Dateline: May 29, 2008

Museum to host Ray exhibit

The Saints’ Roost Museum will showcase the artwork of Don Ray during its membership appreciation dinner next Friday, June 6, on the museum grounds.

Ray was born in 1937 in the Adair Hospital, which is now the home of the Museum, and he lived on a ranch near Clarendon until 1953. He later graduated from Canyon High School and received his master’s degree from West Texas State University before working for the American Quarter Horse Journal and serving as the first graphics arts director for the regional education service center in Amarillo.

Ray has worked as a professional artist since 1972 and has produced many paintings and sculptures reflecting the landscapes and the Southwestern historical subjects in Texas and New Mexico.

The Museum will also draw for a pair of custom spurs by Clarendon’s own Kevin Johnson.

Next Friday’s event will begin with an open house at the Museum at 6:30 p.m. followed by a barbecue dinner served at 7 p.m.

The dinner is free to Museum members and their families. Annual dues are $25 and may be sent to PO Box 781, Clarendon, TX 79226. Your help is needed and appreciated.