Exhibit: Kimberly Beck and Lenin DelSol

Kimberly Beck, Song of the Lark

"Song of the Lark" by Jules Breton is one of Kimberly Beck's favorite paintings at the Art Institute.

(it was also a popular favorite at  the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago)

But I like Kimberly's version  more - perhaps because I can relate more to a contemporary American woman than to a barefoot French peasant.

This image  seems to suggest that there are more possibilities in life 

than just the hard labor of working the fields.

So far as I can remember, this is the first Palette and Chisel show where the artist has posted anecdotal information next to each piece.

I would prefer to let the paintings speak for themselves-- though, I suppose, no one is holding a gun to my head and making me read the signage.

reminds me of the dear departed Diane Rath

a nice strong design

A little too cute for me -- but then, I never had children

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Stagehand or not -- I like this painting of awareness and anticipation.

Looks like an homage to Titian

Looks like an homage to Norman Rockwell.

I'm not a big fan of illustration 

-- but I do love depictions of familiar models

I don't think this nice, pensive nude needed
Godzilla in the background.

And why is she so unconcerned
with the terrible havoc it is wrecking?

 - but the monster's luminous, fiery breath does seem to
 work well with the foreground.