Back at the Merrick Rose Garden in #Evanston. You can feel the late summer heat in this one. #chicago #chicagoart #landscapepainting
Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art
@kiraalvitre.com
Oil painter, from the West Coast, now Chicago. www.kiraalvitre.com For inquires, please contact me via my website.
"Centennial Fountain" plein air oil on canvas, at the Merrick Rose Garden in #Evanston. Lots of amazing preservation work has gone into saving this beautiful fountain - I've been wanting to paint it backlit for a while. I'm switching up my technique, I think. We shall see. #chicago #chicagoart
"Washington Elementary School" 9x12 inches plein air oil sketch. Beautiful morning that was neither raining nor too hot; the weather has been pretty crazy here in Chicago and I was happy to get out. #evanston #evanstonschools #northshore #Chicago
Here's both a blurry and off-center video, whoops. "Two Blue Umbrellas" plein air oil on canvas done at Evanston's South Beach Boulevard. Some pretty purple shadows. #chicago #lakemichigan
Sprinting to catch the sunrise or sunset is exhilarating! Now working on turning this plein air sketch of the Chicago skyline into a larger studio painting. #oilpainting #chicago #investment
Here's an oldie but a goodie - "Griffith Observatory" 24x20" plein air oil on canvas, painted in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. @griffithobserv.bsky.social #california #californiaart #socal
“Morning on Michigan Ave” 14x11” plein air oil sketch. Almost done with painting the Chicago skyline from Lincoln Park / Lake Michigan, now working on the interior of the city! As usual, my primary interest is of color and color harmonies. #Interiordecorating #chicagoart #oilpainting
"Popsicle Stand" 11x14" oil on canvas. This plein air sketch again looking down the Chicago skyline is all about the warm kaleidoscope of colors of these beautiful buildings in the morning sun. #goldcoast #chicago #lincolnpark
“Overcast on Lake Shore Drive” 14x11” oil on canvas. I might have one more painting of the Chicago skyline left in me before the season ends. It’s been a great run! #chicago #oilpainting #investment
Can’t get enough of this view! #chicago #chicagoskyline #goldcoast
“Late Afternoon on the Pond” 22x28” oil on canvas. Three afternoons at the Toledo Botanical Garden. A small trail loops around the edge of the pond, and I heard frogs plopping and fish darting the entire time - lovely! #oilpainting #pleinairpainter #impressionism
"Mighty Maumee" 12x24" plein air oil sketch. Looking at the Anthony Wayne Bridge on the Maumee River in International Park in Toledo. #pleinair #toledooh #contemporaryart
“At the Lake” 15x30” oil sketch on canvas. Huge kudos to the two gals who held their umbrella in place when it broke two minutes after I started this painting until I could quickly capture it. Thank you, gals! #chicagobeach #lakemichigan #contemporaryart
“View from Sara’s Window” 24x12” oil on canvas. In addition to brand new baby there’s been an unusual amount of rain and terrible air pollution, which I am particularly sensitive to. So here’s a “plein air” piece painted from a comfortable window! #allaprima #weather #chicago
It’s been all hands on deck with new baby but I am glad I got a chance to see the new @artinstitutechi.bsky.social special exhibit on Caillebotte! This exhibit is a can’t-miss if you have any interest in the Impressionists. #chicago #impressionism #paintings
“Theater on the Lake” 14x18” oil on canvas. This was one of those pieces that was utterly effortless. Some paintings you are fighting every step of the way, but this one was a dream, and one of my new favorites. I hope you like it as much as I do. #lincolnpark #lakemichigan #chicago
Another amazing morning at #lincolnpark! #chicagoart #pleinair #oiloncanvas
@cbschicago.bsky.social Thank you for the nice video of me painting on the Chicago waterfront! www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news... #chicagoart #pleinair #contemporaryart
Chicagoans flock to city's beaches to beat the extreme heat
The lakefront was crowded, and so were public pools, as crowds headed out to keep cool by taking a dip anywhere they could.
cbsnews.com
The lakefront was crowded, and so were public pools, as crowds headed out to keep cool by taking a dip anywhere they could.
Chicagoans flock to city's beaches to beat the extreme heat
The lakefront was crowded, and so were public pools, as crowds headed out to keep cool by taking a dip anywhere they could.
cbsnews.com
@nytimes.com Thank you for the cover photo of your story on the heat in Chicago! I definitely was packed up by noon! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u... #chicago #chicagoart #chicagoartist
Midwest Cities Bake as Heat Wave Blankets the Central U.S.
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"Gold Coast" - 24x36" oil on canvas. Brilliant sunny morning(s) in Lincoln Park looking out at the Chicago skyline. It was very interesting finding ways to capture the magnitude of this view. I'll be painting more of Lincoln Park later this month. #chicagoart #goldcoast #lincolnpark #chicagoskyline
I'll share the finished painting of Chicago's Gold Coast / the Chicago skyline tomorrow. I never have a better time than when I am painting in Lincoln Park! #chicagoart #goldcoast #chicagoskyline #lincolnpark
"Green and purple" 24x24 inches oil on canvas. Really loving square canvases at the moment, and abstracting the subjects while pushing the color. #contemporaryrealism #realism #oilpainter
"On the Bridge Over South Pond" 16x20" oil on canvas. This sketch in Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is really special to me because my Dad - who taught me how to paint when I was a girl - drove down with me and we both painted on the bridge together. @lpzoo.org #lincolnparkzoo #chicagoart #chicago
"Doorway to Heaven" 26x30" oil on canvas. This beautiful cathedral is in my neighborhood. The light only hits the front of the building in this manner for an hour each day beginning at dawn so I got up early three days in a row and painted it on location. #religiousart #pleinairpainter #catholic
"Griffith Observatory" 18x24 inches oil on canvas. Two hour sketch under a nice shady tree. Took along my shower stool to sit on! @griffithobserv.bsky.social #griffithobservatory #losangeles #griffithpark #californiaartist
