by MG | Jul 21, 2019 | All Articles, Robert Paintings
When I started this painting I was going to have four roses in the moonlight. Then I got to thinking that “moonlight” is really “reflected sunlight”. That gave me the idea not to do the obvious and instead have the roses lit by the sun as is...
by MG | Jul 20, 2019 | All Articles
Typically, before I start a painting I have an idea in my head what it is going to look like. Sometimes I go into great detail and studies even before I touch the canvas. But there are occasions when the paint takes over. That’s what happened on...
by MG | Jul 20, 2019 | All Articles
Painting flowers is so emotionally rewarding! The peaceful feeling starts with gazing upon a blank canvas envisioning the coming flowers. Then, lost in the flow of color, the trance lasts until the final brushstrokes when the joy of beautiful flowers engulfs the...
by MG | Jul 20, 2019 | All Articles, Ooh La La! French Culture
I love France. Especially after living there off and on for several months at a time. I think I picked up some of the “French Attitude.” After being there for several months, it was beginning to feel like home. Once, while taking in the sights from a...
by MG | May 26, 2019 | All Articles, Robert Paintings
“The Great Wave off Kanagawa” painting interpretation by artist Robert MacDonald “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” is an interpretation of a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. It was published sometime between 1829 and 1833. The...
by MG | May 26, 2019 | All Articles
The ArtistAdelee Wendel (1898-1990)Adelee Bowden Wendel, painter, and teacher, was born in 1898 in Maverick, Texas and married Paul Wendel. She received her art training at the South West Texas State Teachers College, the University of Texas, and the San Antonio...
