CHRISTINA GRACHEK | artist

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...

Spring time is upon us. Reflecting back a few months, January in Scottsdale gave me a look into what’s to come for us in the PNW...

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...

It’s great to be back. Let me bring you up to date and share the most recent highlights of my art practice. Highlight number one: This...

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

My entry in to “Best of Gage” juried competition at Gage Academy of Art made history this year. It’s the first “installation” entry in to...

I wanted to share some photos from the group show that opened on Friday, April 15, 2016.  Thanks  to all who came to see the show and...

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...

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...

I occasionally buy the same color paint, but different brands. As artists we are in a constant search to find whatever it is to make our...