Today at New Studio, Progress

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Today at new studio. I’m gonna call this progress. Need to empty half so as to move the other half so I can lay down a tarp under the work surfaces. Simple enough. Come on by, FaceTime Zoom Skype, direct message rounderstudio@gmail.com #artezona #spacegallery400 #cerberart #thenevicaproject #artconsultants . #nancycharak rounderstudio@gmail.com rounderstudio.com twitter.com/rounderstudio facebook.com/RounderStudio

Missing My Dog, Tux Thedog, So I Went to Look at Scenery in Arizona

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Missing Tux Thedog, went to see scenery which never fails here in the southwest. Come on by, FaceTime Zoom Skype, direct message rounderstudio@gmail.com #artezona #spacegallery400 #cerberart #thenevicaproject #artconsultants . #nancycharak rounderstudio@gmail.com rounderstudio.com twitter.com/rounderstudio facebook.com/RounderStudio

Untitled, Work in Progress

Untitled WIP, Nancy Charak, c. 2019

Untitled. Drawing on 22”x30” black Stonehenge.

Tendrils Series...

New, four from the Tendrils Series, watercolor with iridescence, mark-making on 90# 22"x30" black Stonehenge.

Tendrils Series 1010

Tendrils Series 1011

Tendrils Series 1012

Tendrils Series 1009

Thank you to Jack Kulawik (jrkfoto AT yahoo DOT com) for the images and the professionalism. 

Artist of the Day: Nancy Rosen

Here's my artist of the day Nancy Rosen. We exhibited together at Woman Made Gallery in 2008. Nancy Rosen's work can not only be seen where she exhibits, plus her website, but also BIG-TIME on Grace and Frankie on Netflix. Nancy's work is featured as the artwork of the Lily Tomlin character Frankie. Sweet.

Nancy Rosen, artist...

Artist of the Day: Emily Rapport

My artist of the day is Emily Rapport. She makes paint reflect light. Her work is part of the reason I miss Chicago and my old neighborhood of Ravenswood.

Emily Rapport artist, Addison El Stop.

Emily Rapport artist, After the Storm

Artist of the Day: Ruth Duckworth

Artist of the Day: Judith Joseph

My artist of the day is Judith Joseph. We met through overlapping memberships in the ARC Gallery, women's art cooperative in Chicago. Judith Joseph's work is about color, light, joy and simchas. I always look closely at her work because there are always sweet surprises in them. Should I ever marry (what again! nah), she will make my ketubah.

Plumeria Ketubah, 2007, Tucson, Arizona, 18" X 24", Judith Joseph, artist
collection Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Stein

And one more thing, she blogs. Find Judith Joseph's blog here.

Artist of the Day: Kevin Swallow

My artist of the day is Kevin Swallow, a stalwart, devoted, lunch-bucket kind of artist. He shows up every day and works. He works in the historic Cornelia Arts Building, in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago.

Here he is announcing a corporate commission.

Wrigley Building, Kevin Swallow artist, 2014

Artist and Neighbor of the Day: Judith Roth

Here's Judith Roth explaining why she loves to live and work in Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago between the Union Pacific North Commuter line and the Brown Line EL.


Forward Chicago Profile: Judith Roth from 47th Ward on Vimeo.

Artist of the Day: Emily Rapport

Damen Sunset, Emily Rapport, 10"x14", watercolor

Emily Rapport, artist, is having an open studio, here's her artist website. I picked "Damen Sunset" because I truly love Emily's feel for watercolor and because this is a scene that fills me with nostalgia for my hometown and for the Brown Line, one of the mellowest transit rides in the world.

Ravenswood Open Studio
One Day Only…

Saturday, September 14, 4pm – 9pm

Featuring all new oil paintings by me PLUS work by studio mates Marion Kryczka, Amavong Panya and special guest artist Leo Kogan. Location is 4541 N. Ravenswood at Wilson, #403. Older works will be available and priced to sell. RSVP to our Facebook event here.
Free to enjoy, close to Ravenswood Metra, Damen Brown Line and plenty of free parking.

And in the shameless promotion department, Emily Rapport is my guru, my webmeister, she does my website, rounderstudio.com and here's her webwork website which is eatpaintstudio.com.

Nancy Charak in Chicago Gallery News

Artist of the Day: Joyce Owens

Joyce Owens, artist

Joyce Owens, artist

Joyce Owens, artist

Busy blogging day, nice. Here's my artist of the day, Joyce Owens, the link is to her exhibits throughout the world at the behest of the United States Department of State. The link takes you to her Swaziland exhibition which is now on-line. Below are other links in other embassies where Joyce's work has been shown, Stockholm, Addis Ababa, Monrovia, Nato Headquarters in Brussels.

Randi Russo Performs at Uncommon Ground Feb 2

RANDI RUSSO Chicago, IL Indie / indie rock singer-songwriter / Folk Noir

Hey all,

It's been a while since I've performed music live. As I work on getting a band together (and there is one in the works!), I will play some solo shows.

I'll be playing at UNCOMMON GROUND on Clark St.
(3800 N. Clark St, Chicago; 773-929-3680 -- dinner reservations in the music room guarantees seating for performances)
on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd at 10pm

They have great farm-fresh food and a good beer selection there.
$8 cover. There will be an opening act... we're still squaring that away. In the meantime, put it on your calendar!
Hope to see you,

Randi
p.s. I'll have my art on display again at the next open studios show at Cornelia Arts Building which will be March 22nd... more on that later...
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Cri de Coeur 6469 at Chicago State University, Nancy Charak

Cri de Coeur 6469, Nancy Charak, artist, 24"x18", watercolor, graphite, prismacolor on birchwood panel

Nancy Charak and Julian Williams
What's Abstract?
at Chicago State University
9501 S. King Drive
Cook Administration Building, Third Floor

Jan. 29 to March 15, 2013
Artists reception and gallery talk Jan. 30, 2013
12:30 to 3pm
Artists Nancy Charak and Julian Williams are Chicago-based painters who work in a variety of media including watercolors, acrylics and oils. Examining the usual perceptions of realism and abstraction, this exhibition also explores the common threads between the styles.

Artist of the Day: Peggy McNamara

Yesterday my buddy MaryW and I went to the Field Museum to see the Extreme Mammals and Maharajah shows. Then we wandered through stuffed and taxidermied African animals into birds ditto. In birds we found an astonishing display of art depicting birds by Audubon, Agassiz and Peggy McNamara. Peggy's watercolors sparkle bringing life to the birds that pop off the paper. Peggy is the museum's artist in residence.

Today is Sketchbook Day

Nancy Charak Art at 47th Ward Alderman Ameya Pawar's Office

OpenWall presents 1 + 1 = Community Alderman Ameya Pawar's 47th Ward Office features local artists work. Wednesday, October 17th from 6-8pm Join us for the opening reception 4243 North Lincoln Ave, Chicago, Il 60618 Friday, October 19th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm  Art talk by Ameya Pawar and Patricia Larkin Green Essanay Studios/ St. Augustine College 1345 West Argyle St, Chicago, Il 60640 learn more about OpenWall by visiting our Facebook page  »

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Randi Russo at Uncommon Ground, Chicago, 9/21

 Singer-songwriter, Randi Russo, at Uncommon Ground, at 11:00pm on Friday, September 21, 3800 N. Clark St. Chicago 773-929-3680.

Realization

I realized something today, that I am at the age of 64 doing what I thought I would be doing when I was 18, living the life of a working artist. Of course, there was a lot of "life in general" stuff inbetween.

Nancy Charak, artist, untitled watercolor on Fabriano Uno, 30"x22".

Watercolor on paper, 30"x22", untitled at this point, Nancy Charak, artist.