Garry Kravit Art

Monday, October 28, 2013

Stryker

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Stryker is a chimpanzee who lives at the Center for Great Apes in Wachula, Florida. This painting was done as a gift for Patti Ragan who r...
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Monday, October 21, 2013

Pumpkin

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This is Pumpkin.  She lives at Jungle Island in Miami and she is one of two fraternal twins.  This painting is for her caretaker, Linda Ja...
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Prickly Pear

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Someone really should have warned me that the prickly pear has its name for a good reason.  I bought this one at a grocery store in Dubai ...
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Monday, October 14, 2013

Dubai Hotel Room Orange

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We either learn to adapt to our surroundings or we don't paint as often as we'd like. This 6" x 8" oil on linen panel ...
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Koi, After Cheng-Khee Chee

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I saw a beautiful watercolor painting by Cheng-Khee Chee.  I decided to see if I could paint it in oil. I'm in Dubai so I figured, w...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Video Painting Demonstration - At the End of the Night - Time Lapsed

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A time lapsed video of the beer glass painting. If the video doesn't show up, here is the link: http://youtu.be/rlbJ_-cNrcA ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

At the End of the Night

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So there was this can of Miller Lite in the fridge, and I would never drink Miller Lite (no offense to those who do, I just like a heavier...
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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Video - Eggplant Painting in Time Lapse

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A time lapsed video of the eggplant painting. If the video doesn't show up, here is the link: http://youtu.be/qH9l-wKN4zk ...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Billed with a Highwayman

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Never thought I'd be billed, much less billed with a "Highwayman" They even put a picture of me on the poster. ...
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Pleased Patrons

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I just couldn't resist ... Pleased patrons admire portrait
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Monday, September 2, 2013

Eggplants

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Labor Day in the U.S., what better time than to paint a couple of eggplants. Eggplants 5" 7" oil on linen panel ...

Video Demonstration - Time Lapsed Asparagus, Onion, and Ceramic Bowl

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This is a nine minute video demonstration, time lapsed, of the painting of Asparagus, Onion, and Ceramic Bowl.   While I was painting I he...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

Asparagus, Onion, and Ceramic Bowl

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This little still life I painted while on a layover in Dubai. It was a 102 degrees outside (in the shade) so what better to do than stay in...
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Saturday, August 3, 2013

Video Demonstration - Avocado, Teapot, & Vase

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This is the second video demonstration I've put together.  I hope to have a view of the palette in the next video.    This photo s...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Video Demonstration of the Painting of Nim

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This is a time lapsed video demonstration of the painting of Chimpanzee Nim which was done for Bob Ingersol, one of Nim's caretakers. ...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Making High Quality Canvas or Linen Panels with NO liquid Glue - NO MESS!

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Here is a video I made explaining how to make high quality, archival, painting panels using no liquid glue ... thus, no mess!
Friday, June 7, 2013

Portrait Study

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Painted this 8" x 10" portrait study on my layover in Dubai yesterday. Available Click to access auction for this pa...
Monday, June 3, 2013

After Weistling's HOMEWORK painting

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Morgan Weistling has a four DVD set in which he walks the viewer through his entire process for painting one of his complete works, this o...
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Monday, May 13, 2013

Rick's Mill

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My buddy, Rick, is a Master Electrician who helped me wire my new workshop.  He also helped me wire my house when I bought it back in ...
Friday, May 10, 2013

Ashmiya's Daughter

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There is a customer service agent in Kuwait who is one of the best on the airline that I work for.  Her name is Ashmiya.  One day I was pa...
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Making Giclees

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Today for the first time I used the new Epson 3880 to print a giclee on canvas.   It worked great.  I didn't have a scan of the paint...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Life of an Airline Pilot

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I have to admit that one of the great things about my job is that once I set the parking brake on that big ole' Boeing 777 jet I don...
Sunday, April 14, 2013

Jeff Legg Taught Me Something Today

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Recently I was asked how I learned to paint.  The answer is that I haven't learned to paint, I'm learning to paint which is a lifel...
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Friday, April 12, 2013

Nim Liberated

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Nim was painted for Bob Ingersoll who was featured in the HBO film PROJECT NIM (which I recommend).  Nim was the chimp who starred in t...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Carrie

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Our good friends, Jim and Evelyn Hall recently lost their dog, Carrie.  This painting of her is for them. Carrie 11" x 14" ...
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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Avocados, Teapot, and Vase

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As I previously mentioned, my mom was ill last year and was taken care of by Dr. Gustavo Fernandez at The University of Miami's Sylves...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Kathryn Loves Her Ultimate Taboret - REPOST

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(I am told that the photos did not come through yesterday so here is a repost of this) Kathryn Stats Loves Her Ultimate Taboret ...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

Kiwis

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Dr. Gustavo Fernandez is both a brilliant oncologist and an incredibly warm and kind human being.  He works at Sylvester Cancer Center at...
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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Portrait of Maz Jobrani, Comedian

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I finished the painting I did for my friend Maz.  He is a very kind, very sweet, very funny man.  if you haven't had a chance to see h...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Wine Glass Strawberries

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About six months ago I was on my break on the way to Dubai.  A flight attendant had these strawberries sitting in a wine glass on her work...
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Brussels, Outside the Hotel After The Rain

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8" x 10" oil on linen panel In Kuwait again at the hotel painting ...  tonight a quick study for a larger painting of a...
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Liliacs and Grapes

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Liliacs and Grapes 8" x 10"  oil on canvas panel I did this for a class I'm taking. I'm in Washington a...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Children, Pallet Knives, and Toy Airplanes

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So here I am, sitting in Kuwait in a hotel room with a small linen panel, a photograph of a cast metal DC-3 that I love, a palette knife t...
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Monday, February 4, 2013

Plein Air (no pun intended) & Maz

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Last week I was working on a portrait for a friend, comedian Maz Jobrani.  Here's the progress so far.   Below that is a photo I took ...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Krispy Kreme Cherry Pie

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Krispy Kreme Cherry Pie 5" x 7"  oil on MDF Panel
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Monday, January 21, 2013

Pansies in Tin Can

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Pansies in Tin Can 12" x 18" oil on linen
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