2018 - Portraits of the Palette

 Stephanie Weidner, "Catherine"

Quite a stunning likeness of  a popular model.

Really captures her spirit.

Stephanie Weidner

James Burrell

Two remarkable portraits of the same man.

Stephanie obviously knows the subject much better

 -  but James sees  Errol the same way I do.

Andrew Conklin, "Homage to Sweerts"

The Palette is so lucky to have such a devotee to old master  European painting on its roster.

Michael Sweerts , (1618-1664)

Here's the Sweerts that I know best. It hangs at the Met.

What a painter!

Don Ryan

Once again, there were more portraits of Misha Livshultz in this show 

than anyone else.  (I counted five)

Don Yang, portrait of Stuart Fullerton

Wonderful!  Don has painted Stuart 

just as Norman Rockwell might have depicted a small town pharmacist.

Larry Paulsen

I just hope the reflections off the glass in my photograph

 don't completely destroy this fine homage to Raphael. 

Evelyn Brody

I love it when painters practice dramaturgy.

The hand-cup-face of the lady on the left

is perfectly drawn.

Leonid Osseny, "Portrait of my wife"

Leonid would probably stand out in any art organization,

but his eccentric vision  especially stands out here.

Leonid Osseny

Linda Vice

Among the most elegant portraits in this,
or any, Palette and Chisel show.

Misha Livshultz

This one might not have been painted back in Belarus 

-- but it sure feels like it

Plein Air Painters of Chicago - December 2018

 Alvino Perez Jr.

I broke out laughing when I first saw this painting.  A man standing behind me (don't know his name) responded by saying "yes, the painting is better than the statue"

Couldn't have agreed more.

Ray Vicek

A fine entry in the  category of "lonely house in the country"

Zhanna Biletska

Always good to see work by those who have had some training in design.

Errol Jacobson

So sad -- so powerful.

Someday Errol's views of Chicago will be legendary

 Kaitlyn Hwang, "Cars the Size of Ants"

Now it's official -- I'm a fan of this very Romantic cityscapist.

Monika Arturi,  Bridgeport Alley

A very simple view with  a very strong sense of design.

At $75, somebody got a very good deal.