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Home About Inventory Contact Chat Live Now Article about the Exhibition
 See a couple dozen of  Michael Callihan's most recent paintings
on exhibit now as
part of the current display The Saper Galleries Michigan Collection:
Artists from the Great Lakes State. His unique paintings are priced as though
they are limited editions (from $600 framed) yet each is a
one-of-a-kind oil painting, perfect for collectors who may wish to
upgrade their collection from "prints" to "originals" of excellent
value and beautiful aesthetics. The larger size Callihans on
canvas can be displayed with or without framing as shown in
these photos from the current display. Enjoy!New article on Michael Callihan here. Check it out! |
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Michigan Impressions: Oil
Paintings by Michael Callihan
On Sunday, November 4, 2007 Saper Galleries opened a Callihan
paintings exhibition where guests met the artist at the downtown East Lansing, Michigan gallery. On
display
were 30 unique oil paintings, many unveiled to the public
for the first time!As evidenced from the pictures shown below of recently sold paintings, Callihan canvases do not stay around very long so contact us soon to confirm availability of any that may be of interest to you. If your preferred paintings are already sold, you may want the artist to create a painting for you in any desired size. Do contact us about having a special Michael Callihan painting created just for you! Enjoy the most recent additions to our Callihan collection in the paintings shown immediately below!  To The Lake <New! Oil on canvas, 22 x 36" $2,300 |
 Michael and Sue Callihan in front of Saper Galleries.  Artist Michael Callihan with
the Saper Galleries team.
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To confirm availability or to reserve any of the Michael Callihan paintings shown here you may chat with us live by clicking on the red box to the left. If we are at our computer we can chat with you instantly! If we are away from the computer you can phone us toll free at 877-537-5251 or send us an e-mail. Click the red box to the left and give it a try -- any time of day or night! We look forward to chatting with you now! |  |
 Backyard Oil on canvas 22 x 36" $2,300  Turn Around Oil on canvas 36 x 48" $3,100  Field Rows Oil on canvas 36 x 64" $3,300  Red Trees and Fields Oil on canvas 36 x 52" $3,100  Sloping Vista Oil on canvas 30 x 40" $2,400  Wind Swept Oil on canvas 36 x 52" $3,100  Autumn Evening Oil on canvas 22 x 36" $2,300  Brook Oil on canvas 26 x 40" $2,350  Treetop View Oil on canvas 24 x 52" $2,500  Spill Oil on canvas 26 x 40" $2,400 |
Born
in Hastings, Michigan and raised in a small house in Freeport with a
large family, Mike Callihan would often escape, wandering through the
fields and along dirt roads or fishing in Coldwater Creek, with friends
or alone, soaking up the peace and tranquility he found there. This communion with nature would mold his life and his art.  Initially, he tried his hand at industrial pursuits. After high school he worked first as a welder, then as a commercial painter. Yet he couldn't settle for merely manufacturing products or rolling paint onto walls - he had to create. As a welder, he’d spend lunch breaks in the back of the shop welding together scraps into abstract sculptures. He started to build ornate furniture from discarded wood, and he custom painted cars and motorcycles, eventually developing that into a business doing original wall art and faux painting applications in homes. When Mike was 30, he journeyed to the southwest and spent several months living simply, reviewing his life and discovering where his future lay. When he returned to Michigan he was determined to bring his dream of becoming an artist to reality. In 1980, he entered Kendall School of Design to major in sculpture, but quickly found that painting was a more personal way of sharing the feelings of his childhood and his love for the outdoors. He graduated with a fine arts degree in 1984.  After Kendall, he went to New York and earned a master of fine arts degree from Parsons School of Design. While he was there, his proximity to the Delaware Water Gap area provided a landscape that further fostered his love of nature. His early work reflected the styles that he was exposed to during this time but it is Impressionism that primarily influences his work today. "A lot of impressionistic work that I look at has a dream-like quality— especially the later work of George Inness. I can understand it. The work brings out emotions in me that I would like to communicate to others." Mike’s work reflects the man: soft-spoken and sensitive. The pastoral scenes are most frequently described as tranquil, introspective and poetic. The work reflects his ideal of "living in harmony, without stress; calm, relaxed, and observing nature." Mike's work represents his communion with creation. The impressions are more than visual; there is an emotional and spiritual aspect as well. "I feel like I'm working with the unconscious. Part of it is controlling what's happening and part of it is just letting it happen. It's very exciting - you never know what's going to show itself next. It's that balance of controlling and not controlling that's so mysterious. When I get out of the way, the most original work is created. How do I explain that? To me, it’s just part of the gift".  The first thing you notice about a Callihan image is the soft focus. Unlike typical Impressionism, with its technique of choppy brushstrokes rapidly laying colors side-by-side, Mike blends his oil pigments together, so layers quietly flow from one area to the next. Although he paints quickly, the finished work appears to have gradually emerged from the canvas. This carries over to the viewing. You don't glance at a picture; you allow the scene to soak into your consciousness. This act of unforced contemplation has a calming effect. As you gaze at the work, you begin to notice the perspective - rather than standing at ground level, you seem to hover just above the land, looking down at a slight angle over the whole countryside. This bolsters the impression that you're beholding a dream. Solitary figures, occasionally showing up in his work, perhaps represent his continuing desire to escape to the serenity of nature. Mike continues to cultivate his lifelong love of nature on an acre of land overlooking the Rogue River dam in Rockford, Michigan. He shares a quiet, contemplative life with his wife and fellow artist/massage therapist, Sue. By day, he tends to the vegetable and flower gardens, and, at night he paints in his studio, a converted 2-car garage nestled into the hillside, where he brings his love of nature, his memories, and his inspirations into this work that he finds so rewarding.  |
 Hidden Shoreline Oil on panel, 8 x 10" $600 framed |
 Rich Shadows Oil on panel, 8 x 10" $600 framed |
 German Woods Oil on panel, 8 x 10" $600 framed |
 Draping Shadow <New! Oil on panel, 10 x 14" $800 framed |
 Belmont View <New! Oil on panel, 11 x 14" $850 framed |
 Van Gogh Tree <New! Oil on panel, 12 x 16" $950 framed |
 Orange Field <New! Oil on panel, 16 x 12" $950 framed |
 Sanctuary Near Northport <New! Oil on panel, 12 x 16" $950 framed |
 Far Light <New! Oil on panel, 12 x 16" $950 framed |
 Salle's Field Oil on panel, 12 x 16" $950 framed |
 From Church Street Oil on panel, 12 x 16" $950 framed |
 Behind the Barn Looking North Oil on panel, 12 x 16" Sorry, sold for $950 framed |
 Along the Park Oil on canvas, 22 x 36" $2,300 |
 Hidden Lake Oil on canvas, 22 x 36" $2,300 |
 Early Morning <New! Oil on canvas, 22 x 40" $2,200 |
 Lake Path <New! Oil on canvas, 22 x 40" $2,200 |
 Frog Hole Oil on canvas, 24 x 32" $2,500 framed |
 Sugar Shack <New! Oil on canvas, 30 x 40" $2,400 |
 Crest Oil on canvas, 30 x 40" $2,200 |
 New Path Oil on canvas, 30 x 40" Sorry, sold for $2,800 framed |
 Tool Shed Oil on canvas, 30 x 40" $2,400 |
 Bright Slope <New! Oil on canvas, 22 x 52" $2,600 |
 Pleasant Valley <New! Oil on canvas, 32 x 48" $2,800 |
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 Lavender Path Oil on canvas 22 x 52" $2,400 |
 Sunrise Orchard <New! Oil on canvas, 36 x 52" $3,100 |
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 Shaded Wood Oil on canvas 30 x 44" $2,400 |
 Ridge and Shadow Oil on canvas 30 x 44" $2,600 framed |
 Putnam Road Oil on canvas 40 x 54" $3,600 |
 A Moment Last Fall <New! Oil on canvas, 30 x 52" $2,800 |
 Newaygo Trestle Oil on canvas 40 x 52" $3,400 |
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 Summer Oil on canvas 44 x 60" $3,850 |
 Artist Callihan with "Summer" 44 x 60" |
 Quiet Morning Oil on canvas 30 x 52" $3,100 framed |
 Mysterious Woods Oil on canvas, 22 x 40" Sorry, no longer available |
 Needed Rain Oil on canvas, 22 x 36" Sorry, no longer available |
Although the paintings shown below are now hanging on living room and conference room walls in locations around the country, artist Callihan can create a variation for you in the size you may desire! Just contact us about having a painting commissioned explicitly for you and your spaces! |
 Orchard Lane Oil on canvas, 30 x 44" Sold for $2,400 |
 Morning Walk Oil on canvas, 36 x 52" Sorry, sold for $3,100 |
 Sanctuary Oil on panel, 11 x 14" Sorry, sold for $850 framed |
 Morning Rise Oil on canvas, 26 x 40" Sorry, no longer available |
 Mill Pond Oil on canvas, 36 x 52" Sorry, sold for $3,100 |
 Valley Field Oil on canvas, 30 x 40" Sorry, sold for $2,400 |
 Shady Wood Oil on canvas, 30 x 44" Sorry, no longer available |
 Bright Summer Sun Oil on canvas, 26 x 40" Sorry, no longer available |
 Rolling Meadow Oil on canvas, 30 x 44" Sorry, no longer available |
 Woods and Orchard Oil on canvas, 30 x 52" Sorry, no longer available |
 Field and Trees and Dunes Oil on canvas, 30 x 52" Sorry, no longer available |
 Segmented Fields Oil on canvas, 30 x 44" Sorry, sold for $2,400 |
 Empire Field 1 Oil on canvas, 22 x 36" Sorry, sold |
 Dramatic Vista II Oil on canvas, 36 x 52" Sorry, sold |
 Wooded Lane Oil on canvas, 22 x 40" Sorry, sold |
 Farm 2 Oil on canvas, 36 x 64" Sorry, sold |
 Rogue River Marsh Oil on board, 12 x 16" Sold, sorry! |
 Slope and Big Sky Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 64" Sorry, sold |
 Dramatic Vista 1 Oil on board, 12 x 16" Sold, sorry! |
 From the Foot Bridge Oil on board, 12 x 16" Sold, sorry! |
 Made Up North Oil on board, 12 x 16" Sold, sorry! |
 Townsend Park Stream Oil on board, 12 x 16" Sold, sorry! |
 Orchard Lane Leelanau - Farmer's View Oil on board, 12 x 16" Sold, sorry! |
 East Pasture Oil on board, 12 x 16" Sorry, sold |
 Empire Fields 2 Oil on canvas, 18 x 22" Sorry, sold |
 Lane Acrylic on canvas, 18 x 40" Sold, sorry |
 Northport Field Oil on canvas, 36 x 52" Sorry, sold |
 County Line Oil on canvas, 36 x 64" Sorry, sold |
 Building Thunder Oil on canvas, 30 x 40" Sold, sorry! |
 Winter's Leaving Oil on canvas, 38 x 66" Sorry, sold |
 Spring Apples Acrylic on canvas, 22 x 52" Sorry, sold |
 Summer Warm Oil on canvas, 40 x 60" Sorry, sold |
 Light Moment Oil on canvas, 36 x 52" Sorry, sold |
 Summer Storm Oil on canvas, 30 x 40" Sold, sorry! |
 Building Clouds Oil on canvas, 30 x 44" Sold, sorry! |
 Countryside Oil on canvas, 30 x 44" Sold, sorry! |
 Back of the Property Oil on canvas, 40 x 60" Sold, sorry! |
 Expanse Oil on canvas, 30 x 44" Sold, sorry! |
 Transcendent Light Oil on canvas, 30 x 44" Sold, sorry! |
 Clouds Over A Field Oil on canvas, 36 x 48" Sold, sorry! |
 Figure and Woods Oil on canvas, 30 x 40" Sold, sorry! |
 Through the Trees Oil on canvas, 20 x 30" Sold, sorry! |
 North of Peach Ridge Oil on canvas, 30 x 44" Sold, sorry! |
 Clouds Over Wheat Field Oil on canvas, 30 x 40" Sold, sorry! |
 Changing Clouds Study Oil on canvas, 20 x 36" Sold, sorry! |
 Near Algoma Oil on canvas, 36 x 52" Sold, sorry! |
 Back Road to Freeport Oil on canvas, 36 x 52" Sold, sorry! |
 Sumac Oil on canvas, 36 x 48" Sold, sorry! |
