by houstonwine | Sep 4, 2020 | Paintings, People
Supper at Ursula, by Mary LaGarde, oil on canvas, 60″ x 48″ I believe that art should tell a story and it should elicit an emotional response in the viewer. I was shocked by our government’s decision to separate families at the border and to house...
by houstonwine | Mar 10, 2013 | Nature, Paintings
Mary studied Van Gogh’s Almond Blossoms painting and used his painting technique to create a painting of her own that she calls “La Primavera”. Share...
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 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mary discovered a fantastic easel designed by Denver artist David Sorg. It is known as the Sorg Easel. It has a series of pulleys and weights that allow her to move her work up and down with very little effort and with no adjustments. Mary is convinced it is the...
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. ...
