Jill JeannidesChicago Classical, 2000
6 ft. x 15 ft. Acrylic on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Chicago Romantic, 2000
5 ft. x 16 ft. Acrylic on Canvas
MORE on the above 2 paintings
Chicago Classical, 15′ x 6′, Acrylic on Canvas, 2000
Chicago Romantic, 16′ x 5′, Acrylic on Canvas, 2000
The landscape paintings, Chicago Classical and Chicago Romantic, were inspired by Jill Jeannides’s exploration of Chicago’s Grant Park as a student of the School of the Art Institute. She studied the park through painting many views, including the Grant Park Rose Garden and several views of Michigan Avenue. These studies culminated in the creation of Chicago Classical and Chicago Romantic in 2000, when the South Shore Line visually extended to Randolph Street and the foundation of Millenium Park was under construction.
At that time, and to this day, the train is still a major dynamic feature of Grant Park. Jeannides chose to use the trains as a unifying element in both paintings. The train represents the machinery that is responsible for the growth of Chicago as a major shipping and transportation hub. With that in mind Jeannides viewed the train from two opposite vantage points. The view of Chicago Classical looks northeast from the Spirit of Music Garden south of Congress Parkway. Chicago Romantic looks southwest from the view that is now the site of Maggie Daley Park.
The paintings were commissioned by the School of the Art Institute’s, “Creativity in the Workplace” program. The two paintings were created from direct observation and drawn out on paper. From there the paintings were completed in three weeks on custom made collapsible canvases in the Columbus Drive Studios at SAIC.
The murals capture the formal and informal aspects of Grant Park. They celebrate how the City of Chicago’s lakefront parks and gardens fuse with the engineered beauty of Chicago’s train lines and skyline. Jeannides’s paintings champion the city’s continued commitment to grand parks and urban ingenuity by way of the city’s landscape architecture.
Jill Jeannides8.25in x 7.5in (Acrylic)
Jill JeannidesHeart of Wicker Park (Wood & Milwaukee)
Chicago, IL. 2001
Acrylic on board.
7.5 x 9.5 in (framed 11 x 14 in)
SOLD
Jill JeannidesLavender Light, Wicker Park
Chicago, IL, 2001
Acrylic on board.
7.5 x 9.5 in (framed 11 x 14in)
SOLD
Jill JeannidesNight Lights
Chicago, IL 1997
Oil pastel on paper.
19 x 24.5in (framed 28 x 34in)
Jill JeannidesTwilight from the Rooftop
Chicago, IL, 1999
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20in (framed 18 x 22in)
Jill JeannidesDutch Masterpiece
Chicago, IL. 1999
Acrylic on canvas
15.25 x 11.25in (framed 19.25 x 15.25in)
Jill JeannidesCrossing Paths
Chicago, IL 1999
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40in (framed 31.5 x 41.5)
Jill JeannidesBlue Line, Damen Stop
Chicago, IL 1999
Acrylic on canvas.
18 x 24in (framed 22 x 28in)
Jill JeannidesIntersection Traffic
26in x 38in
Jill JeannidesInbound
Chicago, IL, ~2000
Acrylic on canvas.
18 x 24in (framed 19 x 25in)
Jill JeannidesSteeple Street
Chicago, IL, Early 2000s
Acrylic on canvas.
16 x 12in (framed 14 x 18in)
Jill JeannidesUrban Escape
Chicago, IL, ~2000
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 (framed 44 x 44in)
Jill JeannidesPiano Players, Thomas Street
Chicago, IL, early 2000s
Acrylic on canvas.
16 x 20in (framed 18 x 22in)
Jill JeannidesEarly Snow
Chicago, IL, 1999
Acrylic on canvas.
24 x 30in (framed 25 x 31in)
Jill JeannidesGrant Park Rose Garden (with Standard Oil Building)
Chicago, IL 1999
39.5in x 29.5in, Framed:41.5in x31.5in
Jill JeannidesDeronda Drive
2006
Oil on Canvas
30in x 40in
Jill JeannidesCamillias in Bloom
Hand stretched canvas
40in x 30in
Jill JeannidesDancing Ranunculus
2009
Oil on Canvas
30in x 24in
Jill Jeannides101 Los Angeles
2006
Oil on Canvas
48in x 52in
ON DISPLAY
Jill JeannidesHillside, San Fernando Valley, CA
2018
Acrylic on Canvas
20in x 16in
Jill JeannidesTrading Pit
Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed 28in x 22in
Jill JeannidesZero Streets, Night Bus
Chicago, IL, 1999
Acrylic on board
13.25 x 17.5in (framed 16 x 20.5 in)
Jill JeannidesZero Streets, State Street Traffic
Chicago, IL. 1999
Acrylic on board.
15 x 19 (framed 19 x 23in)
Jill JeannidesGrant Park, featuring Big Red
Chicago, IL. 1999
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 30in (framed 33 x 33in)
Jill JeannidesTrumpet
Jill JeannidesThe British Fleet at Heathrow
2007
Oil on Canvas 56in x 42in
Jill JeannidesTimes Square
48″ x 48″ Acrylic on Canvas
Jill JeannidesInterchange
2007
Acrylic on Canvas 48in x 48in
SOLD
Jill JeannidesPort Authority
2014
Oil on Canvas 60in x 40in
SOLD
Jill JeannidesTransit Night Rail
1997
Oil on Canvas
41.5in x 22.5in, Framed: 45in x 25.5in
Jill JeannidesNight Transit
1997
Oil on Canvas
31in x 21.5in, Framed: 35in x 25in
Jill JeannidesNight Tunnel
1997
Oil on Canvas
31.5in x 11.5in, Framed: 35in x 15in
Jill JeannidesFood Chain
2011
Oil on Canvas
72in x 40in
- Jill Jeannides
Six-Flags Swingers
1993
Jill JeannidesViennese McDonalds
Acrylic 38in x 48in Unframed
Jill JeannidesCultural Kitchen
Acrylic
Jill JeannidesArtist Studio
1999
Acrylic
Jill JeannidesBlooming Basket
Acrylic
Jill JeannidesWatercolor
1998
Jill JeannidesLake Erie Fishing Dock
Acrylic Framed 33.5in x 27in
Jill JeannidesDay at the Beach
1999
Unframed 16in x 12in
Jill JeannidesBathing Brother
Jill JeannidesLake Life Off Season
Oil
Jill JeannidesLake Michigan
Oil on Canvas
Framed No Glass 31.5in x50in
Jill JeannidesPale Blue Cottage
Oil on Canvas
Jill JeannidesThomas Street, Ukrainian Village
Chicago, IL ~2001
Acrylic on canvas.
30 x 40in (framed 33 x 43in)
Jill JeannidesFresh Cut Flowers
1995
Acrylic
Jill JeannidesFront Porch
Acrylic on Canvas
Jill JeannidesFlowers Over Hollywood
Oil on Canvas
Jill JeannidesAnywhere USA
Acrylic on Canvas
Jill JeannidesGarden BLue
Oil on Canvas
Jill JeannidesPastel Flowers in Vase
Acrylic on Canvas
Jill JeannidesStill Life with Feathers
Acrylic on Canvas
Jill JeannidesOld Man in Rocker
24in x30in
Jill JeannidesBeach Babes
Acrylic on Canvas
Jill JeannidesLiving Room Afternoon
Chicago, IL, 2000
Acrylic on canvas.
24 x 24in (framed 25x 25 in)
Jill JeannidesBasket of Flowers
1996
Oil on Canvas
Jill JeannidesPiano Room on Thomas Street
Chicago, IL Early 2000s
Acrylic on canvas.
Size 30 x 40 (framed 31.5 x 41.5in)
Jill JeannidesCezanne’s Backyard
1998
Oil on Canvas
18in x 14in
Jill JeannidesSanta Monica Lover
2005
Acrylic on Canvas
18in x 18in
Jill JeannidesFruit Stand
2000
Oil on Canvas
28in x 22in
Jill Jeannides
Cypress Aix
1998
Oil on Canvas
22in x 16in
Jill JeannidesCapturing Motion
2005
Acrylic on Canvas
18in x 14in
Jill JeannidesMeeting Spot, Ukrainian Village
Chicago, IL. 2001
Acrylic on canvas.
19.5 x 15.5in (framed 20 x 24in)
Jill JeannidesChicago Pre-Millennium Park
1998
Oil on Canvas
Jill JeannidesWalking Street, Ukrainian Village
Chicago, IL ~2001
Acrylic on canvas.
17.5 in x 23.5 in (framed – 22 x 27.5)
Jill JeannidesZero Streets, Foot Traffic (State & Madison)
Chicago, IL, 1999
Acrylic
23.5 x 11.25in (framed 26.5 x 14.5in)
Jill JeannidesMillennium Park Construction
Chicago, Il, 1999
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20in (framed 18 x 22in)
Jill JeannidesAll Business Blonde
36inx48in
Jill JeannidesWatercolor
1998
Jill JeannidesWatercolor
1998