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WELCOME!
Welcome to an online gallery of Chuck Weber's portraits, paintings, and prints. To navigate, simply click on any of the buttons to the right. The site sometimes gets a little "stale" so don't hesitate to e-mail
chuck@weberportraits.com or call the Studio at 262-646-6200 for current info. |
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NEW EXHIBITS
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NEW WORK
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 "TOP GUN"
Sometimes he shoots from the hip;
but this time he was named "Top Gun".....
BEST OF PAINTING at the Oconomowoc Festival of Art!
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Chuck Weber Paintings are now all available as Limited Edition Prints!
Each Chuck Weber original has been scanned and digitally-mastered, and are available in a variety of
sizes to meet your needs.
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 Aaron Rodgers, MVP
Painted "live" June 6 at the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Golf Outing.
It's an awesome event! The original auctioned off for $4600. We then sold 36 advance prints @ $250 each.
Total of $13,600 raised for paralysis research in just 10 minutes! Cool.
For a limited time,
prints of "MVP" can be advance ordered "until it dries".....about 2-3 weeks, with 100% going to medical research.
$250. for an archival canvas giclee, signed & numbered closed edition print. 22" vertical live space.
Price includes shipping anywhere in the US, and a $50 OFF Framing Certificate.
E-mail me at chuck@weberportraits.com or contact the BRPF Foundation.
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Painting "Live" At the World Equestrian Games
This fall I had the great honor of being the Kentucky Horse Council's Featured Artist at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. Each day from 10am til 3pm I painted LIVE at the Kentucky Horse Park, capturing each of the 8 World Championship Events being contested over the 16 days of the event. It was a spectacular event...with nearly 1000 contestants from 60 countries participating, and over 700,000 attendees. This was the first time the event has been held in the US, which takes place every four years, between the Olympics. My art was also featured on the cover of the Horse Council's 2010-11 Equine Directory.
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NEW "POWER & LIGHT" SERIES
I recently started a new series of high contrast, high drama pieces focusing on subjects filled with light and color, shadow and movement . . . runners, bikers, rowers and the like. Actually their roots go back to a pair of large commissions I did for West Bend Insurance. I really enjoyed the energy and "play of light," so in the continuation of this series I have "pushed" the color saturation and skewed and rotated the movement where appropriate until they have become almost abstract. The intended result is Fauvist paintings with lots of "dynamic tension." These paintings are all over-sized gallery wraps and thus far have been very well received. Send me an e-mail and let me know if you like them. |
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Richeson 75 Winners
Chuck’s work has recently been recognized in the 2010 Richeson International Figurative and Portrait Competition, winning triple Honors, including his Figurative Oil “SPRING” as a Finalist.
 
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FRANCE
Following a wonderful trip to Europe this past year, Chuck is now working
from a gadzillion or so photos and notes . . .His new "France" collection includes "Streets of Paris" and "Pastorals." (See the new "France" page.)
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"Streets of Paris"
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"Pastoral Collection"
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NEW GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
In addition to Chuck's "home" portrait gallery at The Almont Gallery, 342 W. Main St. Waukesha,
you can now find "collections" at a number of NEW galleries, including . . .
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The Potter's Shop 335 W. Main Street, Waukesha, now features Chuck's "ARTiquities" originals.
Hours: Mon - Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4
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The Purloin Gallery W164 N8859 Mill St, Menomonee Falls (262-255-9090)
Features a large collection of original "Chase Web" style Fauve-Expressionist Works.
Hours: Wed - Sat 10 to 5, Sat Noon to 4
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Gallery 1, Delafield 3201 Golf Rd., Delfield
Located in the Kohl's Shopping Center at the northeast corner of I-94 and Hwy 83
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30-8 pm, Sat 9-5, Sun Noon-4
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PORTRAITS
. . . Some recently completed oil portraits . . .
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NEW ORIGINALS
Some new originals you may not have had a chance to see. Note: Limited Edition prints in a variety of sizes are available on most works. Just ask!
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"ARTiquities," |
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Created using heavy gel mediums and distressed substrates, these nouveau fresco oils pay homage to the classic sculptural style of Renaissance Italian and French Masters like Bernini, Donatelo, Parmigianino and Carpot. It is Chuck's objective to bring color and richness to the figurative poetry and anatomical flow of the classic style of these Masters.
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Fresh Paint! Fresh News! |
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MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY PORTRAIT |
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's new conductor, Edo deWaart |
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Chuck was recently commissioned to create a portrait for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, of it's celebrated new conductor, Edo deWaart.... on the back of a retired symphony violin. The unique portrait was featured at a Live Auction at a Gala Opening Reception, Banquet and Concert welcoming the new "Maestro" and the opening of the 2009-10 symphony season. |
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TWO FIRST PLACE WINNERS!
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While I am first and foremost a portrait and figurative artist, painting outdoors "en plein air" is a terrific learning experience. This past month I had the chance to participate in both the Wauwatosa Plein Air and Oconomowoc "Mid-Summer Brush" Plein Air Competitions. Was lucky enough to win both events, including a healthy $1500. check at Oconomowoc. Cool!
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PAINTING AT THE CALATRAVA
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Pix of "Live" paint at the Milwaukee Art Museum Calatrava. I was again invited to paint for the opening of their Spring Exhibition "Art in Bloom." Lots of fun. As usual, did a switcho-chango on my assigned "floral" subject.
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POPE BENEDICT XVI AND ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY J. DOLAN PORTRAITS |
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Chuck was very honored to have been commissioned to paint formal
portraits of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop
Timothy J. Dolan for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The portrait
of the Archbishop was completed and dedicated in 2006. The
Pontiff’s portrait was completed this past year and formally
dedicated at St. John’s Cathedral in Milwaukee last fall.
Both portraits now hang on either side of the entry foyer of the
Cathedral.
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ICONICS
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Iconics are a fresh new take on classic icons. Each high drama original is a singular interpretation that explores color as value, line as mood and the anatomy of the face as landscape. This past summer, Chuck was honored to be invited to exhibit his originals "Lennon" and "Sgt. Pepper John" as part of the "Art Of John Lennon" Exhibit at the Waukesha County Museum . . .
(Click here to go to Iconics section.)
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RHYTHMS OF NATURE
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With this series Chuck's goal is to capture the movement and harmony of the landscape, with "impasto" heavily textured supports and bold brushwork to heighten the natural flow and color palette of nature's canvas. There is a profound harmony in nature . . . an order and balance within apparent randomness, as distant hills dissolve into the horizon and rows of ordered crops become the fabric of the landscape in a symphony of form and color. (Click here to go to Rhythms of Nature section.)
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"NATIONAL HONORS"
Chuck is also extremely pleased to announce that two of his works have been honored nationally.
"Sunday Match," one of his new alla prima oils, and his painting "Milwaukee River Challenge" were both
Finalists in the 23rd Annual Artist's Magazine National Art Competition, one of America's most prestigious fine art competitions. |
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 "Sunday Match" oil/panel |
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"Milwaukee River Challenge" |
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LEGENDS OF GOLF SERIES |
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CHASE WEB |
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So who and what is a "Chase Web?" Click on the CHASE WEB button to find Chuck's "altered ego" paintings. Done in a Fauve-Expressionist style, these new paintings
pay homage to the style of early 20th century Cubist/Expressionists like Amidei Modigliani.
Done in a more stylized, graphic manner, they are painted with a more limited palette
and capture lighter, romanticized subjects. The first Chase Webs have been extremely
popular, with originals selling quickly. Canvas Giclee Reproductions are now available
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FAVRE FOUNDATION BENEFIT . . . It was a great honor for Chuck to be able to paint a live portrait of Brett and Deanna
Favre. The occasion was a Celebrity Fund Faiser sponsored by the Favre Fourward Foundation at the Grand Casino in Biloxi, Miss. to benefit Breast Cancer. The portrait was painted "alla prima" (live) on stage the day of
the event, and was one of six items auctioned off that evening as part of a gala Banquet that culminated in a spectacular
concert by Faith Hill. The $500 a plate event raised more than $500,000.
Working mostly from Favre family photos, Chuck started the painting about 9 am, and finished just moments before it was auctioned off
that evening. The high bidder at the auction was the Favre's agent and attorney, "Bus" Cook, who outbid Deanna, paying $6000.
He then gave the portrait to the Favres.
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FAVRE PAINTING SETS NEW RECORD . . . Chuck's new "live" painting of Brett Favre set a record for the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation at the Annual Fundraiser Golf Outing, June 2, 2008. Each year Chuck donates a "day" to the Foundation, painting live for this worthwhile charity. This year the event was truly memorable! Starting at 10am Chuck painted live in front of 240 golfers and later nearly 500 Dinner and Auction attendees. The triple oil portrait of Favre, titled "Huck Finn" was completed at 6pm, and then sold at Auction for $8100. Better still, 82 closed edition prints were then ordered by attendees (sight unseen) at $250 each. Thanks to Brett's popularity and the generosity of the terrific folks attending the event, while the painting was still wet a total of $28, 6000 was raised in just over 10 minutes, helping to swell the total for the night to over $200,000! Awesome!
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CORPORATE COMMISSIONS . . . |
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL - “Dinner Dance”
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WEST BEND MUTUAL – “YELLOW LINE FEVER”
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COMMERCIAL ILLUSTRATION & DESIGN
Chuck also provides a variety of commercial illustration,
design, and ad services for business, through his web site
ala-mode.com. For more info, call or click
on ala-mode.com.
To Print: Select Print/As Laid Out.
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