By The Elizabethan Renaissance Carolers March 18, 2019
Absolutely stupendous entertainment! Their Easter Bunny entertained a group of children for an hour and 1/2. He also taught the kids to do the Bunny Hop. Now that takes patience and stamina! Jeff is a magician, plain and simple, performing a great magic show after the Easter Bunny beginning. Our library egg hunt was so much fun, Thanks to Clare in their office. ...read more
By EveyC December 03, 2013
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The room is a fantastic advantage when you're home for you t o get refreshed and relaxed. It's one of the facets of addressing the comfort whenever you're at home. That's decorating the space and designing is. On handling the look of your home inside, you can enjoy the broad ranges of ideas. Placing the wall decor that is exceptional can be a fantastic idea for one to notice. Thecanvas wall artmay be among the ideas which you can choose for the wall decor of your room. The canvas wall art can be different. It can turn your room to be by picking the subject of the canvas wall art, more stunning. Make certain the canvas wall art is suitable to the style of your room, and also-also an idea is something you can do. Here are a few ideas which could allow you to get motivated on obtaining the canvas wall art that is stunning. DIY Large Canvas Wall Art You can create the canvas wall art. You can use the time if you have time to spend. By picking the patterns that you would like to choose among the ideas is, and you can print it to the canvas with the printing. You can frame it, or if it's dimensions that are large, it is possible to cut on the canvas, and then you hang them and may put it. Another concept is by painting the canvas hangs and yourself it. You have to decide on the pictures that are suitable for this concept or design of the room inside or the pattern. Some Tips for Placing Canvas Wall Art It is a fantastic idea for coping with some tips if you're considering utilising the canvas wall art as the wall décor. You will need to decide on the picture or the canvas' pattern depending on style and the room theory. Second, before settling about the wall artwork size, you want to take into account the size of this room as well as the wall. It is an excellent idea to plan it on managing the selection of the canvas wall art for your dwelling before taking action. ...read more
By canvas wall art June 24, 2017
Chicago Based Artist Lynn Basa Friedman Fine Art and Chicago Artists are pleased to represent Lynn Basa. Chicago artists proudly represents several contemporary local artists whose work is shown in corporate, institutional and residential art programs across the Chicagoland area. Chicago based artist Lynn Basa is one of the talented artists represented. She is an abstract painter and while she is primarily a painter and printmaker, she also works in glass, stone, steel and mosaic. Her work is included in several public and private collections in the United States, Europe and China. 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. This Chicago based artist effortlessly composes her artwork into pieces that appear to be made without thought. In order to combat the paradox of thinking about the mark to be made on the canvas and keep the work as spontaneous as possible, she tries to set up situations where the materials can respond randomly to her inadvertent attempts at control. For example, by working with fire and beeswax, she has to act quickly and instantaneously with little thought. Each finished piece thus becomes a Rorschach test full of metaphors that reflects the little conscious thought that goes into them. The themes shown in the pieces reflect the struggle for survival, social relationships, the evolution of oneself during life’s journey, the passage of time, and the tension between opposing forces. As a seeing human, she says she finds meaning in everything that is then reflected in her work through her semi-conscious thoughts, even though she may not intend to include it. For more information on Lynn Basa and other Chicago artists, please visit www.chicago-artists.com. ...read more
By Friedman Fine Art-Chicago Artists July 18, 2016
Hyatt Regency Hotel Lobby Art Program Friedman Fine Art and chicago-artists.com are pleased to announce the completion of the art program for the Hyatt Regency Hotel lobby in downtown Chicago. The hotel located on Wacker Drive just east of Michigan Avenue was interested in showcasing works by local Chicago artists. Friedman Fine Art was able to work with the Hyatt Regency in order to create a unique program for the hotel. Illustrated below are six of the works that were specifically commissioned for prominent locations on the first and second floor of the main lobby. Staking out a rich, yet stark colorist geometry, local Chicago artist Doug Frohman blends the ancient “objective art” of 17-18th C. Tantric India and Tibet with the vibrant architecture of contemporary minimalism. Where minimalism often dampens emotion, Mr. Frohman’s combinations of strong color bring the audience into the kind of personal visualization advanced meditation can provide. Carl Virgo is a Chicago native who was inspired at an early age by his artist mother and musician father to experiment with a variety of mediums. He has lived and worked in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil where he studied Brazilian art. His works strive to encourage, excite and expand the interests of his all his viewers. René Romano Schuler is a contemporary Midwest artist working out of Chicago. Her work tackles emotions that speak to the heart of the human conditions in order to inspire her viewers with hope and strength. Her works are featured in public and private collections all over the United States and she serves as a board member for the Loyola University Museum of Art as well as teaching at the Illinois Institute of Art and Chicago City Colleges as well as lecturing at Northwestern University. Her unique style that weds pop culture sensibility and a more edited and controlled abstract expressionism stands out in the Hyatt Regency lobby. ***** Friedman Fine Art has been developing corporate, institutional and residential art programs in the Chicago area for the past 39 years. Along with a marvelous collection of photographs and environmental branding graphics, Friedman Fine Art represents the most talented local Chicago artists working today. This group of marvelous contemporary Chicago artists work in a variety of mediums and styles such as oil on canvas, watercolor, mixed media, acrylic on panel and paintings on paper. Each of the artists on this site are professional artists with impressive resumes and significant bodies of work. For more information on art programs showcasing works of Chicago artists, visit www.chicago-artists.com. ...read more
By Friedman Fine Art-Chicago Artists June 27, 2016
If you have a love for the arts and are creative, consider a career as a visual artist. This type of position allows you to specialize in a range of areas, some of which include multimedia and animation. In order to become this type of artist, there are certain steps that need to be taken. ...read more
It often takes many years to make a full-time living as a fine artist. The demand for the type of work the artist creates will often affect how long it takes to make a full-time living. Many fine artists also work other jobs until they are able to find enough regular clients willing to buy their creat... ...read more
