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Monday at the Palette and Chisel in Chicago

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Our model Claire.
Her last day of posing for us. She's off to Europe.
I wonderful day

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#RushCreek sunset already getting dark fast quick sketch 9x12 oil on canvas
2nd attempt of painting outside summer2010
3 hour
45 min study of lemon oil on canvas board
A New Start in 2025
A page from my sketch book
After noon at Brookdale Conservation area
almost done with the sketch and out pops a fly fisherman from under the bridge.
Almost finished
and members lounge at The Art Institute in Chicago .

Bonus
Break time at The Old Court House Art center
Brookdale Conservation Aera.
Brookdale conservation area
Brookdale conservation area later in the afternoon
Brookdale conservation area before the storm
Brookdale Coservation area in Mc Henry County
Brookdale morning paint. Had a visitor watching and fishing. Can you find it?
Charcoal
Charcoal and pastel on paper 18x24
Company while I paint
early morning deeper shadows
Fast 5 min sketch using Pitt Pens
Fiddler in Cedarburg Wisconsin
Fiddlers in Cedarburg
for a invitational show in October
Fox Lake Marina
I have been teaching many many classes both in my busting artists program
I'm busy
if the sun is right tomorrow I might finish them before teaching
In a few weeks the whole building will be red
In the 11 th hour at The Palette and Chisel in Chicago
Katie
Lake Geneva wetlands
life painting at the Palette and Chisel
Life Painting....
love painting Katie.
Nude in charcoal
oil on canvas board 8 x 10
On my easel
Our youngest artist
outside my studio at dusk today.
Planted them late
Playing with ball point pen and watercolor
playing with watercolor 11x14 on paper
Quick oil sketch
Quick Paint Tent with a very long line of people anxious to vote for there favorite painnter.
Quick sketch
Quick sketch from photo 6x9 oil on panel
Quick Sketch in Oil on gessoed paper
Quick Sketch Oil on gessoed paper 18x20
Quick sketch while waiting for our beers
Rock Cut State Park
Rock cut State Park #3 same location Lilly pad pound
Rock Cut State Park same spot as yesterday
Rush Creek Conservation area Harvard
so excited to have them bloom. I might stager the planting time next year.
Spending my morning with friends at The Palette and Chisel Chicago
Starline
starting to look like fall . In progress.
Stream of consciousness
Stretching out of the box for this challenge. Oil pastel on cardboard out of my head.
summer 2010
summer2010
Taking time
The handles drummer
they serve wonderful coffee and food is good.they made exactly what i had requested.
Thought I better take a picture before all the light was behind the building.
todays challenge...fun
Todays work
todays work.....
View from my window on the train
Wax mixed with oil paint. Experiment #1 not sure what the rest of the month will bring. As everyone else
what was I thinking...wood
Windy
Wis.
Work in progress
Working on white on white with north light mixed with halogen
workshop with David Lafelle

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