Bronze Bear

Bronze Bear oil on wood, 7″ x 9″, 2017 This painting was made at the Charles Allis Art Museum in the bedroom of Charles Allis. Painting in an institution has a set of challenges that a private residence doesn’t. The main challenge is overcoming the institutional-ness like the unnatural lighting and the somewhat sterile nature […]

Milwaukee River at Humboldt Bridge

Milwaukee River at Humboldt Bridge oil on wood, 12″ x 14″, 2017 Gerrit Sinclair made a painting of the Milwaukee River next to the Humboldt bridge that is in the collection of MOWA. There are a few things around this location that are unchanged from his time.

View from Kadish Park

View from Kadish Park oil on wood, 10″ x 10″, 2017 This is the first painting in a series I’m working on inspired by the paintings of Milwaukee artist, Gerrit V. Sinclair, an early to mid-twentieth century painter whose work was inspired by his community and surroundings. I am visiting the same locations that he […]

Chicago Street

Chicago Street oil on wood panel, 9″ x 12″, 2017 On October 28, 1892 one of Milwaukee’s largest fires destroyed buildings in the Third Ward. Almost every structure on Chicago Street was reduced to rubble or ashes. After the fire, warehouses and other business buildings were built to replace many of the homes that were […]