Morris Graves
Morris Graves
Morris Graveswas an American painter. He was one of the earliest Modern artists from the Pacific Northwest to achieve national and international acclaim. His style, referred to by some reviewers as Mysticism, used the muted tones of the Northwest environment, Asian aesthetics and philosophy, and a personal iconography of birds, flowers, chalices, and other images to explore the nature of consciousness...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth28 August 1910
CountryUnited States of America
We've actually seen them so close that you can see the spout but you can't see the whale. You have to crawl out on your hands and knees and look out over the rocks. They like to come up and rub against the rocks.
I paint to rest from the phenomena of the external world-to pronounce and to make notations of its essences with which to verify the inner eye.
It takes waking prayer and working prayer and going to bed in prayer each day with increasing dedication. I must be the best person that I am able to be when I am painting. Tonight the wind is howling and the barrels are full of sky water.
Whales have two things to do, eat and look for something to eat, ... So they cruise from kelp bed to kelp bed and then move on.
Whales have two things to do, eat and look for something to eat. So they cruise from kelp bed to kelp bed and then move on.