ABOUT THE ABSTRACT PAINTING SERIES, HACIENDA

This series of original abstract oil paintings is inspired by centuries of weather and wear found everywhere in old Mexico. Bright colors have been faded and worn to soft multi-layered colors and textures. Walls and stone surfaces, reduced to ruin, have been elevated over time to new, more complex and beautiful surfaces.

The design style originating in old world Mexico is actually a melting pot of design influences from all over the world. We identify this collection of influences as Spanish or Mexican. Over time, Texas further embraced these influences in architecture and contemporary design.

The Hacienda Series of original oil paintings combines old world weathered surfaces with bright contemporary colors to create current day inspirations. Some of the paintings further embrace the idea of the solidity of the hacienda walls with their thickness and the edges or sides of the paintings are actually part of the whole. (See image #14). The rich textures and vibrant colors combine to bring a feeling of familiarity that is both timeless and pleasurable.

CADDO LAKE, PLACE OF DREAMS

Arlington Museum of Art
201 W. Main, Arlington, TX
Date TBA

"Caddo Lake, Place of Dreams" is an exhibition of Original Oil Paintings, Drawings and Fine Art Photography by Bruce Tinch. The exhibit celebrates the contribution of Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson and her life-time of work dedicated to natural conservation and beautification programs using wildflowers, as well as her work for wetland conservation and anti-litter campaigns. Viewers will be emerged in a unique total experience of the senses including natural swamp sounds playing through the museum, tanks of live water lilies in the main museum lobby, and tree limbs covered with Spanish moss.

The exhibition was launched at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas in September 2008 and was claimed by the Center as the best exhibition they ever housed, attracting a large attendance from all over the U.S.