Palette and Chisel at Gallery Victor Armendariz

Mary Qian

A commercial Chicago gallery is now displaying the work of three current members of the Palette and Chisel.

When was the last time that ever happened?

Victor Armendariz took over the roster of his former employer, Ann Nathan, when she retired, and he  is continuing to emphasize various kinds of  figurative painting that may be observational as well as cartoonish.

Andrew Conklin

Michael Van  Zeyl

Those ae tubes of colored light installed beneath the right edge.

The figures seem to jump into the gallery space - even without 3-D glasses.