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SEPTEMBER 2015
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
Our 2nd Clear the Shelters Event
was a huge success and we owe
it all to YOU! 140 dogs and cats
were adopted plus 1 donkey.
Many of our dogs were on an
urgent list and had been waiting
for their forever home for 90-plus
days. We had 2 long-time cat
residents that were starting to go
a little kennel crazy and becoming
quite shy, but after 3 months in a
small cage they, too, found their
forever home. We were one of the
ONLY shelters in the nation to
actually CLEAR our SHELTER. It
was a day we’ll never forget and
we were at least able to enjoy an
empty shelter for a few glorious
days. Thank you!
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Weatherford Parker
County Animal Shelter
403 Hickory Lane
Weatherford, TX 76086
817-598-4111
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for like a hundred bucks — that was
it. That’s sad… If I couldn’t play with
paints, I really don’t know… . It’s a
way of expression I can’t do any other
way.”
(Of course, “the guy who cut off
his ear,” post-impressionist master
Vincent van Gogh [1853-1890],
received posthumous accolades and
fame. He struggled for his art during his lifetime; but his work greatly
influenced 20th Century art.)
While the old masters don’t particularly “do it” for him, Jones has his
influences; beyond his cousin who,
tragically, died in her early 20s leaving two small children. Jones admires
western artist Martin Grelle of Clifton,
Texas; Howard Terpning, known for
his portrayal of Native American sub-
jects; and palette knife artist Howard
Behrens.
A Dash for the Timber, created by
Frederic Remington in 1889, is his
favorite painting. The painting, which
hangs in the Amon Carter Museum in
Fort Worth, depicts a life-and-death
moment in the Old Southwest. Eight
riders and their airborne horses, with
nostrils flaring, seemingly burst forth
from the canvas, suspended above
their purplish shadows in a cloud of
dust. A band of riled-up Apaches are
in hot pursuit.
Whatever else he does the rest of
his life, he intends to play with paints
until he can’t pick up the knife.
“I’ll paint as long as I can,” he
said. “When I start shaking, I guess I’ll
change my style and tell everyone I’m
an impressionist painter.”