Sean, 15″x18″,oil on panel, by Graydon Parrish 2009

Graydon Parrish will be giving a lecture at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on Sunday, March 14, 2:30 – 3:30 pm The lecture is called Technique as Influence: The Painter’s Odyssey of Craft and Communication and it is part of a series of lectures at SBMA that address academic art.

Graydon Parrish is a leading artist and scholar in the field of academic art. He teaches at the GCA and is offering a summer workshop (July 19-August6) on color theory.

Standing Female Nude, 23″x 12″, black & white chalk on toned paper by Graydon Parrish 2009