Author Archives: michaelgresalfiart

November 29, 2022 I recently returned from 3 weeks in the mountainous region of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. Half my time there was spent in volunteer support of international organizations developing potable water projects for small Mayan villages. The other half I spent  with my friend and well-known abstract artist, Clemens Luhmann, at his residenceContinue reading “Guatemala Adventure”

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October 27 As I began to build the imagery in my most recent painting, Solar Flow, I was thinking of renewable energy, and in particular, solar, wind and water power- with solar the penultimate powerhouse and wind and water modified by its primal source of energy. I was in a deeply meditative state as IContinue reading “Solar Flow”

Sept. 13 Lately I have been having vivid dreams about a particular steel-hulled sailboat, namely, The R/V Marie Tharp– a 72-foot, steel-hulled, 2-masted sailboat operated by the Ocean Research Project (ORP).  My two latest wax-based paintings, “Dream Sailing” and “Greenland Summer” were inspired by these dreams and the men and women presently onboard conducting vitalContinue reading “Summer Dreams”

June 10, 2022 With “No Resistance”, my 12th and final wax-based painting in the “Our Changing Planet” series, I present a glimpse of our future world facing newly discovered invisible threats that are emerging from recently exposed arctic soils. The melting of the North and South Poles is one of the most well-known consequences ofContinue reading ““No Resistance””

June 3, 2022 Two recent additions to my series “Our Changing Planet” are “Clear-Cut” and “Coral-Reefs”. “Clear Cut” depicts a previously healthy forest now devastated from both clear-cutting all the trees and the understory vegetation. Clear-Cutting is a method of harvesting lumber that indiscriminately destroys entire wooded ecosystems and obliterates the natural habitat of endangeredContinue reading “Recent Additions to “Our Changing Planet””

May 18 2022 “I am committed to practicing Charitable Art” In the latest development of my growing commitment to the “charitable art” concept,  I am now offering free prints of my art to anyone making a charitable donation to one of the organizations I support.  As part of a special, limited arrangement, anyone who makesContinue reading “Get a Free Print of One of My Paintings”

March 3, 2022 Imagine the year is 2122. One hundred years into the future. Space vacationers can now take a submersible cruise through the below-surface ocean on Jupiter’s smallest moon, Europa. It’s an icy environment rich in bioluminescent sea life and strange alien creatures. The travel pamphlet for this tourist destination might look something likeContinue reading “Discover Europa!”

February 24, 2022 My latest piece in the ‘Our Changing Planet‘ series is simply named “Cow.” It is a quizzical portrait of the animal’s face, seeming to ask you to consider the environmental impacts of our food production processes. I don’t mean to imply that raising animals on traditional, family owned, small-scale and sustainably operatedContinue reading “Portrait of a Cow”

January 20th 2022 – Earlier this month, just after the calendar flipped to 2022, I decided to broaden my artistic range of subjects and create a series of large, wax-based paintings on poster board. I call this series “Our Changing Planet” and will be adding 6 new works to the existing 6 over the nextContinue reading “New Series – “Our Changing Planet””