Illinois - Paintings
to
31
305
282
257
252
369
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
25
211
1,229
3
21
30
25
19
2
6
9
510
481
149
80
36
23
11
11
10
8
4
2
1
615
613
231
420
233
178
145
138
120
119
110
94
81
61
59
58
56
54
38
35
34
34
32
1,332
808
428
427
427
117
84
67
64
61
487
236
90,614
65,114
Item Ships From: Illinois
TnT - Surreal Nude Figure, Fine Point Graphite Drawiing, Matted and Framed
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
An overly exaggerated nude figure is the subject of Oliver Hazard Benson's drawing entitled "TnT". Upon closer look, the artist's fine hand is evident in the amazing detail in the f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Giclée
Morning Light, North of Springfield - Serene Landscape with Purple Haze, Framed
By Ahzad Bogosian
Located in Chicago, IL
The rising sun casts a purple haze over this serene Midwestern landscape as only Ahzad Bogosian can capture. This tranquil landscape, devoid of a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lily in Blue Tights on Pluff Chair - Oil Painting Figure and Vintage Chair Study
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in Chicago, IL
Andrew S. Conklin
Lily in Blue Tights on Pluff Chair
oil on linen
24h x 18w in
60.96h x 45.72w cm
ACK012
Andrew S. Conklin
Artist Statement—Motion Capture Studio Series
Andrew S. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Final Portal, Shrouded Male Nude on a Burgundy Backdrop, Oil on Panel
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
The partially shrouded male nude stands in front of a doorway outlined in black. The rich burgundy background does not give us any clues as to where the figure is yet the darkened d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Blue Landscape 2, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. the painting needs to be framed for display. I can mail up to 5 painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil
London Bridge - Original Painting on Linen, Areal View, Bridge and River Thames
By Albert Vidal Moreno
Located in Chicago, IL
INDIVIDUAL EXIBITIONS
albert vidal
February. Sala Parés, Barcelona.
2011
October. Gallery Sibman. Paris.
2010
April. Gallery Sibman. Paris.
2009
February. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2007
June. Uniglavas Gallery. Tokyo. Japan.
2006
May. Sala Pares. Barcelona.
2005
October. Juan Amiano Gallery. Pamplona.
2003
October. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2002
September - october. Galeria Juan Amiano. Pamplona.
2001
February-March. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2000
March. Auditorio Municipal. Montcada i Reixac. Barcelona.
1999
January-February. Galeria Tuset. Barcelona.
1995
December. Sala Lola Anglada. Barcelona.
1993
April - May. Sala Albareda. Barcelona.
1991
December. Sala “ Ca N´Amatller”. Molins de Rei Cyty Council. Barcelona.
COLLECTIVE EXIBITIONS
2010 40x40. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2008 December. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2008 Septembre. 50 years of “Premi Pintura Jove”. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2008 April. La Cave. Geneve . Switzerland.
2008 March. “Urbe”. Jordi Barnadas Gallery. Barcelona.
2007 February. Nichido Gallery. 42 Showakai Exhibition. Tokyo. Japan.
2006 April. “NYC” , Ariel Sibony Gallery. Paris.
2005
November. Barnadas Gallery. Barcelona.
2004 Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2004
Sala Barnadas. Barcelona.
2002
July. Galeria Gaudi. River North Festival Absolut Vision. Chicago. US
2002
May. ARTEXPO. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2001
December. Galeria Barnadas. Barcelona.
2001
September-October. Galeria Giart . Girona.
2001
July. Sala "Ca La Pruna" - Pals. Girona.
2000
February- April. Jeunes talents catalans, Maison de la Catalogne. Paris.
1999
September. Sala Parés. Barcelona. Premi a la Pintura Jove.
1999
September-November. Realisme a Catalunya. Centre d´Art Santa Mónica. Barcelona .
1999
May. ARTEXPO. Galeria Tuset. Barcelona.
1998
September. Sala Parés. Barcelona. Premi a la Pintura Jove.
1998
July-August. Estudi d´Art. Calella de Palafrugell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Puppypus - Pastel - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background of black and white puppies. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Still Life with a Candle -Glass Vase of Pink & White Flowers with Burning Candle
By Helen Oh
Located in Chicago, IL
Helen Oh's painting simply titled "Still Life with Candle" is done in the style made famous by the Dutch Artists of the 17th Century. The simpl...
Category
2010s Realist Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Plum Crooked Carp - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting of Fish on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a Gyotaku method painting of a fish on a textured mulberry paper background. This fish impression using minimal color is akin to a fossil. The fish is then hand painted in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
Qing Dynasty Floral Bed Canopy Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Thoughts of a long, happy life greeted the young couple who gazed up from their bed on this canopy panel. Adorned with chrysanthemums and peaches, both symbols of longevity, the lyri...
Category
19th Century Qing Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood Panel, Lacquer
$2,304 Sale Price
20% Off
Victoria, Blond Haired Female Dressed in White Tunic with Purple Flowers, Framed
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
"Victoria" is portrait of a young female with flowing blond hair and draped in white. Purple flowers adorn her hair as well as her dress. Her pale skin, as well as her gaze away f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life with Nike and Sailboat - Oil Painting with 23K Gold Leaf Backdrop
By Helen Oh
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of objet d'art sit upon a gleaming table, their reflections enhanced by the light of the gilt background which is hand applied using 23K gold leaf. The objects - a toy sailboat...
Category
2010s Realist Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Reflections, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. the paintng needs to be framed for display. Painting has gold accents....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Moon Rising - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Turquoise world 3, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. Golden accents add gentle spark. The painting needs to be framed for d...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Vibrant 1940's Painting of a River in Vermont by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant summer landscape of a Vermont river by artist Harold Haydon in a gold-toned frame.
Artwork size: 20" x 25". Framed size: 21 1/2" x 26 1/2". Estate stamped on reverse....
Category
1940s American Modern Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Malaga Sunset - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper from the bygone Disco age, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Jeff Conroy
Malaga Sunset
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper
12.50h x 18.50w in
31.75h x 46.99w cm
JEC137
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Lust, From the Seven Deadly Sins Series, Nude Figures, Oil on Watercolor Paper
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Seven deadly sins are the seven vices that spur other sins and further immoral behavior. First enumerated by Pope Gregory I (the Great) in the 6th century and elaborated in the 13th ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait "Head of a Young Girl"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait "Head of a Young Girl" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 15” x 12 1/2” (Framed size: 19 1/...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Incredulity -American Civil War Soldier, After Caravaggio, Original Oil on Linen
By William Blake (b. 1991)
Located in Chicago, IL
Caravaggio painted "The Incredulity of St. Thomas" with Christ looking down as he pilots Thomas’ hand to his side. Not looking at Thomas or the others, but to his wound. He seems interested in the proof of his embodiment. He wants to know that this is real. He too, questions his body, his life and death. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This artwork is unframed. Contact the gallery for framing options.
Reenactment is a material culture where the feel of authentic wool has transformative power. The closer you can recreate the “kit” of the authentic soldier the closer you are to that past. In the pursuit of touching the past there are questions- Is this real? Did this happen? Is this me? Is this us? The gesture of piloting a finger into the side represents these repetitive questions. - William Blake
Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war.
The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Eupholus Bennetti (Blue Beetle)" Realism Painting/Drawing
By Zane York
Located in Chicago, IL
Zane York deftly walks the line between playfulness and profundity. Drawing inspiration from the inherent strangeness of the natural world, York imbues quotidian scenes with subtle e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Color Pencil
Shining Bright ! 11, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Mixed media painting on the cradled wooden panel. Painting is 6"x8". The sides are 1.5" . The sides are painted black. Bold, Brave, Expressive! :: Painting :: Abstract :: This pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Crabapple - Spring Blooming Crabapple Tree in Green Grassy Clearing, Oil Paint
By Jeff Aeling
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemplative oil painting by Jeff Aeling captures spring in all its glory. The crabapple tree is in full bloom with its tiny pale pink flowers bringing the dormant winter woods into the rebirth of spring. Painted in a style that blends impressionist brush strokes in a realistic manner, this painting draws in the viewer with it's subtle mastery of paint. The painting is framed in a custom black wooden frame measuring 42.75hx 56.75w inches.
Jeff Aeling
Crabapple
oil on panel
34h x 48w in
86.36h x 121.92w cm
JAE020
Education
BFA, Painting and Printmaking, Kansas City Art Institute – Kansas City, MO
School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
Solo Exhibitions
2016
Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
2016
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2015
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
2015
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2014
J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ
2014
Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
2013
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
2013
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2012
Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
2012
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2011
Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
2011
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2010
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
2010
Richard Demato Fine Arts Gallery - Sag Harbor, NY
2010
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2009
J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ
2009
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2008
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
2008
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2007
J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2007
Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
2007
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2006
Tory Folliard Gallery - Milwaukee, WI
2006
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2005
Lisa Kurts Gallery - Memphis, TN
2005
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
2005
Philip Slein Gallery - St. Louis, MO
2005
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2004
J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2004
William Havu Gallery - Denver, CO
2003
J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ
2003
Lisa Kurts Gallery - Memphis, TN
2003
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2002
J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2002
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
2002
Perimeter Gallery - New York, NY
2001
J Mark Sublette Gallery - Tucson, AZ
2001
J Mark Sublette Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2001
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
2000
Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2000
Perimeter Gallery - Chicago, IL
2000
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art - Kansas City, MO
1999
Charlene Cody Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
1999
Elliot Smith...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Duet II - Still Life with Guitar, Violin and Scantily Clad Woman, Oil on Linen
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in Chicago, IL
Sensual in it's style and subject matter, Andrew S. Conklin's still life "Duet II" explores the sexuality in both innate objects and the human form. The female figure is off to the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
70's Kitchen - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Those of us of a certain age can't forget the color palette of the 70's - avocado green, burnt orange, and brown - lots of brown! Here, artist Jeff Conroy takes those fond memories of his childhood and brings them to life in this small octopus Gyotaku ink print. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper that mimics the movement of water in subtle shades of brown, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a simple white wooden frame measuring 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d inches.
Jeff Conroy
70s Kitchen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Arch Cape - Oregon, Wooded Landscape, Setting Sun and Ocean View, Oil on Panel
By Art Chartow
Located in Chicago, IL
The setting sun over the ocean creates a kaleidoscope of color in this small landscape painting by Art Chartow entitled "Arch Cape, Oregon" The pristine landscape is highlighted by the glowing horizon as the sun sets on another day. The painting is framed in a simple black wooden frame measuring 7.25h x 13.25w inches.
Arthur Chartow
Arch Cape, Oregon
oil on panel
6h x 12w in
15.24h x 30.48w cm
ACH027
Biography
Solo Exhibitions
2004 “Quiet Places,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
2002 “At Water’s Edge,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
1986 Rubiner Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI.
Museum Exhibitions
2016 “80th National Midyear show,” Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
2010
“2010 Contemporary Realism Biennial,” Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne,
IN
2008 “72nd National Midyear show,” Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
2007 “71st National Midyear show,” Butler Institute of American Art
2002 “Art of Collecting,” Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI
Gallery Group Exhibitions
2012 “City Streets II,” George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2009 “Selections,” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 “Eye on the Environment,” Sherry French Gallery
2007 “Panoramas,” Sherry French Gallery.
“The Four Seasons,” Sherry French Gallery.
“Poetry = Painting,” Sherry French Gallery.
2006 “The Four Seasons,” Sherry French Gallery.
Gallery and Invited Artists, Sherry French Gallery.
“Mainely Maine,” Sherry French Gallery.
Summer invitational, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Featured Artist, Susan Maasch Fine Art, Bangor, ME
2005 “Mainely Maine,” Sherry French Gallery.
2004 “Poetry = Painting: ut pictura poesis,” Sherry French Gallery.
2003 “Mainely Maine,” Sherry French Gallery.
“Poetry = Painting: ut pictura poesis,” Sherry French Gallery.
“Flowers in February,” Sherry French Gallery.
2002 “The Four Seasons,” Sherry French Gallery.
“Poetry = Painting: ut pictura poesis,” Sherry French Gallery.
2001 “Mainely Maine,” Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY.
“Small Sizes, Precious Pieces,” Sherry French Gallery.
“Contemporary American Landscapes: An Urban and Rural Perspective, ” M. A.
Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
1991 “Nine Views of Landscape,” Ruth Volid Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Landscape show, Rubiner Gallery
1990 “LANDscape,” Ruth Volid Gallery.
1989 “Landscape,” Rubiner Gallery.
1986 “Works on Paper,” Gallery Henoch, New York, NY.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center,
Birmingham, MI.
2015 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center,
Birmingham, MI.
2008
“Urban Edge,” Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
“Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center,
Birmingham, MI.
2007 “Michigan Annual XXXIII,” Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
“Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.
2006 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.
2005 “45th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition,” Alden B. Dow Museum of Science
& Art, Midland, MI.
2002 “Land and Water,” Lobby of 717 Fifth Ave, New York, NY; Art Placement...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Golden Eyes - Portrait of a Woman with a Piercing Gaze, Original Oil Painting
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Gibbons' painting "Golden Eyes" shows a portrait of a beautiful young woman. Her piercing gaze brings the viewer in for a closer look. Her sultry, yellow eyes are intoxicatin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Ocean Rest - Illuminated Paper Lantern on Vivid Blue Water, Acrylic on Panel
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
The fragility of the environment has always played an important role in Christina Haglid's work. As a child growing up on the East Coast, the ever changing seaside landscapes intrig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Ashley with Guitar, Female Lounging on a Tom Vac Chair, Original Oil on Panel
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in Chicago, IL
Classically trained artist, Andrew Conklin, has captured the moment just before or just after the subject, Ashley, has laid down her guitar. She is seated on a Tom Vac Chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Studio 54 - Cherry Blossom - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper from the bygone Disco age, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Jeff Conroy
Studio 54 - Cherry Blossom
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper
14.50h x 19.75w in
36.83h x 50.16w cm
JEC146
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
A Unique Mid-Century Modern 1960s Chicago Harbor Scene Watercolor by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Unique, Mid-Century Modern 1960s Chicago Harbor Scene Watercolor by Noted Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Artwork is formatted in a trapezoid shape, an innovative compositional device for...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
True North - Orientation, Surreal Sky with Billboard, Rainbow and Fireworks
By Mark Bowers
Located in Chicago, IL
"True North - Orientation" is a worms-eye view of a jumbled sky bursting with both fireworks and a rainbow. The surreal quality of the imagery makes the viewer question reality. The ellipsed edges confirm the scene as an inner vision rather than a window on the world. The foreground billboards add another dimensional question to the landscape. The painting itself is painted on a handmade wooden panel with beautifully finished edges so no frame is needed.
Mark Bowers
True North - Orientation
oil on panel
9h x 12w in
22.86h x 30.48w cm
MJB012
TRUE NORTH PAINTINGS
Unconscious systemic biases may guide our actions or direct us---similar to the human construct of “True North”, which holds to coordinate systems. The Earth’s “Magnetic North” moves over time according to polar shifts; flux and correction is enabled by polarity. In these paintings (Privilege, Orientation, Belief, Identity, Equity), I use compositional elements referencing nautical com- passes to suggest that society must navigate not within systems, but naturally through positive relationships and change. I hope that my art represents our present day - but also imparts a dreamful glimpse of hope and faith within.
Explanation: A magnetic compass does not point toward the true North Pole of the Earth. Rather, it more closely points toward the North Magnetic Pole of the Earth. The North Magnetic Pole is currently located in northern Canada. It wanders in an elliptical path each day, and moves, on the average, more than forty meters northward each day. Evidence indicates that the North Magnetic Pole has wandered over much of the Earth's surface in the 4.5 billion years since the Earth formed.
Mark Bowers- Artist Statement
With the depiction of landscape playing such a central role in the history of North American art, it seemed to offer many of the critical possibilities I was looking for, and it felt more and more like something I have always known. Something I could easily apply, stage, and manipulate as a diary.
My work consists of small-scale highly detailed landscape paintings. They are inspired by the comfort, trepidation, and beauty found in the mundane Chicago Suburbs. I combine nature, decorative house wares...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cabana A - Abstracted Urban Landscape of Tower at Milano Centrale Train Station
By Albert Vidal Moreno
Located in Chicago, IL
From its opening in 1931, Milano Centrale station was watched and worked by an army of more than 130 people in 7 different signal towers, 2 of which were of the bridge type across tracks. One of those towers is seen here in Albert Vidal's aptly titled work "Cabina A" - the closest of the switching towers to the main station. The loose, abstract brush strokes and warm color palette come together in this remarkable urban landscape painting. The bottom of the painting is marked with Vidal's signature - a series of numbers. The artist has carried the painting over the edges, thus allowing it to remain unframed. Alternate framing options can be discussed with the gallery.
Albert Vidal
Cabina A
acrylic on canvas
51h x 51w in
129.54h x 129.54w cm
AV0016
Albert Vidal
b. 1969
INDIVIDUAL EXIBITIONS
2012 February. Sala Parés, Barcelona.
2011 October. Gallery Sibman. Paris.
2010 April. Gallery Sibman. Paris.
2009 February. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2007 June. Uniglavas Gallery. Tokyo. Japan.
2006 May. Sala Pares. Barcelona.
2005 October. Juan Amiano Gallery. Pamplona.
2003 October. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2002 September - October. Galeria Juan Amiano. Pamplona.
2001 February-March. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2000 March. Auditorio Municipal. Montcada i Reixac. Barcelona.
1999 January-February. Galeria Tuset. Barcelona.
1995 December. Sala Lola Anglada. Barcelona.
1993 April - May. Sala Albareda. Barcelona.
1991 December. Sala “ Ca N´Amatller”. Molins de Rei Cyty Council. Barcelona.
COLLECTIVE EXIBITIONS
2021 Es-Scape, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2019 Earth Wind Fire, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2017 Scene Change, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago
Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago
2010 40x40. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2008 December. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2008 Septembre. 50 years of “Premi Pintura Jove”. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2008 April. La Cave. Geneve . Switzerland.
2008 March. “Urbe”. Jordi Barnadas Gallery. Barcelona.
2007 February. Nichido Gallery. 42 Showakai Exhibition. Tokyo. Japan.
2006 April. “NYC” , Ariel Sibony Gallery. Paris.
2005 November. Barnadas Gallery. Barcelona.
2004 Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2004 Sala Barnadas. Barcelona.
2002 July. Galeria Gaudi. River North Festival Absolut Vision. Chicago. US
2002 May. ARTEXPO. Sala Parés. Barcelona.
2001 December. Galeria Barnadas. Barcelona.
2001 September-October. Galeria Giart . Girona.
2001 July. Sala "Ca La Pruna" - Pals. Girona.
2000 February- April. Jeunes talents catalans, Maison de la Catalogne. Paris.
1999 September. Sala Parés. Barcelona. Premi a la Pintura Jove.
1999 September-November. Realisme a Catalunya. Centre d´Art Santa Mónica. Barcelona .
1999 May. ARTEXPO. Galeria Tuset. Barcelona.
1998 September. Sala Parés. Barcelona. Premi a la Pintura Jove.
1998 July-August. Estudi d´Art. Calella de Palafrugell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Night Illuminated, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. This painting is painted in many subtle layers built one on the top of the other, a union between complexity of technique and...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Wonderfully Stylized, 60s Mid-Century Modern Oil of Standing Male Ballet Dancers
Located in Chicago, IL
A Wonderfully Stylized, 60s Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of Standing Male Ballet Dancers by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Painted in the 1960s, this captivating dance stu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
David & Goliath - Caravaggio Inspired Monumental Double Self-Portrait, Charcoal
By Christopher Ganz
Located in Chicago, IL
-ARTIST STATEMENT-
I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis
personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my
narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I
use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered
reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art
historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an
Everyman who is at odds with society and his self.
Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its
overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their
tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow
seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid.
This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world
through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light.
-BIO-
Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Exodus II - Multi Figured Original Mixed Media Painting on Panel, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
The Exodus story, a pivotal event in the Old Testament, has been a rich source of inspiration for artists across various periods and styles. Here, artist Leopold Segedin has made tha...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Disposition XXX
By J Louis
Located in Chicago, IL
J Louis is both an heir and a heretic; carrying on a rich artistic tradition while subtly challenging its conventions. Evoking the lush atmospherics of Impress...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Vibrant, 1930s American Modern Painting, Chicago City Street Scene, Old Town
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, 1930s Chicago City Street Scene of the Old Town Neighborhood by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a colorful, blustery, autumn view...
Category
1930s American Modern Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Cream rose on dark brown background, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Welcome to my gallery of original flower arrangements made with professional oil paints. My paintings are created manually, in several sessions, in classical execution. I also make s...
Category
2010s Photorealist Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Over The Top, Portrait Of A Young Woman, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Leon Sarantos
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is a portrait of a woman, who is a lively, young student at the University of Chicago. I am an architect, as well as an artist, and I am inspired by the beauty of the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Interior with iMac and Venetian Chandelier, Single Female Figure, Oil Painting
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in Chicago, IL
In his painting entitled "Interior with iMac and Venetian Chandelier", Andrew Conklin uses a loose paint brush to capture the scene. The interior scene shows a woman seated at a cloth covered table working on an early version iMac computer. Above her is an elaborate Venetian glass chandelier giving the interior an elegant feel. A vintage framed poster...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fairy light, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic and oil-markers on canvas. This large painting, part of the series "Strings of Life" is ready to hang. Edges are painted. Inspired by darkness. :: Painting :: Abstract :: Thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Red peonies on a turquoise background, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Red peonies on a turquoise background , 2022 :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
By Jun Dobashi
Located in New York, NY
Gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper. Signed in white gouache, lower right recto by Dobashi.
Category
1960s Abstract Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache
Ritratto dell'uomo
Located in Mokena, IL
Riratto dell’uomo, 2019
Oil on Panel with Gilded Frame, 14 x 14 inches
Set against a penetrating black background, Justas Varpucanskis’s “Ritratto dell’uomo”’ emerges with a shrou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Musical Tree
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
The dreamyness of music in a small format.
Keywords: tree, water, eighth note
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A colorful Southern painting depicting a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Red Vase" painting by John Powell
By John Powell
Located in Hinsdale, IL
John Powell has worked in the arts throughout his life. Born in Hollywood, California, he began to paint at the age of 16. Over the past 45 years he has melded his life experiences i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
The Gift - Still Life with Ruby Throated Hummingbird and Perfume Bottle, Gold
By Felipe Alfaro
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact the gallery with questions.
A ruby-throated hummingbird flits by an empty perfume bottle with a swath of gold setting off its beautiful coloring. The bold strokes of gold and black enhance the meticulously rendered bird. Due to the delicate nature of the mixed media, this piece is matted and framed with museum glass. The framed dimensions are 11.5 h x 13.5 w inches.
Felipe Alfaro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Solitary La Boheme, Single Male Figure Seated at a Bar, Smoking, Drinking Hamms
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Artists are often isolated, but long for an idealized golden era, “La Boheme”. Frequently an artist's closest encounter with “La Boheme” is nothing more than drinking at a bar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
SUBCONSCIOUS, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
Thick, vibrant, oils on canvas influenced by the color, movement and texture found in the natural world around us. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certif...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Large, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of Quebec City by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of Quebec City by Rudolph Pen. Artwork is formatted in a trapezoid shape, an innovative composition device for which the artist's work ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Seated Athlete, Facing Right, Portrait of a Women Laying Over a Chair
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in Chicago, IL
Andrew S. Conklin
Artist Statement—Motion Capture Studio Series
Andrew S. Conklin, a native of Chicago, Illinois, is a figurative painter. Conklin's paintings are a product of his ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint
A Small Error by Gladys Nilsson (INV# NP3714)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Gladys Nilsson
A Small Error (INV# NP3714)
watercolor on paper
Approx: 5 x 5.12"
Frame: 10.12 x 10.12"
1987
Annotated on mat verso with title, artist...
Category
1980s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$5,400 Sale Price
40% Off
Ocean Current - Illuminated Paper Lantern on Deep Teal Water, Acrylic on Panel
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
The fragility of the environment has always played an important role in Christina Haglid's work. As a child growing up on the East Coast, the ever changing seaside landscapes intrig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Nina with iMac Snow, Female Dancer Stretching on Chair with Bended Knee
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in Chicago, IL
The classically posed dancer is juxtaposed against the iMac computer in Andrew Conklin's painting entitled "Nina with iMac Snow". While the computer is a technological marvel, it ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Chinese Bed Canopy of Phoenix and Fruits, Paint on Wood Panel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The owners of this work of art were likely the only two people in the world lucky enough to have access to its beauty. The experience of art itself can be an intimate one, and this bed canopy, hand-painted 100 years ago by an artist in Canton, was more intimate than most. It brings to life symbols of prosperity and good fortune for a married couple...
Category
19th Century Qing Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood Panel
$2,996 Sale Price
30% Off
Mage Love Flower - Surreal Symbolism in Highly Detailed Original Painting
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting, like each of the paintings in the Purple Dawn series, is based on an earlier work that was lost or destroyed in the course of time. Feeling that I wanted to finish wha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Read More
The Real World Portraitist of “The Gilded Age,” Season Three
Only the best painter could suit the calculatedly extravagant Bertha Russell.
See Kent Monkman’s Magical Realist Take on Frontier History
With a solo show at the Denver Art Museum and a commission from the Met, the Cree Canadian painter has become an international sensation.
Yale’s Trove of British Art Is Back on View in a Refreshed Louis Kahn Building
After a two-year closure, they Yale Center for British Art opens its doors again, with all sorts of changes to its building and programming.
At 89, Artist Lucio Pozzi Is Reaching New Career Heights
The Italian-American’s 2020 abstract painting “The Hoe” personifies his “art of not knowing.”
The 1stDibs Guide to Types of Abstract Art
Get to know the key movements and artists who have influenced visual culture for more than a century.
With a Show at MoMA, Marlon Mullen Paints Pictures That Are beyond Words
The nonspeaking California artist is having a moment, with vivacious paintings that play on art-magazine covers as well as more mysterious abstractions.
The Vibrant Beauty of Orphist Art Supersedes Its Perplexing Name
This kaleidoscopic early-modern art style has long deserved another look. Now, the Guggenheim museum is doing just that.
The 50 Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold
Curious about the most expensive paintings in the world? Discover the stories behind these masterpieces as well as the staggering prices they fetched.