Michael Pfleghaar
@pfleghaar.bsky.social
Painter and ceramic artist living and working in Grand Rapids, MI
Featured in New American Paintings Midwest 2024 #173
https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/issues/173
https://blog.pfleghaar.com/
https://pfleghaar.square.site/
Featured in New American Paintings Midwest 2024 #173
https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/issues/173
https://blog.pfleghaar.com/
https://pfleghaar.square.site/
TONIGHT! Check out these sgraffito pots perfect for succulents and poinsettias or theses new lil bud sculptures for those without a green thumb at Nourish Kitchen, located at 2162 Plainfield Ave NE, on December 17 from 4 to 8 pm
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
December 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
TONIGHT! Check out these sgraffito pots perfect for succulents and poinsettias or theses new lil bud sculptures for those without a green thumb at Nourish Kitchen, located at 2162 Plainfield Ave NE, on December 17 from 4 to 8 pm
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
Check out these little cuties at Nourish Kitchen, located at 2162 Plainfield Ave NE, on December 17 from 4 to 8 pm as part of the Lights on Creston
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Check out these little cuties at Nourish Kitchen, located at 2162 Plainfield Ave NE, on December 17 from 4 to 8 pm as part of the Lights on Creston
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
I'll be showcasing ceramics, prints, and small original works at Nourish Kitchen, located at 2162 Plainfield Ave NE, on December 17 from 4 to 8 pm as part of the Lights on Creston celebration.
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
December 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I'll be showcasing ceramics, prints, and small original works at Nourish Kitchen, located at 2162 Plainfield Ave NE, on December 17 from 4 to 8 pm as part of the Lights on Creston celebration.
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
@crestongr @nourishkitchengr @bestincreston
Monstera in Ink 2, 2025, flashe, walnut, and India ink on paper, 20 x 16 unframed
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #monstera #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
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#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #monstera #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
December 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Monstera in Ink 2, 2025, flashe, walnut, and India ink on paper, 20 x 16 unframed
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #monstera #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #monstera #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
Monstera in Ink, 2025, flashe, India, and walnut ink on paper, 14 x 11, unframed
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #monstera #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #monstera #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
December 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Monstera in Ink, 2025, flashe, India, and walnut ink on paper, 14 x 11, unframed
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #monstera #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #monstera #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
Prickly Pear in Ink, 2025, flashe, walnut, and India ink on paper
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #cactus #pricklypear #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
available DM me
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December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Prickly Pear in Ink, 2025, flashe, walnut, and India ink on paper
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #cactus #pricklypear #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #cactus #pricklypear #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
Neon Pothos in Ink, 2025, flashe, India, and walnut ink on paper, 14 x 11, unframed.
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #pothos #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #pothos #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
December 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Neon Pothos in Ink, 2025, flashe, India, and walnut ink on paper, 14 x 11, unframed.
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #pothos #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
available DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #pothos #houseplant #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
Faded Amaryllis, 2025, India, walnut ink, and flashe on paper, 14 x 11, unframed
Available, DM me
#ink #flashe #walnutink #inkonpaper #amaryllis #fadedflowers #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
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December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Faded Amaryllis, 2025, India, walnut ink, and flashe on paper, 14 x 11, unframed
Available, DM me
#ink #flashe #walnutink #inkonpaper #amaryllis #fadedflowers #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
Available, DM me
#ink #flashe #walnutink #inkonpaper #amaryllis #fadedflowers #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
Faded Tulips, 2025, India and walnut ink on paper, 14 x 11, unframed.
Available, DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #tulips #fadedflowers #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
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December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Faded Tulips, 2025, India and walnut ink on paper, 14 x 11, unframed.
Available, DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #tulips #fadedflowers #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
Available, DM me
#ink #walnutink #inkonpaper #tulips #fadedflowers #painting #workonpaper #botanical #fall #monochromatic #pfleghaarart #originalart #contemporaryart #modernart #michaelpfleghaar
Another drawing tb, Monstera in Pencil 2, 2020, pencil on paper, 17 x 14
available, DM me
#botanical #drawing #monstera #workonpaper #monochromatic #pencil
#michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
available, DM me
#botanical #drawing #monstera #workonpaper #monochromatic #pencil
#michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Another drawing tb, Monstera in Pencil 2, 2020, pencil on paper, 17 x 14
available, DM me
#botanical #drawing #monstera #workonpaper #monochromatic #pencil
#michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
available, DM me
#botanical #drawing #monstera #workonpaper #monochromatic #pencil
#michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
Here's a tb to the beginning of the pandemic, and I started making small works on our dining room table. I think this was the first in that series. I'm in a gray mood anyway, so here we go:
Monstera in Pencil 1, 2020, pencil on paper, 17 x 14 available, DM me.
Monstera in Pencil 1, 2020, pencil on paper, 17 x 14 available, DM me.
December 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Here's a tb to the beginning of the pandemic, and I started making small works on our dining room table. I think this was the first in that series. I'm in a gray mood anyway, so here we go:
Monstera in Pencil 1, 2020, pencil on paper, 17 x 14 available, DM me.
Monstera in Pencil 1, 2020, pencil on paper, 17 x 14 available, DM me.
Save the date! I'll be showcasing ceramics, prints, and small original works at Nourish Kitchen, located at 2162 Plainfield Ave NE, on December 17 from 4 to 8 pm as part of the Lights on Creston celebration.
December 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Save the date! I'll be showcasing ceramics, prints, and small original works at Nourish Kitchen, located at 2162 Plainfield Ave NE, on December 17 from 4 to 8 pm as part of the Lights on Creston celebration.
This holiday season, I would greatly appreciate your support. When you shop directly from my Square website, it allows me to avoid paying commissions to intermediaries.
pfleghaar.square.site
Choose to support local artists over large retail chains while selecting gifts this year.
pfleghaar.square.site
Choose to support local artists over large retail chains while selecting gifts this year.
November 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This holiday season, I would greatly appreciate your support. When you shop directly from my Square website, it allows me to avoid paying commissions to intermediaries.
pfleghaar.square.site
Choose to support local artists over large retail chains while selecting gifts this year.
pfleghaar.square.site
Choose to support local artists over large retail chains while selecting gifts this year.
Forest Meets Water, 2024, acrylic, flashe, spray paint, and oil on canvas, 42 x 72, sold to a collector in the UK last month via @saatchiart
#forest #painting #largescale #water #birchtrees #evergreentrees #oil #acrylic #leaves #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart #artcollector
#forest #painting #largescale #water #birchtrees #evergreentrees #oil #acrylic #leaves #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart #artcollector
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Forest Meets Water, 2024, acrylic, flashe, spray paint, and oil on canvas, 42 x 72, sold to a collector in the UK last month via @saatchiart
#forest #painting #largescale #water #birchtrees #evergreentrees #oil #acrylic #leaves #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart #artcollector
#forest #painting #largescale #water #birchtrees #evergreentrees #oil #acrylic #leaves #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart #artcollector
Happy Snowy Thanksgiving
Boardwalk in the Snow, (detail) 2025, flashe and acrylic on cradled wood panel, 24 x 18
Signed, dated, and titled on the back
#painting #art #landscape #snow #trees #winter #boardwalk #sky #flashe #acrylic #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
Boardwalk in the Snow, (detail) 2025, flashe and acrylic on cradled wood panel, 24 x 18
Signed, dated, and titled on the back
#painting #art #landscape #snow #trees #winter #boardwalk #sky #flashe #acrylic #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Happy Snowy Thanksgiving
Boardwalk in the Snow, (detail) 2025, flashe and acrylic on cradled wood panel, 24 x 18
Signed, dated, and titled on the back
#painting #art #landscape #snow #trees #winter #boardwalk #sky #flashe #acrylic #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
Boardwalk in the Snow, (detail) 2025, flashe and acrylic on cradled wood panel, 24 x 18
Signed, dated, and titled on the back
#painting #art #landscape #snow #trees #winter #boardwalk #sky #flashe #acrylic #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
Now back to some Michigan November-looking work.
Foggy Morning Walk, 2025, flashe, acrylic, and oil on paper, 22 x 30, unframed
1" paper border, signed, dated, and titled on the back
#landscape #painting #flashe #oil #michigan #fog #moon #trees #dark #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
Foggy Morning Walk, 2025, flashe, acrylic, and oil on paper, 22 x 30, unframed
1" paper border, signed, dated, and titled on the back
#landscape #painting #flashe #oil #michigan #fog #moon #trees #dark #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Now back to some Michigan November-looking work.
Foggy Morning Walk, 2025, flashe, acrylic, and oil on paper, 22 x 30, unframed
1" paper border, signed, dated, and titled on the back
#landscape #painting #flashe #oil #michigan #fog #moon #trees #dark #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
Foggy Morning Walk, 2025, flashe, acrylic, and oil on paper, 22 x 30, unframed
1" paper border, signed, dated, and titled on the back
#landscape #painting #flashe #oil #michigan #fog #moon #trees #dark #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
New painting: Through the Trees, 2025, flashe and watercolor collage on paper, 14 x 11, unframed.
Inspired by a sunny August day up north.
#painting #landscape #trees #lake #summer #sun #collage #flashe #watercolor #michigan #nature #pfleghaarart #michaelpfleghaar
Inspired by a sunny August day up north.
#painting #landscape #trees #lake #summer #sun #collage #flashe #watercolor #michigan #nature #pfleghaarart #michaelpfleghaar
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New painting: Through the Trees, 2025, flashe and watercolor collage on paper, 14 x 11, unframed.
Inspired by a sunny August day up north.
#painting #landscape #trees #lake #summer #sun #collage #flashe #watercolor #michigan #nature #pfleghaarart #michaelpfleghaar
Inspired by a sunny August day up north.
#painting #landscape #trees #lake #summer #sun #collage #flashe #watercolor #michigan #nature #pfleghaarart #michaelpfleghaar
November is flying by, and before we know it, the holiday season will be here. Although I don't have any holiday shows planned this year, you're always welcome to visit the studio.
Feel free to reach out for further details and read my latest email newsletter
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Feel free to reach out for further details and read my latest email newsletter
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November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
November is flying by, and before we know it, the holiday season will be here. Although I don't have any holiday shows planned this year, you're always welcome to visit the studio.
Feel free to reach out for further details and read my latest email newsletter
mailchi.mp/c9ed9a62ffb1...
Feel free to reach out for further details and read my latest email newsletter
mailchi.mp/c9ed9a62ffb1...
Last week to see my exhibition Tension & Tenderness with Lisa Walcott
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction #grandrapids #michigan #paintings #formbased #hardedge #sculpture #michaelpfleghaar
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction #grandrapids #michigan #paintings #formbased #hardedge #sculpture #michaelpfleghaar
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Last week to see my exhibition Tension & Tenderness with Lisa Walcott
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction #grandrapids #michigan #paintings #formbased #hardedge #sculpture #michaelpfleghaar
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction #grandrapids #michigan #paintings #formbased #hardedge #sculpture #michaelpfleghaar
Last week to see my exhibition Tension & Tenderness with Lisa Walcott
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction #grandrapids #michigan #paintings #formbased #hardedge #sculpture #michaelpfleghaar
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction #grandrapids #michigan #paintings #formbased #hardedge #sculpture #michaelpfleghaar
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Last week to see my exhibition Tension & Tenderness with Lisa Walcott
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction #grandrapids #michigan #paintings #formbased #hardedge #sculpture #michaelpfleghaar
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction #grandrapids #michigan #paintings #formbased #hardedge #sculpture #michaelpfleghaar
Nest, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
available
#interior #painting #stilllife #tables #nestingtables #sofa #snakeplant #lamp #window #flashe #acrylic #workonpaper #pfleghaar #art #arte
available
#interior #painting #stilllife #tables #nestingtables #sofa #snakeplant #lamp #window #flashe #acrylic #workonpaper #pfleghaar #art #arte
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Nest, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
available
#interior #painting #stilllife #tables #nestingtables #sofa #snakeplant #lamp #window #flashe #acrylic #workonpaper #pfleghaar #art #arte
available
#interior #painting #stilllife #tables #nestingtables #sofa #snakeplant #lamp #window #flashe #acrylic #workonpaper #pfleghaar #art #arte
Window Garden, 2024, 18 x 24 x 2, flashe and acrylic on cradled wood panel
From a series of paintings dealing with subjects and windows. Here, the blue sky is the backdrop for a grouping of houseplants and potted plant sculptures (my creations).
#botanical #houseplants #window #art #pfleghaar
From a series of paintings dealing with subjects and windows. Here, the blue sky is the backdrop for a grouping of houseplants and potted plant sculptures (my creations).
#botanical #houseplants #window #art #pfleghaar
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Window Garden, 2024, 18 x 24 x 2, flashe and acrylic on cradled wood panel
From a series of paintings dealing with subjects and windows. Here, the blue sky is the backdrop for a grouping of houseplants and potted plant sculptures (my creations).
#botanical #houseplants #window #art #pfleghaar
From a series of paintings dealing with subjects and windows. Here, the blue sky is the backdrop for a grouping of houseplants and potted plant sculptures (my creations).
#botanical #houseplants #window #art #pfleghaar
One last painting in this series, featuring my ceramic objects, is my totem vase on a contemporary black mantle.
Totem Vase on Mantle, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
#artwork #painting #stilllife #vase #workonpaper #michaelpfleghaar
Totem Vase on Mantle, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
#artwork #painting #stilllife #vase #workonpaper #michaelpfleghaar
November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
One last painting in this series, featuring my ceramic objects, is my totem vase on a contemporary black mantle.
Totem Vase on Mantle, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
#artwork #painting #stilllife #vase #workonpaper #michaelpfleghaar
Totem Vase on Mantle, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
#artwork #painting #stilllife #vase #workonpaper #michaelpfleghaar
A collection of colorful ceramic objects looks right at home on this collector's mid-century modern brick mantle.
Ceramic Objects on Mantle, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20
#painting #artwork #ceramic #sculpture #mantle #interior #midcenturymodern #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
Ceramic Objects on Mantle, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20
#painting #artwork #ceramic #sculpture #mantle #interior #midcenturymodern #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A collection of colorful ceramic objects looks right at home on this collector's mid-century modern brick mantle.
Ceramic Objects on Mantle, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20
#painting #artwork #ceramic #sculpture #mantle #interior #midcenturymodern #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
Ceramic Objects on Mantle, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20
#painting #artwork #ceramic #sculpture #mantle #interior #midcenturymodern #michaelpfleghaar #pfleghaarart
New floral bouquet painting inspired by my ceramic leaf vase in a collector's cottage.
Dahlias and Hydrangeas in Leaf Vase, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, SOLD
#artwork #painting #floral #hydrangeas #dahlias #bouquet #flashe #acrylic #wood #windows #interior #michaelpfleghaar
Dahlias and Hydrangeas in Leaf Vase, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, SOLD
#artwork #painting #floral #hydrangeas #dahlias #bouquet #flashe #acrylic #wood #windows #interior #michaelpfleghaar
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM