by houstonwine | Aug 14, 2021 | Art News
I was interviewed on Instagram Live last week by Kristina Parro, author of the novel “Lucky”. Kristina’s novel is based on the life of the controversial millionaire and socialite, Rebekah Harkness. Harkness also happens to have been the subject of my...
by houstonwine | Jun 3, 2019 | Art News
MARY LAGARDE STUDIO & GALLERY OPEN HOUSE Free tour of studio and gallery of award-winning Naples artist Mary LaGarde. Learn about the 16th Century Venetian Method of painting used by Mary and visit surrounding galleries as part of the Art Alive! event in the...
by houstonwine | Jun 1, 2019 | Art News
Alejandro Viles, the international art critic, visited my studio last week. Here is a video of his comments about representational art versus abstract art: https://youtu.be/QQs6tpfk46M Share...
by houstonwine | Mar 17, 2019 | Art News
Naples artist Mary LaGarde celebrated the grand opening of her studio and gallery in the Naples Art District on Saturday, March 16th. The solo exhibition in her gallery was entitled The Four Seasons. It featured large and small scale oil paintings of an...
by houstonwine | Mar 7, 2019 | Art News
Naples artist Mary LaGarde climbed the slopes of Echo Mountain in Colorado to find an old stand of aspen trees. She painted a series of oil paintings to capture the character of the trees she found there. Her paintings reflect the changing appearance of...
by houstonwine | Dec 8, 2018 | Art News
I met Florida artist Irv Rudley a few weeks ago at the Figurative Art Convention and Expo (FACE 2018). Irv suggested that we photograph one another and paint portraits to be exchanged in the future. Today Irv drove to Naples to deliver the portraits he...
