Fine Art- 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.
 Blue Sky Apollo20 x 24 Oil on Cradled Board, Framed $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 |  He Waits Hotel Lincoln /Lincoln Park near Old Town_editedHe 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 $825 Prints now available |  City Lights, Summer Nights : View from the J Parker20 x 24 Oil on Gessobord $1050 Framed - A romantic evening looking toward downtown Chicago from the deck of the famous J. Parker Restaurant in Lincoln Park Chicago. |
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 Heart o ChicagoCollector's Best 12 x 12 Oil/Gessobord Framed - Available in July 2022 $675 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 |  Old Town Sunday Afternoon“Old Town, Sunday Afternoon” - Plein Air inspired piece invites the viewer to step into the light on Wells in Chicago's Old Town Neighborhood. 12 x 16 Oil on Cradled Board/Framed $775 |  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 $525 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 $350 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) |  Morning Walk AndersonvilleAvailable 10 x 10 Oil on Panel framed $325 A woman enjoys the warm sun on a stroll on Andersonville's Clark Street near Berwyn. An "En Plein Air" piece capturing the warms and shadow of this early Saturday near REZA's original Restaurant |  Chicago Riverwalk @ WabashSold: celebrating Chicago's coming Summer en Plein Air May 2021 PAPC Summer in the City Series #3 $425 |
 Windy City: Promise of SpringSOLD Colorful Pansies await a new home at this local Family Owned Garden Center on Greenbay Road in Evanston: 12 x 12 Oil on Structured Gessobord $375 Imagining Evanston #11 |  River North Past meets PresentAvailable 9 x 12 Oil on Panel Framed $475 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 |  Chicago Scenes: Fish Keg on HowardSold Seafood for the Soul 8x10 Oil on Artboard SOLD |  Edgewater-Chicago: Under the "L"Chicago Scenes: under the "L" 6 x 6 Oil on Panel Framed $125 |