In the Studio – Blog
Welcome to the Artist Studio Blog. This is where I highlight work in progress, artist in residence, inspirations and proud achievements. I’m delighted to share with you some behind the scenes creative processes and memorable moments. Take a look around, enjoy, and contact me if anything inspires you. I’m working on new oil paintings and selectively accepting commissions for 2021. I look forward to hearing from you.
The Unbridled Magic of a Children’s Mural
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” ~ Aristotle This statement proved true once again during the creation of the “Dream BIG! Anything is Possible!” mural project. [...]
Pandemic Paintings
Two new characters have found their way onto my easel since March of 2020: a masked child and a kneeling man. And with them came fireflies and golden lanterns. Most [...]
A Dream Made Visible – New Website!
This past year of sheltering-in-place has offered many of us unexpected gifts, as well as obvious hardships. For me, one of these gifts was finally having the time and space [...]
Art Saves Lives
Art saves lives. I see evidence of this every day with the children I work with. It feels like alchemy as I witness their anxiety and fears melt away at [...]
A Peace of Heaven (work in progress)
This is a small section of a new dreamscape that I started while in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. It is a two-panel painting ("diptych"), a style I've wanted to [...]
New Commission Painting: “THE VEIL”
“The Veil” (47″ x 34″), commissioned by author, Peter Janney and inspired by his provocative nonfiction book, Mary’s Mosaic, has been an unusual journey from the outset (www.marysmosaic.net). Mary’s Mosaic [...]
Mary Magdalene Print Unveiled at “Gifted” in Malibu, CA
This fall, the first framed print from my limited-edition collection of Mary Magdalene giclees was unveiled at "Gifted", a new Parisian-style boutique in the Malibu Country Mart. This unveiling was [...]
Another OPHELIA Painting Goes to the Pacific Northwest!
"Ophelia" (2001) was recently purchased by collectors in Seattle. It is the third painting in this series to end up in the Pacific Northwest, the other two living in Oregon [...]
“Night Singer”- Cover for New Poetry Book!
I am proud to announce that this winter my painting, "Night Singer", will be published on the cover of Joel Kabakov's new collection of poetry, Available Light. The book is [...]
Devolution of The “Dark Angel”- New Painting!
Dark Angel, oil on canvas, 36" x 44", Los Angeles, 2015 This particular angel has been a recurring figure in my work. She was inspired by an artist-model I worked [...]
Wishes Come True! Magic 3-minute video
In the Spring of 2017 I began working with Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles to create a mural with some of the local Wish kids and their families for the foundation [...]
Mary Magdalene Prints Available Now!
I am so excited to announce that the museum-quality giclee print of my signature Mary Magdalene painting is finally ready for order! For over a decade, this image has served [...]
Community Art = LOVE
"Alchemy: a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination." Creating these vibrant and meaningful murals with children and their families feels like alchemy at its best. With any piece [...]
Day of the Dead Community Altar- A Labor of Love
On November 2nd, families from the Wiseburn School District came to visit this beautiful Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar at Juan Cabrillo elementary school. I had [...]
Dreamscape Murals and “Our Eagles Soar!”
The photo above captures the moment just after a mural is unveiled for the very first time. It was taken at the unveiling of the "Our Eagles Soar!" mural quartet [...]
Kindness Mural Unveiling
Although "Our Kinder Garden" is the smallest community mural I've ever done, it was one of the most meaningful and gratifying projects I've worked on. The artists: 190 kindergarten and [...]
Check Out Tiffany Graham’s New Website! www.tiffanygrahamart.com
Dear friends and family, I am very excited to share my new website with all of you featuring a selection of my oil paintings- old and new, as well as [...]
Tiffany Graham Painting Live at SFMOMA: Frida Kahlo Exhibit
In 2008 I created a painting for an exhibit at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Gallery that ran in tandem with the Frida Kahlo exhibit at San Francisco's [...]
I am Jesse Owens
The "I am Jesse Owens" mural is an 8' x 8' painting which was created with 40 students from Warren Lane Elementary School in Inglewood, California for a new film [...]
Tiffany Graham: Painting Studio- Patzcuaro, Mexico
During yearly visits to my grandmother's house and studio in a rural Indian village outside of Patzcuaro, Mexico I honed a keen interest in literature and poetry which figure into [...]