Gloria Groesbeck, former Laredoan, and Sarita Ligarde Gilbert were guests of Nelda Guerrero Drury at her Castle Hills home in San Antonio.

State Senator Leticia Van de Putte, second from left, is pictured at a recent benefit style show at the Oak Hills Country Club with supporters Estela Zamora Kramer, Nelda Guerrero Drury, and the senator’s mother, Belia Ortiz.

Anne Brennan Vela prospering in San Antonio

Anne Brennan Vela has done so much for art in Laredo. She now resides and maintains a home and studio in San Antonio. A native of Ohio, Anne lived in Laredo for 35 years. She has been painting in watercolor, watermedia, acrylic, and collage for the past 40 years and continues to educate herself by attending workshops of leading artists in the field.
Anne’s work has been accepted in many national and regional exhibitions across the United States.
As president of the Laredo Art League, Anne founded the Laredo Center for the Arts in 1993. She was named Woman of the Year in 1997 by the Laredo Morning Times and received the Paul Harris award from the Rotary Club for her contribution to the arts in Laredo.
Anne is a signature member of the Texas Watercolor Society, as well as a member of the Southwestern Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society, the International Society of Experimental Artists, and the First Frontier Collage Society. She also maintains associate membership in the American and National Watercolor Societies.
She is currently represented by Textures Gallery and the Anna Rose Gallery in San Antonio. She paints and exhibits with the Brushstokes of San Antonio.