Paint Diary

Two oil paintings depicting two Houston, Texas landscapes hang on a white wall.

Paint Diary 9/3/2025

A few notes off the cuff as it pertains to the aesthetic of realism during the 19th and 20th century in relation to The Wire. More than anything I am... Read more...

Paint Diary 9/1/2025

The Rosemary commission is finished as of this weekend. As I elaborated on in my paint diary over at www.maxlowtide.com the painting process went fairly smoothly all things considered. Once... Read more...

Paint Diary 8/14/2025

I pushed the Rosemary Mahoney drawing as far as made sense to do before moving on to the next stage of the painting, the actual painting process that is. I... Read more...

Paint Diary 8/10/25

The past few days have been exceptionally busy and interesting. It is strange to know that we have not been back in Houston for even one week. Yesterday I went... Read more...

A plein air oil painting depicting a small meandering creek in the woods in Virginia.

Paint Dairy 8/4/25

This is my first piece of writing since returning from a two week visit to my mother’s house in Northern Virginia. I painted immensely, making about nine paintings over the... Read more...

A cup is held in the hand by a person standing in front of a mural painting in Houston, Texas. The green straw is the most vibrant color against the grey wall of the mural.

Paint Diary July 16th

The last few days were very fun and interesting. I will not name artists nor institutions in this blog post but instead speak of specifics generally and my impressions specifically. ... Read more...

A section of a painting that shows many tree trunks in front of a blue circle that is made to represent a lake.

Paint Diary July 12th

Today’s time spent in the studio was both productive and exciting. I finished a piece that I had begun the night before which marks the culmination of about one week's... Read more...

A small slice of an oil painting on paper with three brown vertical rectangles entering the frame representing trees. The tress cast shadows over a tennis court.

Paint Diary July 11th

The website is officially live as of two days ago. During the day I spent the majority of my time tightening up any loose ends in preparation for publication. This... Read more...

A portion of a colorful oil painting representing yellow roofs and a red chimney amongst colorful trees.

Paint Diary July 8th

Lots of paint was put down today. After some days of consideration and idealization I finally acted on the desire to essentially emulate the fauvist paintings that I adore so... Read more...

An experimental oil painting on paper with orange, brown, blue and green colored shapes painted in an abstract manner.

Paint Diary July 7th

After spending the day not in the studio and attending to other art related however non painting matters I just had a few productive hours in the studio. Productive in... Read more...

An oil painting representing two pieces of glass composed on a small panel. The painting rests on a plein air easel with paint scattered everywhere.

Paint Diary July 6th

Today was a more successful day of painting. The first thing I did was work back into the Ruffles bag ever so slightly. Although I have been keen on painting... Read more...

A stack of books about oil painting history, painters and movements sit atop a table in Houston, Texas.

Paint Diary July 5th

I painted today after two days of not having done so. Painting takes up a lot of time, its not something that can just “fit in” a two hour window... Read more...