Cal Gaspard is a self-taught artist with a technique that reflects the memories of his rural youth. After twenty-five years on a farm in Louisiana, Gaspard moved to Texas, where he nurtured and developed the skills of his art. From his childhood he was continuously sketching the scenes of his life but he only began taking his art seriously in 1968 when he sold three of his paintings from a sidewalk exhibition. Since then his reputation as a wildlife and landscape artist has mushroomed. Primarily working in oil, Gaspard brings to canvas a precise glimpse of a frozen moment in the outdoors. Whether it's a rise of mallards or brief breeze across the tops of bluebonnets, he captures the indelible image with meticulous strokes long perfected thr...