Opening Exhibit “Forgotten Illinois”

Join me for wine and refreshments at this exhibit sponsored jointly by the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists (CAVA) and the North Shore Art League (NSAL) on Thursday, July 18th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.   

Tallgrass Prairie

I created “Tallgrass Prairie” in response to a call for art work that reflects historic Illinois incidents, individuals, or influences. This oil painting imagines what the Illinois landscape once looked like before settlers tilled the soil and turned the prairie into rich farmland:  vast clouds, a glimpse of a monarch butterfly and snake hidden among the prairie wildflowers and the tall bluestem grasses that seem to reach to the sky.

The show runs from Thursday, July 18 through August 9, 2019 at the North Shore Art League’s second floor gallery in the Winnetka Community House.  Gallery hours:  8 am – 9 pm daily; closed on Holidays.

Location

620 Lincoln Avenue, Second Floor

Winnetka, IL 60093

Ample street parking and in the lot adjacent to the building.

This weekend is the last chance to visit the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists Holiday Craft Sale and Art Exhibit at Gallery 1070 in Chicago’s historic Edgewater neighborhood. Enjoy the show, see my oil painting of a Florence sunset from the Ponte Vecchio, and buy some unique art work and crafts.  Enjoy wine and cheese while browsing in this charming gallery.
 

View from the Ponte Vecchio

Then take a spin to the north shore for the next best place to pick up unique holiday gifts: The North Shore Art League’s “inchworks” show at  the Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Ave., 2nd floor gallery, Winnetka, IL 60093.  The exhibit opens Thursday, November 15th and runs through January 14, 2019.  See http://www.northshoreartleague.org/ for gallery hours and details.

I have two plein air watercolor paintings in the “inchworks” show.

The Sandia Mountains from the Bosque

Mary’s View of Coulagh Bay

The first is from a painting trip to Corrales, New Mexico; it’s a small watercolor painted along the banks of Rio Grande titled “The Sandia Mountains from the Bosque.”

The second is from a painting trip to Ireland’s Beara Peninsula and the town of Eyeries last year.  Our group met a remarkable older woman spiritualist, Mary Maddison, who let us wander her property along Coulagh Bay.   This watercolor is titled “Mary’s View of Coulagh Bay.”

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR MY PAINTING “ALEXANDER’S BRIDGE”

The second painting in my new series of work based on the novels of Willa Cather, “Alexander’s Bridge” was inspired by her first novel of the same name.  I was delighted that the judges at CAVA’s “Later Impressions” show at the Leslie Wolfe Gallery selected it for an award of excellence.

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The Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists’ 30th Anniversary Gala

Not to be missed!  A special exhibition and organization fund-raiser in Chicago’s historic Edgewater neighborhood at Gallery 1070.  See award-winning works of CAVA artists and a retrospective of the organization’s past thirty years.  The night’s festivities will include the silent auction of works by CAVA artists, guitar music, plentiful hors d’oeuvres, and wine.

Gallery 1070 is handicap-accessible and easily accessible by public transportation (Granville stop on the Red Line; and 147, 151, and 36 CTA bus routes).  Parking at Sacred Heart’s Lot at the corner of Granville and Kenmore Avenues.  Enter through the alley off Granville Ave.

View through the Wells St. Bridge

Five of my cityscapes–watercolor and oil–will be among the work of 74 other artists at CHICAGO: INsideOUT, an exhibition highlighting sharp contrasts in the urban landscape and revealing the city’s power, not only as residence, but as experience.  See you at the opening.

OPENING:  Friday September 21st, 7 – 10 pm

Collector’s Preview:  5 – 7 pm

Bridgeport Art Center

1200 W. 35th Street, 3rd floor gallery

Free parking in the lot north of the building.

For more details and a related blog, see http://www.chicagoinsideout.com

New York, New York

OAK PARK:  My cityscapes at The Oak Park Art League’s (OPAL’s) “Where We Are: Structures” exhibition opens August 10, 2018 at 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park, IL (one house east of Oak Park Avenue at Chicago Ave.).  The show runs through Sept 7, 2018.  Hope to see you at the opening at 7pm – 9pm.  Visit OPAL’s website for details:  https://www.oakparkartleague.org/exhibitions

OLD TOWN CHICAGO: My paintings along with those of 50 other artist members of the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists (CAVA) will be part of CAVA’s annual”Later Impressions” show at the Leslie Wolfe Gallery at 1763 N. North Park Ave, Chicago.

Setting Sun – Naples, FL

The exhibit runs from Sept. 4th through the 26th.  Join me at the opening reception and award ceremony on Sunday Sept. 9th from 2 – 6 pm.  Light refreshments will be served.  Visit the Old Town Art Center’s website for gallery hours and details:  http://www.oldtowntriangle.com/the-gallery/currently-exhibiting

Cotswolds Poppies

WINNETKA: My new paintings of the Cotswolds will be part of the North Shore Art Leagues’ (NSAL’s) 94th Annual Members’ Exhibit opening Saturday, Sept. 8th and running through Sept. 15th.  NSAL is located at 620 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka.  For gallery hours and details, visit http://www.northshoreartleague.org

See my painting “MoMA Reflections”

at the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists‘ new show, Architectural Elements, at the Bridgeport Art Center’s 3rd floor Gallery through January 30, 2018.   Fifty-four works in various media by 32 artists are on display in the beautiful 3rd floor gallery at the Center. Refreshments and musical entertainment will be provided.

Gallery Reception and Awards:  Friday, January 19, 2018 from 6 – 9 pm

Bridgeport Art Center   1200 W.  35th Street

Enter on east side, off of Racine Ave/34th Place.  Free parking in north lot.

Hours:  Monday – Saturday 8am – 6 pm; Sunday, 8:00am – 12:00 pm
Open until 10 pm on Third Fridays/Open Studios.    Tel: 773-843-9000

View through the Wells St. Bridge

This oil painting to the left is at the Cathy Kline Gallery in Parksville, MO through December 31, 2017.  I am one of 197 artists juried into the National Oil and Acrylics Painters’ Society Holiday Small Works Show.  Join me at the Grand Opening on Saturday, November 18th from 5 – 8 pm at 8701 NW River Park Drive in Parkville, MO 64152.  See https://www.noaps.org/holiday-small-works-show for details.

Closer to home, I will also have two paintings in the North Shore Art League’s 11th Annual “Inch Works” Holiday show which runs from November 16, 2017 – January 15, 2018.  OPENING RECEPTION Thursday,11/16 6:30-8:00pm.  See http://www.northshoreartleague.org/ for gallery hours and location.

Snow Capped Mt. San Jacinto

Pole and Palms

The Winnetka Current  just published “Portals of Passion” in its Life and Arts section of the newspaper, a review of my show that just closed at the North Shore Art League.  Here it is for those who didn’t get a chance to see the exhibit:

Ile de Cite Metro Station Paris

My painting Ile de Cite Metro Station Paris was selected as a finalist from 195 entries in the July 2017 Sedona Arts Competition.  You can see this painting in person along with 23 others at my solo exhibit at the North Shore Art League (NSAL).  The exhibit runs through September 17, 2017.

LOCATION:  620 Lincoln Avenue, 1st floor, Winnetka, IL

Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am – 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 9 am – 5 pm.  Ample free parking at the village lot on Lincoln Ave. adjacent to the center at which NSAL is located. See http://www.northshoreartleague.org/contact.html for map and details.