ABOUT THE ARTIST

Chicago-born artist, Ezra Siegel, comes from an artistic family. His father, Arthur Siegel, is a world-renowned photographer and his mother, Irene Siegel, is a multi-media artist.  At an early age, Ezra graduated from Vassar College, then moved to Italy to study the great master drawings in the Uffizi.  He also lived in Portugal and Canada before returning to the Chicago area with his wife, Kathryn Shumaker, a violinist. The artist has exhibited extensively, including Chicago, New York, and abroad, and received much critical recognition including several Best of Show Awards.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I begin the canvas by preparing the surface with a homemade gesso (a mixture of paint and plaster). This mixture allows me to control the degree of smoothness and absorbency of the paint surface, followed with multiple layers of washes and thin paint. This allows me to create subtle and nuanced color and tone.  

In the final stages, the painting takes on form and expression. Close inspection of the composition reveals a complexity with fluctuations and imperfections within the background, outlines and interior shapes.

Folktales Series 64
2024
Mixed media on Canvas
48 x 48"

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Folktales Series 65
2024
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 48"
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Folktales Series 57
2024
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 36"
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Folktales Series 63
2024
Mixed media on canvas
60 x 48"
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Folktales Series 41
2024
Mixed media on canvas
36 36"
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Folktales Series 56
2024
Mixed media on canvas
36 x 36"
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Folktales Series 40
2024
Mixed media on canvas
36 x 36"
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Four Seasons
2024
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 48"

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Playful Simplicity
2022
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 48"
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New Beginnings
2022
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 48"
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16
2022
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 60"
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#57
2022
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 48"
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#65
2022
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 48"
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Echo of Dreams
2018
Mixed media on canvas
60 x 40"

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Song of Love
2022
mixed media on canvas
$7,200
48 x 60"
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Abstract
2022
mixed media on canvas
$3,000
36 x 36"
SOLD
Faces of Experience
mixed media on canvas
48 x 36"
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Memories of the Present
mixed media on canvas
40x30"
SOLD
Playful Simplicity
mixed media on canvas
60 x 40"
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Discovery
2018
mixed media on canvas
48 x 60"
SOLD