Lightening up

 That first one is the painting I was calling The Ugly last week, and I think made it more, interesting (Note the red cat).  The second is a new version of the Ernie Banks tree, a little heavy-handed at this stage I think.  And the last one is because I think I need to lighten up a bit.  I am calling it The Enchanted Forest.

Alan Summer - 2026-3

 I finished the view of the Chicago River behind Blick. While I didn’t put the geese and ducks in, I thought it was a nice representation of that scene. On hot press. 

A bigger view. East Beach in Ocean Springs looking west towards Biloxi. I liked using the bloom to suggest rain and some little scraggly clouds. 8 X 10 on coldpress.  Got some work to do on the pier and shadowing. 

Survivor Three 062526

Best in Research

Got Any Pie?

  Maybe a little more work on the big shadow. I used Daniel Smith Shadow Violet (which is always a surprise when it dries) and dropped in some Peacock Blue. 

Evanston street - sketch

June 27, 2026 — Elaine O.

Well, this was originally intended as a quick impression, but along the way I got interested in the different leaves and petals. So it's moving forward slowly but I'm okay with the change in direction.

14" x 10"

First Presbyterian - Evanston

pencil sketch 

light wash

added value

Ss Be Not Afraid 062626

The book is about mindfulness which apo Ana read to grandma Sun. This group photo is about after the reading performance. The paint is from a set of paints received by Sun on her May birthday. Sorry to realize the quality is watery, loose quite a mystery. Happy Painting inspite of your life struggles!

Saint Ita Catholic Church - Chicago

Alan Summer 2026-2

 Trying for something different with this version of the clock tower. I probably needed a gessoed canvas board to move the paint around like I wanted. But I kind of liked the direction  

This is a sketch in my hot press sketchbook of the Chicago River down by Blick. Got the background in.