Sherrie McGraw (American, b. 1954) The Walking Stick, 2021 oil on canvas signed McGraw (lower left) 24 x 12 inches Provenance: Donated by the artist Sherrie McGraw studied in New York at the Art Students' League (where she has also taught) and at the New York Academy. A classical realist by training, McGraw is deeply interested in "abstract realism," where, as she puts it, "subject matter is a vehicle- not the reason- for painting." The Walking Stick shows how McGraw's investment in paint quality, the rhythms of color, and in the arrangement of abstract forms that constructs a harmonious representation. Consider the gold bucket and the bracelet, the touches of turquoise in the moccasins and in the beaded necklace, and in the zig-zag yellow on the stick and in the breechcloth. -James D. Balestrieri Property being sold to benefit the Mission and Vision of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico