Sunday, April 13, 2008

"Sierra Splendor", original oil painting by Mike Callahan




"Sierra Splendor"
40"x60" Oil on Canvas
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I just finished this commissioned piece...it's very large and I had a great time painting it...I've posted a tutorial for it as well, you can see the painting progress by clicking here.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a wonderful masterpiece. Mike Callahan you are truly a wonderful artist :)

Anonymous said...

This is a wonderful masterpiece. Mike Callahan you are truly a wonderful artist :)

Mike Callahan said...

Thank you for your kind words!

Anonymous said...

What inspired you to paint this masterpiece?

Mike Callahan said...

As with most of my landscapes, I can't help be inspired by the source of the beauty, the Sierra landscape that I'm priviledged to live so near...
You might be interested in a tutorial I put together showing the painting of this piece and how it came about...you can find that here:
http://www.mikecallahanart.com/a-z/sierrasplendor.html