by houstonwine | Nov 14, 2017 | Paintings, People
I fininshed my first painting in the new studio in Naples. It is entitled “Looking to the Past”. It is a portrait of a young Native-American girl who was participating in a pow-wow ceremony in Houston. I was struck by her...
by houstonwine | Nov 12, 2017 | Art News
Day 4 of FACE began with a painting demonstration by Daniel Gerhartz entitled Training Your Eyes to See. Gerhartz describes his paintings as “completely loose yet deliberate and faithful, not at all flashy.” Next I attended a presentation by...
by houstonwine | Nov 10, 2017 | Art News
Today started with a sculpting demonstration by John Coleman. John is a member of the Cowboy Artists of America and has spent the past 50 years sculpting and painting. He used clay and plasticine to shape a child’s head, then altered it to form a...
by houstonwine | Nov 10, 2017 | Art News
Day 2 of the Figurative Art Convention and Expo 2017 began with a painting demonstration by Sherrie McGraw who studied and taught painting at the Art Students League of New York. She is the author of The Language of Drawing. Next was a presentation by...
by houstonwine | Nov 8, 2017 | Art News
I am attending the Figurative Art Convention & Expo (FACE) at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami-Coral Gables. It is a “first of its kind” gathering of figurative artists from 42 states and 17 countries. One of the lead speakers was Dr. Donald Kuspit, a...
