Hi there, my name is Dallas Mayer. You may wonder how my name came about. Well contrary to popular belief, I was not named after the city! My parents knew a family in Idaho with two beautiful children long before I was born. The children’s names were Zane and Dallas. Dallas was a pretty little girl that was a delight, and her brother Zane was a husky little guy. When my only brother was born before me they named him, Zane. As the fifth of their seven children, my parents blessed me with the name of Dallas. My name is unique, and I always tell people that I am the Mayer of Dallas so they will remember my name. That works most of the time.
Living on a ranch has always been my life. I grew up 14 miles from where I live now. I have a deep seated passion and love of ranch life. I work hard here on the ranch and enjoy working.
Timing with art have come together for me in the last five years. I have enjoyed spending more time on my art. I have fun painting with a full color palette of the things I love. I mostly use soft, sometimes deep, saturated hues to paint my story on canvas. The everyday life and the unending vista’s where space goes on and on forever offer me inspiration not boredom. I am trying hard to develop my own unique style as I paint my own original ideas. That is hard to do!
Having family support is key to my art. I have to be happy to paint. My husband is my biggest support closely followed by my son and his family. All of my family and friends have my art hanging in their homes. My mother-in-law, Anna is my mentor in art. I call myself a perpetual student and have been for 34 years. In the last 3 years I have put my art ‘out there’ to sell. I have had great success and interest in my subject matters and more recently my style. It takes a lot to call yourself a professional artist. I can say with meaning that I will never know all I want to know about art. I love growing as a artist and seeing my progress as I go forward. I feel I am learning, growing, and constantly challenging myself. I love telling a story in my paintings. I enjoy applying what I have learned through the years from different masterĀ instructors.
Visitors are welcome anytime at my art gallery. Dallas Mayer Gallery of Fine Art in Amarillo, Texas at the Sunset Center is located at 3701 Plains Boulevard, Suite 115. After much prayer and thought, I was given an open door to opening my gallery, so I forged ahead with my families blessing. It is an ongoing learning experience and a lot of work! Come and visit me atĀ the Dallas Mayer Gallery of Fine Art in Amarillo, Texas! You will find the First Friday Art Walk at Sunset is a wonderful time to browse all of the galleries in the mall. The First Friday of every month the galleries in the mall are open 5-9pm.
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