New Painting: Faceless Foursome

Faceless Foursome, acrylic on canvas, 10x30, 2009, $175
I've been doing some figurative sketches of silhouettes recently. This painting is based on one of those sketches and, most likely, a start of a new series.

New Painting: Faceless Foursome

Faceless Foursome, acrylic on canvas, 10x30, 2009, $175

I've been doing some figurative sketches of silhouettes recently. This painting is based on one of those sketches and, most likely, a start of a new series.

New Photographs - Colored Cityscapes (New York)

These photographs are part of my ongoing colored cityscapes series. They were shot in New York City in the fall 2006 and spring 2009. I recently digitally enhanced the images to add color and texture.

Abridged (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009

SoHo Angles (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009

Canal Street Merchants (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009

Mietz Building (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009

Downtown Tank (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009

New Photographs - Colored Cityscapes (New York)

These photographs are part of my ongoing colored cityscapes series. They were shot in New York City in the fall 2006 and spring 2009. I recently digitally enhanced the images to add color and texture.

Abridged (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009


SoHo Angles (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009


Canal Street Merchants (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009


Mietz Building (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009


Downtown Tank (New York), digitally enhanced photograph, 2009

Saturday Shots: Happy Hour!

I haven't done one of my "Saturday Shots" posts (or any other blog posts for that matter) in a few weeks. Since it's the weekend, I figured a good subject matter would be bars. The following photographs are part of my old signage series. Cheers!

Simon's Fish (Chicago), photograph, 2005

Simon's is an old neighborhood tavern in Andersonville that's been around since the Great Depression. It's a former speakeasy with an interesting history. Cheap drinks, relaxed atmosphere, and a great jukebox.

Blatz Beer (Cedarburg, WI), photograph, 2004

Lincoln Square Liquors (Chicago), photograph, 2008

Saturday Shots: Happy Hour!

I haven't done one of my "Saturday Shots" posts (or any other blog posts for that matter) in a few weeks. Since it's the weekend, I figured a good subject matter would be bars. The following photographs are part of my old signage series. Cheers!

Simon's Fish (Chicago), photograph, 2005


Simon's is an old neighborhood tavern in Andersonville that's been around since the Great Depression. It's a former speakeasy with an interesting history. Cheap drinks, relaxed atmosphere, and a great jukebox.

Blatz Beer (Cedarburg, WI), photograph, 2004


Lincoln Square Liquors (Chicago), photograph, 2008

Painting in Progress: Watertanks, El Train Cityscape

Watertanks, El Train Cityscape, acrylic on wood panel (work in progress)

This is a work in progress painted on a 30x80 wood panel door. The composition is made up but I used photographs as reference. I first used gesso to prime the surface and then sketched the scene using graphite before starting to paint. There will be some minor compositional changes along the way as I build up the layers of color. This painting will be included in a solo show this fall at Urbanest in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood.

Painting in Progress: Watertanks, El Train Cityscape

Watertanks, El Train Cityscape, acrylic on wood panel (work in progress)

This is a work in progress painted on a 30x80 wood panel door. The composition is made up but I used photographs as reference. I first used gesso to prime the surface and then sketched the scene using graphite before starting to paint. There will be some minor compositional changes along the way as I build up the layers of color. This painting will be included in a solo show this fall at Urbanest in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood.