Stockyards Station Gallery

FORT WORTH HERD
Have you ever seen a cattle drive?
Now you can, HERE!

Daily @ 11:30 a.m. & 4:00 p.m.
(Just east of Cowtown Coliseum

HOWARD EBERLE

Empty deck chairs face outward to a tranquil ocean…a field of October pumpkins await their fate in afternoon shadows…a weathered door is open just enough to show the darkness that lies inside…images that evoke powerful emotions. The power is not in the objects themselves, but in the play of light and shadow on

commonplace objects captured by Howard J. Eberle. Eberle works primarily in watercolor. In his paintings, ordinary objects have extraordinary beauty; it is the simplicity of such things that draws his attention, says Eberle. “I am constantly drawn to paint what I see everyday. My challenge is to dramatize these objects, and lift them out of the ordinary. “ He achieves that goal with dramatic composition that incorporates the use of negative space and strong shadows.

While the objects Eberle chooses to paint are simple, they are rendered with a strong focal point that forces the eye to see the artist’s viewpoint. For example, a lighthouse rises into a cloud-filled dark sky; while the frame is filled with the lighthouse, the viewer cannot miss the clouds to which it points. His realistic renderings are painted and finished with techniques that result in images that are nearly photographic.

A former career in retail display gave Eberle a strong feel for the composition, coloration and lighting of a scene. He began painting in 1973 and, for the last 10 years, has devoted his full attention to art. He now lives and works in York, Pa., in the heart of the Amish countryside. His wife, Joann, manages the business of Eberle Watercolors, which has published a number of his images in limited editions.

Eberle’s long resume includes membership in the National Watercolor Society, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, the Harrisburg Art Association, and the Rehoboth Art League. His work has been a part of numerous prestigious exhibitions, including at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, which owns two of his original works. He has won numerous awards, including the 2000 High Winds Medal from the American Watercolor Society for “Eyes of Autumn,” a starkly graphic image of an autumn moon shining down on a scarecrow that has human eyes in its sackcloth head.

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