CHRISTINA GRACHEK | artist

This blog features a collage of photos highlighting my recent small work drawings and paintings.

Very soon I will be heading to Rome to attend a two-week “Painting Rome” plein air workshop and over the last several weeks I’ve been...

Last Fall, I attended another workshop on Whidbey Island and enjoyed my time with Zoey Frank. As you can tell, I really like it there (on...

Since my last post it’s been a whirlwind. Our son had a BIG successful surgery. After healing time, I attended a fantastic painting...

Most of my summer has been spent outside of my studio but I did manage to – sell a small painting, receive an honorable mention and gain...

I don’t think I’m very different from those artists whose past has been a strong influence on their work. Sure, many artists prefer to...

Much has transpired since my last post but I’ll spare you by fast-forwarding and leave it at:  I just returned from Italy.  Any decent...

This self portrait titled, Once Daily is another “layered window of time.” A follow up to my Flicker series which has the same feel of...

Fall has brought me back to atelier work at Gage South, aggressively going after the figure, but this non-figurative series has held my...

Over the last month-and-a-half, I began a new body of work. Two paintings are completed so far, and more are in the works. This post...

Late last night I returned from a trip to Mexico City! I cannot express how fulfilling this experience was. Luckily, I’m still on CDMX...

This is the third and final post about my collage piece, Flicker. Prior to Flicker, I had produced a self portrait that took on a...

As a follow up from another post, Incorporating cartoon imagery into traditional three-dimensional still life, my next piece is an ink...

When it comes to technique, I am pushing myself to combine what I already know with the ideas that take more effort on my part.  My...