Fine Art Studio: Urban Cityscapes of Evanston & Chicago (Museum Prints & Consignment available)
"These images serve as a historical account of the contemporary urban landscape. In all my work I challenge myself to capture a unique portrait of everyday life while forcing an aggressive 2-point perspective, choosing a “retro” inspired palette to block in the shapes and employing turn-of the century glazing techniques to draw out the sense of depth, atmosphere, warmth, and shadow.
 Old Town Sunday AfternoonSOLD “Old Town, Sunday Afternoon” - Plein Air inspired piece featuring the "Old Town Tavern" invites the viewer to step into the light on Wells in Chicago's Old Town Neighborhood. 12 x 16 Oil on Cradled Board/Framed $725 |  Heart o ChicagoSOLD ( Prints Available) Collector's Best 12 x 12 Oil/Gessobord Framed - $625 Just Sold @ True Grit Exhibition Anyone traveling from the North to Lakeshore Drive will recognize the Iconic view while forced to wait at the light near Broadway. Here the artist employs a bright yellow underpainting, a detailed brown tone study and contrasting values of his unique urban palette to capture the warmth and wear of the 50's landmark. Prints Available |  City Lights, Summer Nights : View from the J Parker16 x20 Framed 22x26 Oil on Gessobord $1050 A romantic evening looking toward downtown Chicago from the deck of the famous J. Parker Restaurant in Lincoln Park Chicago. |
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 Zebra under redline 2022_editedSOLD 16 x 16 (Framed) Oil on Cradled Panel 2022 This plein air inspired scene captures the Chicago Red Line passing over Paulina behind the Howard Station in Rogers Park. It is another example of the “Ashcan” school style featuring the gritty infrastructure and glazing to draw out shadow and winter light. |  Chicago Theatre Sundays State2022Painted "en plein air" in the rain at Sundays on State 2022 this Oil on Cradled Panel features the Landmark Chicago Theatre 16 x 16 Framed Black $725 |  He Waits Hotel Lincoln /Lincoln Park near Old Town_editedSOLD He Waits: Hotel Lincoln plein air inspired portrait of the Lincoln image above Clark Street in Chicago’s Lincoln Park Oil on Panel 12 x16 Framed Prints also available |
 Saturday Walk "Michigan & WackerEn Plein Air on July 2nd at Michigan and Wacker 16 x 16 Oil on Panel Framed $875 (pairs with Chicago Theatre) |  Crossing StateSOLD 16 x 16 (Framed 17x17) Oil on Cradled Panel 2022 This plein air inspired scene captures a Winter morning during the pandemic of 2022 on State & Wacker. It is another example of the “Ashcan” school style featuring glazing to draw out shadow and light. |  Green Mill: ReflectionsSOLD (Prints Available) Oil on Gessobord Size: 12 x 12. This plein air work captures a warm Spring evening reflected in the window of the famous “Green Mill” an iconic bar entertaining the likes of Al Capone and other celebrities on a busy Friday. Featuring the burnt sienna palette, gritty structure and glazing to draw out shadow and light |
 Graffiti house 2022SOLD Oil on Gessobord Size: 16 x 16. This plein air inspired scene captures an Evanston home covered in graffiti on Emerson Street. The target of gentrification in 2022, I’m told the father allowed his son to use it as a canvas for street art. “Ashcan” school style featuring the gritty structure and glazing to draw out shadow and light. |  Blue Sky ApolloSOLD 16 x 20 Oil on Cradled Board, Framed 22x26 $1200 Warm Sun casts a shadow below the iconic "L" train passing the Apollo Theatre /Lincoln Ave on a Sunday afternoon in Chicago's Lincoln Park. Prints now available |  Rite of Spring 2022Canal Street, $725 : Oil on Cradled Gessobord Size: 16 x 16. This Plein air inspired work features the Canal Street Bridge as boats are returning to Lake Michigan from Winter Storage on the Chicago River. It was completed in the studio in the Spring of 2022 for the “True Grit” show. |
 Montrose at RestSOLD 20 x 24 Oil on Cradled Panel $1200 new work Morning breaks across frozen Lake Michigan while the harbor marker rests in wait Contact Artist to Purchase |  Should we get something for morning : BennisonesSOLD Prints Available: caught in the magic of Bennison’s marquee, the warmth of the color in the windows and the number of people still queuing to get inside before they close. A Northshore institution since 1938. This family business now staffed by its third generation |  Timeless: Newsstand Chicago & Main12x12OilSOLD Prints Available Winter of 2020. While businesses in the area struggled to stay open, I chose this setting to mark the strength and resolve of area owners to survive. As a Newsstand, this business has remained an anchor to the Main Street Community in Evanston, Illinois since the 1930s. I used a “retro" color palette and muted values to convey the timeless quality of this image. By painting only shapes beyond the window and using warm glazing |
 Family: Clark & MorseAvailable 12 x 12 Oil on Structured Gessobord $725 Framed Struck by the tenderness of Father and daughter's embrace at this busy Fruit Stand on Clark in Rogers Park - the best example of his "Ashcan School" work - Prints Available |  Wrigley Afternoon AddisonSOLD Sunday Afternoon crossing Addison after the game Oil on Gessobord 12 x 12 Framed in Maple floating Frame $675 Prints available |  Lost Era: Howard Street 2020SOLD As Fall wanes to the coming Winter the early morning sun warms this corner of Howard Street on Chicago's North-side. Struck by the isolation of this once lively urban landscape I captured the warmth and long shadows of the mid-morning sun in warm values and cool glazes. The rendering of the clock and the namesake antique store (est.1968) housed in this turn of the century building stand as a testament to a "Lost Era". 12 x 16 Oil on Gessobord Prints Available |
 The Fish KegSOLD Prints available Another 3rd generation Family-owned business, the Fish Keg has been serving no-frills faire the Edgewater and Evanston Community since 1951. I wanted to capture that 50’s sensibility in the aqua tint of the weathered sign in sunlight. The bold Winter Sun also plays off the West-facing façade while a pedestrian pulling a suitcase passes down the darkened sidewalk toward the Howard “L” station. |  A Quiet Morning: Juneway Beach Rogers Park off SheridanSold -A favorite view facing southeast from Evanston's border with Rogers Park 10 x 10 Oil on Structured Gessobord Prints Available |  "Purple Line" Central Avenue Bridge $525SOLD "Purple Line" Tony conducting a Southbound train through the Greenbelt above Central Ave |
 Edgewater Beach City View_editedSold 8 x 8 Oil on Panel Framed Prints available Edgewater Beach Hotel - the artist captured the unique color as the Pink Lady emerges from the city around it -Prints available |  Prints available12 x 12 Matted 8 x 8 images in Canvas ($75) |  Chicago Riverwalk @ WabashSold: celebrating Chicago's coming Summer en Plein Air May 2021 PAPC Summer in the City Series #3 |
 River North Past meets PresentAvailable 9 x 12 Oil on Panel Framed $425 The angle of the Subway platform against this turn-of-the-Century building speak to the tenacity of the city as the area remains a thriving contrast of past and present. The artist layers a detailed Sepia Brown underpainting with his uniquely warm palette "en plain air", finishing the piece with age old glazing techniques to draw the dramatic distinction between shadow and light. |  Open for Business: Cross-Rhodes Restaurant on Chicago Ave. -SOLD Prints Available Afternoon sun defines the historic columns and Steer bust which originally heralded the local Butcher, now a Greek Restaurant on Chicago Avenue in Evanston's South Side |  Chicago Ave- 12/2020SOLD Prints Available When I first moved to Evanston, the Coronet Theatre stood between what is now Sketchbook Brewing and Campagnola Restaurant.Note the artist facing the street, sketching and enjoying Southeast Evanston’s local brewery. |
 Bills Drive inSold Prints available Located on Asbury, Bill's is one of many favorite lunch spots in SE Evanston |  Edgewater ShadowsSold: Early Winter morning Shadows contract with the warm sunlight on this Edgewater Chicago Scene 10 x 10 Maple Frame $325 |  1100 FlorenceSold: Formerly a Meat-packing business this is now the 1100Florence Gallery Private Collection 10 x 10 Oil |