Art Bites

Samuel J. Gillis, Chicago, has spent a lifetime serving his passion and appreciation for art. Gillis’s early exposure to cartooning developed into an obsession that led to a formal education in fine art. Sam has been fortunate to study in some of the finest art programs, including Columbia College Chicago and The Atelier Alternative. He was a proud recipient of a scholarship to attend The School of the Art Institute Chicago. Gillis is a prolific artist featured in museums and exhibitions, including The Columbus Art Museum, the National Museum of Mexican Art, and John G. Shedd Aquarium. Part of international collections in Spain, Italy, New York, Guatemala, Russia, and San Francisco, to name a few. He’s been featured in television, movies, and publications nationwide for his work, as well as mentorship of other artists and global initiatives at the center of his mission to help build a better world through art. Gillis with his local and global community and is a frequent donor to organi...

Gerhard Richter ( German: [ˈʁɪçtɐ] ; born 9 February 1932) is a German visual artist . Richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic paintings, and also photographs and glass pieces. In October 2012, Richter's Abstraktes Bild set an auction record price for a painting by a living artist at $34 million (£21 million). [1] This was exceeded in May 2013 when his 1968 piece Domplatz, Mailand (Cathedral square, Milan) was sold for $37.1 million (£24.4 million) in New York. [2] This was further exceeded in February 2015 when his painting Abstraktes Bild sold for $44.52 million (£30.4 million) in London at Sotheby's Contemporary Evening Sale. [3] more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Richter   https://www.gerhard-richter.com/en/art/paintings/abstracts/abstracts-19901994-31/abstract- View work at: https://www.gerhard-richter.com/en/art/paintings/abstracts/abstracts-19901994-31/abstract-painting-6773/?&categoryid=31&p=1&sp=32 ...

Picasso and his Blue Period might have been  dark emotional roller coaster ride for the famous Pablo Picasso but who knows. Pablo Picasso's Blue Period - 1901 to 1904. The Blue Period of Picasso is the period between 1900 and 1904, when he painted essentially monochromatic paintings in shades of blue and blue -green, only occasionally warmed by other colors. more can be found at: https://www.pablopicasso.org/blue-period.jsp Image found at: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://www.pablopicasso.org/images/paintings/the-blindmans-meal.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.pablopicasso.org/blue-period.jsp&h=654&w=650&tbnid=_bMApr1TpBDlVM:&q=picasso+and+blue+period&tbnh=160&tbnw=159&usg=AFrqEzcAUtUr8lEn6eIohoR_3P8UHDo-7w&vet=12ahUKEwjcq8DWiujcAhUpHDQIHUBGCqsQ9QEwAHoECAwQBg..i&docid=wExw7Cjk2F5BGM&client=firefox-b-1-ab&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjcq8DWiujcAhUpHDQIHUBGCqsQ9QEwAHoECAwQBg#h=654&imgdii=R_I8ZOl_eMLrKM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=...

Here are current updates and resources added to www.galleryswarm.com hope you enjoy.   Creation by Samuel Gillis Check out more art at www.gillisfineart.com

New work made today. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151572227528008&set=a.10151572226948008.1073741826.192433888007&type=1&theater

This piece created in Illustrator.  The composition is complex.  Use of color was done well.  This should be turned into a painting. One day!

Scanner Darkly and Self Portrait of Artist Working in AI is amazing I enjoy the medium and the things that are possible with that program. Using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop together is a creative way to make digital images.  I could see some of these images turn into great paintings.

Altered self portrait created from a photo in photoshop.  Many layers created this edgy image.  

About Gallery Swarm Mission Established in 2010 by noted master painter Samuel Gillis, Gallery Swarm is unique in form and function. Located in an alternative gallery space in a 6,000 square foot facility with vaulted ceilings and exposed brick, it shares its home with high-end rug store Olson Rug. Gallery Swarm has but one guiding principle: anyone can be an artist. Founder Sam Gillis and his "swarm" have long believed that many an artistic genius has had his ember of creativity put out before it can blaze in all its glory because of judgment. From supporting budding artists in their first creative attempts to helping emerging artists build their portfolio and getting them ready for their first shows to exhibiting master painters at the height of their careers, Gallery Swarm seeks to give artists in all phases a refuge to call home. Like chameleon artist Gillis, who is known for his ability to paint with exquisite mastery i...

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When I was 22 I had a drug induced psychotic break. Reality stopped having any meaning and for a few days there, I felt like everything I’d been experiencing in my life until that moment suddenly came rushing out in vividly artistic psychedelic animations. When I sank back into consciousness, I was surprised to find out my “real” world no longer existed. I had to rebuild. From scratch. So I made a painting. And then another one. And another one. And slowly but surely, a new world emerged. My paintings are the way I create my world. I live something and then I paint about it. Or I paint something and then I live it. I’ve created thousands of pieces. And each one corresponds to a part of my self and my experience that I can only express through a painting. I’m classically trained and appreciate the foundation that gave me to explore my insider roots to teach myself new techniques. The broad range I’ve been able to master lets me create in virtually any style from 17th Cen...