I've been doing Inktober, for the 2nd year in a row. The goal is to create & post an ink drawing for every day of October. I've been posting them all on my Instagram and my Facebook art page. I'm almost done! This weekend, I sketched with my Saturday morning art group in Oak Park and completed these 2 urban sketches- sketched from life of the scene in front of me at the cafe.
Blog : In Art Pursuit
I enjoy drawing, painting, and sculpting from direct observation - both in the studio and plein air. I also like to experiment with different tools and techniques. Following my blog will allow you to see examples of my work in progress and read about what was happening as I made them.
'Away Team' Painted on site at Belmont Harbor, Chicago
Spent the morning painting with friends from Oak Park & the PAPC.
'Windy City Bubbler' painted this morning at Buckingham Fountain
I painted this morning at Buckingham Fountain, Chicago Fall 2017. Plein air oil, alongside friends from the PAPC.
A favorite House Portrait Commission- Growing Up in Oak Park
This is one of my favorite commissions, the childhood home of my client in the architectural arboretum of Oak Park, IL. Contact me to have your own painted.
Green Mill Painted in Oil, Plein Air, August 2017
The Green Mill is famous as a Speakeasy during Prohibition and as the location for perhaps the best Jazz in the world. If I recall family history, "Mr Brown" (Al Capone) bought my grandfather, and everyone else in the club, a beer here.
I was happy to take the opportunity to paint here with a friendly group I hadn't seen in a while. The weather perfect and the neighborhood friendly.
I've been drawing, painting, and posting on a daily basis - but it's hard to juggle so many Social Media accounts. My Instagram account, as MotionImpossible https://www.instagram.com/MotionImpossible , is probably the most up to date. Please check out my work there too.