"Bobcat in Nature" by Rio Grande Valley based artist Sue Sill. 20" x 16", acrylic on canvas. Amongst the beauty of the colorful and wispy verbena and Texan goat bush and vibrant Strawberry Pitaya Cactus, something has caught the attention of this regal looking bobcat. Sue Sill's vibrant, well composed painting teems with local wildlife. This painting is part of a collection of Sue Sill's wildlife paintings that are on display and available for purchase at Nuevo Santander Gallery. #riograndevalley #nuevosantandergallery #texasartist #texasartgallery #southwestartist #acrylicart #texaswildlife #texaswildlife #bobcat #bobcats

"Bobcat in Nature" by Rio Grande Valley based artist Sue Sill. 20" x 16", acrylic on canvas. Amongst the beauty of the colorful and wispy verbena and Texan goat bush and vibrant Strawberry Pitaya Cactus, something has caught the attention of this regal looking bobcat. Sue Sill's vibrant, well composed painting teems with local wildlife. This painting is part of a collection of Sue Sill's wildlife paintings that are on display and available for purchase at Nuevo Santander Gallery. #riograndevalley #nuevosantandergallery #texasartist #texasartgallery #southwestartist #acrylicart #texaswildlife #texaswildlife #bobcat #bobcats

Come out to Nuevo Santander Gallery where art, antiques, collectibles and so much more is available to take home. If you're looking for something handmade, unique, and not made by machines in China, we're just the destination for you. Perfect for gifts and items that will be with you for a lifetime. 🎁 We're open Monday thru Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday by appointment. Pictured: Bob Scriver - "Prayer to the Healing Spirit" . . . #nuevosantandergallery #christmasgiftideas #christmasgifts2025 #riograndevalley956 #riograndevalley #rgvshopping #956shopsmall #956shopping

Come out to Nuevo Santander Gallery where art, antiques, collectibles and so much more is available to take home. If you're looking for something handmade, unique, and not made by machines in China, we're just the destination for you. Perfect for gifts and items that will be with you for a lifetime. 🎁 We're open Monday thru Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday by appointment. Pictured: Bob Scriver - "Prayer to the Healing Spirit"

Two Mexican Masks - The Tigre (jaguar) and the Dance of the Moors and the Christians (Moros y Cristianos) are storied symbols in popular festival dances and each have a long history. This rare tigre mask was made by Filiberto Lopez Ortiz, a mask maker of great skill who gained recognition for his talent from his native Oaxaca all the way to Mexico City, and this mask is one of the few that bears his signature. Definitely rare and collectible. Regarding the prevalence of the jaguar image in Mexican culture, Donald Cordry, in his book Mexican Masks, states, the jaguar was and is the single most important animal to the Indians of Central and Southern Mexico. A symbol of war, these were not wars just of conquest, but "flower wars", that were waged to obtain captives to be sacrificed to the gods. He further states that the symbol of the jaguar was more than a representation of the courage and violence implicit in the animal itself, the jaguar was a god in its own right and a model for the Indian way of life. The second mask would be used in the Dance of the Moors and Christians. Likely the first Christian dance introduced to Mexico which was recorded as far back as 1524 when it was presented to Cortes in Coatzacoalcos. It has remained one of the most popular festival dances since then, due to it's representation of good vs evil. Created as part of the Holy Crusade to convert the Mexican Indigenous groups to Christianity, it now comprises an entire group of dances with many variations that over the years have given mask makers and Santeros the ability to show off their unique artistry and talent. Both of these masks are on display and available for purchase. Take home a rare and collectible piece of art today! We are open Monday thru Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday by appointment. #nuevosantandergallery #texasartgallery #mexicanfolkart #mexicanmask #mexicandancemasks #tigremask #tigré #morosycristianos

Two Mexican Masks - The Tigre (jaguar) and the Dance of the Moors and the Christians (Moros y Cristianos) are storied symbols in popular festival dances and each have a long history. This rare tigre mask was made by Filiberto Lopez Ortiz, a mask maker of great skill who gained recognition for his talent from his native Oaxaca all the way to Mexico City, and this mask is one of the few that bears his signature. Definitely rare and collectible. Regarding the prevalence of the jaguar image in Mexican culture, Donald Cordry, in his book Mexican Masks, states, the jaguar was and is the single most important animal to the Indians of Central and Southern Mexico. A symbol of war, these were not wars just of conquest, but "flower wars", that were waged to obtain captives to be sacrificed to the gods. He further states that the symbol of the jaguar was more than a representation of the courage and violence implicit in the animal itself, the jaguar was a god in its own right and a model for the Indian way of life. The second mask would be used in the Dance of the Moors and Christians. Likely the first Christian dance introduced to Mexico which was recorded as far back as 1524 when it was presented to Cortes in Coatzacoalcos. It has remained one of the most popular festival dances since then, due to it's representation of good vs evil. Created as part of the Holy Crusade to convert the Mexican Indigenous groups to Christianity, it now comprises an entire group of dances with many variations that over the years have given mask makers and Santeros the ability to show off their unique artistry and talent. Both of these masks are on display and available for purchase. Take home a rare and collectible piece of art today! We are open Monday thru Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday by appointment. #nuevosantandergallery #texasartgallery #mexicanfolkart #mexicanmask #mexicandancemasks #tigremask #tigré #morosycristianos