High Moral Standards
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Regnier Art On Display -- Some of the pencil sketches by Richard Regnier -- local teacher, poet, writer and artist -- will go on display beginning Tuesday in the traveling exhibit area of the Dal Paso Museum. Regnier is shown with his depiction of the building which houses the chamber offices and the museum. (See Writings -- Museum). BY JAN NAPPER Richard is an industrial arts teacher, craftsman, electronics technician, writer, poet, and artist -- just to list a few of his abilities. One might call him a regular Renaissance man. Some of his artistic endeavors will be featured in the traveling exhibit hall at the Dal Paso Museum for the next several weeks beginning Tuesday. Regnier's pencil sketches, called "Dussart Art" a nomenclature taken from his middle name -- includes drawings of historical buildings, homes and windmills from around the Lamesa area. Regnier, the author of many poems and some 16 novels, is currently working on an illustrated historical book about the 1800's Gold mining town of Gold Hill, Colorado. Many of his drawings are renditions of historical scenes in the town, which is the location of a family homestead and also the location of the Regnier's summer cabin. An industrial arts teacher at Lamesa High School, Regnier has had no formal training as a writer or artist -- other than a few drafting courses in college. A man of faith, he relates that he felt "led to write a few years ago after health and personal crises. He began drawing in 1987, also feeling a "calling" to art, and has since completed some 100 pencil sketches. The versatile man can draw from his many experiences and occupations for his artistic works. From his youthful experiences as the son of a Colorado coal miner to several stints in the military and occupations, such as electronics teacher and television engineer and radio technician, to name a few. He graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a bachelor's degree in occupational education in 1976 and earned his Master's degree in education from Sol Ross University in 1982. He began teaching in the military and when he got out he taught in private schools in Austin, TX for three years. Then he taught at Odessa High school, Odessa, Texas during the day and in the electronics department at Odessa College at night for eleven years. He then taught one year at Texas State Technical Institute at Waco, TX. Richard then came to Lamesa in 1983 where he and his wife Gwen live and he is presently employed. Regnier's authentic architectural style of drawing lends itself well to the memorializing of the fast-disappearing windmills, homesteads and historical landmarks of West Texas, and to the fascinating studies of the old Colorado mining town. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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