Native Princess Part 3

Native Princess Part 3

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 this: Click to print...
Native Princess Part 2

Native Princess Part 2

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...
Native Princess

Native Princess

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...
Aspens Summer III

Aspens Summer III

Here is the latest small-scale oil painting in Mary’s Four Seasons series.                 Share this: Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on...
Aspens Summer II

Aspens Summer II

Here is the latest small-scale painting from Mary’s Four Seasons series.                 Share this: Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on...