More by Michael Schall

I just checked in at Michael Schall's site and once again, I'm blown away. He has to be one of my favorite artists working in graphite:

Michael Schall, Battle at Sea, graphite on paper, 70" x 94", 2008.

Michael Schall, Giant Tree, graphite on paper, 35" x 50", 2008

Michael Schall, Pool of Light, graphite on paper, 22" x 30", 2009.

High-Security River Vally/Canyon

If all is going well at this point, I should be in the Grand Canyon. Michael Schall put up some new drawings - all of which are absolutely amazing, but this one more closely relates to my Canyon adventures...

Michael Schall, "High Security River Valley", graphite on paper, 38" x 50", 2008.(detail view)

Check out his portfolio...spectacular work.

Inspiration and Painting Progress

I'm in the middle of a new painting right now, tentatively titled, "A Boundary, Not A Thing". Here's some of the art I've been browsing in books and online for inspiration and to reference for the new painting:

James Whistler, "Nocturne: Trafalgar Square: Chelsea Snow", 1876
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Caspar David Friedrich, Monk by the Sea, 1809
Source: Wikimedia Commons via Some Landscapes Blog
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Harmony in blue and silver: Trouville (1865)
Source: Wikimedia Commons via Some Landscapes Blog
"Moonlight on Mount Lafayette, New Hampshire," by William Trost Richards, 1873
Source: Resonant Enigma Blog

J. Alden Weir, "The Bridge: Nocturne" aka ""Queensboro Bridge", 1910
Washington Allston, "Moonlight Landscape", 1819Michael Schall, Smoke Factory Malfunction, graphite on paper, 40" x 60", 2007.
Claude-Joseph Vernet, "Night, A Port in Moonlight", 1772

(last night)(still in progress)

Michael Schall's Drawings

Michael Schall, Volcano Fabrication Project, graphite on paper, 40" x 60", 2007.
(Detail) Volcano Fabrication Project, graphite on paper, 40" x 60", 2007.
Michael Schall, Community Tower East, graphite on paper, 26" x 36", 2006.
Michael Schall, Smoke Factory Malfunction, graphite on paper, 40" x 60", 2007.
(Detail) Smoke Factory Malfunction, graphite on paper, 40" x 60", 2007.
Michael Schall, The Last Hope, graphite on paper, 40" x 60", 2007.

These drawings are amazing. Check out his site to get a better understanding of how beautiful and labor intensive these works are - especially when one considers the huge scale of the works.