TERRANCE GRAVEN
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A Broken Xmas Ornament Recreated

12/23/2017

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My sister's Xmas tree fell over, breaking one of my nephew's favorite ornaments. So I tried to turn the situation around by creating another with papier-mâché. It was a very satisfying experience.
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Painted Card

12/23/2017

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My nephew and I took 5 minute turns each until we finished this birthday card for my friend.
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Quick Photography

12/22/2017

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We were leaving a cabin we rented, when I found this amazing felled tree.
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More Photography

12/22/2017

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Sometimes my photography can be quite spontaneous. Here is an example where I was crossing a tiny footbridge and saw this incredible plant.
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Inspiration

12/21/2017

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Saw these unusual "mud and mineral balls" in a store in Asheville, North Carolina. I can't remember the correct name for them, but absolutely love them.
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Rat TraP and Cat Mummy Inspiration

12/21/2017

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A few years ago, I completed an installation comparing The Black Plague to modern diseases. Of course, this followed that I researched antique rat traps. 

While in a museum, I finally got to see one in person.
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​I also ran across this cat mummy, which is pretty incredible. It's very possible it may not be authentic, but I love it regardless.
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trip to the Denver Art Museum

12/18/2017

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Visited the impressive Denver Art Museum for the first time. I was joined with my aunt. The museum has a great collection and I was positively affected by their engagement of the public with a working artist.
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Fritz Scholder; Massacre in America: Wounded Knee, 1972
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Lin Tianmiao; Initiator, 2004
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Beaded Victorian dress
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Leg Painting

12/15/2017

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Today I sorted and cleaned up my oil paints. I threw many away that had dried up. I'm getting ready to paint an anatomy picture of a dissected leg.

​I also painted some small wood panels to prepare for smaller paintings.
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Decide Tube Size

12/14/2017

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Today I had to figure out the correct size for rubber tubing for the installation Lay Still.
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Leg Painting

12/12/2017

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​I need to add more yellow into my flesh tones.
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    Terrance Graven is a San Francisco artist whose installations incorporate sculptural elements, performance art, costumes, sound pieces, and theatrical lighting.

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  • Blog
  • CURRENT ART
    • Lay Still
    • Inverted Torches
    • Breath Body
    • Vanitas Painting
    • Legs Painting
    • Silhouettes
    • Mourning Armbands
    • Mourning Pins
    • Delightful Way
    • Rx Tablets
  • FUTURE ART
    • Mourning Handkerchiefs
    • Willow Wallpaper
    • MercuroChrome Paintings
    • Hang Your Heart
    • Mini Eye Portraits
    • Gold Trocar
    • Mortality Staff
    • Black Substrate
    • Body Supports
    • Body Positioner
    • Hand Holder
    • A/V
    • Glass Body
    • Self-Portrait
    • Scrying Mirror
    • Hospital Gown
  • FINISHED ART
    • EXHIBITED
    • Transition
    • I Transition I
  • CONTACT