by houstonwine | Dec 24, 2013 | Paintings, People
Mary visited Estonia several years ago. Mary watched a basket weaver at work in a rural life museum. Her intense focus and large muscular arms inspired this painting. Share...
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 | Nov 28, 2012 | Nature, Paintings
Mary visited Monet’s house, gardens, and studio in Giverny, France several years ago. She decided to study the techniques used in one of the most famous French Impressionist paintings by Monet. It also happened to be one of the last paintings Monet sold....
by houstonwine | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mary recently visited the “Becoming Van Gogh” exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. She had previously visited the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The Denver Art Museum described its exhibit as follows: “An in-depth exploration of Vincent van Gogh’s...
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....
