Weber Portraits: Custom Oil Portraits by Chuck Weber

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WELCOME!
Welcome to weberportraits.com, a "virtual gallery" of Chuck Weber's portraits, paintings and available prints. To browse, simply click on any of the buttons to the right. While we try to keep the website current, we sometimes fall behind. Please don't hesitate to call the studio for information on current or upcoming exhibits, or talk directly with Chuck about a portrait or painting you are interested in. You can reach us at 262-646-6200, or e-mail us at chuck@weberportraits.com. We welcome your feedback and comments, and hope you enjoy the site.

Upcoming Exhibits

ONGOING EXHIBIT		GALLERY 1 "Artiquities" & "Paris" Figurative Oils	3201 Golf Road Delafield, WI


FRI	JULY 18	"Live" Paint of Carl Zach Cycling Classic Featured Art 1pm - 8pm	ALMONT GALLERY 342 W. Main, Waukesha, WI


SAT	JULY 19	US BANK CHAMPIONSHIP (GMO) "Live" paint of Tiger Woods (Look for Chuck alongside the 18th Fairway)	BROWN DEER GOLF COURSE Brown Deer, WI


SAT	JULY 26	MILWAUKEE ARTISTS MARKET 10am - 6pm	MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM Milwaukee, WI


SAT	AUG 1	WAUKESHA ART CRAWL 4pm - 10pm	ALMONT GALLERY 342 W. Main, Waukesha, WI


SAT	AUG 1	OCONOMOWOC PLEIN AIRE FESTIVAL (July 25 - 31) Note: Silent Auction, Sat. Aug 1 10am - 8 pm	OCONOMOWOC Griffin Gallery, 131 W. Wisconsin Avenue


FRI & SAT	AUG 8 - 9	WAUKESHA BLUESFEST Featured Artist - FRI & SAT Noon - 10pm	NAGAWAUKEE PARK Delafield, WI


SAT & SUN	AUG 16 - 17	OCONOMOWOC FESTIVAL OF ART Sat & Sun 10am - 5pm	FOWLER PARK Oconomowoc, WI


SAT	SEPT 6	WAUKESHA ArtFest 10am - 5pm	CUTLER PARK Waukesha, WI


FRI-SAT-SUN	SEPT 19 - 21	HIDDEN RIVER ART FESTIVAL Fri Noon - 7pm; Sat 9am - 4pm; Sun 11am - 4pm	WILSON CENTER 198th & Capital, Brookfield, WI


FRI-SAT-SUN	OCT 3-5	ST. JAMES COURT NATIONAL ART FESTIVAL Fri & Sat 10am - 6pm; Sun 10am - 5pm	S. THIRD STREET Louisville, KY

NEW WORK
FRESH PAINT! . . . A fresh new look . . . fresh new collection of alla prima paintings. These figure studies are a little smaller, "plein air" paintings, featuring high color and high texture.

PORTRAITS . . . Some recently completed oil portraits . . .

...Some recently completed pencil portraits. . .

NEW ORIGINALS . . . A number of new Limited Edition canvas giclee prints were recently produced for over a dozen new Weber originals, and are now available; including the following new works.

NEWS:
Fresh Paint! Fresh News!

LEGENDS OF GOLF SERIES

POPE BENEDICT XVI PORTRAIT
Chuck was both honored and pleased to have been commissioned to paint an oil portrait of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The original was received by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan on Friday July 6, 2007, at ceremonies at the Bishop Cousins Center in St. Francis, Wisconsin.

The portrait will be formally dedicated at the Cathedral of St. John The Evangelist, in Milwaukee and reside at the entry foyer to the Cathedral, opposite the portrait of Archbishop Dolan, previously painted by Chuck.

ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY DOLAN PORTRAIT . . .
Chuck has completed an oil portrait of Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan. The portrait, commissioned by the Dick Richards family, was unveiled and given to the Archbishop as a gift at ceremonies this past year. The original now hangs at St. John's Cathedral in Milwaukee.

(Photos courtesy Catholic Herald/Sam Luceros.)

"ARTiquities"
Working with heavy gel mediums and distressed substrates, Chuck has been developing a new dimensional series he calls "ARTiquities."

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. The new works are currently featured at the Delafield location of Gallery 1.

NEW MARCUS MAJESTIC BROOKFIELD FEATURES WEBER MURALS

The new Marcus Majestic Cinema in Brookfield features 5 murals by Chuck. The luxury megaplex is the largest theatre complex in the Midwest, and includes five separate Weber murals totaling over 110 feet.

Created in a style reminiscent of period artist Russell Patterson, Chuck's goal was to echo the "Golden Age" signature Marcus architectural design and interiors with period, narrative panels done in the "High Society" Deco style of New York in the late 1930's.

RHYTHMS OF NATURE
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.)

"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.

"Sunday Match" oil/panel

"Milwaukee River Challenge"

ICONICS
Iconics are an all new series of large scale, high-drama painterly salutes to my favorite icons. Selling extremely well, these originals are each 42" square, gallery-wrapped oils on panel.Watch for new works on more of my favorites, including BB King, Audrey Hepburn, Wally Cleaver, Buck Rogers, Woodie Guthrie and more Dylan. (Click here to go to Iconics section.)

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.

Favre Foundation Benefit Portrait Painting

Chuck with Portrait of Brett and Deanna Favre

Legends of Golf Painting for the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation

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!

CHASE WEB
		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 for most pieces, and new works are now available.

CHANNEL 10/36 FEATURED ARTIST
	Chuck was pleased to again be a Featured Artist at the Channel 10/36 “Friends” TV Auction this year. His original work “Jazz At Cathedral Square” was commissioned as the 2008 Featured Poster Collection Art.

"INTERNATIONAL ARTIST" FEATURE
Chuck was pleased to be featured on the cover of INTERNATIONAL ARTIST magazine for their June/July 2003 issue. There is also a terrific article on Chuck and his painting "Nagawicka Tack," which was awarded the Grand Prize and $2000 in their challenge competition on "Water."

100 ARTISTS BOOK
Chuck's original, "Listen - 4X Marceau" is featured in a the book , "Portraits: 100 Artists Paint 100 People," which is published through International Artist Publications.

PAINTING AT THE CALATRAVA
As part of "Art In Bloom," the Spring Exhibition of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Chuck was invited to paint "live" along with four other Wisconin artists as part of the Opening Night Ceremonies. Shelby Keefe, Tom Nachreiner, Katie Musolf and Mary Ulm Mayhew joined Chuck in creating "plein air" floral works.

Chuck at the Calatrava Painting at the Calatrava

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.

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