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/
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.
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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
New painting featuring a ceramic potted plant sculpture I created, inspired by a photo the collector shared.
Sunlit Potted Plants, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, SOLD
#artwork #painting #orchid #pottedplant #sculpture #flashe #acrylic #workonpaper #sunlight #patterns #michaelpfleghaar
Sunlit Potted Plants, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, SOLD
#artwork #painting #orchid #pottedplant #sculpture #flashe #acrylic #workonpaper #sunlight #patterns #michaelpfleghaar
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
New painting featuring a ceramic potted plant sculpture I created, inspired by a photo the collector shared.
Sunlit Potted Plants, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, SOLD
#artwork #painting #orchid #pottedplant #sculpture #flashe #acrylic #workonpaper #sunlight #patterns #michaelpfleghaar
Sunlit Potted Plants, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, SOLD
#artwork #painting #orchid #pottedplant #sculpture #flashe #acrylic #workonpaper #sunlight #patterns #michaelpfleghaar
Here’s another painting featuring one of my ceramic works showcased in a composition. The succulent in the orange pot sitting on the side table is part of an ongoing series of ceramics.
Hard and Soft, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
#artwork
Hard and Soft, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
#artwork
October 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Here’s another painting featuring one of my ceramic works showcased in a composition. The succulent in the orange pot sitting on the side table is part of an ongoing series of ceramics.
Hard and Soft, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
#artwork
Hard and Soft, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 20 x 16, unframed.
#artwork
New painting
Prickly Pear Patch, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20, unframed.
#cactus #pricklypear #garden #landscape #pink #aqua #painting #flashe #workonpaper #michaelpfleghaar
Prickly Pear Patch, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20, unframed.
#cactus #pricklypear #garden #landscape #pink #aqua #painting #flashe #workonpaper #michaelpfleghaar
October 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New painting
Prickly Pear Patch, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20, unframed.
#cactus #pricklypear #garden #landscape #pink #aqua #painting #flashe #workonpaper #michaelpfleghaar
Prickly Pear Patch, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20, unframed.
#cactus #pricklypear #garden #landscape #pink #aqua #painting #flashe #workonpaper #michaelpfleghaar
New painting
Succulent Garden, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20, unframed.
#succulent #agave #colorful #garden #landscape #flashe #workonpaper #painting #michaelpfleghaar
Succulent Garden, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20, unframed.
#succulent #agave #colorful #garden #landscape #flashe #workonpaper #painting #michaelpfleghaar
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
New painting
Succulent Garden, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20, unframed.
#succulent #agave #colorful #garden #landscape #flashe #workonpaper #painting #michaelpfleghaar
Succulent Garden, 2025, flashe and acrylic on paper, 16 x 20, unframed.
#succulent #agave #colorful #garden #landscape #flashe #workonpaper #painting #michaelpfleghaar
I am so proud of this exhibition with sculptor Lisa Walcott and the wonderful curation by Michele Bosak. Michele also produced a beautiful catalog for the show.
The show runs through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
The show runs through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
October 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I am so proud of this exhibition with sculptor Lisa Walcott and the wonderful curation by Michele Bosak. Michele also produced a beautiful catalog for the show.
The show runs through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
The show runs through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Artists' Reception THIS Thursday! October 23, 5 - 6:30 PM
Tension & Tenderness: The Domestic Surreal with Lisa Walcott (foreground) now through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #grandrapids
Tension & Tenderness: The Domestic Surreal with Lisa Walcott (foreground) now through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #grandrapids
October 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Artists' Reception THIS Thursday! October 23, 5 - 6:30 PM
Tension & Tenderness: The Domestic Surreal with Lisa Walcott (foreground) now through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #grandrapids
Tension & Tenderness: The Domestic Surreal with Lisa Walcott (foreground) now through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #grandrapids
It's so cool to see some of my ceramic works (center) translated into 3D-printed plastic with the help of the FLEXlab at Kendall. Part of the exhibition Tension & Tenderness.
See for yourself Oct 23, at 5 pm at the artists' reception.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
See for yourself Oct 23, at 5 pm at the artists' reception.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
October 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's so cool to see some of my ceramic works (center) translated into 3D-printed plastic with the help of the FLEXlab at Kendall. Part of the exhibition Tension & Tenderness.
See for yourself Oct 23, at 5 pm at the artists' reception.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
See for yourself Oct 23, at 5 pm at the artists' reception.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Tomorrow at Peoples Cider Company, a pop-up for my 50 for $50 Ceramic Project. Come hang out, enjoy a cider, and take home a one-of-a-kind ceramic cup or plate.
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October 18, 3 PM - 6 PM
The Peoples Cider Co,
539 Leonard NW
Grand Rapids, MI
👉 pfleghaar.square.site/shop/ceramic...
October 18, 3 PM - 6 PM
The Peoples Cider Co,
539 Leonard NW
Grand Rapids, MI
October 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tomorrow at Peoples Cider Company, a pop-up for my 50 for $50 Ceramic Project. Come hang out, enjoy a cider, and take home a one-of-a-kind ceramic cup or plate.
👉 pfleghaar.square.site/shop/ceramic...
October 18, 3 PM - 6 PM
The Peoples Cider Co,
539 Leonard NW
Grand Rapids, MI
👉 pfleghaar.square.site/shop/ceramic...
October 18, 3 PM - 6 PM
The Peoples Cider Co,
539 Leonard NW
Grand Rapids, MI
Artists Reception Thursday, October 23, 5 - 6:30 PM
Tension & Tenderness: The Domestic Surreal with Lisa Walcott (foreground) now through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction
Tension & Tenderness: The Domestic Surreal with Lisa Walcott (foreground) now through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Artists Reception Thursday, October 23, 5 - 6:30 PM
Tension & Tenderness: The Domestic Surreal with Lisa Walcott (foreground) now through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction
Tension & Tenderness: The Domestic Surreal with Lisa Walcott (foreground) now through November 15.
FLEXgallery, WNF Building, 17 Pearl NW, Grand Rapids, MI
@kcadgalleries @kcadoffsu @michelebosak #art #exhibit #abstraction
Croton Plant 1, digital drawing on archival paper, limited edition of 7, 13.5 x 9
#crotonplant #succulent #plant #houseplant #digitaldrawing #ipadpro #applepencil #michaelpfleghaar
#crotonplant #succulent #plant #houseplant #digitaldrawing #ipadpro #applepencil #michaelpfleghaar
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Croton Plant 1, digital drawing on archival paper, limited edition of 7, 13.5 x 9
#crotonplant #succulent #plant #houseplant #digitaldrawing #ipadpro #applepencil #michaelpfleghaar
#crotonplant #succulent #plant #houseplant #digitaldrawing #ipadpro #applepencil #michaelpfleghaar
Bromeliad, digital drawing on archival paper, limited edition of 7, 13.5 x 9
#bromeliad #succulent #plant #houseplant #digitaldrawing #ipadpro #applepencil #michaelpfleghaar
#bromeliad #succulent #plant #houseplant #digitaldrawing #ipadpro #applepencil #michaelpfleghaar
October 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Bromeliad, digital drawing on archival paper, limited edition of 7, 13.5 x 9
#bromeliad #succulent #plant #houseplant #digitaldrawing #ipadpro #applepencil #michaelpfleghaar
#bromeliad #succulent #plant #houseplant #digitaldrawing #ipadpro #applepencil #michaelpfleghaar