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The Works of Brother Cletus Behlman, S.M. 

Brother Cletus Behlman was born in St. Louis, Missouri and is one of twelve children. He was educated in Catholic schools and later graduated from St. Mary’s University. In 1958, he took his final vows as a Marianist brother and with the permission of the Society of Mary he pursued art as his vocation. He received training at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University. Brother Cletus returned to St. Mary’s University in San Antonio in 1977 bolstering the institution’s art program. It was said of the introverted Cletus that he used his artistic talent to connect with people while bringing them together. His colorful style is a window his soul; a soul that was exuberant.

Brother Cletus was a prolific painter and donated several hundred paintings to nonprofit organizations to help raise funds. His colorful works are signed simply ‘Cletus’.

“The themes of his art were mostly religious, but overall his work was a “celebration of life.” His art came in metal, acrylic, watercolor, batik, pastel, stained glass, ceramic, handmade paper, linoleum, crayon and other media” ---St. Mary’s University Website

Brother Cletus Behlman, S.M. (American, 1933-2016)
Music in a Dream
Oil on masonite
Signed l.r.
48 x 68 inches

The Works of Brother Cletus Behlman, S.M. 

Brother Cletus Behlman was born in St. Louis, Missouri and is one of twelve children. He was educated in Catholic schools and later graduated from St. Mary’s University. In 1958, he took his final vows as a Marianist brother and with the permission of the Society of Mary he pursued art as his vocation. He received training at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University. Brother Cletus returned to St. Mary’s University in San Antonio in 1977 bolstering the institution’s art program. It was said of the introverted Cletus that he used his artistic talent to connect with people while bringing them together. His colorful style is a window his soul; a soul that was exuberant.

Brother Cletus was a prolific painter and donated several hundred paintings to nonprofit organizations to help raise funds. His colorful works are signed simply ‘Cletus’.

“The themes of his art were mostly religious, but overall his work was a “celebration of life.” His art came in metal, acrylic, watercolor, batik, pastel, stained glass, ceramic, handmade paper, linoleum, crayon and other media” ---St. Mary’s University Website

Brother Cletus Behlman, S.M. (American, 1933-2016)
Mariachi Group
Oil on panel
Frame created by artist
Signed l.r.
48 x 48 inches

San Antonio Fandango Collaborative Series
Set of 5 designed for the San Antonio Tricentennial
3-Dimensional painting, mixed media

Mission Concepción
42  x  45 x 7 inches

Alamo Skyline
72  x 41 x 7 inches

Mission Espada
36  x  45 x 7 inches

Mission San Juan de Capistrano
57  x  32  x  7 inches

Wardell Picquet

We See

Acrylic on Canvas 

30" x 40"

Wardell Picquet

I See Me

Acrylic on Canvas

24" x 48"

Wardell Picquet

Strength #1

Acrylic on Canvas

16" x 20"

Wardell Picquet

Strength #2

Acrylic on Canvas

16" x 20"

Wardell Picquet

Drifting Through

Acrylic on Canvas

16" x 40"

Kaldric Dow
Waves 
Acrylic on Canvas
Signed
24" x 30"

Kaldric Dow
Woman on Gold Fabric
Acrylic on Canvas
Signed
34" x 30"

Kaldric Dow
Skin Tone and Hoop Earrings
Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 40" 

Kaldric Dow
Collage Male
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 30"

Kaldric Dow
Dreads
Acrylic on Canvas
16" x 20"

Mario Garza

Lowry Mays

Mixed media on cold press watercolor paper

72" x 48"

Allison Gregory

#TexasA&M #SA Campus #Awesome

Acrylic, pen & ink on canvas

38" x 50"

Allison Gregory

Crackingopennewideasstem.com

Acrylic, pen, & ink on canvas

38" x 50"

Allison Gregory

STEM wants to be friends, A&M accepts your invitation

Acrylic, pen, & ink on canvas

38" x 50"

Patti Schermerhorn

Feeling like a Tourist

3-Dimensional of acrylic on canvas 

48" x 66"

Patti Schermerhorn

Yellow Rose of Texas

3-Dimensional of acrylic on canvas

48" x 66"

Lionel Sosa

Leaders

Oil on Canvas

72" x 96" 

Lionel Sosa
Belinda
Oil on Linen
24" x 30"

Belinda and her husband own
a tiny, simple Italian restaurant
in San Miguel de Allende 
where they serve the best 10 - star
lasagna in the word.

Not in Rome, not in Paris,
not even in the most expensive
restaurants in the world, can you
find a more delicate, scrumptious,
or delicious meal.

He’s the chef and she’s the
entire wait staff.

And what a team they make.

Lionel Sosa
Con Su Rebozo
Oil on Linen
20" x 20

Lionel Sosa
El Abuelo Vaquero
Oil on Linen
20" x 20" 

From a photo taken by Werner Segarra
depicted his book and exhibition,
“Vaqueros de la Cruz del Diablo”
and featured in the 2021 – ’22 exhibit of
the same name at the Briscoe Western
Art Museum.

This abuelo, grandfather, was one of
dozens of male and female vaqueros of all
ages beautifully shown in settings at their
ranches in the northern Mexico state
of Sinaloa.

Lionel Sosa
El Maestro
Oil on Linen
18" x 24"

Gilbert Duran is a well – known
and multitalented artist in
San Antonio and always
looks the part.

His ever – present French beret
and designer sunglasses help
you appreciate that he’s a cut above,
and with good reason; El Maestro
paints, sculpts, constructs, welds
and creates art in a never – ending
display of styles under his signature
and various pseudonyms.

Lionel Sosa
El Pequeño
Oil on Linen
20" x 20"

This “little one” is the grandson of
the “El Abuelo Vaquero” from the photo
by Werner Segarra.

Although a young man now, this
pequeño continues in the vaquero tradition.

A tradition that reaches back several
generations, establishing the birthplace
and roots of the American cowboy.

Lionel Sosa
Eric
Oil on Linen
20" x 24"

Eric is a good friend and one of
my heroes.

He is a gifted musician, a composer
and songwriter, a sound engineer,
and editor and the best chef ever.

He is also a kind, gentle father,
and a friend to all.

His positivity rubs off on everyone.
I enjoyed painting this happy
man’s portrait.

Lionel Sosa
Georgiana
Oil on Linen
25" x 30"

Georgiana and her husband,
Silvestre, own a custom framing
shop in San Miguel de Allende
in Mexico.

Their beautiful work can be
seen enhancing paintings and
photographs throughout that
part of the world.

Whenever Kathy, my wife
and master artist, work in Mexico,
which we do about 4 months
of the year, she and Silvestre
are our go – to framers.

Lionel Sosa
Guadalupe
Oil on Linen
25" x 36"

This flower vendor lives in
Queretaro, Mexico.

Every Thursday at about 11 am,
we would hear a knock on the door.

It was Guadalupe. She and her
10 year – old son appeared with a big smile,
and a giant array of flowers, from red
and yellow roses and daises to
exotic tropical varieties completely
unknown to me.

Lionel Sosa
Here's Looking at You
Oil on Linen
16" x 20"

I often rifle the Internet for
photos to turn into paintings.

Such is the case of this man
I found while searching for
“close ups of Latina faces.”

Who knows how he turned
up under this category but
who cares?

He captivated me with
his piercing gaze.

Lionel Sosa
Hija
Oil on Linen
25" x 30"

One morning, at a small
restaurant in Mexico while having
breakfast with friends, I notices
what looked like a mother and daughter
in deep conversation at the table
next to us.

They were enjoying each other’s
company.

I had to interrupt their banter
to ask if I might take their photo.

After a bit of cajoling,
hija agreed.

Lionel Sosa
India
Oil on Linen
25" x 30"

Sometimes, I find it hard
to distinguish an American Indian
face from a Mexican face.

Such is the case here.

This woman, a leader in her
tribe in New Mexico, strikes me
as the type of leader I would follow.

Lionel Sosa
La Bruja
Oil on Linen
16" x 20"

This portrait was painted
from a photo in an old magazine.

I paint from photos whenever
I see a face that I simply must paint.

This picture was taken in the 1920’s.

Still, a great face is timeless
and only an oil portrait can make it
live forever.

Was she a bruja or not?
We many never know.

Lionel Sosa
La Nena
Oil on Linen
20" x 20"

Painted from another of
Werner Segarra’s magical photos
depicting the Vaqueros de la Cruz
del Diablo and their families.

This young lady is a standout.

Werner’s insights into capturing
this vanishing way of life come from
over 20 years of returning to the
Sinaloa mountains of northern Mexico.

Lionel Sosa
La Vaquera
Oil on Linen
20" x 20"

One of the most intriguing aspects
of the American cowboy image in movies
and books, is how little credit is given
to the original American cowboy,
the vaquero.

This young woman from the
Cruz del Diablo ranch can ride and rope
as good as any man, whether she’s wearing
lipstick or not.

That’s why I call her “Vaquera”.

Lionel Sosa
Lavinia
Oil on Linen
24" x 30"

The word for entrepreneur in Spanish
is emprendedor, or “someone who
gives light to something new.”

In the case of businesswoman,
the word becomes, emprendedora.

To me, that means, the giver of light.

Lavinia is like so many women in
Mexico, often viewed as a simple
street vendor.

But she is much more than that.

Lionel Sosa
Mamá 
Oil on Linen
24" x 30"

Mamá was harder to convince
that I take her photo than was hija.

But when I promised that
one day, her and her daughter’s
portraits would hang at a very
important place, she relented.

Thanks to Texas A&M University
and Mr. Ron Heller, donor of these
portraits, I was able to keep
my promise.

Lionel Sosa
Man with Feather Hat
Oil on Linen
18" x 20"

My good friend and master
photographer, Ed Speed owned a ranch
near Ozona, Texas.

He sent me a photo of this elegant
gentleman, his neighbor at the time.

I immediately painted him.

There’s something quite unique about
a rough and tumble cowboy who wears a
feather in his hat.

Lionel Sosa
Maria
Oil on Linen
24" x 30"

At a small restaurant on Broadway
Avenue in San Antonio, I saw this
woman eating a bowl of menudo.

As I often do, I asked if I could
take her photo to make a painting.

She said, “Sure, how do you want me?”

So far, no one had turned me down
when I ask for a photo.

Maybe that’s because I ask only the
right people, and when they hesitate,
I ask again.

If I sense a no, I don’t ask.
Some folks are quite private.

And rightly so.

Lionel Sosa
Mila
Oil on Linen
24" x 24"

I Met Mila one winter day at
La Boulangerie, a French Bakery
in downtown San Antonio.

Her strikingly bright clothes
and ice blue eyes were captivating,
so I asked if I could take her picture
for a painting, and she graciously obliged.

A giclee print of this original
painting hangs in her home
in Finland.

Lionel Sosa
Paloma
Oil on Linen
18" x 24" 

Sometimes, when you least
expect it, you run across a photo
that speaks to you.

The photo of this young woman
was taken in the 1930’s.

A timeless face is beautiful
in any year, in any decade,
in any century.

I chose to paint her as if
she were alive today and
sure enough, she is.

Lionel Sosa
Rocio
Oil on Linen
24" x 30"

Rocio Acosta Heller is largely responsible
for this series of portraits to be brought to
Texas A&M and exhibited here.

When she learned that I was having a
solo show at the AnArte Gallery on Cinco
de Mayo of 2022, she mentioned it to her
husband Ron.

They graciously attended the show. We
had a great time chatting about art and life

The next day, they made the decision
together to buy all the available paintings.
Having a sold – out show is every artist’s
dream, and thanks to the Heller’s it hap-
pened to me. That experience gave me a
change to paint the regal Rocio Heller.

She’s as close to a queen as you can get.

Lionel Sosa
Vocab
Oil on Linen
24" x 24"

Andrea Sanderson is a San Antonio
poet Laureate who goes by the name
of Vocab.

She teaches poetry workshops,
mentors, builds up and encourages
artists to pursue their art, and gives
them platforms to showcase their talent.

If you’ve ever watched Vocab
or read her poetry or heard her sing
her songs, you’ll know why I was
compelled to paint her.

Lionel Sosa
Woman in Purple
Oil on Linen
25" x 30"

This woman was sitting at an
airport in Mexico City.

 She was fine with my taking
her picture as long as her name
remained anonymous.

Wonder why?

Lionel Sosa
Woman in Red
Oil on Linen
36" x 38"

This woman is a street vendor
in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
and another of the hard – working
multitalented emprendedoras.

Lionel Sosa
Woman on Yellow
Oil on Linen
30" x 36"

This woman is the housekeeper
and cook in a beautiful home
in Huatulco, Mexico.

She has exquisite taste and
helped the owners choose colors,
furniture, and art for the house.

I couldn’t help noticing the
distinctiveness about her as
she posed in front of the yellowest
wall I’d ever seen.

The Works of Maureen "Momo" Brown

Maureen "Momo" Brown (American, b. 1962)
Rock Art, (a set of 12)
Pen & ink on paper
Signed vertically l.r.
8 x 8 inches each
by Maureen "Momo" Brown

The Works of Kathy Sosa
Kathy Sosa moved to San Antonio from Alabama as a child and immediately fell in love with the blended culture of the Texas-Mexico border region. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at St. Mary’s University, she spent years in advertising and political consulting. Kathy began her life as a painter during her late 40’s and embraced the artistic expressions of the Mestisaje culture. Her work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Latino Center in Washington D.C. and regionally in Texas; it has also been featured on CNN and in various publications.

“Everything in my body of work is about the Mestizo culture that I live in, and I would like to bring to people’s attention to the very cool things about the blended culture in the Texas-Mexico border land… It’s a distinct culture of its own” ---Kathy Sosa

Tree of Life Series
The artist celebrates the Mestizo Culture:  the blending of the Texas/Mexican-American culture.  She combines a traditional Mexican ceramic Tree of Life form with the female form.  Some see the Tree of Life around her head as a headdress and some see it as a crown. While it is relatable to those, Kathy Sosa says it is more akin to a thought bubble, what the wearer is concerned about. It is a platform to talk about anything in the Mestizo culture of San Antonio, Texas.

Kathy Sosa (American, b. 20^th Century)
Jaguar on my Shoulder:  Texas A&M on my Mind
Oil on canvas
Signed l.r.

The Works of Kathy Sosa
Kathy Sosa moved to San Antonio from Alabama as a child and immediately fell in love with the blended culture of the Texas-Mexico border region. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at St. Mary’s University, she spent years in advertising and political consulting. Kathy began her life as a painter during her late 40’s and embraced the artistic expressions of the Mestisaje culture. Her work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Latino Center in Washington D.C. and regionally in Texas; it has also been featured on CNN and in various publications.

“Everything in my body of work is about the Mestizo culture that I live in, and I would like to bring to people’s attention to the very cool things about the blended culture in the Texas-Mexico border land… It’s a distinct culture of its own” ---Kathy Sosa

Tree of Life Series
The artist celebrates the Mestizo Culture:  the blending of the Texas/Mexican-American culture.  She combines a traditional Mexican ceramic Tree of Life form with the female form.  Some see the Tree of Life around her head as a headdress and some see it as a crown. While it is relatable to those, Kathy Sosa says it is more akin to a thought bubble, what the wearer is concerned about. It is a platform to talk about anything in the Mestizo culture of San Antonio, Texas.

Kathy Sosa (American, b. 20^th Century)
Jardin Azul on my Mind
Oil on canvas
Signed l.r.
55 ¾ x 55 ¾ inches

According to the artist, Azul, or blue, is the most difficult color to bring across from the artist’s palette. Tonalities shift and change unexpectedly making the desired shade elusive. She continues to be fascinated with Azul despite its idiosyncrasies.

The Works of Kathy Sosa
Kathy Sosa moved to San Antonio from Alabama as a child and immediately fell in love with the blended culture of the Texas-Mexico border region. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at St. Mary’s University, she spent years in advertising and political consulting. Kathy began her life as a painter during her late 40’s and embraced the artistic expressions of the Mestisaje culture. Her work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Latino Center in Washington D.C. and regionally in Texas; it has also been featured on CNN and in various publications.

“Everything in my body of work is about the Mestizo culture that I live in, and I would like to bring to people’s attention to the very cool things about the blended culture in the Texas-Mexico border land… It’s a distinct culture of its own” ---Kathy Sosa

Tree of Life Series
The artist celebrates the Mestizo Culture:  the blending of the Texas/Mexican-American culture.  She combines a traditional Mexican ceramic Tree of Life form with the female form.  Some see the Tree of Life around her head as a headdress and some see it as a crown. While it is relatable to those, Kathy Sosa says it is more akin to a thought bubble, what the wearer is concerned about. It is a platform to talk about anything in the Mestizo culture of San Antonio, Texas.

Kathy Sosa (American, b. 20^th Century)
Seeing Double on my Mind
Oil on canvas
Signed l.r.
36 ¼ x 47 ¼ inches

The Tree of Life that inspired this painting reminded the artist of heaven. Consequently, she depicts the two sitters thinking of ‘Cielo’ …heaven and its beauty.

The Works of Kathy Sosa
Kathy Sosa moved to San Antonio from Alabama as a child and immediately fell in love with the blended culture of the Texas-Mexico border region. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at St. Mary’s University, she spent years in advertising and political consulting. Kathy began her life as a painter during her late 40’s and embraced the artistic expressions of the Mestisaje culture. Her work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Latino Center in Washington D.C. and regionally in Texas; it has also been featured on CNN and in various publications.

“Everything in my body of work is about the Mestizo culture that I live in, and I would like to bring to people’s attention to the very cool things about the blended culture in the Texas-Mexico border land… It’s a distinct culture of its own” ---Kathy Sosa

Tree of Life Series
The artist celebrates the Mestizo Culture:  the blending of the Texas/Mexican-American culture.  She combines a traditional Mexican ceramic Tree of Life form with the female form.  Some see the Tree of Life around her head as a headdress and some see it as a crown. While it is relatable to those, Kathy Sosa says it is more akin to a thought bubble, what the wearer is concerned about. It is a platform to talk about anything in the Mestizo culture of San Antonio, Texas.

Kathy Sosa (American, b. 20^th Century)
Verde:  Garden Aviary on my Mind
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
55 3/4 x 55 3/4 inches

The Works of Roger Flores

Known primarily for his civic involvement as a member of the San Antonio city council from 2003-2007, and vice president of his family’s restaurant enterprise, Roger is a lifelong resident of San Antonio and has been painting since the age of 10.  He grew up surrounded by art, those of his parents’ and those they collected. Roger was inspired to start painting after finding a cache’ of his father’s work, and remembers the spark of excitement from the creation of his own first works. “ My parents continuously encouraged me to paint. In times where parents were pushing their children to become doctors and lawyers mine were telling me I was an artist.” 

Roger is largely self-taught and has within the last year been able to focus his time and attention on painting. Roger has used a variety of mixed media and applied those media using many different techniques.  Currently he works with oils and acrylics. “I’ve experimented with many media and techniques to try and create something different, but I have always been pulled back to the workability of oil paint.” Roger still studies the work of artists Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko, Hans Arp and Joan Miro among others. He has sought an authentic style, which is aesthetically pleasing to the artist and the observer.

“I have always been intrigued by dualities. Humankind can live in dualities as can nature. I enjoy placing chaotic forms over static patterns. I often try to split a painting into two fields or one over the other to represent duality and sometimes symbiosis.”       – Roger Flores

Roger Flores (American, b. 1969)
Distillation of Research
Oil on canvas
Signed l.r.
73 x 60 inches

Exhibited: Paloma Riverwalk Restaurant, Tricentennial Show, Northwest Vista Colleges, March 2018-April 19, 2018.

Note: Painted for the 2018 San Antonio Tricentennial as a representation of what makes San Antonio what it is today.

Roger Flores recalls his undergraduate days studying Food Chemistry saying, “Distilling is taking a liquid or material and reducing it down to its essence to increase the matter’s strength.”

Combustion of thought and experimentation creates knowledge! This composition begins with a baseline of black…what you know. Each great stroke is an experiment. Research is chaotic and must be a far reaching endeavor; sometimes the most outlandish experiments bring about the most significant discoveries. The red dot represents the distilled knowledge; its small size is an intentional contrast to the large size of the painting. The idea can be applied in many facets to help humanity.

The Works of Roger Flores

Known primarily for his civic involvement as a member of the San Antonio city council from 2003-2007, and vice president of his family’s restaurant enterprise, Roger is a lifelong resident of San Antonio and has been painting since the age of 10.  He grew up surrounded by art, those of his parents’ and those they collected. Roger was inspired to start painting after finding a cache’ of his father’s work, and remembers the spark of excitement from the creation of his own first works. “ My parents continuously encouraged me to paint. In times where parents were pushing their children to become doctors and lawyers mine were telling me I was an artist.” 

Magdalena Guajardo

In my Dreams

Oil on Canvas, inscribed verso with March 2019 Title

48" x 36"