Wes Douglas Explains How Anyone Can Be a WORD PORTRAIT ARTIST Using Words that Describe the Person, Place or Thing You Want to Capture
From Step 1 -- a photograph -- to Step 5 (below) the WORD PORTRAIT. Step 5 -- completed. Look closely and you'll see all the words that...
Apr 28, 20244 min read
Congratulations to Johannna Rebman DuPage Art League's"Best in Show" Winner for Colored Pencil Work, "Garden Party"...See it here
Johanna's work is now on display along with the work of other DuPage Art League winners in the latest show, "Create a Fragrant Bouquet"...
Apr 28, 20241 min read
2010 Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame Winner, ED COOK, Shares Latest Completed Work with Art BEAT Readers
Green Valley Farm by Ed Cook, measures 3-inches by slightly over 5" across. Ed Cook, acrylic painter, may paint small, but there's...
Apr 28, 20241 min read
"Meet the Artist" Reception at Maggie Capettini's Solo Show of Florals & Abstracts in Downers Grove Library 5/5/24 from 2-4 PM
"Open to Inspiration" Solo exhibit by Maggie Capettini at Downers Grove Public Library – May 1-31, 2024 Scroll down to view more of...
Apr 28, 20242 min read
Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame Celebrated Class of 2024 Inductees at Villa Olivia in Bartlett, IL on 4/19/2024
2024 Inductees (L to R) Isabella Lippi, Jerry Rose, Sue Johnson for Bobby Rosengarden and Tom Skilling The Class of 2024 Inducted into...
Apr 22, 20242 min read
LOCAL ARTIST CALL for a New Art Show Debuting in Naperville, IL July 14, 2024; Application Deadline 5/15/2024
Water Street Naperville and Marquette Companies are seeking exhibitors for a juried LOCAL ARTISTS ONLY art exhibition and sale to be held...
Apr 22, 20241 min read
Whimsical Natural World Solo Show by Jennifer Hauser at Gallery 777 in Lisle, IL; Opening Reception on 5/10/24 Starts at 7 PM
DON'T BE A JACKALOPE!! Come to "The Bunny Trail" an exhibition of work by Jennifer Hauser -- Scroll down for more information about...
Apr 21, 20242 min read
Congrats to BLUE MOON GALLERY on 5 Amazing Years Serving Local Artists; 4/27/24 Reception from 6-9 PM
SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW ART EXAMPLES FROM THIS SHOW... Blue Moon Gallery Launches Spring Art Season with a HIGH FIVE 5th Anniversary...
Apr 21, 20243 min read
Avid Birdwatching Inspires the Artistry of Oil Painter, Maria Ananieva, from Her Backyard & Beyond
Maria Ananieva poses in her second-floor studio at Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water Street in Batavia, IL among canvases illustrating...
Apr 15, 20242 min read
