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Red Fork Art Gallery
Mary Jo Luster
Red Fork Art Gallery and Studio
4071 Southwest Boulevard
Tulsa, OK 74107
918-639-4811
Interested in the "Dirty Brush Club?"
Local artists are invited to come by
the Gallery and paint together on the 2nd Monday of the month from 10:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This will be a good time to share stories,
techniques and a little coffee or cold drink.
The Red Fork Art Gallery opened September 1, 2006 in the heart of the
historic old Red Fork, Indian Territory. It is located in one of the few
remaining buildings dating back to the 1930’s. This historic site is
directly on the Ozark Trail known for wood post markers with the letters “O.T.”
that guided travelers through the fading Indian Territory. A distinct red
gallery door opens within inches from the old Historic Route 66 roadway that
spawned travelers, industry, lovers and legends from Chicago to Los Angles
since 1937.
While this part of Indian Territory has been chronicled for years as the
home of the first oil well in Indian Territory, it gains new status on
September 1, 2006 as first art gallery in Red Fork. Well-known artists from
the area have come together to present a unique collection of their work.
Featured pieces and others are available for purchase at the gallery.
Arrangements can also be made for commissioned art in a number of mediums.
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Mary Jo Luster's Students
February 28, 2009
Gallery Hours
The Red Fork Art Gallery is open
Tuesday-Friday 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Click here for Gallery Photos
Gallery Classes
One of the additional features of the gallery is individual and group
instruction offered for beginning and experienced artists.
Monday 4:00-5:30 pm Oil Painting Kids
Mary Jo Luster
Monday 6:30-9:00 pm Oil Painting Adults Mary
Jo Luster
Monday 6:30-9:00 pm Oil Painting Adults
Shelly Ward
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Tuesday 9:00 am - 11:30 am Oil Painting Adults
Mary Jo Luster
Tuesday 12:00 - 2:30 pm Oil Painting Adults
Mary Jo Luster
Tuesday 6:30-9:00 pm Oil Painting Adults
Mary Jo Luster
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Wednesday 12:00 - 2:30 pm Any Media
Joyce Peace
Wednesday 4:00-5:30 pm Kids
Oil Painting Mary Jo Luster
Wednesday 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Any Media Joyce Peace
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Thursday 4:00-5:30 pm Kids Oil Painting
Mary Jo Luster
Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm Kids Oil Painting
Shelly Ward
Thursday 6:30-9:00 pm Adults Oil Painting Mary Jo Luster
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Friday 9:00-11:30 am Adults Oil Painting
Mary Jo Luster
GALLERY CLOSES AT NOON ON FRIDAY
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Saturday 10:00-12:30 am Oil
Painting Shelly Ward
Saturday 1:00-2:30 pm Kids
Oil Painting Shelly Ward
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Resident Artists
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Mary Jo Luster
Mary Jo dreamed of being an artist since childhood, trying
her hand time and again. In December 1972 her dream came to life
as she made the commitment to use her natural talents in
creating images on canvas. She chose oil and acrylic to capture
scenes that bring back memories of home, of favorite places, and
places people remember from long ago. You will find memories,
nostalgia, and bursts of color that make you feel her paintings.
She expanded her world and started teaching others the
techniques and joys of painting. Mary Jo has a nostalgic style
and strives to touch a place in the hearts of those viewing her
work, and perhaps bring back a warm memory of the past. “This is
the most fulfilling thing I have ever done. I love painting and
I love teaching” she says.
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Shelly Ward
Shelly Ward exhibits some of her many oil paintings in the
gallery as a resident artist. You will find some of
Tulsa's landmarks among Shelly's paintings on display. She
is teaching classes for adults and kids during the week.
Look for her classes on Monday, Wednesday and Saturdays.
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Shelly's "Park Plaza Court - 1930" was featured on the cover of
the Southwest Tulsa 2009 Telephone Directory by John Dorr, owner
of Real Publications, Inc. 1101 Irvine Drive, Edmond, OK
73003. 405/359-8214. The Plark Plaza Court painting
accompanied paintings by Red Fork Art Gallery Artists Mary Jo
Luster and Sandi Dittmann.
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Joyce Peace
"Tulsa artist Joyce Peace began painting 20 years ago for peace
of mind. "I was having my sanity tested (raising six
children), and I said, 'It's either painting classes or a
psychiatrist,' Peace said, "and my accounting husband said,
'Well, the art classes are probably cheaper.'" Peace took
oil-painting classes and then started teaching them. She
discovered fabric painting, her art of choice, through one of
her students. "One of my students made a sweatshirt, and I made
her teach a class on fabric painting so I could learn," Peace
said. "I said, 'I just want to do one (fabric-painted garment),
and I stopped counting at 2,000 pieces.'"
Kathy Tucker, Tulsa World
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Sandi Dittmann
Natural settings, prominent structures and country ambiance
are the themes in the “Art of Redberry Farm”. Sandi Dittmann,
local West Tulsa Artist has a keen sense of warmth in her
depiction of scenery, some with local flare others with an
international flavor. Sandi grew up in the country-side outside
of Miller, Missouri her roots both strong and reveling. As a
business woman for over 20 years she patiently waited for the
right opportunity to direct her attention to her love of
painting. In 1994 she started her “second career” as a devoted
artist while supplementing her work as a property developer and
subsequent Proprietor of Cedar Rock Inn Bed and Breakfast.
Sandi’s oil medium is her love, her art is her life and she will
continue progressing as supporter and enthusiast of art in the
West Tulsa Community.
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Loyd Guffey
3060 W 78 St
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74132
LoydGuffey@att.net
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Loyd Guffey favors acrylic landscapes.
He has been painting about two and a half
years. Started painting at the Red Fork Gallery under
Freddie Hartmann. Joined the Gallery staff in February
2010. Will be showing work at the gallery.
Loyd is at the Gallery on Mondays from 12:30
to 3:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 12"30 to 3:00 p.m.
LoydGuffey@att.net
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Wani Mcdaniel
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