Behind the Painting

Let me out in the thicket: painting Palmetto State Park

On the high banks of the San Marcos River in Gonzales County sits a distinctive stone building in a unique state park where people have been gathering for a nearly 100 years. New Years I spent paining there in Palmetto State Park, a small property by Texas standards, but one packed with lots of nature, […]

Finding life in old bronze: painting the Texas Cowboy Monument

Behind the Painting, Uncategorized / Matulart

Statues are great for plein air painting for several reasons. The sculptor already did the hard work planning the composition, posing the subjects and giving them something meaningful to do. The bronze surfaces catch the light evenly, whatever the weather. The colors are monochromatic and can be painted with a very limited palette. And statues

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