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 | Apr 21, 2019 | People
I dedicated this self-portrait to Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1656). Gentileschi was the first woman to enroll at the Art Academy in Florence (Accademia di Arte del Disegno). Gentileschi was heavily influenced by the techniques of Caravaggio. ...
by houstonwine | Mar 27, 2019 | Art Workshops
I am attending a seven week sculpture workshop taught by Naples sculptor Brett F. Harvey. Brett and his wife, artist Lauren Redding, are the owners of H&R Studio. They recently relocated to Naples from New York. Brett is an amazing sculptor...
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...