December portrait number one

©2011 Josh McCallister, Lorni, w/c on paper

 

 

 

 

Here is a new portrait done for friends in West Texas.

Two paintings for gifts

©2011 Josh McCallister

©2011 Josh McCallister

I made these two on commission. The patron had them made for two of her bridesmaids. The men in the paintings have both passed away, so I felt some pressure. Also, the photographs I had to work from were small and poorly lit.

Rogers Park Art Walk

I have four paintings in a window in Rogers Park, a Chicago neighborhood on the way north end of town.

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Chicago Politics?

©2011 Josh McCallister

Kirk

©2011 Josh McCallister

Durbin

My friend asked me to do a couple portraits for an upcoming protest.

An image for humility

© 2011 Josh McCallister

 Humility

Watercolor on Canvas

Here is a painting I've been thinking about making for several years. I am not ready to say it is finished yet...

New American Portraits!

I am pretty excited about the buzz surrounding portrait artist Daniel Edwards.
For one, he's a contemporary American artist - and we don't hear much about that in the media...