That doesn't mean, however, that there is nothing to see. We have all kinds of wonderful art.... not to mention a special surprise guest and a new theme. We begin with our special guest artist. David is a former student who dropped by to see our exhibition and stayed to deliver a lovely birthday portrait to fellow artist Susan.
Continuing the tribute to fellow artists, Ken's latest painting in his Ten Cat series is a painting of one of Alan's stained glass windows. By the way, you can see Ken and Alan and the stained glass window at the opening reception for Ken's show this afternoon at 3.
Back to Susan who finishes her background by drawing grout lines in an homage to Ken and his Ten Cat paintings. She's also inspired by Ken's upcoming mosaic classes.
Enough of self-referencing admiration! We seem to paint in themes anyway, and we love our flowers. Here, Bill does a still life featuring a house plant on a table. He's planning to revisit this painting but we hope he doesn't lose the lively brushstrokes featured here.
Alan's painting flowers too, but his are carved out of pools of color on Yupo. Look closely at the subtle background trees and the colors of the foreground flowers.
Another flower.... this time an orchid. Unlike watercolor paper, these flowers are created last in the painting process, by removing color from the Yupo surface.
Here's Alan's finished his eclipse painting. Who would have guessed a dark moon in a dark sky could be so deep and colorful?
Using a very limited palette, Tony achieves striking depth in his painting of a Greek monastery on a cliff. You really get a sense of place.
Greeta has returned from a trip to Washington DC and was inspired to paint this view of Smithsonian buildings behind the autumn foliage. Welcome back, Greeta—we especially love the dome and the trees!
Madeleine's painting, Bill and His Ass, is coming along wonderfully. Can't you just see the sunlight on the figures and background? And the donkey's fur actually looks soft and furry. (Again, in the interest of technical accuracy, this should be really be called Bill and An Ass as the donkey isn't really his.... but the artist gets to name her own painting).
Elaine is also painting people. In this case, family members in a pedal boat race. This is a view from the winning boat—which is why we can't see Elaine and her partner, just the second and third place (losing) teams.
Mohammed experimented with foamcore and found it tricky to paint on. So he added another experiment to the mix, mixing gum arabic with the paint on the arch. It seems to be just what he needed, adding richness and texture to the wood.
More people paintings as Vivian finishes her conceptual, abstract, based on shingles. We are intrigued by the expressive face and the carefully modeled bones and shadows.
Abla re-sketched her skeleton in this allegorical painting about the meaning of life. We are really into concept paintings lately!
We didn't get a photo of Rosemary, our newest student, and her color wheel. Disappointing, I know. But she did bring some watercolors she completed prior to our class—landscapes, florals and still life paintings. Enjoy!
Upcoming events and important announcements
Where:
Ten Cat Tavern
3931 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, ILTen Cat Tavern
When:
Exhibition: October 26–December 7, 2015
Reception: November 7, 2015, 3pm
Expressions in WatercolorThere's only one week to see our exhibition, Expressions in Watercolor. We're closing next Saturday. Drop by the McKeon Building and visit all the glass cases.
When: October 8–November 15, 2015,
9am–5pm, Monday–Friday
9am–3pm, Saturday
Where: Truman College McKeon Student Services Building
(behind the main building)
1145 W. Wilson Avenue
DePaul Community Chorus Concert.
Where:
DePaul Concert Hall
800 West Belden, Chicago
DePaul Concert Hall
800 West Belden, Chicago
When:
Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 3pm
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