Rebecca Sykalski

I worked with Rebecca briefly at the Union Art Gallery at UWM. I knew her as a sculptor then, but just recently I've noticed these stunning acrylic and oil paintings on her facebook. Check them out.

 

Tom Pekovitch

Another Illinois artist. Check out his latest work and updated website listed at the bottom. Tom has a BFA from Illinois State University and an MA from Eastern Illinois University.

Christina Gregor

I met Christina as my drawing professor at McHenry Community College in Illinois. Her soft colored drawings have a unique mixture of advanced craftsmanship and youthful content. Check out her site at the bottom to see installation work. Christina now lives and works in St. Louis. 

Cadaver Conspiracy

I don't normally post music artists but I'm going to. Cadaver Conspiracy uses a compilation of samples gathered from various videos on the internet and popular media. Kenosha/Racine original music-take it away.



More @ https://soundcloud.com/cadaverconspiracy & https://cadaverconspiracy.bandcamp.com/
New album coming soon

Ners Neonlumberjack

I was looking for love but found a rad artist to feature in my blog instead; just as good right? Ners paints original designs on objects from nature. Check it out. 

Victoria Wallace

IN. LOVE. with Victoria Wallace's drawings. I've admired them from afar on facebook. Victoria graduated with a BFA from Peck School of the Arts. These pen and ink drawings come with witty phrases and subtle nudity to keep things spicy.

Anna Banwell

Anna is a local artist and art therapy graduate student at Mount Mary University. Anna partners up with Jeff Eckel to construct intricate mandala designs out of found objects, flowers, and other findings from nature.

Andrea Guzzetta

Andrea Guzzetta made some of these pieces for Var Gallery's upcoming show "30x30x30", opening is April 17th. The following are small oil on wood paintings. Absolutely stunning work...

Shannen Nelson

I work with Shannen Nelson at Splash Studio in Milwaukee's 3rd ward. She is currently going to school at MIAD. I'm in love with her abstract works. You can view more of Shannen's work here.

Fall 2014
Acrylic, Fluid Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Sharpie
on canvas
60 x 72 in.

Fall 2014
Acrylic, Fluid Acrylic, Sharpie
on canvas
36 x 36 in.

Spring 2014
acrylic, fluid acrylic
on paper

Spring 2014
acrylic, oil pastel
on canvas

Josh Hunt

 I met Josh Hunt online through mutual friends from UW-Milwaukee. He graduated with a BFA from UW-Milwaukee in 2011 and is highly involved with the Boy Scouts of America and has been commissioned to make work by the organization. He works in pencil, charcoal, oil paint, cyanotype, and digital. This particular series evoking political discussion is my favorite of his.

Little Boy, Fat Man (Truman), 2013, Cyanotype

One Small Step (Nixon), 2013, Cyanotype

The Pet Goat/Devine Wind (Bush), 2013, Cyanotype

Black as Pitch/ White as Milk (Obama), 2013, Cyanotype

See more work at http://www.joshuajhunt.com/

Liam Maltz

It's been three years since I found Liam sitting on the side of Locust street peddling one of his amazing paintings. Milwaukee's only Liam Maltz and his disconnected ink figures. I just wish I had better pictures.

Danielle Burren

Danielle is an up and coming art star of Milwaukee. I am showing a sample of her 2013-2014 paintings but she is also a gifted photographer. Check out her site listed at the bottom.

http://daniellesimoneburren.com/

http://danielleburrenphoto.wordpress.com/

Kyle Seis

Kyle and I worked together at the Union Art Gallery briefly last year. A recent graduate of the Peck photo department, Kyle has been set free to start his career as a contemporary photographer. Kyle's photographs show the viewer naturally made repetition or absent space through mirrors, shadows, and light. The following photographs are selected from the Gestures series.

See more @ http://kyleseis.com

Peter Gehrig

I met Peter while he was working at the Union Art Gallery, one of four galleries associated with UW-Milwaukee. In this series Peter plays with oil technique to paint peculiarly composed pottery; and also the last image which just tickles me so much I had to post it. 

Topped with a Teacup, oil on canvas 2013

Primary Stacking, oil on canvas 2012

Multifunctional Painting, mixed media 2012

See more @ http://www.peterhgehrig.com

Karl Reeves

I met Karl Reeves by chance. The story involves a lost flash drive and some appreciated detective work. We eventually met in person at a basement show which ironically included Kyle Hoards work, an artist previously featured on this blog. Through a series of random events, I gained an occasional coffee companion to discuss and share creative ideas.

Karl opened Art Is For Lovers Gallery located at 2228 N. Martin Luther King Dr. in Milwaukee with local painter Gabby Tesfaye.

The following photographs were taken with a 35 mm.

Shannon Lee

FINALLY! Shannon's work. I think the jaw dropping likeness speaks for itself. Yes folks, these are indeed oil paintings and not photographs. Shannon paints up close and personal larger than life sized works of her loved ones. Chuck Close should be scared of this girl.

 It was a pleasure to watch Shannon's process in studio last semester at UWM. She is now a UWM graduate with a BFA. Good luck, Shannon!

Detail of Stan

Sean Bodley

Sean is an outstanding painter who practices illustration, surrealistic figure painting, and plein air landscapes. I chose a few of my favorite paintings from Sean's site to share. Since graduating with a BFA from UWM, he has moved to Pennsylvania.