Northbrook Arts Commission

Al Brottman
Work with oils/Landscapes and Seascapes and what ever I feel would look good on canvas. Interested in showing my work when ever and have been in several Art Fairs.
Phone: 847-205-0157
E-mail: BABROT@aol.com

Natalia Charapova
A Russian by birth, an architect by training, an artist by nature. I am working with oils, do some watercolors and acrylics, and my second passion is dye on silk.
Phone: 847-498-0122
Website: http://www.nutaboutart.com
E-mail: zaraza13@comcast.net

Jim Comminos
My favorite media is pastel painting/drawing. I also work with ink and marker. Subject matter: City scenes and automotive art.
Phone: 847-568-2426
E-mail: comminosart@aol.com

Rhonda Fried
Stoneware Functional Ceramics, Carved Porcelain, decorative Kosai precious metal pieces, commissioned work. Also specializing in Judaica.
Phone: 847-272-8485
E-mail: Friedlover@msn.com

Tas Ganitopoulos
Landscape artist working in oil on canvas and watercolor on paper
Phone: 847-480-0633
E-mail: ganos875@sbcglobal.net

Linda Lee Goldman
Linda is a registered board certified art therapist, artist & educator. She continues to study art & exhibit water color paintings.
847-498-2738
E-mail: LLGoldman@aol.com

Miguel Angel Ibarra
Fine Artist, WEB/Graphic Designer. Design publications, posters, brochures, logos, illustrations. WEB page design, WEB animations. Art exhibits: giclee prints (digital) on paper and canvas and conventional mediums (watercolor). Enjoys b/w photography and drawing portraits.
Phone: 847-509-0855
E-mail: Ibarra_Design@myway.com
Web site: http://home.comcast.net/~fouribarras/index.htm

Judith Joseph
Painting, calligraphy, illustration, instruction: specializes in the Ketubah (hebrew illuminated marriage contract).
Phone: 847-564-5452
E-mail: judithstudio@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.judithjosephstudio.com

Jong McCulloch
I specialize in Asian style watercolors on rice paper. I favor scenes from Asian landscapes. Mountains and falling waters are my specialty.
Phone: : 847-559-9093
E-mail: falltime@hotmail.com

Shelia Miller /The Canine Canvas
Stylistic portraits of pets in acrylic or colored pencil. Commissions from photos, prices are dependent on medium and format. Work currently shown at Barker & Meowsky locations in Chicago.
Phone: 847-498-5830
E-mail: sheest@sentrytel.com

Joseph Mistak
My entire life has been devoted to the visual arts. I am a graphic artist, painter and sculpturer. Recently devoting my days to painting in acrylics in an abstract way using strong color and composition to move the viewer.
Phone: 847-480-1187
E-mail: jamistak1@earthlink.net
Web site: http://www.artistmistak.com

Kathleen Morgan
Graphic artist, photographer
E-mail: kathleenmorgan2050@sbcglobal.net

Mark A. Narens
Original Acrylic paintings. Unusual forms of color.
Phone: 847-480-1487
E-mail: jam822@msn.com

Wayne Potrue
Illustrator- render comps, storyboards and animatics for advertising. Also enjoy painting from life in oil.
Phone: 847-412-1270
E-mail: wpotrue@comcast.net
Web site: http://www.waynepotrue.com

Marilynn Robinson
Loose, colorful, impressionistic garden and floral watercolors.
Phone: (847) 480-1864
E-mail: varobinson.Jr@aol.com

Stanley A. Schrero
Oil paintings of houses, animals, landscapes, houses, portraits of adults and children, and group scenes. Also pen and ink, pencil, and conte crayon drawings of similar scenes.
847-272-6516
E-mail: stanal5@aol.com

Davida Schulman
I am a painter of portraits, self-portraits, landscapes, & still life. I also make prints when a print shop is accessible. I have worked in oils but now work mainly with acrylics and watercolor. Also available are murals consisting of panoramic landscapes or other subjects a client might wish. these are done in watercolor on 100% rag paper that is treated for permanence after completion. The mural is then clipped directly to the wall with plastic clips. If the owner moves the light weight mural can be moved too.
Phone: 847-498-3378
E-mail: artist@davida-art.com
Web site: http://www.davida-art.com

Bonnie R. Siegel
Portrait artist, specializing in commissioned oil paintings of horses, dogs, cats and people. A love of nature, especially animals and landscapes, is Bonnie's inspiration for her drawings and oil paintings. She enjoys portrait painting in oil and finds creating a likeness of a cherished pet for her clients both fun and challenging. She works mainly from photographs and adds either a neutral or landscape background.
Phone: 847-291-1728
E-mail:bonniebrs@earthlink.net
web site:http://www.bonniesiegel.com

Kay Solomon-Okoli
Akwete Handwoven Textiles
Kay learned weaving from her Mother, beginning at the age of eight. She uses large handmade wooden vertical looms, designs are extension of Akwete designs that have been enlarged or multiplied in different orders and sequences.

Solo Exhibitions & Workshops
Westbourne Gallery, London, September 9 - 27, 1986
"Akwete Hand woven Textiles from Nigeria," Black-Art Gallery, London, January, 1989
Westbourne Gallery, London, October 1989

Group Exhibitions & Workshops
"Nigerian Textile Exhibition," commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, 1984
Commonwealth Festival of Arts, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1986
Third International Trade Fair, Lome, Togo, November 1987
"An Exhibition of Paintings & Hand Woven Textiles by Hassan Aliyu & Ihuoma Kay Kamalu," National Arts Theatre, Lagos, Nigeria, December 11 - 24, 1987
"International Symposium on African Literature", National Arts Theatre, Lagos, May 1988
Sinsemillia Gallery, Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria, October 1988
French Cultural Institute, Lagos, Nigeria, August, 1990.
"A Grain of Wheat," Commonwealth Institute, London, 16 - 19 October, 1991
Savannah Gallery of Modern African Arts, London, August, 1993.

Public Collections
Goethe Institute, Lagos. "Okwa," 1987
Goethe Institute, London. "Dada Nwakata & Rekereke," 1989
Phone: 847-509-9759
E-mail: kkayies@yahoo.com

John J. Stamos
4 X 5 landscapes,seascapes and some still life acrylic paintings on masonite board.
Phone:847-272-3825
E-mail: sidger@comcast.net

Jim Swimmer
Metal sculpting using "found objects."
Phone: 847-831-5244
E-mail: jimnrol@aol.com

Cheryl Thuente
Work in acrylics and pencil
Phone: 847-498-2124
E-mail: cdtwhat@aol.com

Marlene White
I make hand formed ceramics, whimsical but useful. I show my pieces at summer art fairs (including Northbrook's) and holiday shows.
Phone: 847-205-1475
E-mail: Msw2innb@aol.com

Kittie Yohe
I work in watercolor, and nature is usually my inspiration. Personal symbolism has recently become more important in my work. I have been an art educator for 25 years.
Phone: (847)498-5547
E-mail: kittieyohe@aol.com