes frequent trips around the country with his wife Melita, also a talented artist.
The Fort Worth Circle
The Fort Worth Circle was critical in the development of the city’s growing arts community. By 1939 the Fort Worth Art Association, (now the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth) had moved from the Carnegie Public Library to the new Fort Worth Public Library. There the Association began annual juried local art shows with purchase prizes that were often awarded to members of the Fort Worth Circle. Although the members differed stylistically, the artist shared a love of sketching outdoors and of Fort Worth’s landscape and architecture.
These Texas modernist began to create meaning within the artwork itself. Different artist interpreted the techniques of modernism in varying ways, but the majority moved –to some extent-towards the use of abstraction and non-objectivity.
The Fort Worth Circle clearly made a local and national impression during the 1940s and 1950s. These artists can be said to have an international outlook, in part because many of them expanded their art studies outside of Fort Worth.
The Circle had an amazing connection with New York critics and curators. As a result, several members of the Circle were highly successful in New York shows.
ACOMPLISHMENTS:
Self Taught
Acquired art education from public library
Received forty-two prizes and awards
Taught painting at the Fort Worth Art Museum
Listed in “Art in America”
Archives of American Artists, Smithsonian Inst.
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"Monte Cristo"
David Brownlow
Watercolor
$2000
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"The Greenhouse"
David Brownlow
Oil - 16"x20"
$7000
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"The Cathedral"
David Brownlow
Oil - 24"x12"
$6000
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