Landscape Paintings

Left: Michigan Avenue, pastel, 18 x 24, $495.00

Right: Michigan Ave. study, pastel, 9 x 12, $110.00.

Lots of times, I work out a painting idea in several versions, in pastels, watercolors, or oils, and in different sizes. This is a good way to get my idea down more clearly in my own mind, deal with any problems, figure out the color palette, and so forth. Last summer, I went to downtown Chicago, and took some pictures. I've been fooling around with some ideas, sketching, etc., ever since. Here are 2 versions of Michigan Avenue, looking south from the Water Tower. They're both in pastel, both finished as is. They may also serve as studies for a future oil. We'll see.

Greeting cards

This is the image that's been optioned by Hallmark. It has 2 names: Passover 1953 and Passover on 19th Street. It's totally from my imagination, but I like it because it's based on fond memories of childhood Seders at my Grandparents' apartment on Chicago's West Side. The goat on the left is a reference to the traditional song, "One kid, one kid (Chad Gadya)". The vignette on the lower right is a reference to the neighborhood, with its ranks of apartment buildings. Though it's one of my favorite paintings, it's definitely for sale to an interested buyer.
Passover on 19th Street, oil on canvas, 30 x 40, $1800.00.
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Greeting cards

I was recently asked to create an invitation. I have done a painting for that, which I'm posting here. Then I got a proposal from Hallmark cards, who have taken an option on one of my paintings. So maybe I'm going into a new line of business. We'll see how that works out.

Anyway, here's the image I'm using for the invitation. It's only a first draft. I'll be redoing it in goache, adding lettering, etc. But I'm kind of pleased with it so far.