https://www.michaelbehle.com/cv-contact daily 0.75 2026-10-21 https://www.michaelbehle.com/home daily 1.0 2026-10-10 https://www.michaelbehle.com/statements-and-reviews daily 0.75 2026-10-28 https://www.michaelbehle.com/bird-paintings daily 0.75 2026-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/0514f8e1-236a-4ca8-a19f-f9a895cf574e/before_blue+jay+a+sweet+song.jpg Recent Work Before blue jay, a sweet song, acrylic on canvas, 50” x 58”, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/cbd97b2f-8bd4-4139-9cf6-2c0c93ea44e9/new+day.jpg Recent Work New day, old time, acrylic on canvas, 11” x 14”, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/3303ad55-9aa9-43d9-be3b-4b6c402b8d0d/pink+perch.jpg Recent Work Pink perch, shadow nights, acrylic on canvas, 14” x 11”, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/cb8e5bf2-f09d-4afb-9565-34b783c60d58/green+banana+blue+bird.jpg Recent Work Green banana, blue bird, acrylic on canvas, 11” x 14”, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/6bc90be6-682f-4f52-9f98-794c35634f47/Hairy+twilight.jpg Recent Work Hairy twilight, acrylic on canvas, 40” x 30”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/4083fcfe-d69e-47f5-bda2-2ba19e3a3279/redbirds.jpg Recent Work Redbirds, oil and acrylic on canvas, 60” x 40”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/51fb594e-e0d4-45a2-9fd0-0f76c2341d48/la+jolla.jpg Recent Work La Jolla, acrylic on canvas, 58" x 50", 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/c431e372-c6f3-42ed-ad4c-49da6c533866/pairings.jpg Recent Work Pairings, acrylic on canvas, 66.5" x 56.5", 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/165c5d38-b426-4956-948e-66134cc3d5ae/blue+passage%2C+rex.jpg Recent Work Blue passage, Rex, acrylic on canvas, 20” x 16”, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/c8509a55-a3af-4c78-a364-6204e53125b3/blk_pot.jpg Recent Work Black pot, black bird, acrylic on canvas, 20” x 16”, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/5b5ad010-5021-476c-b21d-b72ede1a8392/saturdays+laundry.jpg Recent Work Saturday's laundry, acrylic on canvas, 40” x 30”, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/b09f65d2-ec1d-40b2-81fd-c579277dd272/between+lines.jpg Recent Work Between lines, acrylic on canvas, 52” x 52”, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/49bc44a8-ec38-467c-adee-ab8020952241/dailey+.jpg Recent Work A daily exchange, acrylic on canvas, 14” x 11”, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/d026f30a-1c13-42cd-b5c6-4f8169709d4a/precarity+of+green.jpg Recent Work The precarity of green, acrylic on canvas, 40” x 30”, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/534c2b50-f478-435c-9313-8dc244adb97a/sunday.jpg Recent Work Sunday, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 40”, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/d82d55f5-f46b-4402-ba1b-7574067e86ab/pink+sky%2C+gray+birds.jpg Recent Work Pink sky, gray birds, acrylic on canvas, 40” x 30”, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/617ad850-4e74-4cdb-8846-c4520aa63508/tony%27s+bluebird.jpg Recent Work Tony's bluebird, acrylic on canvas, 46” x 66”, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/7a0ee259-00bb-4ea0-b863-c9a071429f21/IMG_7667.jpg Recent Work Mourning doves and cardinal, acrylic on canvas, 70” x 56”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/f93f329b-cbb2-448a-8a98-ce8329812306/Birds+and+basil.jpg Recent Work Birds and basil, acrylic on canvas, 40” x 30”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/2ee5fa52-33d0-4df1-9506-9b748bd9d446/floating+downy.jpg Recent Work Floating Downy, oil on canvas board, 12" x 9”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/99dd2b3c-2a5c-444c-bff5-b0df9260493a/cowbird.jpg Recent Work Cowbird, acrylic on canvas, 16” x 20”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/440fa490-1241-4285-99da-10c89b74002b/comedian_1.jpg Recent Work Comedian 1, acrylic on canvas, 20” x 16”, 2024, sold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/01ae9284-54a0-417f-bbea-30bd4456fa12/comedian+2.jpg Recent Work Comedian 2, acrylic on board, 10” x 13”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/30f68e17-be05-4f47-8c0b-3bcdc55f4756/Pigeons%2C+Notre-Dame.jpg Recent Work Pigeons, Notre-Dame, oil on canvas, 16” x 20”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/0c8d5f74-cbea-47c5-b222-c86e02070355/yellow+birds.jpg Recent Work Yellow birds, warning, acrylic on canvas, 40” x 30”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/2a47f1aa-2a16-4988-84c6-79a1943ff58e/floating+martins.jpg Recent Work Floating Martins, oil on canvas, 16” x 20”, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/297c8b34-9206-43b9-a375-978f5a395c27/yellow+threads_green+birds.jpg Recent Work Yellow threads, green birds, oil on canvas, 20” x 16”, 2024 https://www.michaelbehle.com/archive daily 0.75 2026-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/0ef7b626-d122-40c3-bd97-47652f63e45d/space+face+6.jpg archive Space face 6, acrylic, toner, paper, on canvas, 24" x 18", 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/b55aae1c-4ce1-497d-b0d6-571fc851626e/space+face+5+.jpg archive Space face 5, acrylic, toner, paper, on canvas, 24" x 18", 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/7030b92f-4f46-4201-9061-052c250c7db2/sky+passages+2.jpg archive Sky passage 2, acrylic, gouache, toner, paper mounted to canvas board, 5" x 7", 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/3a556cc9-8bda-48ba-b214-665cb5097a6f/ol+miss.png archive A return to seeing, solo exhibition, installation views Gallery 130, University of Mississippi 2022 https://www.flickr.com/photos/umartdept/albums/72177720296101499/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/a3b2e7b3-e15b-4cf1-869f-cf6acdaca6c5/playground+1.jpg archive Playground ghosts, 1, gouache, toner, vellum, tape on paper, 9" x 12", 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/fcae307e-39c2-4d3a-bc70-f851a3c9af56/sky+tree+3.jpg archive Sky tree 3, toner on vellum, gold leaf, mounted on cardboard, with graphite, acrylic, gouache and gesso, 13" x 10", 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/52946a0c-cf0e-4601-a03c-dfe365511455/sky+tree+1.jpg archive Sky tree 1, toner on vellum, gold leaf, mounted on cardboard, with graphite, acrylic, gouache and gesso, 13" x 10", 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/1479394d-b383-4871-bb87-314581aa0111/space+face+4.jpg archive Space face 4, gouache, toner, vellum, on paper, 11" x 12", 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/720b3ff2-a15d-49c0-8abd-1929642b7518/divided+galaxies.jpg archive Divided galaxies, islands, gouache, toner, mylar, on canvas, board, 12" x 9", 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/7d1b2d2a-1f7b-4e75-828f-ad96b0fbcb58/stndrd.png archive Still trying, flag project, STNDRD, Granite City, IL 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/3f3a6675-c65b-4c96-b17d-f01f627b2617/pink-structures-gray-fields-new-hopes_3+.jpg archive Pink structures, gray fields, new hopes # 3, toner on vellum, mounted to board, with graphite, paper, gouache, and gesso, 7” x 5”, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/37c0cb65-8532-45cc-859a-6aeeaf5080a1/pink-structures-gray-fields-new-hopes-series+5.jpg archive Pink structures, gray fields, new hopes # 5, toner on vellum, mounted to board, with graphite, paper, gouache, and gesso, 7” x 5”, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/87da35ed-776c-4cad-90fa-f066302f01fe/columbia+college_exhibit.jpg archive Searching for Summary installation view of exhibition at Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/75d8278c-e662-4428-87f6-9e78972c71f7/primary+and+secondary_free.jpg archive Primary and secondary freedoms-illusions, oil, acrylic, and toner on paper, mounted to canvas-board, 20″ x 16″, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/56de8ef1-76b9-4a83-8ba3-ac036f45e183/a-darker-colder-fire_51832847384_o.jpg archive A darker colder fire, oil, acrylic, on paper on board, 20” x 16”, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/0961d47d-5fb2-4c86-be28-e2f5e63ab592/disrupted+still+life_nap.jpg archive Disrupted still life, acrylic, oil, graphite and toner mounted to board, 9" x 12", 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/cbcfe170-56fd-4b85-9471-4c2e2117482f/night+moves.jpg archive Night moves, gouache and acrylic on canvas, 12” x 16”, 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/c4e6ce0f-f886-4163-8475-492d6082a775/NUTUREart.png archive Start all over, revolla trats, and exhibition in collaboration with the Luminary and NUTUREart, St. Louis, MO, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/99ebd155-ac01-400d-a6d7-449b50619b4e/good+citizen.png archive Center of effort, The billboard project, Good Citizen Gallery St. Louis, MO 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/18653aa0-b84e-4075-99e8-64f6e6ab0803/stills_whip+myths.png archive digital video stills digital video 2012-2014 https://vimeo.com/37207223 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/659b30cc-b221-41d6-8c0e-cd5952ef1112/the+communicative+power+of+the+king_web.jpg archive The communicative power of the king, oil on canvas, 66"x80", 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/0c82232d-5de6-4b72-b5bd-57c73f7003b3/through_the_tree_of_life_web.jpg archive Through the tree of life, oil on canvas, 46” x 36”, 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/258de0b0-763d-47ea-b154-44c34e8c83b3/laumeier.png archive installation shots from the exhibition BUILT, Kranzberg Exhibition Series Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mv-lIGIIx8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/8a91f807-b05c-49b2-9833-518ce891658d/gazing_through_themselves.jpg archive Gazing through themselves, gouache and acrylic on board, 7" x 9”, 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/05a46446-2216-4410-b2a0-8a8a1c4813c9/peter+miller+exh_behle_11.jpg.jpg archive Installation view of solo exhibition at Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/550d1aa6-0672-42d7-bb1c-ea88776f9890/catching+hare+final+%28web%29.jpg archive Catching hare, oil on canvas, 50” x 65”, 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/ddc631ab-f3e3-40cc-a9c4-4b8f5407da30/facemasked+%28web%29.jpg archive Facemasked, oil on canvas, 50” x 65”, 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/12b1f913-d51b-4877-879f-de444fab00e8/piles+of+love.jpg archive Piles of love, oil on canvas , 45” x 66”, 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/8a2f8b5a-556c-4f94-8f8e-c68a3a840467/untitled+beach+ball+%28web%29.jpg archive I forgot to remember to forget, oil on canvas, 65” x 50”, 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/ab25d73e-e713-4c6c-a804-3312cdd483c0/talking+at+night++final+%28web%29.jpg archive Talking at night, oil on canvas, 50” x 65”, 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/db718c55-31d2-4179-a77b-721661446cd5/beyond_what_we_see_beyond_what_we_say.jpg archive Beyond what we see, beyond what we say, mixed media on board, 12” x 14”, 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/1599b7c9-4543-447f-98fd-a654add74d1a/a_portrait_of_god.jpg archive A portrait of god, oil on canvas board, 9” x 12”, 2005 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/97a6fe75-4038-4502-8431-688060cd4644/a+mothers+wait.jpg archive A mother’s wait, oil on canvas board, 14” x 12”, 2005 https://www.michaelbehle.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/70a1f778-cc19-4564-ac24-030d9773eeed/mb_headshot_25.png https://www.michaelbehle.com/new-page-2-1 daily 0.75 2026-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621d7279a6b89c5119a42357/dcdcf2f4-89d5-436b-beca-d6dd5d741cd7/headshot2016.jpg