Category: Palette and Chisel

  • Honorable Mention at Starline Gallery’s 2013 Grand Finale Masquerade Ball

    Honorable Mention at Starline Gallery’s 2013 Grand Finale Masquerade Ball

    I exhibited two artworks at the Starline Gallery’s Grand Finale Masquerade Ball in Late October, which wraps up their 2013 exhibition lineup, and I am proud to announce that I won an honorable mention in the show. 2 of my works were accepted, a portrait in soft pastels entitled “Jessica” and the award winner a…

  • Jesse in Yellow & Grey

    Jesse in Yellow & Grey

    Jesse in Yellow and Grey was done at the Palette and Chisel on a Saturday morning during one of their long pose sessions. That morning she was posing clothed, wearing a grey long sleeved shirt.

  • Figurative Nude Art in Soft Pastel

    Figurative Nude Art in Soft Pastel

    These are some great pastel drawings that I did at a quick sketch open figure drawing session hosted by the Palette and Chisel in Chicago Illinois. I attended the long pose session that saturday morning, and stuck around for more quick sketch to get the chance to draw the lovely model that afternoon. I was…

  • Pastel Paintings at the Absinthe Show Aurora, Illinois

    Pastel Paintings at the Absinthe Show Aurora, Illinois

    The Absinthe Show Friday April 5th 2013 6pm – 10pm Artbar located at Two Brothers Roundhouse 205 North Broadway Aurora, IL 60506 (630) 264-2739 Artbar is holding a one day show “Absinthe Show” at the Two Brothers Roundhouse Brewpub. Enjoy Two Brother’s acclaimed craft beer while taking in the spectacle of the Absinthe art exhibit.…

  • Pastel Portrait of Maggie

    Pastel Portrait of Maggie

    Here is a new piece of art called “Portrait of Maggie”, who posed for us at the Palette and Chisel on Dec 2nd. It is executed in soft pastels and shows a young woman facing the viewer done in a colorful, saturated palette. My vantage point was from a short drawing horse in front of…

  • Nudes of Bella

    Nudes of Bella

    Various Studies of Bella, Conté on Paper, 9/3/2012 At the 2012 Palette and Chisel Labor Day Marathon we did a series of 1 – 25 minute figure studies of an elegant model named Bella. Showcased here are 3 of the longer poses done in Conté on a textured paper. The first drawing is the last…

  • Pastels of Kay

    Pastels of Kay

    Portrait of Kay, 16×20, Soft Pastel on Board, 9/3/2012 Kay, 12×16, Soft Pastel on Board, 9/3/2012 At the 2012 Palette and Chisel Labor Day Marathon we did 2 long poses of a young blonde model name Kay, and she did some difficult poses considering the length of the sitting. For the first 2 hour sitting…

  • Rouge, A Pastel Painting of a Young Woman in Bed

    Rouge, A Pastel Painting of a Young Woman in Bed

    Rouge, a pastel portrait painted at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago, Illinois Rouge, 12×16, Soft Pastel on Board, 12/17/2011 Here is a 4 1/2 hour painting that was done at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago. The lovely model was reclined on a chaise and was intensely gripping the corner of her supporting pillow.

  • 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.