Elizabeth Fama
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MODA’s Spring Magazine comes out today. Woooo.
My niece! She’s smart as a whip and funny, and also rocks three-day-old sweats in the Reg.
(via fyuchicago)
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Cold day at the beach, 1965, Chicago.
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Sally; Representational: Final grisailles figure painting 
This figure painting was really difficult for me for two reasons. First, the pose was such that if it shifted just a bit (even though our model was great) I couldn’t see whole parts of the pose. Second, since I was off to the side in the “half light” the most light-facing plane of…
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Calumet 412 is sad to announce that iconic Chicago photographer Wayne F. Miller passed away yesterday at the age of 94.
Many of Miller’s amazing photographs, documenting life on Chicago’s South Side and Bronzeville, have been posted here over the past 2 years. There will be many more to come.
Learn more about Mr. Miller here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_F._Miller
Juke Joint, Bronzeville, 1946, Chicago
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Looking west from the mouth of the river, 1938, Chicago
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jealous of jetpacks: A note to book reviewers Here’s one thing you never have to worry about with me: you never have to worry that I’m going to get mad at you for a review. You have every right to your own opinion, and I am 100% cool with you putting your thoughts out there.
I recently saw a post that someone was a little worried about…
Word. I also learn from thoughtful negative reviews—they improve my writing.
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Sally; Representational: On the color "Red" (Still life detail -- preview!) Preview of a small detail of my final still life at GCA (full painting to be posted soon!):
Here’s the thing about the color red: every other color has a light version*: dark green, light green; dark blue, light blue, etc.. etc… But light red is pink. Pink has an entirely different…
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I’m not sure why you’re not all reading this web comic. Get thee to the beginning.
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