Garry Kravit Art

It's been a while since I've posted.  This is mostly due to traveling, building easels and taborets (and not painting) and househo...

This last week Karen and I flew to Sedona, Arizona.  What an amazing place.  I attended a five day workshop with Abbey Ryan.  Karen hiked a...

Last month I decided that I wanted to take my painting to the next level, a serious, high art, level.  I spoke with some professional artis...

At Les Standiford's book signing this evening for Water to the Angels.  Les asked that I bring his portrait which he got to see for th...

After I painted this I enjoyed the pear which was sweet and juicy.   A nice reward for completing the painting. Silver Cup wit...

Pear and Leaf 6 x 6" Oil on fine Belgian linen panel This painting is available.  Please click here if you are in...

Orange and Vase 8 x 6" Oil on fine Belgian linen This painting is available at this link: http://www.dailypaintw...

Les Standiford, writer 40 x 36 oil on fine Belgian linen

Picked up a bag of these awesome Bosc pears at Costco.   A good reason to paint. Ornament with Bosc Pear 8 x 6" oil on ...

Karen pulled this out of the box of ornaments today as we began getting ready to trim the tree.   I had to paint it. Avocado Chr...

I started this painting yesterday, on Thanksgiving, and was painting with my pal, Liz Oneil, who is visiting with us for the week. ...

I started this little painting in Tokyo last week while on a layover.  The sushi actually came from the 7/11.  I finished it last night in...

A beautiful piece of pottery by my friend Anthony Rollins. Rollins Pottery, Concord Grapes, and a Blueberry 8 x 8" ...

An old pepper grinder I borrowed from my brother-in-law's house in Cashiers, North Carolina.   Parmesean Grinder 8 x 6...

This is the first painting done after the Abbey Ryan workshop  yesterday using the same silver cup I used yesterday. Silve...

This weekend was fantastic.  I was privileged to take a workshop from the amazing Abbey Ryan at the John Peto museum in Island Heights, NJ....

Commissioned  Portrait 38 x 27"  Oil on fine Belgian linen

commissioned portrait 38 x 27" oil on Belgian linen 

Making progress on this portrait which is a commission. The commission was auctioned off by The Center For Great Apes for a substantial ...

The Ultimate Taboret (drawers on right) finished today.   The second one will be done shortly and shipped off to an anxious customer in ...

This is a commissioned portrait.   34 x 28"

The two new taborets are ready for sanding and varnishing.  A couple of people are excited to get their art organized.   The Ultimate ...

They're looking like taborets.   One with drawers on the left, and one with drawers on the right.

Back from New Delhi yesterday morning and some work on the taboret's drawer stand shows how it takes life.  I probably shouldn...

It's drawer day here at taboret central.  Some of the process:  1. Drawer sides on dovetail jig.   2. Cut ...