by houstonwine | Aug 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
I took a walkabout through an area of Toronto known as the Kensington Market. It’s an odd assortment of rastafarian head shops, vegan bakeries, Jamaican restaurants, and vintage clothing shops. I decided to have lunch at Rasta Pasta. The...
by houstonwine | Aug 19, 2018 | Art Workshops
I look to the past in art to find my way forward. Studying the techniques used by Caravaggio will hopefully help move my art to a new level. Quality is essential. My hope is this workshop will help me to paint beautiful subjects so they can be seen...
by houstonwine | Aug 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Toronto is the largest city in Canada and one of the largest in North America. It is the most diverse city I have ever been in. Houston, where I lived for years, takes pride in being a diverse and multicultural city. Toronto is even more...
by houstonwine | Aug 19, 2018 | Art Workshops
I’m in Toronto, Canada attending a workshop at the Academy of Realist Art entitled In the Studios of Caravaggio. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian painter from the 1590s to 1610. He changed art forever by abandoning the heavenly...
by houstonwine | Aug 14, 2018 | Paintings, People
Mary LaGarde has completed her latest painting. This one is an oil portrait of her granddaughter Genevieve and her grandson Lucas. As with most of her paintings, Mary used painting techniques, oils, and varnishes that match as closely as possible...
