Christine Flanner 

            Artist of the Month

Christine Flanner of The Capstone Collection

designs and creates beautiful handcrafted

jewelry from components she has carefully

handpicked from around the world.

Her jewelry ranges from the every day fun

to the sophisticated "power" jewelry. Her

work is displayed and sells at

Boerne WineSeller throughout the year.

Come and meet Christine Flanner on Second

Saturday, 4-8 PM, she will have just returned

from a show in Arizona and many new creations.

Christine shows and sells her jewelry in Arizona,

Washington, Boerne, San Antonio and Ireland.

She brings out many more of her

pieces and is happy to have you try them on and

find just the one for you or for gift giving.

Her goal is to give the customer

"the finishing touch"to their wardrobe.

To see samples of her jewelry online click

on this quick link:

www.etsy.com/shop/capstonecollection 

Meet Our Artists

Our artists are Members of the Hill Country

Art Guild whose work is housed at Boerne WineSeller

and they are...

Tom Blessum, Christine Flanner, Jeanne Potter,

Rob Roudabush, and Jette Scott 

ad hoc members are Bro. Cletus, Acrylics and Janice Joplin, Ceramic Art

All the artists also do commision work, so if you

have an idea for a portrait, picture or painting,

please talk to any of these artists listed here.

Artists' Statements 

Tom Blessum ~ Fine Art Photography

As a photographic artist, my primary focus on capturing

contemplative images that illustrate the beauty I see in

the world, from the magificent to the subtle. When I am

behind the camera, my senses are heightened to the

simple beauty that surrounds us, in both people and

places. The subtleties of light and texture, shape and

color, pattern and perspective -I see them everywhere.

For me, seeing beauty is more than about what

is. It's also about recalling what has been and imaging

what can be. A contemplative photograph can inspire

all three.

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  Christine Flanner ~  Fine Art Jewelry 

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Jeanne Potter ~ Fine Art Acrylics

While in college I loved painting and art history.  I create

abstract acrylic paintings with various textures that resemble

ancient frescoes and wall fragments.  Still others have

suggestively traditional motifs with heavily distressed surfaces. 

Acrylic mediums are used to achieve crackle effects, add texture

and build up layers of transparent color.  Fluid acrylics allow

me to achieve watercolor effects. Iridescent and interference

paints give a wonderful glow.  I am currently working

with botanical themes, also henna tattoo designs and eastern

motifs.

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Rob Roudabush ~ Fine Art

                                                                     Photography

My hope and goal is that the viewer will experience a connection

with what they see. Whether it’s a feeling of solitude as they gaze

upon a vast field of grass, or a night sky blanketed with stars; a

past remembrance of an old abandoned farm, or the remnants

of a church, once stark and pristine; if I can help the viewer

achieve some measure of emotion, then I have served my purpose.

I’ve been behind a camera for over 40 years.  Even though I’ve

had other careers on and off, photography is my first love. 

Against my father’s advice, I attended the Rochester Institute

of Technology, where I earned a Bachelor of Science Degree

from the College of Photographic Arts and Sciences

(he suggested a degree in business).  Upon reflection, I realize

I made the right choice, since business management came

naturally to me.  I was then free to focus on my first love.

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Jette Scott ~ Acrylics

My paintings reflect what appeals to me and although

I don’t seem to settle on one subject, there is one common

thread.  I’m especially attracted to and love painting people

and specifically children. Having lived on both coasts and

many states in between and having traveled extensively

abroad, I’m fascinated by not only the Amish, of Pennsylvania,

but the cowboys of Texas, and the different nationalities of the

world.  Although I paint from photographs that I have taken or

have been supplied to me, I will take and change what the

camera “sees” and make my own composition.  I want to

capture a moment in time for the viewer and show them

something that the camera couldn’t.  If I can do that, and

they see beauty in everyday ordinary things, then I

have succeeded.

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