Category: Chicago, Illinois

  • Pastel Portrait of a Woman with Her Hair Braided Up, Painted at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago

    Pastel Portrait of a Woman with Her Hair Braided Up, Painted at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago

    Jesse with Her Hair Braided Up, 16×20, Soft Pastel on Board, 04/07/2012 A few weeks ago I did a portrait of Jesse, who has posed for us numerous times at the Palette & Chisel. Unfortunately, I arrived slightly late and ended up in a conspicuous location, but I think I made the best of my…

  • Minita, Figurative Art and Pastel Portraits of a Middle Eastern Beauty

    Minita, Figurative Art and Pastel Portraits of a Middle Eastern Beauty

    Last Summer, I spent the day at the Palette & Chisel and did quite a few artistic studies of the lovely model, Minita. She posed for the morning long pose session for 4.5 hours, and for this sitting I worked in soft pastels on Hahnemühle Ingres paper. It portrays her in a blue silk shawl…

  • A Pink Dress, Figurative Pastel Painting

    A Pink Dress, Figurative Pastel Painting

    A Pink Dress, a figurative pastel painted at the Palette & Chisel A Pink Dress, 16×20, Soft Pastel on Board, 2/4/2012 A Pink Dress is a figurative painting of a lovely young woman who sat for use at the Palette & Chisel. She had such a demure air about her, and she was an exceptional…

  • Sleeping Girl, Oil Pastel Portrait Art

    Sleeping Girl, Oil Pastel Portrait Art

    Oil Pastel Painting of a Sleeping Girl Sleeping Girl, 12×16, Oil Pastels on Board, April 21 2012 Jesse posed for us at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago, and she did a wonderful as usual. She wore a white blouse with laced sleeves. The artwork that I did of her is very high key.

  • Female Nude Figure Pastels, Courtney at the Palette & Chisel Chicago

    Female Nude Figure Pastels, Courtney at the Palette & Chisel Chicago

    Courtney, a new model at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago, Illinois Courtney with Her Hands Crossed over Her Leg, 16×20, Soft Pastel on Board, 3/31/2012 Courtney Reclined, 16×20, Soft Pastel on Board, 3/24/2012 A new model has been coming to the Palette & Chisel lately. She’s a delightful model named Courtney and is solid as stone…

  • A Gold & Onyx Earring

    A Gold & Onyx Earring

    A Portrait Done in Chicago, Illinois A Gold & Onyx Earring, 12×16, Soft Pastel on Board, 12/31/2011 This wonderful portrait was done on New Year’s Eve at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago, Illinois.

  • Portrait of an Artist

    Portrait of an Artist, a pastel portrait painted at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago, Illinois Portrait of an Artist, 12×16, Soft Pastel on Board, 1/21/2012 This portrait was done at the Palette & Chisel (in the Gold Coast Neighborhood of Chicago, IL) and is of a young woman that a later saw attending one of the other…

  • 1st Friday & 2nd Annual Fashion Mash

    1st Friday & 2nd Annual Fashion Mash

    Chicago, Illinois – Wicker Park, Bucktown The Coyote exhibit at the Flat Iron Arts building was a success. Below is a picture of my display. This Friday Oct 7th 2011, I will have my work displayed for the October 1st Friday and will keep it up for through Saturday Oct 8th for the 2nd Annual…

  • Portrait of a bored young man

    Portrait of a bored young man

    Chicago, Illinois So this was obviously this young man’s first time modeling. Some of the telltale signs were fidgeting, differences in pose after breaks, and wearing headphones! But nonetheless, he did a decent job, and I certainly give anybody willing to sit in one spot in the same position for several hours their due respect.…

  • Portraits of Jazz

    Portraits of Jazz

    For my Father – Schaumburg, Illinois These two paintings were done for my old man who, along with my mother, I can thank for artistic inclinations. I remember my young days when my dad would sketch 18 wheeler trucks and WWII airplanes. Those were pretty much the first things I drew when I was a…

  • Figure Study – Olympia

    Chicago, Illinois – Palette & Chisel This is a piece I did in soft pastels. It was made on August 27th at the Palette & Chisel during their Saturday morning open figure-study session. The session was 4  1/2 hours, but I think I was there for about 4. I skipped out on the last half…

  • Coyote Arts Festival 2011

    Chicago, Illinois – Wicker Park, Bucktown The Coyote Arts Fest is a three-day show and sale that will feature the art of over 150 painters, sculptors, photographers, performers, poets and musicians. Highlights of this event also include Show & Sale, Refreshments, Performances, Refreshments, Silent Auction and more…in a fun and magical atmosphere buzzing with art…