Learn to Knit Kit + Private Instruction

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The Evening News (2025)

18"x24"

$600

AJ Belmont

Oil on Canvas

Albert John Belmont is a New England-born, contemporary artist based in New Hampshire.

Working since the mid-'90s, his art focuses on the deconstruction of subjects to convey form and feeling through simplicity.

​He developed this approach while studying art in Boston, exploring abstraction, cubism, expressionism, color, and line.

​Since 2020, his work has delved into autobiographical explorations of space, experience, and memory.

​He has exhibited in several states and cities over the course of his career, most recently in New York, Boston, Chicago, and throughout New England.

https://www.abelmont.com/

Solace on the hills

Acrylic on canvas ; dimension: 20"x 18"

Artist: Braimah Lawal

Instagram: @braimahlawal.art

Braimah Tayo Lawal, an American-born, Ghana-raised artist of Nigerian heritage, is a Chicago contemporary postmodern visual artist. His figurative abstract paintings explore motifs of the evolving meaning of home, grief, and identity. Inspired by his specific life memories from the late 2000's and his family's archived pictures, Braimah dissects his childhood using imagery, and symbolism as a means of storytelling to his audience. Much of his work is directed by the memory and grief surrounding the loss of his father, a ship's captain, who envisioned a different and more traditional path for his son. Though he would eventually love to create using oil paint, he primarily uses acrylic and oil pastel on canvas; Braimah's palette features the vibrant colors of the Ghanian and Nigerian flags blending cultural symbolism with his own life story and rooting his work in themes of culture, spiritual reflections, lineage, loss, and a sense of belonging.

During the pandemic, painting became Braimah's lifeline, transforming his passion into purpose and a practice that saved his life. Influenced by artists like Amoako Boafo, Kerry James Marshall, Henry Taylor, Ludovic Nkoth, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Gideon Appah, he is inspired by their ability to translate personal and cultural narratives onto canvas. Likewise, Braimah views his art as a sacred dialogue between self, God, and community; an act of self-expression that he believes is both public and transformative. Through his paintings, he shares this gift to inspire youth and children of color, especially those from immigrant backgrounds, to embrace art and vulnerability unapologetically as both a birthright and a means of survival.

Braimah made his exhibition debut in a group show at the Springfield Museum of Art and since then he has gone on to be featured at other notable exhibitions, most recently at the Chicago Voyagers' 'Future Voyagers' exhibition which commissioned Chicago-based minority artists in the exploration of portrait paintings of diverse youth in the community. He recently collaborated as a live painter to promote Global Nigerian artist Burna Boy's upcoming 'No weakness' tour at the Afrobeats to the World event in Chicago.

Waiting Game

Acrylic on canvas dimension : 30" x 40"

Artist: Braimah Lawal

Instagram: @braimahlawal.art

Braimah Tayo Lawal, an American-born, Ghana-raised artist of Nigerian heritage, is a Chicago contemporary postmodern visual artist. His figurative abstract paintings explore motifs of the evolving meaning of home, grief, and identity. Inspired by his specific life memories from the late 2000's and his family's archived pictures, Braimah dissects his childhood using imagery, and symbolism as a means of storytelling to his audience. Much of his work is directed by the memory and grief surrounding the loss of his father, a ship's captain, who envisioned a different and more traditional path for his son. Though he would eventually love to create using oil paint, he primarily uses acrylic and oil pastel on canvas; Braimah's palette features the vibrant colors of the Ghanian and Nigerian flags blending cultural symbolism with his own life story and rooting his work in themes of culture, spiritual reflections, lineage, loss, and a sense of belonging.

During the pandemic, painting became Braimah's lifeline, transforming his passion into purpose and a practice that saved his life. Influenced by artists like Amoako Boafo, Kerry James Marshall, Henry Taylor, Ludovic Nkoth, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Gideon Appah, he is inspired by their ability to translate personal and cultural narratives onto canvas. Likewise, Braimah views his art as a sacred dialogue between self, God, and community; an act of self-expression that he believes is both public and transformative. Through his paintings, he shares this gift to inspire youth and children of color, especially those from immigrant backgrounds, to embrace art and vulnerability unapologetically as both a birthright and a means of survival.

Braimah made his exhibition debut in a group show at the Springfield Museum of Art and since then he has gone on to be featured at other notable exhibitions, most recently at the Chicago Voyagers' 'Future Voyagers' exhibition which commissioned Chicago-based minority artists in the exploration of portrait paintings of diverse youth in the community. He recently collaborated as a live painter to promote Global Nigerian artist Burna Boy's upcoming 'No weakness' tour at the Afrobeats to the World event in Chicago.

I find peace by the lake

Acrylic on canvas , dimension: 16"x20" - $1600

Artist: Braimah Lawal

Instagram: braimahlawal.art

Braimah Tayo Lawal, an American-born, Ghana-raised artist of Nigerian heritage, is a Chicago contemporary postmodern visual artist. His figurative abstract paintings explore motifs of the evolving meaning of home, grief, and identity. Inspired by his specific life memories from the late 2000's and his family's archived pictures, Braimah dissects his childhood using imagery, and symbolism as a means of storytelling to his audience. Much of his work is directed by the memory and grief surrounding the loss of his father, a ship's captain, who envisioned a different and more traditional path for his son. Though he would eventually love to create using oil paint, he primarily uses acrylic and oil pastel on canvas; Braimah's palette features the vibrant colors of the Ghanian and Nigerian flags blending cultural symbolism with his own life story and rooting his work in themes of culture, spiritual reflections, lineage, loss, and a sense of belonging.

During the pandemic, painting became Braimah's lifeline, transforming his passion into purpose and a practice that saved his life. Influenced by artists like Amoako Boafo, Kerry James Marshall, Henry Taylor, Ludovic Nkoth, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Gideon Appah, he is inspired by their ability to translate personal and cultural narratives onto canvas. Likewise, Braimah views his art as a sacred dialogue between self, God, and community; an act of self-expression that he believes is both public and transformative. Through his paintings, he shares this gift to inspire youth and children of color, especially those from immigrant backgrounds, to embrace art and vulnerability unapologetically as both a birthright and a means of survival.

Braimah made his exhibition debut in a group show at the Springfield Museum of Art and since then he has gone on to be featured at other notable exhibitions, most recently at the Chicago Voyagers' 'Future Voyagers' exhibition which commissioned Chicago-based minority artists in the exploration of portrait paintings of diverse youth in the community. He recently collaborated
as a live painter to promote Global Nigerian artist Burna Boy's upcoming 'No weakness' tour at the Afrobeats to the World event in Chicago.

Blooming Contest II

36"x24"

Acrylic with mixed media on canvas

$1200

Artist: Kimberly Creation

https://www.sorellearts.com/kimberly-creation

I use acrylic paints to transform the blank canvas into abstract forms, channeling my creativity.

Through vibrant colors and dynamic compositions, I aim to take viewers on a captivating journey, inviting them to connect with the energy and emotion embedded in my work.

Fading Sunlight

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 24" x 18"

Price: $1200

Artist Alice (Seon Young) Kim

"Fading Sunlight" portrays sunflowers gently bowing under the soft autumn light. Through warm yellows and deep blues, the painting captures the quiet beauty of change and the lingering warmth that remains even as the season fades.

Artist Biography - Alice (Seon Young) Kim

Alice (Seon Young) Kim is a Korean-American visual artist and art therapist based in Chicago, exploring memory, home, and inner landscapes through symbolic and abstract forms.

2025

• Artistonish Contemporary Art Magazine, 63rd Issue (Print & Online)

• Scenic 2025, Exhibizone International Online Juried Exhibition

• Seasons: Fall 2025, Exhibizone International Online Juried Exhibition

2024

• Journey of Memory, Solo Exhibition, Hanging Art Gallery, Chicago, IL

• Gaehangjang Summer Art Festival, Incheon, Korea

2023

• Remembrance and Hope, Solo Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Art Gallery, Chicago, IL • Jeju Art Festa, Jeju, Korea

• 11th International Sadaemun Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

Alongside her studio practice, Kim works as an art therapist, creating programs for seniors that use art as a tool for healing, reflection, and renewed hope.

Based in Chicago, Kennedy Free is a painter known for her whimsical gouache portraits. They reflect her intersectional experience and reimagine her existence without the typical social constraints that she and other Black women face. Her work offers a space where black womanhood exists in a romantic and feminine context. She enjoys experimenting with vibrant color, patterns, and textures to create dynamic and attention grabbing pieces. She often draws inspiration from herself or her material figures in her life.

As a founder of HourNine, an art collective focused on producing inclusive and creative experiences, she has dedicated the last four years to fostering a community that prioritizes women of color. Through her art and community work, she hopes to continue blending visual art with her passion for uplifting and connecting others.

Kennedy has been involved in many notable projects. One being the curation of an activation at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, this featured paints, textiles, music, and performance. Through the artist opportunity platform at HUG, Free curated a digital art show on a billboard in Times Square, NY. She recently was commissioned by the Design Museum Chicago to create a shirt design for their Chicago Threads' showcase. Follow her journey on Instagram: @kennedyfree_

Based in Chicago, Kennedy Free is a painter known for her whimsical gouache portraits. They reflect her intersectional experience and reimagine her existence without the typical social constraints that she and other Black women face. Her work offers a space where black womanhood exists in a romantic and feminine context. She enjoys experimenting with vibrant color, patterns, and textures to create dynamic and attention grabbing pieces. She often draws inspiration from herself or her material figures in her life.

As a founder of HourNine, an art collective focused on producing inclusive and creative experiences, she has dedicated the last four years to fostering a community that prioritizes women of color. Through her art and community work, she hopes to continue blending visual art with her passion for uplifting and connecting others.

Kennedy has been involved in many notable projects. One being the curation of an activation at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, this featured paints, textiles, music, and performance. Through the artist opportunity platform at HUG, Free curated a digital art show on a billboard in Times Square, NY. She recently was commissioned by the Design Museum Chicago to create a shirt design for their Chicago Threads' showcase. Follow her journey on Instagram: @kennedyfree_

Based in Chicago, Kennedy Free is a painter known for her whimsical gouache portraits. They reflect her intersectional experience and reimagine her existence without the typical social constraints that she and other Black women face. Her work offers a space where black womanhood exists in a romantic and feminine context. She enjoys experimenting with vibrant color, patterns, and textures to create dynamic and attention grabbing pieces. She often draws inspiration from herself or her material figures in her life.

As a founder of HourNine, an art collective focused on producing inclusive and creative experiences, she has dedicated the last four years to fostering a community that prioritizes women of color. Through her art and community work, she hopes to continue blending visual art with her passion for uplifting and connecting others.

Kennedy has been involved in many notable projects. One being the curation of an activation at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, this featured paints, textiles, music, and performance. Through the artist opportunity platform at HUG, Free curated a digital art show on a billboard in Times Square, NY. She recently was commissioned by the Design Museum Chicago to create a shirt design for their Chicago Threads' showcase. Follow her journey on Instagram: @kennedyfree_

Based in Chicago, Kennedy Free is a painter known for her whimsical gouache portraits. They reflect her intersectional experience and reimagine her existence without the typical social constraints that she and other Black women face. Her work offers a space where black womanhood exists in a romantic and feminine context. She enjoys experimenting with vibrant color, patterns, and textures to create dynamic and attention grabbing pieces. She often draws inspiration from herself or her material figures in her life.

As a founder of HourNine, an art collective focused on producing inclusive and creative experiences, she has dedicated the last four years to fostering a community that prioritizes women of color. Through her art and community work, she hopes to continue blending visual art with her passion for uplifting and connecting others.

Kennedy has been involved in many notable projects. One being the curation of an activation at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, this featured paints, textiles, music, and performance. Through the artist opportunity platform at HUG, Free curated a digital art show on a billboard in Times Square, NY. She recently was commissioned by the Design Museum Chicago to create a shirt design for their Chicago Threads' showcase. Follow her journey on Instagram: @kennedyfree_

Sandra Bertin is a multimedia artist and painter from New York City with a special interest in texture. This painting series was inspired by natural landscapes and texture. The series utilizes acrylic paint, heavy-body medium, and coarse-texture medium on canvas.

Sandra Bertin is a multimedia artist and painter from New York City with a special interest in texture. This painting series was inspired by natural landscapes and texture. The series utilizes acrylic paint, heavy-body medium, and coarse-texture medium on canvas.

Sandra Bertin is a multimedia artist and painter from New York City with a special interest in texture. This painting series was inspired by natural landscapes and texture. The series utilizes acrylic paint, heavy-body medium, and coarse-texture medium on canvas.

Sandra Bertin is a multimedia artist and painter from New York City with a special interest in texture. This painting series was inspired by natural landscapes and texture. The series utilizes acrylic paint, heavy-body medium, and coarse-texture medium on canvas.

24 x 30

There is beauty in those always looking towards a future unpromised. And there is strength in the power to continue dreaming despite the odds. This piece was created to capture the essence of the dreamers in the world and a reminder that the strongest foundations often start with hope.

Gabi Bozeman is a Chicago-based painter working with acrylic on canvas. Since beginning her practice in 2024, she has developed a distinct visual language rooted in surrealism, emotion, and nostalgia. Her vibrant, dreamlike compositions are infused with bold color and intuitive forms that invite personal interpretation.

Drawing inspiration from memory and feeling, her work seeks to evoke a sense of familiarity-often tapping into emotions or moments that viewers may not consciously recall. Through her art, she explores the boundary between imagination and remembrance, creating visual spaces that resonate with forgotten experiences.

Though early in her artistic journey, Gabi approaches each painting as an opportunity to connect-to spark a sense of wonder, emotion, and quiet recognition in those who engage with her work.

30x40

The inspiration of this piece came from the painful and isolating process of a spiritual awakening - the feeling of sinking into sorrow as you release everything that once defined you. It reflects the quiet, almost sacred grief that can come with deep transformation. The piece captures that in-between space: where you're no longer who you were, but not yet who you're becoming. It's about honoring the heaviness of letting go, even when it's necessary for growth.

Gabi Bozeman is a Chicago-based painter working with acrylic on canvas. Since beginning her practice in 2024, she has developed a distinct visual language rooted in surrealism, emotion, and nostalgia. Her vibrant, dreamlike compositions are infused with bold color and intuitive forms that invite personal interpretation.

Drawing inspiration from memory and feeling, her work seeks to evoke a sense of familiarity-often tapping into emotions or moments that viewers may not consciously recall. Through her art, she explores the boundary between imagination and remembrance, creating visual spaces that resonate with forgotten experiences.

Though early in her artistic journey, Gabi approaches each painting as an opportunity to connect-to spark a sense of wonder, emotion, and quiet recognition in those who engage with her work.

46 x 60 inches; acrylic & raw pigment on hand-stretched unprimed canvas

Gabrielle Stone (b. 1990) is a contemporary abstract painter based in Chicago, IL. Her work explores the nature of place using color, form, and materiality to depict environments that are whimsical in their reimagining. Influenced by her deep attachment to physical spaces, Stone's paintings communicate geometry and structure while embodying its very dissolution.

Stone holds a Bachelor of Arts in studio art and creative writing from Carleton College where she studied under artists Fred Hagstrom and David Lefkowitz, art historian Ross Elfline, and curator Margaret Pezalla-Granlund. The late artist, Larry McKim, was also a significant mentor in her early years before leaving the east coast.

Notable clients and collaborators include: Johalla Projects, Amy Elizabeth Interiors, Studio Sven, Daniel Kinkade Fine Art, Beige, Mesirow Financial, Chancelor Davis Gallery, L7 Hotels, among others. she is represented by Kim storage gallery located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

If hands could tell a story

Acrylic on canvas: 16"x20"

Artist: Braimah Lawal

Instagram: @braimahlawal.art

Braimah Tayo Lawal, an American-born, Ghana-raised artist of Nigerian heritage, is a Chicago contemporary postmodern visual artist. His figurative abstract paintings explore motifs of the evolving meaning of home, grief, and identity. Inspired by his specific life memories from the late 2000's and his family's archived pictures, Braimah dissects his childhood using imagery, and symbolism as a means of storytelling to his audience. Much of his work is directed by the memory and grief surrounding the loss of his father, a ship's captain, who envisioned a different and more traditional path for his son. Though he would eventually love to create using oil paint, he primarily uses acrylic and oil pastel on canvas; Braimah's palette features the vibrant colors of the Ghanian and Nigerian flags blending cultural symbolism with his own life story and rooting his work in themes of culture, spiritual reflections, lineage, loss, and a sense of belonging.

During the pandemic, painting became Braimah's lifeline, transforming his passion into purpose and a practice that saved his life. Influenced by artists like Amoako Boafo, Kerry James Marshall, Henry Taylor, Ludovic Nkoth, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Gideon Appah, he is inspired by their ability to translate personal and cultural narratives onto canvas. Likewise, Braimah views his art as a sacred dialogue between self, God, and community; an act of self-expression that he believes is both public and transformative. Through his paintings, he shares this gift to inspire youth and children of color, especially those from immigrant backgrounds, to embrace art and vulnerability unapologetically as both a birthright and a means of survival.

Braimah made his exhibition debut in a group show at the Springfield Museum of Art and since then he has gone on to be featured at other notable exhibitions, most recently at the Chicago Voyagers' 'Future Voyagers' exhibition which commissioned Chicago-based minority artists in the exploration of portrait paintings of diverse youth in the community. He recently collaborated as a live painter to promote Global Nigerian artist Burna Boy's upcoming 'No weakness' tour at the Afrobeats to the World event in Chicago.

Electric feel

Acrylic on canvas: 18"x24"

Artist: Braimah Lawal

Instagram: @braimahlawal.art

Braimah Tayo Lawal, an American-born, Ghana-raised artist of Nigerian heritage, is a Chicago contemporary postmodern visual artist. His figurative abstract paintings explore motifs of the evolving meaning of home, grief, and identity. Inspired by his specific life memories from the late 2000's and his family's archived pictures, Braimah dissects his childhood using imagery, and symbolism as a means of storytelling to his audience. Much of his work is directed by the memory and grief surrounding the loss of his father, a ship's captain, who envisioned a different and more traditional path for his son. Though he would eventually love to create using oil paint, he primarily uses acrylic and oil pastel on canvas; Braimah's palette features the vibrant colors of the Ghanian and Nigerian flags blending cultural symbolism with his own life story and rooting his work in themes of culture, spiritual reflections, lineage, loss, and a sense of belonging.

During the pandemic, painting became Braimah's lifeline, transforming his passion into purpose and a practice that saved his life. Influenced by artists like Amoako Boafo, Kerry James Marshall, Henry Taylor, Ludovic Nkoth, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Gideon Appah, he is inspired by their ability to translate personal and cultural narratives onto canvas. Likewise, Braimah views his art as a sacred dialogue between self, God, and community; an act of self-expression that he believes is both public and transformative. Through his paintings, he shares this gift to inspire youth and children of color, especially those from immigrant backgrounds, to embrace art and vulnerability unapologetically as both a birthright and a means of survival.

Braimah made his exhibition debut in a group show at the Springfield Museum of Art and since then he has gone on to be featured at other notable exhibitions, most recently at the Chicago Voyagers' 'Future Voyagers' exhibition which commissioned Chicago-based minority artists in the exploration of portrait paintings of diverse youth in the community. He recently collaborated as a live painter to promote Global Nigerian artist Burna Boy's upcoming 'No weakness' tour at the Afrobeats to the World event in Chicago.

The boy and the train

Acrylic on canvas: 18"x24"

Artist: Braimah Lawal

Instagram: @braimahlawal.art

Braimah Tayo Lawal, an American-born, Ghana-raised artist of Nigerian heritage, is a Chicago contemporary postmodern visual artist. His figurative abstract paintings explore motifs of the evolving meaning of home, grief, and identity. Inspired by his specific life memories from the late 2000's and his family's archived pictures, Braimah dissects his childhood using imagery, and symbolism as a means of storytelling to his audience. Much of his work is directed by the memory and grief surrounding the loss of his father, a ship's captain, who envisioned a different and more traditional path for his son. Though he would eventually love to create using oil paint, he primarily uses acrylic and oil pastel on canvas; Braimah's palette features the vibrant colors of the Ghanian and Nigerian flags blending cultural symbolism with his own life story and rooting his work in themes of culture, spiritual reflections, lineage, loss, and a sense of belonging.

During the pandemic, painting became Braimah's lifeline, transforming his passion into purpose and a practice that saved his life. Influenced by artists like Amoako Boafo, Kerry James Marshall, Henry Taylor, Ludovic Nkoth, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Gideon Appah, he is inspired by their ability to translate personal and cultural narratives onto canvas. Likewise, Braimah views his art as a sacred dialogue between self, God, and community; an act of self-expression that he believes is both public and transformative. Through his paintings, he shares this gift to inspire youth and children of color, especially those from immigrant backgrounds, to embrace art and vulnerability unapologetically as both a birthright and a means of survival.

Braimah made his exhibition debut in a group show at the Springfield Museum of Art and since then he has gone on to be featured at other notable exhibitions, most recently at the Chicago Voyagers' 'Future Voyagers' exhibition which commissioned Chicago-based minority artists in the exploration of portrait paintings of diverse youth in the community. He recently collaborated as a live painter to promote Global Nigerian artist Burna Boy's upcoming 'No weakness' tour at the Afrobeats to the World event in Chicago.

Rep us out and about! Unisex sizes XS-XL.

Rep us out and about! Unisex OS.

Rep us out and about! 2"x3" sticker

Hand-carved and painted ceramic coasters from Pásele Senito, a local business selling artisan goods sourced from various cities in Mexico.

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Small hyper-realistic food-themed wallets from Pasele Senito, a local business selling artisan goods sourced from various cities in Mexico.

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Medium size hyper-realistic food-themed wallets from Pasele Senito, a local business selling artisan goods sourced from various cities in Mexico. Can also be used as pet chew toys.

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Custom earrings crafted by Angie at Angmir Boutique, located at 1653 W 18th St in Chicago.

Custom earrings crafted by Angie at Angmir Boutique, located at 1653 W 18th St in Chicago.

Custom Chicago-themed acrylic keychains, available at Angmir Boutique located at 1653 W 18th St in Chicago.

Handcrafted hair pins by Rosie, local child artist, available at Angmir Boutique located at 1653 W 18th St in Chicago.

Custom 3D-printed dulce-themed fidget clickers from Cala Studios.

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Rep Chicago's beloved snow plow, by Harebrained Design Chicago. Unisex sizes XS-XL.

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Various stickers from Harebrained Design Chicago. Shop more at harebraineddesign.com