Woman in Rocky Stream

by admin | Apr 11, 2012 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale

Created entirely with a painting knife, M. Graham paints and Walnut Oil. My objective was to treat the rocky landscape and figure the same while being careful not to overwork any areas to maintain an overall unity of fluid paint. I enjoy the textures of the rocks,...

Hoist the Sails – Painting in the Carolina’s

by admin | Apr 8, 2012 | Oil Paintings for Sale

It helps to do a color study – Let’s Set Sail

by admin | Apr 3, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale

I know it seems faster to skip steps in painting. They are not always needed. Many times when I do a preliminary color study or smaller painting, it just helps to point out all the troubled areas of the painting so I know where to concentrate my problem solving...

Woman in the Desert

by admin | Mar 14, 2012 | Education, Oil Paintings for Sale

What an awesome time with wonderful people in Palm Desert CA, with wonderful people, in an area that has so much to offer. The workshop helped painters to develop a process from taking pictures of a figure in a landscape setting, selecting a photo for painting, not...

Forrest’s Landed Shrimper Boat

by admin | Mar 11, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale

I photographed this boat at the same location as the Bubba Shrimp Co. was in the Forrest Gump movie, in South Carolina on my trip to the Carolinas last year. I am returning this month, in March 2012 to present workshops down the coast on my National Tour. This...

Docked Clam and Shrimp Boat

by admin | Jan 18, 2012 | Education, Oil Paintings for Sale

This painting gave me great enjoyment, as I painted from reference back in the studio. I really enjoy the subject matter having grown up in Avon Lake Ohio, one block from the water of Lake Erie. Lake Erie was an ocean to me, that large body of water with huge waves,...