VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Lone Star College-CyFair Bosque Gallery presents Patrick Palmer: Head Count, on view October 9 through November 11. See how visiting artist Patrick Palmer portrays the human head. Patrick Palmer deals with the human head in inventive ways with his artwork in Head Count, the visiting artist exhibition on display at the Lone Star College-CyFair Bosque Gallery.

Excited and intrigued about drawing, painting and creating unique images of the human form, especially the human head, Palmer utilizes abstraction, mixed media, text and more in his art.

“If the arts are indeed about story-telling, I need to relate the story in first person. I want to interpret people, not things. Simply put, I love to paint, especially the human head,” said Palmer who teaches painting, drawing with a focus on realism and a popular class on the human head at the University of St. Thomas. “When a head is depicted in one of my portraits, there are endless interpretations possible due to its conceptual nature.”

Palmer’s works can be found in public collections, such as the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, in corporate collections across the United States and in many private collections, including his own studios in Houston’s Museum District or Winter Street Studios.

Learn more about this talented artist in person at the opening reception set for 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 in the lobby of the Center for the Arts on the Barker Cypress campus at 9191 Barker Cypress.

Wrapping up the fall gallery season will be the Student Art Exhibition on display Nov. 30 through Dec. 9.

For gallery hours and information, contact the Bosque Gallery at 832.482.1038 or go online to LoneStar.edu/bosquegallery. 
 
The Bosque Gallery is located in the Center for the Arts building on the Barker Cypress campus at 9191 Barker Cypress. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

About Lone Star College-CyFair
Lone Star College-CyFair is the 5th comprehensive college in the Lone Star College System. Lone Star College-CyFair is a comprehensive campus at 9191 Barker Cypress Road. Lone Star College-Fairbanks Center is located at 14955 Northwest Freeway. For more information about Lone Star College-CyFair and its programs, call 281-290-3200 or visit the Web site at LoneStar.edu/cyfair.

About Lone Star College System
With more than 69,000 students in credit classes for fall 2010, and a total enrollment of more than 85,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area, and the fastest-growing community college system in Texas. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of five colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, and LSC-Tomball, six centers, LSC-University Park, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.

Pictured above: “Lady in Waiting,” acrylic painting on canvas by Patrick Palmer.