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  • 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…

  • An Oil Painting of a Woman and a Guitar

    An Oil Painting of a Woman and a Guitar

    An Oil Painting Done in Palatine, Illinois Woman and Guitar, 11×14, Oil on panel, 3/10/2012 I painted a small oil painting on a wood panel depicting a reclined woman with a pierced nipple and an electric guitar in the background. The skin tones  have a very cool tone to them that is repeated in the…

  • The Classical Guitarist

    The Classical Guitarist

      The Classical Guitarist, a portrait painted in Barrington, Illinois. The Classical Guitarist, 11×14, Oil Pastel on Board, 3/8/2012 This is a portrait of an old friend and former band-mate, Michael Herndon. He’s an extremely talented musician that I went to see at a Ambrosia’s bakery in Barrington, Illinois.