An artistic view of Midland, Texas' present and future

School of Architecture

Intricately textured oil paintings by artist Catherine Allen that depict scenes from Midland, Texas, her hometown, are on display in “En Route,” in the Wright Gallery, Langford A. The exhibit is on display through March 3, 2022. Allen uses photographic images from the periphery of her daily life in Midland, an area known for oil and gas production and a boom-or-bust economy. These photographs become source material in the construction of descriptive digital mockups that are translated into ima…