Best of BOERNEFEST: BLOCK PARTY 2013

BoerneFest

– “Family Fun Found in Community, Commerce, and Culture”

-San Antonio, Gabriel Diego Delgado

May 17 - 19, Boerne, Texas will continue one of their newest festival traditions –“BoerneFest”.  In its second year, Best of BOERNEFEST: BLOCK PARTY 2013 is a fabulously family-friendly weekend, all centered on Boerne’s downtown Main Plaza Square.  Art exhibitions, free concerts, local vendors, local commerce, a farmer’s market, an “Art Waddle” art/craft walk, kids events and activities, and much more awaits you at this unique three days of family fun in Historic Boerne.

Best of BOERNEFEST: BLOCK PARTY 2013, “is essentially a collaboration of four entities, the Greater Boerne Area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Boerne, Hill Country Mile, and the Hill Country Council of Arts”, says HCC President, Doris Perez.  “It is a way to showcase all the arts of our area”, she adds. In addition to all the visual arts and wares for sale there will be three different stages that will showcase free performances ranging from high school theatricals to regional choirs, to Community Theater, to well known country bands like Two Tons of Steel and Gary P. Nunn. 

“It is a wonderful reason to come and experience what Boerne has to offer”, states Perez. 

At 7 pm Friday, Two Tons of Steel”, a rockabilly/country band will be performing on the Main Stage as part of the Best of BOERNEFEST: BLOCK PARTY 2013  Outdoor Free Concert Series…. in addition to music,  all the vendors, food trucks, local commerce tables, sales of beer and wine continues all weekend”.

For Best of BOERNEFEST: BLOCK PARTY 2013, Saturday is all about the Arts.  “Previous year’s BoerneFest focus was on the Heart of Boerne and Currey Creek trails and the river expansion projects”, said Donald Darst, President of Boerne Professional Artists. “However as the festival gets bigger we are able to add more and more vendors, events, and artists to help make the weekend more successful…This is the first time BoerneFest is doing an art show”, he gladly emphasizes. “With this year’s theme of Community, Commerce, and Culture, BPA is collaborating with the HCC to exhibit high quality fine art by regional visual artists showcasing artwork done in acrylics, oils and watercolors, pottery, jewelry, woodcarvings and more; all of which are available for sale and purchase during this wonderful event”, Darst adds.

BPA wants to keep the art synergy going in Boerne, having just ended another successful run with their annual Parade of Artists weekend in April.  “Boosting over 35 fine artists, the BoerneFest Art show is an event not to be missed”, Darst closes. The BPA sponsored art sale will begin at 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday May 18, 2013 at Waterworks Terrace- 100 N. Main behind Main Plaza- Look for the white tents.

 On Saturday May 18^th the Farmers Market at the Cibilo will set up produce starting at 8:30 am till 12:30 pm at the Plaza Square. At 10 am – 2 pm there will be “Art on the Plaza”, a kid’s art area sponsored by the HCC and the Cibilo Nature Center- a “make and take” art experience for elementary through high school age children. Each art station will be guided by local artists at different art tables.  Plus, on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm an eclectic array of artists will be giving demonstrations of various art making methods; from Plein Air painting to textile looming to other Fine Art techniques at the Main Square Plaza. Rounding out the art events is a themed venture titled: “Donation/Creation”. Doris Perez says, “This idea has been initiated by the HCC and several local nonprofits…throughout the Boerne business community companies are setting up donation stations in their stores and corporations; asking for donations for various pre-selected items: canned food items , pet food, school supplies, and baby items.  Each creation station at Best of BOERNEFEST: BLOCK PARTY 2013 will have local business employees / volunteers partnering with the public to build sculptures made from these donations. At the end of the day the volunteers and employees will disassemble the art and donate the items to the relevant social services and community based entities.”

In addition to the Fine Art Sale by BPA on Saturday, the HCC has partnered with other residents in the City of Boerne for a Sunday Art venture; having curated an art walk dubbed “The Art Waddle”-  a reference to the infamous ducks that have become the signature fowl for the Boerne river walk, says Perez. The “Waddle” will start on Sunday May 19^th at 204 W. San Antonio St. in the “Flats” subdivision on the other side of the creek opposite of Waterworks Terrace at 10 am and will continue till 4 pm, allowing festival goers to meander along a predestined walk-able route.  Local crafters, artisans and artists will be selling their wares in a yard-sale format with areas designated and identified by lawn signs bearing the “waddling” Duck.

Sunday will also emphasize the “Community” with a special focus on the many facets of the Faith-based population in the Boerne Area. From 12 noon till 5 pm local churches and organizations will be performing on the three stages to perform various religious hymns and spiritual music numbers.  Highlights of Sunday’s church performances will include an 85 person choir on the Main Stage.

Be sure to mark your calendars for a great weekend of Community, Commerce, and Culture in Historic Boerne, TX with BOERNEFEST: BLOCK PARTY 2013 on May 17 – 19, 2013. Come on out and see why BOERNEFEST demonstrates why Boerne holds the title of the 4th Best Small Town in America.

 ©Gabriel Diego Delgado

Boerne Business Monthly May 2013

BoerneFest Block Party 2013

See the newest edition of the Boerne Business Monthly.

Our monthly column, Mooney Makes Sense on page 28 showcases some Need to Know information on whats happening in Boerne, Texas this weekend. 

See the magazine at:

http://bluetoad.com/publication/?m=5721&l=1

90 Year old German Impressionist (Willi Bauer) -IMPRESSES US with his new paintings!!

Sunny Day by the Lake

Willi Bauer

Oil

13 ½ x 16 ¼

$3,190.00

Gabriel Diego Delgado

Art Consultant

gabrield@jrmooneygalleries.com

Willi Bauer was born July 7, 1923 in the Spessart mountain range area in Northern Bavaria, Germany. He is considered one of the leading modern impressionist painters of our time.  Capturing the essence of the time honored landscapes, vibrant markets and bustling city scenes, Bauer executes with a stylistic endearment found only in those special artists who have been painting for over 70 years.  

Now in his 90’s, Bauer’s early art education in Berlin and his studies at the acclaimed  Städelschule School in Frankfurt, Germany anchored the artistic foundation to his scholarly art application and painterly approach.  

Willi Bauer, Oil,  13 ½ x 16 ¼,  $3,190.00

Sunny Day by the Lake is a smaller oil painting that generates a dynamic punch of pure impressionistic perseverance. 

 Holding true to a traditional modernist genre, Bauer delivers a miniature, but grandiose, painting that admiringly reflects his mentor, Otto Pippel with subtle homages to his great paintings like Sun Street in Munich and Munich Coffee Garden.  Heavy layers of quasi-pointillist technique create rhythmic blots of color across the landscape and open air bistro.  Reminiscent of impressionistic market scenes of the 1890’s, Bauer generalizes the figures, their garments and dining experience. However, minus all the details, the audience senses the formal and aristocratic aura of these patrons. 

With the white boat sails adding a triangular temple, pointing skyward, we are guided in the cool painterly palette of the calming harbor, hazy in a cerulean mist. Layers and layers of mountain ranges add depth and perspective to an otherwise flat pictorial composition. Bottom heavy, a strong horizontal is dominated by the prominent white paint on the street level.  

Bauer keeps us focused on the lower part of the painting; these banqueting ladies and gentlemen are bookended with purposefully arranged configurations between the two story brick building on the left and the repetitive tree verticals on the right.  The suppressed “v” shaped curve of the marina draws us back to these modernist figures, arriving at the two individuals standing in the middle- the man in the black suit coat and the woman in the white hat and brown shawl.

Willi Bauer’s paint palette is instinctively balanced with a mixture of earth tone browns, burnt siennas, and viridians juxtaposed by the chalky cobalt blue impasto perfections.  Speckled orange highlights dance across the table-scape like chords on sheet music.  Bauer creates artistic walla that evokes a second or third sensory experience to viewing his artwork.

J.R. Mooney Galleries has acquired two new Willi Bauer paintings, a unique trove of fine art treasury.  With Bauer’s age and declining studio abilities, JR Mooney Galleries sees these important paintings as part of this German artist’s career.

©Gabriel Diego Delgado

Mark Keathley @ 2nd Saturday Art Crawl, Boerne, TX JR Mooney Galleries

Mark Keathley

Come out to JR Mooney Galleries in Boerne Texas on Saturday May 11, 2013 from 4 pm - 8 pm for our select hanging of newer work by Mark Keathley during the 2nd Saturday Art Crawl in Boerne, Texas. While your out, be sure to see the other galleries participating Saturday night as well. See Keathley's new work after his recent showing at the Briscoe Western Art Museum.

Awarded the “Patron’s Choice Award” at the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Night of the Artist exhibition

---Mark Keathley has done some amazing work painting and illustrating Native Americans, the Old West, Texas wildlife, and other aspect of country living. Keathley’s evocative sensibilities are hammered home with lively landscapes and nostalgic pictorial epiphanies of Western Cowboy and Native American cultural identity.  Keathley’s painterly essence is found in his quasi-hyper realism, his stylistic capturing of water ripples, muscle contours, textures and various other details.  Keathley proves that Contemporary Western Art and Plein Air painting are making significant contributions to the ever changing and trending Art World. 

Get Along Lil' Doggies

Another Good Year

Gabriel Diego Delgado

gabrield@jrmooneygalleries.com

Mark Keathley has done some amazing work painting and illustrating Native Americans, the Old West, and Texas wildlife. Keathley’s evocative sensibilities are hammered home with lively landscapes and nostalgic pictorial epiphanies of Western Cowboy and Native American cultural identity.  Keathley’s painterly essence is found in his quasi-hyper realism.  Capturing water ripples, muscle contours, textures and various other details, Keathley proves that Contemporary Western Art is making significant contributions to the Art World. 

After being awarded the “Patron’s Choice Award” at the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Night of the Artist exhibition, his Native Sun masterpiece painting depicting austere Native American Nobility not only sold for the recommended $15,000 price tag, but had the ultimate art patron and museum-goer recognition with such a bestowment.

At J.R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art, Keathley does not disappoint with a spectacular landscape of Classic Cowboy Charisma.

In Another Good Year, Mark Keathley captures a defining moment as the sun draws to a close and the magnificent beasts stroll along the desert-scape, back dropped by the majestic hues of the painterly plateau ranges. Reminiscent of the Native Sun with a certain signature Contemporary Western Art integrity, Keathley delivers a painting that nails the undying love and nostalgia for the Cowboy epoch.

Measuring a hefty 30 x 40”, this symbolic scene of Texas pride radiates an impressive grandeur of romanticized rustic living- A must have for any serious Contemporary Western Art Collector.

The foreground gives life to painterly perfections, dry brush and vegetation so real that they scrape our legs as we walk out to meet these herdsmen. The earthy hues of the prickly pear, gyp, chino grama, and others showcase a muted color palette that is toned-down purposefully to make the illuminated mountain ranges glow with a surreal serenity.

The horizon line, a necessity in the landscape genre, is a valuable asset in this particular painting. Keathley never really shows the point where the sky touches the plains. He hides it with a clever intention of drawing attention to the meandering herd of Longhorn cattle. The bovine enter into the picture plane from the right, an outer edge of a large cattle drive. The dust from thousands of cattle hooves mix into the lingering light of overcast desert heavens. Four beasts meet our gaze as we assess their temperament. Corralled by a master, the red-shirted cowboy dictates their movements and steers them to the left; meeting up with the guiding eye of the distinguished silvery gaucho.

The vertical elements of the Saguaro Cactus draw our eye up and into the foothills and point toward the squared-off peaks of the distant ranges. The mauve, peach, blush and pink soils compliment the cattle hide markings and color pigmentations. Unclouded areas of teal firmament highlight the over expansive Texas sky, peeking out like transcendent eyes; observing a symbolic scene of nostalgic simplicity. 

 ©Gabriel Diego Delgado

Another Good Year

Mark Keathley

Oil on Canvas

30 x 40"

$8500

To purchase call @10-828-8214

JR Mooney Galleries of Fine Art

Mark Keathley - Second Saturday Art Crawl Boerne, Texas

-Mark Keathley is honored at J.R. Mooney Galleries- May 2013 Second Saturday events.

After being awarded the “Artist Patron Award” at the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Night of the Artist exhibition, Keathley lets loose with a metaphysical trichotomy of new paintings at J.R. Mooney Galleries.

Frio Hues, Oil on Canvas

--- COME SEE ONE OF THE BEST CONTEMPORARY WESTERN PAINTERS OF OUR TIME!!!- MARK KEATHLEY

Known more as a nostalgic landscape and scenery painter, Mark has done some amazing work painting and illustrating the Native Americans, Old West, Texas Wildlife as well as an abundance of other subjects and genres. Mark Keathley’s evocative sensibilities are hammered home with lively landscapes and nostalgic pictorial epiphanies of Western Cowboy and Native American cultural identity.  Keathley’s painterly essence is found in his quasi-hyper realism.  Capturing water ripples, muscle contours, textures and various other details, Keathley proves that Contemporary Western Art is making significant contributions to the Art World. 

In the early 1990’s, he entered a couple of paintings in the Cheyenne, Wyoming “Old West Museum Show” and won a couple of awards for his work. He also attended the “Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Art Show” in Waco Texas and twice won the “Popular Vote Award” for a couple of his pieces two years in a row.

Another Good Year, Oil on Canvas

Mark is able to capture that perfect moment that you might experience on a hike through the mountains when a majestic elk might come out for an unforgettable experience; or even immortalize on canvas a moment in time when the light, the water, and the gentle involvement of a man and his horse all come together in a masterful composition…This is where he wants you to stay - not admiring his ability, but rather inspired to live.   -www.markkeathley.com

Who:

Contemporary Western Artist, Mark Keathley

What:

Second Saturday Art Walk- May 2013

When:

Saturday, May 11, 2013 4 pm – 8 pm

Where:

J. R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art

305 S. Main St. Boerne, Texas 78006

Spring 2013 Newsletter

A Scale Comparison in Western Art

.......Then and Now of Arthur McCall......

 

Gabriel Diego Delgado

gabrield@jrmooneygalleries.com

Arthur McCall, native Texan painter of country time “nostalgia” is known for his standard easel size painting; depicting the serene Texas hill country of yonder years. However, recently an older painting of McCall’s has resurfaced on the art market that is unique in its physicality measuring 66” x 32”.

 This tall and slender vertical ranch scene with an enormous skyline titled “South Texas” has a certain “walk-in” quality. Centered perfectly in the middle of the picture sits a ragged and dilapidated barn, complete with broken and missing board and batten siding. Nestled on the right side of the structure, snug like a sleeping baby sits an antique automobile underneath a carport-- lost in time with tires growing roots into the parched Texas ranchland.  Rusted tin roofs are proof of a once sustainable agriculture and accommodating climate.  No longer worked from sun up to sun down, this estate has been left to be reclaimed by the unforgiving arid surroundings.    

"South Texas"

 

Crisscrossed paths add visual routes for our eyes to follow from the foreground to the back of the barn, through the shanty fence line. A hollow and darkened door-less entry awaits any curious weekend explorer looking for unclaimed keepsakes of Texas legacies.  Patches of dried out, once luscious, greenery has been met with encroaching deserts from South Texas, forming triangular patterns of Mother Nature zeroscaping. Skeletal remains of a covered wagon are preserved like some archeological specimen of some western antiquity.  This naked wooden utilitarian cart maintains its own special rigor –mortis fragility in rusted and rustic landscape permanence.

Various shades of yellow, pink, mauve, blue, violet, orange, cream, green, and white swoop and swoon you into the painting with McCall’s elegant setting summertime sun. The “V” shaped billows converge on the windmill, an anchoring point to ground you back to the horizon line. Owning half of the overall viewing experience, the atmospheric qualities add a meditative essence piggybacking on heartfelt tugs of nostalgic past memories.

"Mason County"

 

On the other hand, McCall’s newest painting “Mason County”, 2013 is a moderate 18” x 24”.  A small masterpiece depicting its own systematic scale comparison between massive boulders and the undersized flock of foraging fowls.  Scattered cactus speckle the brush, while a male “gobbler” turkey displays his ornamental array of feathered beauty; calling on his hens to pay notice. Dwarfed by the looming boulders and uncompromising Texas terrain, this temperamental “Tom” stands back to adore his flock.  Granite rocks dominate the composition like nature’s pillars, solid and immoveable--a defensive barrier to the ever expanding and encroaching urban sprawl.  Mesquite trees peek from behind, lined up at attention like soldiers protecting McCall’s nostalgic country time innocence.

©Gabriel Diego Delgado 2013

Ile d' Orleans

Ild d’ Orleans

“The canvas is first prepared with a coat of burnt sienna.  That is the light that integrates all the subject matter.  This coat appears everywhere on the canvas and is one important characteristic of my technique.  That burned sienna is the light that integrates the scene and gives it the desired vibration.  The second important characteristic is the heavy impasto I deposit on the canvas which makes possible the random rendering of the subject.  The third is the vibration of the layers of colors when they are one beside the others to create the atmosphere, the ambiance, and the temperature of the moment.   The fourth is the mix of numbers of colors in the same brush stroke, giving the flickering effect.  Then comes the loose movement I give to each stroke, as if the wind is playing with it, which gives the painting the desired of movement.”  

-Samir Sammoun

**Page 7, “Note from the Artist”-Samir Sammoun Walking with the Giants, J.R. Mooney Galleries, May 2010

Ile d’ Orleans

Samir Sammounb

12” x 16”

Oil on Canvas

$3480.00

A vivacious outlook, Ile d’ Orleans is vibrant glow of exaggerated hues, reminiscent of the 1960’s day-glow posters with neon yellows and pink gestures that scatter amongst the swaying spring grasses.  The ruddy accents dance across all levels of spatial illusions, guiding us like a host of masterful choreographers; offering lessons of color and rhythm.   Three darkened clusters of bush and shrubbery regulate the foreground, blocking off the viewer from the cool calming blue waters; a strong horizontal rendered midpoint in the overall pictorial composition.

   Sammoun recasts another row of linear elements as a buttery embankment and dense tree line, each anchoring the background in its own unique impressionistic manner. The firmament swirls with various blue tones that are overlapped onto the brunt sienna; revealing peeks of a drab brown under painting; an artistic undergarment exposed throughout the whole painting.   

©Gabriel Diego Delgado

JR Mooney Galleries

Samir Sammoun

These 5 new paintings by Samir Sammoun at J.R. Mooney Galleries are part of an expansive selection of his work now available at the gallery after his successful showing at NYC ArtExpo 2013.  Mr. Bob Mooney has made available 9 new paintings by Samir Sammoun in the San Antonio gallery.

Samir Sammoun was born in 1952 in a quaint Lebanese village perched atop the Chouf Mountain, 40 km south of Beirut. To this day, the artist vividly recalls the colorful Mediterranean landscape of his childhood. At age 21, Samir immigrated to Canada where he obtained degrees in electronic engineering and telecommunications. Since graduation, he has pursued his professional career as well as his passion, painting.

See more of his work and an artist bio at http://sammoun.com

To purchase these works by Samir Sammoun and others, Call 210.828.8214
 

Amadiers

30 x 40"

$15,000

Champ de ble Bekaa etude

8 x 10"

$1800

Beyad homage Amon pese

24 x 30"

$9000

 

Ile de Orleans

12 x 16"

$3480

Vallie e la Bekanet Mont Liban

16 x 20"

$560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Longevity, Civility and Perseverance-JR Mooney Galleries & The Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home

April 2013 edition of The Explore -Kendall County's Most Popular Magazine.

**On Page 37-38 is an article that showcases two important business in Boerne and their unique historical contributions to Texas!!

See the Magazine and the article at:

http://issuu.com/smvpublications/docs/explore_0413_web/37#share

Longevity, Civility and Perseverance

How two businesses achieved historical recognition-

“Texas Treasure Business Award”

-Gabriel Diego Delgado

email: gabrield@jrmooneygalleries.com

website: www.jrmooneygalleries.com

--Boerne, Texas,  a city unique as its name, lays claim to two businesses out of only 41 in the state of Texas who have been awarded the coveted and prestigious Texas Historical Commission’s Texas Treasure Business Award.  J.R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art and The Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home now belong to a select group of businesses and entities that have met the rigorous requirements of receiving such a prominent award.

Each with its own exceptional history, family contributions, civil leadership, pioneering innovations and exceptional business practices, J.R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art and The Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home strive to continue serving a revered legacy set forth by past family generations; akin to their respectively honored business leaders that sacrificed, challenged and succeeded in all economic climates of Texas over the last 60+ years.

JR Mooney Gallery Interior 

Original JR Mooney Signage and exterior facade

“Only less than 2% of all businesses ever receive this recognition”, said Senator Jeff Wentworth, while presenting the certificate to Robert Mooney, President of J.R. Mooney Galleries, on December 15, 2012 at the San Antonio gallery location. Wentworth personally presented the Texas Treasure Business certificates to several business leaders that comprised this year’s inductees.

 The historical necessities for qualification are summarized by the Texas Historical Commission as, “The Texas Treasure Business Award Program recognizes the accomplishments of Texas businesses that have provided employment opportunities and support to the state’s economy for at least 50 years….Created in 2005 by Senate Bill 920, authored by Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio and sponsored by Rep. Charles "Doc” Anderson of Waco, the program pays tribute to the state’s well-established businesses and their exceptional historical contributions toward the state’s economic growth and prosperity.”

Bob Mooney on the Senate Floor in Austin, Texas

 April Garner, State Coordinator at the Texas Heritage Tourism Program/ Community Heritage Development Division of the Texas Historical Commission reveals what some businesses will never achieve but these two organizations have –“a continuious for-profit operation in Texas for at least 50 years, they need to continue to operate the same or a very similar type of business as it did at least 50 years ago, have a continuous record of employment for at least the past 50 years, continue to operate as an independent, for-profit business, and maintain a good business relationship with the state.”

 Adding, “Businesses that also have established that they have been continuously owned by the same family or have operated continuously from a building that is at least 50 years old and have maintained its architectural integrity will receive additional recognition”

 “Receiving a phone call from the offices of Senator Jeff Wentworth, was an exhilarating experience, Mom and Dad would have been proud”, says Robert Mooney.  Started by Joe and Adelle Mooney in 1947, J.R. Mooney Galleries can lay claim as the oldest Fine Art Gallery in Texas. With over 65 years of business, J.R. Mooney Galleries has operated three galleries, experiencing seven moves and relocations, while employing only a handful of dedicated staff-including three that have collectively been with the company over 110 years.

 Jo Lynn Fisher of The Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home emphasizes their rich and abundant business history as well- “The Ebensberger Funeral Home in Boerne was started in 1882 and it is Boerne's oldest continuously run business”, she says.  “The Ebensberger family started their business when there were no government programs to assist them, no paved streets or street lamps, and no infrastructure…They are extremely proud of their heritage and the part they have played in servicing those in need in Kendall County and the surrounding areas.” “They are in their 130^th year in business as of May 20, 2013”, she says gleaming with admiration for such rich contributions to the founding fathers of Boerne, Texas.

Historical decal

 On January 23, 2013, representatives from 6 other Texas businesses, including J.R. Mooney Galleries and The Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home were recognized at the State Capital in Austin, Texas; receiving proclamations on both the House of Representatives and the Senate floors.

 “Being recognized by the state of Texas at the State Capital is a wonderful thing”, says Robert Mooney. “So many of our clients have been civic and state dignitaries”, he adds.  Reminiscing, he nostalgically recalls, “In 1975 the main gallery moved from Blanco Rd. to 8302 Broadway St. The first main event for the new location was a one-man exhibition for Jose Vives-Atsara, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the San Antonio Symphony. The opening was at the La Mansion del Norte (now the Doubletree Hotel).  This included a sit-down dinner for 300, and was attended by many major collectors and city dignitaries, including the then Mayor of San Antonio, Lila Cockrell…Approximately $20,000 was raised for the San Antonio Symphony.”

Jo Lynn Fisher recounts the great municipal contributions George C. Ebensberger, 3^rd generation owner and civic leader, had as he wore many hats during his ownership of Ebensberger Funeral Home. “He was a Boerne City Councilman, a Rotarian, and President of the Kendall County Fair Association…He was also a member of the Lions Club, the Boerne Chamber of Commerce, and the 32^nd Degree Masons. George was a founding member of the 49ers Club. This group was formed in 1949 and consisted of 49 members. They orchestrated Boerne’s Centennial Celebration for the town.”

The Explore Magazine article, April 2013 edition

http://issuu.com/smvpublications/docs/explore_0413_web/37#share

These tales of achievement are mirrored in the sincere words of Texas Historical Commision Chairman, Matt Kreisle, “It is a privilege for us to recognize our long-established businesses that have remained committed to Texans for generations, while creating jobs and stimulating economic growth…May this recognition serve to increase success and productivity for many years to come.”

 While on the Senate floor Sen. Leticia Van de Putte added her own heartfelt praise to Mr. Robert Mooney and others like Rosemary Kolwaski of RK Group who were in attendance-“The businesses recognized here today exemplify the reason a company remains successful year after year…Hard work, quality service, and resourcefulness go a long way in the Lone Star State and we’re pleased to recognize those traits.”

Evolving through inevitable growing pains, all businesses rise and fall to the occasion; making decisions that shape their business culture for future generations and clients alike. J.R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art and The Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home were no exceptions.

Robert Mooney shares one story of how the ever changing Texas economic climate made the gallery redirect, refocus and reevaluate their model.  “In 1980 a third gallery was opened. {after the opening of North Star Mall Gallery in 1973.} This new showcase galley added a new client base, including Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, Gov. Ann Richards, just to name a few”,  he says.  “All three galleries grew and developed over the following 18 years”, he comments, pausing the collect his thoughts. “1998 Mr. Joe Mooney and Mrs. Adelle Mooney retired leaving me to operate all three locations. The economy and other considerations led to the decision to consolidate the operations back to one location on Broadway; closing both the North Star Mall and Austin locations in the summer of 1998.”

Adelle Mooney 

Joe Mooney

Stories of handing over the business reins could be felt at the funeral home as well, seen in the historical lineage of how the Fisher Family joined ranks with the Ebensbergers. “George ‘Sonny’ Ebensberger, 4th generation owner, joined his dad in the business in 1977. His wife Yvonne and he took over the funeral home business in 2000. Sonny and Yvonne were looking to retire and knew the timing was right when they met the Fisher family around early 2008. Even though they are enjoying retirement, they remained partial owners of the business and stepped into help as needed. Sonny and Yvonne knew Dustin “Dusty” and me to view the business as a ministry and that we strived to treat each family they served with integrity and compassion just as the Ebensbergers have for the last 130 years”, says Jo Lynn Fisher.  “In December of 2008, the funeral home became Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home when Dusty Fisher took over the day to day operation of the funeral home which allowed Sonny and Yvonne to partially retire. Myself and our two children joined him in Boerne in February of 2009. Under my direction, major renovations to the funeral home were completed in 2009 while staying true to the original structure and maintaining its architectural integrity”, she says boastfully.

 Her proudest feat was being able to restore the original long leaf heart pine floors which are now only available through reclaiming.

 However, in 2001 Mr. Joe Mooney of J.R. Mooney Galleries passed away, and 18 months later in 2003 his wife and lifetime partner, Mrs. Adelle Mooney followed.  They left behind a Fine Art gallery legacy that would set the ultimate standard for high end retail gallery business models.

Mr. Bob Mooney and Sen Jeff Wentworth

 True to form, Jo Lynn Fisher says the last 100 years of civic duty is their guiding model. The Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home is holding its 4^th annual Christmas Remembrance Service this December. “It is designed to offer comfort, fellowship, and suggestions on how cope during the holidays..glass angel ornaments with loved one’s names are presented to the families that the funeral home has served while other families have the opportunity to purchase the ornaments as well…The funeral home is currently providing the funds needed for the local VFW Post to rent space for their meetings until they can construct a new building…Giving back to the community will continue to be a priority for the funeral home and its owners”, concluding with great admiration and reflecting on where the funeral home has been and where it is going.

 A special decal identifying the businesses as Texas Treasures will be publicly displayed at J.R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art Boerne and San Antonio and The Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home.   “Consumers will know that when they spot the familiar Texas Treasure Business icon, they are doing business with a well-established, Texas-owned-and-operated business that has long contributed to job growth, stimulated the local economy, and generated state and local revenues”, concludes the Texas Historical Commission employee, April Garner.

Ready Made Framing Room

The ready made framing room is looking good and organized---ready to go.... Come to JR Mooney Galleries for all your framing needs, this is our standard sizes that are ready to sell ...bring your pictures by to get framed ..

We are also experts in Custom framing......210.828.8214

X. Song Jiang-- 2013 ---At J.R. Mooney Galleries

These are the new  Xiao Jiang paintings that were purchased at ArtExpo 2013.  Available for sale at J.R. Mooney Galleries. 

Call 210.828.8214 for details on pricing and sizes.