Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Restless Model



Last Sunday's model had difficulty holding the pose,
and some artists were quite frustrated.

But I think her discomfort actually helped Bo Zhang make a memorable painting.






Perhaps Gauguin's model also had a problem holding still.

Plein Air Painters of Chicago - 2011

Stephanie Weidner
Bar at the Palmer House



Stehanie Weidner
The Double Door



Stephanie Weidner




Nancie King Mertz




Mort Luby





Martha Stevens




Leslie Outten



Leslie Outten



Lee Radtke



Lee Radtke




Kevin Haller



Kathy Hirsh



Jill Zylke




Ginny Pitre-Hay





Errol Jacobson


Errol Jacobson



Errol Jacobson



Don Yang




Barbara Herring




Tim Leeming



Tim Leeming



Steve Slaske



Jeffrey Baumgartner

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Panel Discussion





Just found this this Youtube video shot during a panel discussion at last year's edition of Weekend with the Masters

Moderated by
Richard Schmid , they addressed the following question:

Are all these wonderful new digital tools going to help us or present a danger to the spiritual growth of this movement (realism)


Panelists included (left to right) :




These are all exceptionally bright, successful, handsome, creative people, and if you watch all seven segments, you'll find the Palette and Chisel mentioned at least twice.

It's fun to watch them speak and then look at their paintings, although, usually, for me, there's a disconnect and as one internet curmudgeon has written:


"Panel discussions aren't a means to any real end, they are just a PR ploy --another opportunity to find new students and sell DVD's ---This panel was also conspicuously inbred. They forgot to invite any real opposition ---They had started out as classicists or idealists of some sort, and had tried to define themselves in opposition to the main line of current thought in art. But Modernism got them anyway."




More of my own comments are found here .

Sunday, October 09, 2011

Art For Misericordia

Zhiwei Tu



"The Mission of Misericordia/Heart of Mercy is to support individuals with developmental disabilities in maximizing their level of independence and self-determination within an environment that fosters spirituality, dignity, respect and enhancement of quality of life."

Mary Qian has organized another edition of her "East-West" show as a fund-raiser for this institution. The show also includes pieces done by students of Misericordia art therapy programs as well.

More information about the show can be found on its own website




The two pieces on the left were done at Misericordia.

Tor Muehl did the two animals on the right.









Left to right:
Tor Muehl, Shizhong Yan, Audrey Cramblitt






Left to right:
Danaya Zakharava, Ali Hasmut




the painting in the center is done by Elsa Munoz
(who is currently having a one-person show at the National Museum of Mexican Art)



Detail




Shizhong Yan

Here's his website.





Mary Qian






Miguel Malagon







Miguel Malagon










Li Hu

I'm so glad Mary was able to bring him back for this show.






Tim Leeming







J. Antonio Bedolla







J. Antonio Bedolla
















Clayton J. Beck III





Clayton J. Beck III








Bo Zhang







Bo Zhang







Bo Zhang