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Heather Lawley was a very generous and talented Rockwall Art League member for many years. Heather was a versatile artist, skilled in both fine art and photography. She served many roles during her years as a member, and will be greatly missed. The Heather Lawley Memorial Award will be chosen from entries at the Annual Fine Art show that belong to Rockwall Art League members. The Lawley family will assist in the presentation of the award.

Mike Kumley is a self-taught Dallas-area artist working primarily in soft pastel and acrylic. His work ranges from realistic landscapes and animals to stylized interpretations of nature and the whimsical world of his Cat House Capers™ series. Growing up in the country and on farms in Wisconsin gave Mike an early appreciation for nature, landscapes, and animals. He spent much of his time exploring the countryside, an experience that continues to influence the subjects he is drawn to today. His...

Geoffrey Houghton has been drawing peculiar characters since childhood, mostly to amuse his family. A self-taught artist now based in Rockwall, Texas, he began with watercolors in the 1990s but soon lost patience with traditional subject matter. His way in turned out to be a series of Siamese cats painted in the manner of Amedeo Modigliani - an unusually good fit, since a Siamese already has the long neck, the narrow head, and the pale unreadable eyes that Modigliani spent a career inventing....