by houstonwine | Oct 19, 2017 | Paintings, People, Uncategorized
I completed the grisaille (pronounced ɡriˈzī) today. A grisaille is a monocrhome oil painting in shades of gray that helps to add depth to a painting. Next I will paint from darks to lights. Afterwards, I’ll add chroma or color. Share...
by houstonwine | Oct 15, 2017 | Paintings, People
I sprayed a matte retouching fixative on my charcoal drawing yesterday to hold the charcoal on the canvas. Then I painted over it a touch of a light transparent wash mixed with Van Dyke Brown oil paint diluted with Gamsol. The idea is to create a tea...
by houstonwine | Oct 12, 2017 | Paintings, People
Here’s what’s sitting on my easel today. This ” Native Princess” is a charcoal sketch on stretched canvas. The subject is a young native American woman Richard and I saw at a Pow Wow in Houston. Now that I completed the under...
by houstonwine | Apr 5, 2017 | Nature, Paintings, Uncategorized
Here is the latest small-scale oil painting in Mary’s Four Seasons series. Share...
by houstonwine | Apr 5, 2017 | Nature, Paintings
Here is the latest small-scale painting from Mary’s Four Seasons series. Share...
