ink bathing sketches
RGF, people in a meeting sketch, 3/2012
RGF, thumbnails, 3/2012
Rob Funderburk, sketch at Washington & Des Plaines, 4/21/12.
for real
hey did i tell any of you guys i got a big thing full of old maps? i do. studio excavation
blocking some forms onto salvaged background, based on an aerial reference image
sketch blocking shapes from reference, an aerial shot of a friend’s family’s farm
some old ones from a while ago, sideways assessment as grounds to build new on
At Believe Inn, starting Friday July 6
Sharing a dozen or so works on paper in a group show at Believe Inn in Chicago, opening this Friday July 6 from 6–10pm, and running through August 4th by appointment.
In this showcard is a detail of a piece from a set of six there stemming from these, along with one of these. Also including some small walnut ink & mixed media studies, and a couple of city sketches.
Believe Inn is an alternative exhibition space and friendly, vibrant creative hub hosted in the studio of artists Chris Silva and Lauren Feece. The artists assembled for Now Is the Time come from far & wide and seem like great company — included are:
Chad Davis
Christopher Allman
Damion Silver
Emmett Kerrigan
Frog
Gabe Lanza
Geoffry Smalley
Hao Ni
Kane One
Luke Pelletier
Rob Funderburk
Uriel Correa
Please be my guest!
Believe Inn
2043 N Winchester, Chicago
Group Exhibit: Now Is The TimeOpening Friday July 6, 6–10pm
Addtl. by appointment through August 4, 2012
believeinn.org
facebook.com/believeinn
Farmer Market sketch 5/11/12
Chicago Stories
Some sketch portraits from among 28 or so I did for the new Chicago Stories by Michael Czyzniejewski, 40 short & punchy fictions in the voices of famous Chicagoans, just released from publisher Curbside Splendor — get yours here, paperback (best) or electronic.
Get Chicago Stories here, paperback or electronic.
* Chicago Stories Release Party
featuring author Michael Czyzniejewski & Guests
Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
FREE
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| Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, first resident of Chicago |
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| Mayor Jane Byrne |
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| Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb |
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| Steve Dahl, of “Disco Demolition” fame |
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| Rhubarb & Ribbie, White Sox mascots |
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| Hugh Hefner |
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| Ada & Minna Everleigh |
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| Rich Koz / Svengoolie |
Get Chicago Stories here, paperback or electronic.
* Chicago Stories Release Party
featuring author Michael Czyzniejewski & Guests
Saturday, April 21
7–10pm Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
FREE
Portrait batch for Czyniejewski’s Chicago Stories
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| Dennis Rodman |
Barreling through sketch portraits for Chicago Stories by Michael Czyzniejewski — 25 or so by time I’m through, quick shots above and below of today’s crop for your interests. Total roster are attendants to Chicago history small and large, humanities rendered in swift fictional monologues by Mikey Chiz.  |
| Dennis Rodman |
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| David Yow |
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| John Wentworth |
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| Rod Blagojevich |
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| Mayor Jane Byrne |
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| Sister Carrie |
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| Skip Dillard |
Chicago Stories by Michael Czyzniejewski
Spring 2012 from Curbside Splendor
Pre-order now: http://goo.gl/1nWII
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