Happy December! It's a great time to be indoors.... at the Art Institute, for instance. Greeta continues her series exploring Art Institute exhibitions and the visitors. This is the Andy Warhol exhibition and her painting is on gessoed canvas.
Greeta also continues her series of people with another retro view of this gent from Six Corners. You've seen him before waiting for a bus.
And this lovely little floral is on Khadi paper, a handmade paper from India. We're enamored of the deckle edges and cropped this wide enough to show them to you.
With winter on the way, Sara painted this look at trees in warmer weather. This is part of a series where Sara looks out her window...
... and the paintings are especially sized to fit existing frames. Here's one she already finished and framed. It's got a wonderful vintage vibe—and she has 5 or 6 more frames to fill!
Alan is also reminiscing about summer in this painting of the purple martin village at Montrose Harbor.
In the same warm-weather mode, Alan began this painting of a view of the lake, seen through a veil of berry branches. Both of these are on Yupo, so he's painting the background and wiping away the parts he needs for the foreground berries.
Here's another Yupo painting of dancers at a street festival. It has a flat, modern look with vibrant blocks of color.
Elaine T. is working on this colorful portrait of her grandson enjoying the autumn leaves. It really captures the feel of the season!
In contrast, Elaine T. is testing colors for paintings of her recent Iceland trip. It was autumn and overcast, so all the colors were subtly grayed (unlike the bright leaves above). Just looking at her color swatches gives us a feel of the scenery, doesn't it?
Elaine O. finished her moody painting of this little fireman, spotlighted as he returns from a fun night of trick-or-treating.
Ken also finished his moody painting of a Chicago alley on an autumn night.
This is one of four paintings he did from a single reference photo, with each being a quadrant. Here are Ken's four paintings. While we're showing them together, each is a stand-alone painting.
Not quite finished with his look at Chicago alleys, Ken began this painting, featuring perspective and garbage bins, highlighted in a dark alley.
You know we're looking forward to Christmas, as well as looking back at summer and fall. Susan finished her painting of a group of women making Parols (Philippine Christmas lanterns).
Our newbies are zipping through the exercises. Habte did not one, but two of the egg exercises.
Also notice how he's done not one, but three eggs, and added a soft background.
Today's exercise is two fruits or vegetables. We love Habte's composition, shadows, and background.
Veronica painted this giant fruit, successfully capturing the color and striations of her apple.
This is Veronica's two fruits/vegetables. Her composition describes a relationship between the green fruits.
And this is Veronica's finished painting of her cute little bluebird, ready for winter. Notice the skilled use of complementary colors, both on the bird and the branches in the background.
Anand did this lovely vignette of an apple and some grapes—and we're showing the model as well as the actual painting.
Anna finished her painting of two fruits (yes, it's the apple and grapes from above, but seen from a different vantage point)...
...before doing a fabric study. The colors and shadows are beautiful and, even though the fabric color is the same as the apple, the feel of the objects is distinctly different.
Anna did one more version of the hockey players. This time, she's softened the edges for a dreamy look, suitable for a memory.
Upcoming Events
Where:
Harold Washington Library
Harold Washington Library
Video Theater, Lower Level
400 S. State Street, Chicago, ILWhen:
Tuesday, December 17, 1:00–2:00pm
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