The winner of this truley priceless auction item will receive a day of plein air painting instruction with renowned artist and RAA Member Mike Graves. This one-day class will include personal instruction & critique, demonstrations, and on-location painting. Mike will work with the student(s) to gear the workshop towards capitalizing on their individual strengths while improving plein air painting skills in their medium of choice. Suitable for the beginning painter through advanced.

With an impressionistic style, Mike Graves works on location to capture the light of the day. While he frequently paints the rural landscapes of central Massachusetts, his favorite subjects are the rolling hills of New England and the majestic mountains of Colorado, Wyoming and Canada.

He has received more than fifty awards and seven medals. Currently his work is displayed in galleries in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont.