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OBSESSIONS. DECORATION. SALIENT FACTS. G oing for Baroque: One of fall's most anticipated gallery solos is "Let Your Flowers Grow" at Conduit Gallery. See what Anthony Sonnenberg has been up to in his mad kingdom of crafts transformed into high art. A new series of Old Master- i n s p i r e d d r a w i n g s reveals the Houston- based maker's range (through November 25). 100 Candles: While the founder of Texas' oldest modern gallery is no longer with us, his legacy lives on. At Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center, the 100th anniversary of Donald Vogel's birth is celebrated with an exhibition of paintings informed by his Impressionist and Post-Impressionist evocations of color, light, brushstroke, 24 ART NOTES and optimistic subject matter (November 4 – December 2). Since the artist/ director's passing in 2004, Valley House's owners, son Kevin Vogel and daughter- in-law Cheryl Vogel, have carried on his vision while amplifying contemporary voices within the stable. Material Girls: Guerrilla Girls can give a thumbs up to Galleri Urbane, which rolls out a double-header: Florida-based Jessica Drenk and Denton talent Abby Sherrill (on view, respectively, through November 11 and November 14). In outing number four with Urbane, Drenk bows to both nature and books; watch for melting icebergs rendered in marble, p r e s e n t e d w i t h altered volumes that possess a sly Surreal a p p e a l . S h e r r i l l melds photography, s c u l p t u r e , a n d p a i n t i n g t o d i g into the theories of philosophers Foucault a n d H e i d e g g e r. Catherine D. Anspon F rancophiles are rejoicing over the opening of Up On Knox, a casual French brasserie from Le Bilboquet owner Stephen Corseau. Former Lark on the Park chefs Melody Bishop and Dennis Kelly serve staples like oysters, grilled chicken, and steak frites … While we're sure Al Biernat will never leave his legendary Oak Lawn home, where his beloved steak house has been a Park Cities staple for 19 years, he's finally expanded with his first offshoot, which opened near Galleria Dallas in late October … Headington Companies restaurants — Weekend Coffee, CBD Provisions, Sassetta, and Mirador — are all much much loved for their freshly baked bread. Now, the bakery and butcher shop that serves Headington's restaurants and hotels, opens its doors to the public this month as the Commissary, offering fresh- baked breads as well as charcuterie, pastas, and more. For more restaurant buzz, click papercitymag.com. Lisa Collins Shaddock Restaurant BUZZ T he autumnal splendors of a suite of 13 canvases take up residence at the Meadows Museum at SMU in an exhibition that unravels the mysteries of a master of 17th-century Spanish painting. Jacob and His Twelve Sons, created by Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664) and dating from the 1640s, makes its way for the first time to America, leaving Auckland Castle in northeastern Great Britain, where the canvases have resided since a London auction in 1756. The lucky 18th-century bidder was Richard Trevor, the 54th Bishop of Durham, who acquired them for his palatial residence. He ran out of funds for Benjamin, so that canvas went to another collector, also in England. It's finally reunited with its "brothers" at the Meadows show. The life-size canvases depict the founders of the Twelve Tribes of Israel; the original owner is unknown. They were rescued by Auckland Castle Trust after church commissioners sought to sell one of the most famous cycles of religious paintings in the world in 2010. At the Meadows, decipher the secrets discovered by the conservators, a special team led by the Kimbell Art Museum. After the Meadows presentation, the cycle heads to The Frick Collection in New York, a co-organizer of the U.S. tour being undertaken while Auckland Castle is being restored. "Zurbarán: Jacob and His Twelve Sons, Paintings from Auckland Castle," through January 7, at Meadows Museum, SMU; meadowsmuseumdallas.org. Catherine D. Anspon LUCKY 13 Francisco de Zurbarán's Asher, circa 1640-1645, at Meadows Museum, SMU Our mission is to bring your home's story to life. Beautifully. . Our mission is to bring your home's story to life. Beautifully. . Anthony Sonnenberg's I Overlooked an Orchid (while searching for a rose) Blackberri, 2017, at Conduit Gallery COURTESY THE ARTIST AND CONDUIT GALLERY