T. G. McCary’s Portraiture Art—Sogillo Rosso
Tim McCary is a portrait photographer who established his business in Natchez, Mississippi, over 25 years ago; it is no secret that he is renowned around town, the state, and beyond. What is not so well known, however, is that McCary has a background in art, beginning lessons as a child in Oxford, Mississippi, during his father’s tenure as a professor at the University of Mississippi.
Years later, as an undergraduate student at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, McCary met his wife, Penny, an interior design major and art minor. They soon married, moved to Natchez, and eventually had a daughter, Abagail, a freshman at Louisiana Tech in Ruston, Louisiana.
During his many years of photographing people, McCary’s skill has moved phography into the genre of art. His interest and appetite for capturing more than just a posed moment in time have lifted him to levels of artistic expression beyond the lens. With the invention of digital photography and its evolving technology, photographers around the world have been able to tap into vast artistic opportunities not only involving the creative process but also the media upon which the final image is rendered. His new technique is a combination of mixed media—art and photography. Using special canvas papers, plaster, oil paint, and photography, McCary has created his own signature technique—Sogillo Rosso—and stamps completed works with his red wax signature seal.
Together, the McCarys have created more than just a photograph retouched with paint; each work is a piece of art. Not only is the medium printed and painted on special papers but also the artistic process and product are akin to those seen in art galleries.
“Penny’s eye for color is so unique that her contribution to this technique is invaluable,” remarked McCary. “We work together as a team. She is hands on, assists with the children, and paints the plaster with our new artist venue.”
While Tim McCary is always open to something different, original, and fresh, look for unique, interpretive cross-genre or multi-genre designs to come from the entire family of artists as they continue to view the world from new perspectives that inspire works for others to enjoy and display for generations to come.
