by houstonwine | Oct 27, 2012 | Nature, Paintings
Mary is working on a series of aspen tree paintings she calls “The Four Seasons”. She hikes Echo Mountain near Evergreen, Colorado every three months to collect possible subjects for her Aspen paintings....
by houstonwine | Jul 9, 2012 | Sculpture
Mary took her first sculpture class in July of 2012. The class was taught by her Colorado neighbor, Tom Ware, Tom is a longtime resident of Evergreen where he has a studio on the shores of Evergreen Lake. Every Thursday for over 34 years he has opened his studio...
by houstonwine | Dec 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Mary studied the art of the French Impressionists in the late 80’s and early 90’s. These are examples of the many works she painted in this period of her life. Share...
by houstonwine | Dec 15, 2011 | Drawings
Mary attended a J.D. Hillberry workshop in Denver where she learned to draw realistic pencil and charcoal drawings of older people with wrinkled skin. She learned that an artist needs a keen understanding of the way that light bends around the curves and wrinkles of...
by houstonwine | Dec 14, 2011 | Paintings, People
Mary is fascinated by the techniques used by Renaissance portrait painters. In this work, she practiced the techniques of Raffaello Sanzio who is popularly known by the name Raphael. Raphael painted his portrait of his friend Baldassare Castiglione in 1514. ...