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RIP Big Tex Note Card Available Now

As most people know by now, our iconic Big Tex who has welcomed visitors to the Texas State Fair in Dallas for 60 years, burned right down to his steel frame on October 19, 2012.  As a memorial to the “Big Guy”, we’ve released the RIP Big Tex note card as seen below.

Order it from the Texas Collection on our website today.

RIP Big Tex

RIP Big Tex Note Card

The inscription reads:

RIP Big Tex
From the Texas Collection
www.txnotecards.com
Big Tex greets thousands of visitors to the Texas State Fair every year.  Note the moon under his left arm.
On October 19, 2012, Big Tex burned down to his steel structure.  We know that like the Phoenix, Big Tex will rise again from the ashes, better than ever.
Dallas, Texas 2012

Calatrava Bridge Note Cards Added

The most requested image at the Deep Ellum art show last month was the Margaret Hunt Hill (Calatrava) bridge that now spans the Trinity River.  Something I had been meaning to shoot for some time, but just did not have the “right” conditions when I had the time to shoot.

So finally last week, I decided I was shooting no matter the conditions and would just tweak the images to my liking.

We will be distributing these to our dealers shortly and have plenty on hand for our upcoming art shows: May 18-20 Grapevine, Texas and Memorial Day Weekend – Granbury, Texas.

We have one panoramic shot that is very dramatic and ethereal titled “Oz”

OZ

OZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then we have the much more “standard” version of this iconic gateway, titled “Calatrava Reunion” with Reunion Tower framed by the cables of the Calatrava Bridge.

Calatrava Reunion

Calatrava Reunion

Texas As I See It Book Signing Press Release

October 26, 2011

Press Release: Book Signing

Frisco photographer Warren Paul Harris, in conjunction with the release of his first coffee table book, Texas As I See It, will be available to sign copies of the book in several locations over the coming months.

Warren’s view of the Lone Star State is evocative, compelling and insightful. Capturing everyday vignettes from our surroundings and processing them to enhance texture, color and detail, much of his work seems more illustrative than simply photographic.

With a keen eye for composition, Harris brings us the mundane, as well as the unusual with compelling results. From the amusing to the poignant, his combinations of light and shadow, texture and relationships, evoke a visceral response in the viewer.

As a long-time contributor to many local papers and magazines, Warren has captured some amazing events included in this book. But Warren’s love for his adopted home comes from exploring the back roads and small towns of Texas on his Harley and by car, for no other reason than to see what he can discover. A Licensed Texas Investigator, his natural curiosity serves him well in ferreting out the unusual among Texas’ hidden treasures. His experience as an architect, designing and building recording studios for 20 years, gives him a unique appreciation for line, light and shadow – and copious examples punctuate this volume.

While Warren has been best known for his time-exposures taken from unusual locations in the middle of the night, this first volume of three books is entirely daylight-centric. “After creating the prototype for this book in 2009, having the time-exposure work next to my daylight images seemed in conflict” says Harris. “As a result of adding a lot of new material from my library, it seemed best to break up the work into three volumes, which keeps the production costs lower and allowed us to produce a higher quality product.

Spanning 158 pages with 204 images, the book is hardbound with dust jacket and sells for $34.95.

Published by Brown Books in Dallas, Texas As I See It is endorsed by Ebby Halliday and Terry Box, the Sheriff of Collin County, among others.

Texas As I See It website:

www.texasasiseeit.net

Warren Paul Harris Photography:

www.warrenharris.net

Member:

  • PPA (Professional Photographers of America)
  • SEP (Society of Sport and Event Photographers)
  • ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers)
  • NPPA (National Press Photographers Association)
  • IAAP (International Association of Architectural Photographers)
  • PSA (Photographic Society of America)

Book signings for Texas As I See It – a coffee table photography book by Warren Paul Harris

Guests will be able to purchase copies of the book during this event, in addition to Fine Art note cards from the book’s contents. A small selection of very large canvas prints from Texas As I See It will be on display (and for sale) as well.

The first printing of my book arrived in the local warehouse on November 7, 2011 and can now be ordered from the website for immediate delivery. Books can also be ordered from Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.

November 12, 2-4 pm

Cute Little Shop
3245 w. Main Street, Suite 225
Frisco, TX 75034
(214) 705-0907

November 17, 6-8pm

MarketPlace at Frisco Square
8861 Coleman Boulevard
Frisco, Texas 75034
972.377.9400

November 26, 1-3 pm

Bishop Street Market
419 N. Bishop Ave. at W.7th.
Dallas, TX 75208
(214) 941-0907