Instructions from Ghosts oil on canvas 36” x 48″  

Mud Flats oil on canvas 24″ x 24″  

Sunset Reflection oil on canvas 24″ x 24″     

Friedman Fine Art and Chicago-artists.com are pleased to represent Jay Zerbe, a Chicago artist. Zerbe’s intent is to create a new world by highlighting each place’s/space’s emotional tone. He creates dynamic rhythm and flow through his paintings by using different color palettes and mark-making vocabulary.

Viewers of Zerbe’s work are taken on a journey unique to their own perception of the piece. Zerbe’s intent is to provoke new takes on the same painting each day. His work is sensitive to being under various lighting, so the painting changes at different times of day. The painting viewed at dawn is slightly different to the one viewed in the afternoon, which is slightly different to the one viewed at dusk. A viewer may see a painting in a different mood as well, furthering the perception of a changing painting. Zerbe’s pieces are intended to be for the wandering, contemplating, and imaginative viewer.

Zerbe’s work is non-linear and changes based on his personal experiences throughout the day. In 2005, after he began painting on canvas again, his works resembled collages. His work became increasingly influenced on what he saw during his day. This resulted in painting virtual worlds. His work morphed into a reflection of the world he experiences looking out his window or walking to his studio in near-North Side of Chicago in 2011 after he returned to painting full-time. Influenced by alleyways, sidewalk cracks, three-flats, and the ever-changing colors of Lake Michigan, Zerbe’s work takes the viewer on a journey. After moving east of Chicago in 2012 to an area rich in nature, Zerbe has painted with each day’s images with a visual language lodged in his brain.

He invites each viewer to spend time with the painting and see where the visual journey takes him or her.

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Chicago Artist - Local Artist Doug Frohman

Pandora Oil on Board 14 in. x 50 in.

Mirrored Passages Oil on Canvas 42 in. x 42 in.

Inside Alhambra oil on canvas 84 in. x 64 in.

 

Friedman Fine Art and Chicago-artists.com are pleased to represent Chicago artist Doug Frohman. His work has been in exhibitions across the U.S. As a contemporary artist, Frohman primarily paints in oil and encaustic with a cement trowel on wood panels.

 

This local artist blends the ancient “objective art” of 17-18th C. Tantric India and Tibet with the vibrant architecture of contemporary minimalism. The strong colors in his works allow the audience to experience firsthand the personal visualization that advanced meditation can bring. Elemental fusion drawn from ancient sources lead to works that are contemporary and refreshing that create authentic presences to move the imagination of the art audience.

 

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Connie Noyes - A Local Chicago Artist

Friedman Fine Art and http://www.chicago-artists.com is extremely pleased to represent the exceptional works of Chicago local contemporary artist Connie Noyes. Connie Noyes is a full time interdisciplinary artist in Chicago, whose works have been exhibited in various cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Paris, and Malaysia.

Collaborative Consumption various materials on wood panels with resin 3” x 84” each

She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a MA degree in Psychology from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont California. She has been sponsored in international artist’s residencies and symposiums, more recently in The 5th International Visual Arts Symposium in 2007 at Monastir, Tunisia.

Noyes is known for creating art from discarded materials and working with many different media forms. She uses detritus as the skeleton of some works and uses energy and experimentation in her production process. Her audience says her works convey emotions, thoughts, and vulnerability.

Noyes’ work is featured in corporate, private, and museum collections including Starbucks and the Museum of Contemporary Photography. If you would like to view additional works of art by Connie Noyes and other local contemporary artists please follow this link http://www.chicago-artists.com.

Lynn Basa - Chicago Artists

Friedman Fine Art and http://www.chicago-artists.com are pleased to represent the beautiful and amazing works of Chicago contemporary artist Lynn Basa.

Lynn Basa is an abstract painter and public artist living in Chicago. Her works are featured in the collections at universities, hospitals, and private residences. While Lynn is primarily a painter and printmaker, she also works in glass, stone, steel, and mosaic. Lynn works in her private studio in Chicago and has exhibited widely.



Opposing Forces oil and beeswax on panel 36” x 72”

Basa earned a Bachelor of Arts, studio art and art history, at Indiana University in 1977. In 1981, she received a Masters in Public Administration, public art policy and management at the University of Washington. She is also the author of a book called The Artist’s Guide to Public Art: How to Find and Win Commissions, published in 2008.

In addition to painting, she completed public art commissions. Some public art commissions include the design for a terrazzo floor, measuring 6300 square feet at the Indianapolis Airport, and a Byzantine mosaic mural for the City of Claremont.

Currently, she teaches at the Graham School at the University of Chicago but she has also taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Sculpture department. She is represented in the permanent collections of the American Craft Museum, Rhode Island School of Design Museum and the Spencer Museum to name a few.

If you would like to view additional works of art by Lynn Basa and other local contemporary Chicago artists please follow this link http://www.chicago-artists.com.

Marvelous Local Art by Cathy Bruni Norris

Friedman Fine Art and http://www.chicago-artists.com are pleased to represent the beautiful and amazing works of Chicago contemporary artist Cathy Bruni Norris.

Chicago artist Cathy Bruni Norris began painting when she was 15 years old, developing techniques for pouring, tilting, and mixing paint she uses today. She studied at the American Academy of Art, where she received a BA in Water Color Illustration. She paints large scale canvases and polycarbonate material, doing some reverse acrylic painting.




Chariot acrylic on plexi panel 50” x 84”

Norris comes from a creative family. Her grandmother was a concert pianist, orchestra leader, and teacher, holding a degree from Mendesssohn Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Although Norris studied classical piano for nine years, she developed a passion for painting, carrying out her family’s artistic legacy with her art.

When Norris paints, she applies liquid acrylics and blends them to represent waves, fireworks, vapor trails, or moving colors. She maintains the sight of the finished work in her mind’s eye, focusing on the mixture and texture of her pigments. Her works have a mysterious quality and force its viewers to ask questions.
She has her own art studio in Chicago and recently held an art demonstration for the North Shore Affiliate of The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

If you would like to view additional works by Cathy Bruni Norris and over 30 other fantastic local contemporary Chicago artists please follow this link Chicago contemporary artists.

Chicago Art by Tom Francesconi

Friedman Fine Art and http://www.chicago-artists.com is extremely pleased to represent the exceptional works of Chicago local contemporary artist Tom Francesconi.

Tom’s paintings, featured on the site, have become nationally recognized for their richness of color and unique brushwork. His works have been published in magazines and in eight books, including the famous Splash 1. Tom is a member of several watercolor societies, including the American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society.

Art Institute watercolor on paper 22” x 28”

Francesconi studied art at Eastern Illinois University and later focused on watercolor at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. After 12 years as a commercial artist he returned to painting. Francesconi teaches weekly classes in Chicago and holds workshops throughout the United States, France, and Croatia. His work has been exhibited in many national exhibitions such as theNational Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and Watercolor West.

Francesconi has served as president of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. His work has received awards, more recently the Lakes Region Watercolor Guild Award at the 2010 TWSA Exhibition. He has also written articles for the magazines Watercolor and Watercolor Magic (now Watercolor Artist).

If you would like to view additional works by Tom Francesconi and over 30 other phenomenal contemporary local Chicago artists please follow this link http://www.chicago-artists.com.

Magnificent Art by David Molinaro

Friedman Fine Art and http://www.chicago-artists.com is pleased to represent the exceptional works of contemporary Chicago local artist David Molinaro.

Designer and experimental artist David Molinaro brings energy into his pieces, creating complex, serious, and playful images. He earned a BFA from Kent State University, studying visual communication, design, and illustration. His works contain design techniques, depth, and complexity, evoking a variety of emotions from his audience.

Bulls Eye Popeye oil on canvas 44” x 44”

Molinaro has worked with graphic design and illustration, photography, painting, and even art direction. He expands on his interests of multi-media and the broad array of subjects he uses in his pieces. His finished pieces are described as balanced, elegant, colorful, and bold. He recently started working with oil on canvas, producing interesting images. He has works featured in numerous galleries online.

If you would like to view additional works of art by other local contemporary artists please follow this http://www.chicago-artists.com.