Exploring the streets of Rome with oils
I wanted to give you an update on my fourth painting. The subject matter is a photo I took while exploring the streets of Rome.…
The Artist Diaries
Join Loni Stark on her creative journey in oil painting. Artist diaries, video logs, and the real process behind the brush.
From red barns to the fountains of Rome
After travels to Loreto Baja and Australia, I am happy to be back to my regularly scheduled oil painting classes with Lee Hartman on Saturdays…
Lee Hartman’s 14th Annual Student Art Show – Preview
We miss you Lee Hartman. xo
My third painting: The end is near and it ain’t looking bad
This week I finally arrived at the end of the class at a point where with a couple more highlights, I can call this painting…
My third painting: Constructing the red barn and the secrets of toothpaste
In this week’s class, my red barn finally took shape after Lee Hartman coached me to not over paint elements and to allow for different…
My completed pear oil paintings…reunited and signed
Lee Hartman this week noted she couldn’t find my completed paintings on StarkSilverCreek and that I should post my finished works more prominently. I think…
My third painting: Hope soars amidst tragedy
My red barn painting is finally taking shape. It is far from a masterpiece…yet (remember dear reader, optimistic thinking). However, I am starting to have…
My third painting: A glimmer of hope
My third oil painting is starting to shape up and I am feeling more hopeful that it will not turn out to be a complete…
My third painting: The red barn and green hills…that still aren’t
This past Saturday, I spent another three hours in my oil painting class. Unlike the first several I took where I whizzed through the painting…
My third painting: The red barn that wasn’t
Today was my fourth oil painting class with Lee Hartman at University Arts here in San Jose (ed. – check out the new show, “The…