https://filipsaitis.art 2026-08-15 daily 1.0 https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/8a5b32de.jpg Urban Gesture Studies · Graphite on paper, Quick observational sketches made on the streets of Banff, capturing passersby in the brief moments before they moved out of view. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/55069ab3.jpg Automotive Realism · Oil on canvas, A study of reflected color and light across the complex surfaces of a car. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/94304dc7.jpg Planetary Landscape · Acrylic on canvas, A textural interpretation of Jupiter, painted as a personal gift for my brother. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/4c4f0ac0.jpg Scratchboard Realism · Scratchboard, A high-contrast lion study created entirely through subtractive mark-making, scratching away the black surface to reveal white beneath in a process where each mark is effectively permanent. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/4a3e54fe.jpg Modular Polyptych · Acrylic on canvas, An experiment in fragmentation and continuity, dividing a single composition across multiple individual canvases that assemble to form one larger image. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/ad7fe3b1.jpg Luminous Architectural Realism · Watercolor on paper, A study of watercolor’s transparency, using restrained washes and preserved highlights to capture the softness of natural light. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/cda4fcc3.jpg Expunged - Conceptual Figurative Realism · Charcoal on paper, An award-winning portrait exploring erasure as both a visual technique and a source of deeper meaning. First Place, Congressional Art Competition. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/280b6f46.jpg Lion of Judah, Blood of the Lamb - Symbolic Expressionism · Watercolor on paper, A symbolic exploration of the strength and mercy of God. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/d07693b4.jpg Digital Still Life · 3D Render, Modeling and rendering, emphasizing material texture and realistic form. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/4a2451fe.jpg Expressive Wildlife · Acrylic on canvas, A small-format study created with a relatively large brush, exploring how limited mark size and bold strokes can still convey fine detail and form. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/f0ee6990.jpg Pointillist-Inspired Landscape • Acrylic on canvas, An autumn woodland study created primarily through layered points of color rather than traditional brushstrokes. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/c4fad45c.jpg Floral Still Life · Oil on canvas, A floral study painted as a personal gift for my wife. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/3669736f.jpg Abstract Expressionism · Oil on canvas, An abstract study of water, evoking the flow and turbulence of a moving surface. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery01/d1da97c8.jpg Scratchboard Realism · Scratchboard, A tiger study built through thousands of subtractive marks. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/61a33d76.jpg Contemporary Impressionist Seascape · Acrylic on canvas, A storm-tossed pier, originally known as an AI-generated piece, now brought to life in paint. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/d89afd89.jpg Plein-Air Realism · Oil on canvas, A painting made in my parents’ backyard on a steamy Wisconsin afternoon. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/eb5fa39d.jpg Figurative Realism · Oil on canvas, My grandfather picking flowers for his wife, painted in Romania. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/3bced114.jpg Contemporary Realism · Oil on canvas, A portrait of a friend’s tool shed, painted as a personal gift. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/0794ac8e.jpg Academic Anatomical Study · Pastel crayon on toned paper, An anatomical study of the musculature and structures of the neck, inspired by Netter. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/868976c6.jpg Contemporary Abstract Cityscape · Acrylic on canvas, This painting is special to me because it was my second attempt at painting. It still hangs in my childhood bedroom. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/5a2a0c54.jpg Custom Sneaker Art / Urban Cityscape · Acrylic leather paint on Nike sneakers, A custom pair created for a friend from Chicago, extending the city skyline across both shoes. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/e2e34eaf.jpg Custom Sneaker Art / Urban Cityscape · Acrylic leather paint on Nike sneakers, A custom pair created for a friend from Chicago, extending the city skyline across both shoes. Photo after completing the first half of the Chicago skyline on the shoe. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/0833ab48.jpg Geometric Abstraction · Digital painting, A study of shape and dimensionality. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/8058fcc2.jpg Expressionist Portraiture · Digital painting, A chroma study exploring how shifts in hue and saturation can construct facial form. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/96006ab5.jpg Contemporary Landscape Realism · Oil on canvas, The exact view from the place where I proposed to my wife. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/888ba3ad.jpg Photorealistic Automotive Study · Digital painting, A study in automotive realism. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/dfeb2a36.jpg Scratchboard Realism · Scratchboard, A high-contrast animal study created by scratching through a black surface to reveal white beneath. This unforgiving process makes each mark permanent. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/364e8d70.jpg Still-Life Realism · Oil on canvas, A study of floral form. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/419590b6.jpg Large-Scale Botanical Mural · Exterior mural paint, A large-scale floral mural commissioned for a private residence in Chicago, approximately 150 square feet. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/8a1f8ad3.jpg Expressionist Landscape · Acrylic on canvas, A color study exploring heightened saturation. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/0fb7b223.jpg Contemporary Figurative Landscape · Oil on canvas, The first in a series exploring repetition and variation. An original composition later recreated twice after both of my grandparents asked for a version of their own. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/a8259e4b.jpg Contemporary Figurative Landscape · Oil on canvas, The second interpretation of an original painting, created for one of my grandparents as an exercise in reproducing the same composition while allowing subtle variations to emerge. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/9d2e3893.jpg Contemporary Figurative Landscape · Oil on canvas, The third iteration of the same composition, completing a three-painting study of repetition, consistency, and the natural variation of painting by hand. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/cd5bbec0.jpg Atmospheric Urban Impressionism · Acrylic on canvas, An artist study inspired by another painter’s work. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/82f907af.jpg Automotive Realism · Graphite and colored pencil on paper, A detailed automotive study of reflection. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/558c80bd.jpg Expressive Figurative Study · Graphite on paper, An expression study focused on the eyes and the subtle changes that communicate emotion. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/77f1ff77.jpg Textural Impressionist Landscape · Oil on canvas, A large-format study of impasto and dimensionality, using substantial layers of oil paint to build a heavily textured field of flowers and landscape. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/679bb0a5.jpg Expressionist Portraiture · Digital painting, A lighting study exploring intense, saturated color. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery04/7b965fa9.jpg Expressive Figurative Realism · Charcoal on paper, A study of restrained emotion, using stark lighting, facial expression, and subtle muscular tension in the neck. https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/dfaa5e19.jpg Night photography study of artificial light and color with a friend • Kenosha, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/11852c29.jpg Astrophotography study of the Milky Way • Bedeciu, Cluj, Romania https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/00c4df5c.jpg Mountain portraiture with my wife • Banff, Alberta, Canada https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/eeea424d.jpg Landscape photography along the shores of Lake Louise • Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/6501f72e.jpg Urban lakefront photography • Chicago, Illinois - oil paint effect applied using Photoshop https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/0c0802fe.jpg Atmospheric landscape photography in the Canadian Rockies • Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/5c745298.jpg Creative portrait study using smoke • Racine, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/394f2de4.jpg Environmental portraiture at sunset in the Wisconsin hills • Fennimore, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/f1576cc0.jpg Portrait study emphasizing detail • Kenosha, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/47a48fa1.jpg Minimalist portraiture across the Utah salt flats • Utah, USA https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/892656bd.jpg Camping beneath the night sky and astrophotography • Fennimore, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/226a7055.jpg Composition study using perspective and negative space • Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/00ca7d40.jpg Overhead landscape study • Kenosha, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/8421576d.jpg Silhouette study • Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/a84c2b1f.jpg Creative portrait study using composition and digital manipulation • Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/0e830997.jpg Timing and motion study • Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/917f4300.jpg Abstract aerial study of fractured lake ice • Chicago, Illinois https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/2f0afd04.jpg Urban composition along the Lake Michigan shoreline • Chicago, Illinois https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/f964a259.jpg Wildlife study • Yellowstone National Park, USA https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/57f46fb1.jpg Still-life composition • Chicago, Illinois https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/b9f08e12.jpg Aerial study of a lighthouse and breaking lake ice • Kenosha, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/50f83a55.jpg Aerial landscape study of the mountains at sunset • Near Salt Lake City, Utah https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/d70d513a.jpg Environmental portraiture • Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/705cbaf3.jpg Creative portrait study using reflection and composition • Kenosha, Wisconsin https://filipsaitis.art/assets/images/gallery02/d291268e.jpg Light and architectural study in a mountain cabin • Near Killington, Vermont