Collections: Paintings
Jill Jeannides
Chicago 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 Jeannides
8.25in x 7.5in (Acrylic) Jill Jeannides
Heart of Wicker Park (Wood & Milwaukee)
Chicago, IL. 2001
Acrylic on board.
7.5 x 9.5 in (framed 11 x 14 in)
SOLD Jill Jeannides
Lavender Light, Wicker Park
Chicago, IL, 2001
Acrylic on board.
7.5 x 9.5 in (framed 11 x 14in)
SOLD Jill Jeannides
Night Lights
Chicago, IL 1997
Oil pastel on paper.
19 x 24.5in (framed 28 x 34in) Jill Jeannides
Twilight from the Rooftop
Chicago, IL, 1999
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20in (framed 18 x 22in) Jill Jeannides
Dutch Masterpiece
Chicago, IL. 1999
Acrylic on canvas
15.25 x 11.25in (framed 19.25 x 15.25in) Jill Jeannides
Crossing Paths
Chicago, IL 1999
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40in (framed 31.5 x 41.5) Jill Jeannides
Blue Line, Damen Stop
Chicago, IL 1999
Acrylic on canvas.
18 x 24in (framed 22 x 28in) Jill Jeannides
Intersection Traffic
26in x 38in Jill Jeannides
Inbound
Chicago, IL, ~2000
Acrylic on canvas.
18 x 24in (framed 19 x 25in) Jill Jeannides
Steeple Street
Chicago, IL, Early 2000s
Acrylic on canvas.
16 x 12in (framed 14 x 18in) Jill Jeannides
Urban Escape
Chicago, IL, ~2000
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 (framed 44 x 44in) Jill Jeannides
Piano Players, Thomas Street
Chicago, IL, early 2000s
Acrylic on canvas.
16 x 20in (framed 18 x 22in) Jill Jeannides
Early Snow
Chicago, IL, 1999
Acrylic on canvas.
24 x 30in (framed 25 x 31in) Jill Jeannides
Grant Park Rose Garden (with Standard Oil Building)
Chicago, IL 1999
39.5in x 29.5in, Framed:41.5in x31.5in Jill Jeannides
Deronda Drive
2006
Oil on Canvas
30in x 40in Jill Jeannides
Camillias in Bloom
Hand stretched canvas
40in x 30in Jill Jeannides
Dancing Ranunculus
2009
Oil on Canvas
30in x 24in Jill Jeannides
101 Los Angeles
2006
Oil on Canvas
48in x 52in
ON DISPLAY Jill Jeannides
Hillside, San Fernando Valley, CA
2018
Acrylic on Canvas
20in x 16in Jill Jeannides
Trading Pit
Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed 28in x 22in Jill Jeannides
Zero Streets, Night Bus
Chicago, IL, 1999
Acrylic on board
13.25 x 17.5in (framed 16 x 20.5 in) Jill Jeannides
Zero Streets, State Street Traffic
Chicago, IL. 1999
Acrylic on board.
15 x 19 (framed 19 x 23in) Jill Jeannides
Grant Park, featuring Big Red
Chicago, IL. 1999
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 30in (framed 33 x 33in) Jill Jeannides
Trumpet Jill Jeannides
The British Fleet at Heathrow
2007
Oil on Canvas 56in x 42in Jill Jeannides
Times Square
48″ x 48″ Acrylic on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Interchange
2007
Acrylic on Canvas 48in x 48in
SOLD Jill Jeannides
Port Authority
2014
Oil on Canvas 60in x 40in
SOLD Jill Jeannides
Transit Night Rail
1997
Oil on Canvas
41.5in x 22.5in, Framed: 45in x 25.5in Jill Jeannides
Night Transit
1997
Oil on Canvas
31in x 21.5in, Framed: 35in x 25in Jill Jeannides
Night Tunnel
1997
Oil on Canvas
31.5in x 11.5in, Framed: 35in x 15in Jill Jeannides
Food Chain
2011
Oil on Canvas
72in x 40in

• Jill Jeannides
  Six-Flags Swingers
  1993

Jill Jeannides
Viennese McDonalds
Acrylic 38in x 48in Unframed Jill Jeannides
Cultural Kitchen
Acrylic Jill Jeannides
Artist Studio
1999
Acrylic Jill Jeannides
Blooming Basket
Acrylic Jill Jeannides
Watercolor
1998 Jill Jeannides
Lake Erie Fishing Dock
Acrylic Framed 33.5in x 27in Jill Jeannides
Day at the Beach
1999
Unframed 16in x 12in Jill Jeannides
Bathing Brother Jill Jeannides
Lake Life Off Season
Oil Jill Jeannides
Lake Michigan
Oil on Canvas
Framed No Glass 31.5in x50in Jill Jeannides
Pale Blue Cottage
Oil on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Thomas Street, Ukrainian Village
Chicago, IL ~2001
Acrylic on canvas.
30 x 40in (framed 33 x 43in) Jill Jeannides
Fresh Cut Flowers
1995
Acrylic Jill Jeannides
Front Porch
Acrylic on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Flowers Over Hollywood
Oil on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Anywhere USA
Acrylic on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Garden BLue
Oil on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Pastel Flowers in Vase
Acrylic on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Still Life with Feathers
Acrylic on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Old Man in Rocker
24in x30in Jill Jeannides
Beach Babes
Acrylic on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Living Room Afternoon
Chicago, IL, 2000
Acrylic on canvas.
24 x 24in (framed 25x 25 in) Jill Jeannides
Basket of Flowers
1996
Oil on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Piano Room on Thomas Street
Chicago, IL Early 2000s
Acrylic on canvas.
Size 30 x 40 (framed 31.5 x 41.5in) Jill Jeannides
Cezanne’s Backyard
1998
Oil on Canvas
18in x 14in Jill Jeannides
Santa Monica Lover
2005
Acrylic on Canvas
18in x 18in Jill Jeannides
Fruit Stand
2000
Oil on Canvas
28in x 22in

 

Jill Jeannides
Cypress Aix
1998
Oil on Canvas
22in x 16in Jill Jeannides
Capturing Motion
2005
Acrylic on Canvas
18in x 14in Jill Jeannides
Meeting Spot, Ukrainian Village
Chicago, IL. 2001
Acrylic on canvas.
19.5 x 15.5in (framed 20 x 24in) Jill Jeannides
Chicago Pre-Millennium Park
1998
Oil on Canvas Jill Jeannides
Walking Street, Ukrainian Village
Chicago, IL ~2001
Acrylic on canvas.
17.5 in x 23.5 in (framed – 22 x 27.5) Jill Jeannides
Zero Streets, Foot Traffic (State & Madison)
Chicago, IL, 1999
Acrylic
23.5 x 11.25in (framed 26.5 x 14.5in) Jill Jeannides
Millennium Park Construction
Chicago, Il, 1999
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20in (framed 18 x 22in) Jill Jeannides
All Business Blonde
36inx48in Jill Jeannides
Watercolor
1998 Jill Jeannides
Watercolor
1998