GRAHAM  is a San Francisco Bay Area artist exhibiting his work since the early 1970's. Since the year 2010, Graham has focused his attention towards abstract paintings on canvas. These paintings more than any other of his works are offerings of pure emotion. The improvisational nature of the paintings are such that Graham, eschewing the use of a brush, often paints with both hands, holding a palate knife in his right hand and a sponge in his left. Building up the surface to create a landscape of texture, he uses a variety of colors to navigate his way across the surface to produce unusually decorative and honest paintings.

Beginning with each acrylic and mix media painting, Graham imagine that each canvas is a textured stonewall or the interior of a cave. He uses a variety of tools, brushes and rollers to build up the texture and then I select two colors and create the basis of the composition.  He then engages these two colors in a struggle for dominance of the canvas. The other colors in the composition are supporting elements, which add depth and intensity. When each painting is completed, he has three basic ways of visually approaching his finished work. First, he sees geography, like continents and landscapes seen from high above. Second, he sees the struggle and tension between the two main colors. And last, he sees harmony and unity created by the partial introduction of Chinese calligraphy, which served as a huge influence from his earlier practice in Chinese calligraphy and studies of Chinese writings.  These few, partially done Chinese characters, add another dimension to the paintings and make them more contemplative works of art.