The spotlight today is on "Sleepy" Read of Cleburne. Sleepy is an 88 year old artist that loves to paint. In fact he gets up every day and paints. Whether it is oils, acrylics or whatever the mood strikes him he works on a painting every day. He does westerns, landscapes, bluebonnets and abstracts. Each elementary school cafeteria in Cleburne has a mural on the wall done by him. Whatever the school mascot is, he includes in the painting. The picture illustrated here is a limited edition signed and numbered barn scene print size 11 x 14. He was honored a few months ago with a special night at Texas Art Mart and all the attendees received a signed copy of this print. We still have a limited number of these prints left and will be selling them for $24.95 plus tax (Texas residents) until they are gone.) Call 817-558-4108 to order.
Sleepy's work is well known here and many have purchased one of his signed originals.
5 comments:
Very beautiful picture....this looks to be typical Texas scenery at a very good price!
Delighted to see there are still some of these left for Sleepy Fans. Sleepy is truly an icon of Texas art, not just his talent but he is "old school" -- his work a pleasant reminder of when the world was a different kind of place.
I love the colors and detail in this piece. Great work Sleepy!
Thanks for your comments on Sleepy Read's work. He is one of the last of the old timers. Hope he can print for a long more time.
Hi! I believe I own a Sleepy Read painting! I found it in a FL gift shop a few years back. It now hangs in my dinning roon in NC!
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