January 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Winter Sunset, Northern Illinois
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#art #oilpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #winterpainting #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#art #oilpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #winterpainting #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio
December 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Winter Sunset, Northern Illinois
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#art #oilpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #winterpainting #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#art #oilpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #winterpainting #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio
Morning, Route 14, Northern Illinois 3
12" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
April 17, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Morning, Route 14, Northern Illinois 3
12" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
Today's painting at Ryders Woods, Woodstock, Illinois
#painting #art #pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #Woodstock #Illinoisartist
#painting #art #pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #Woodstock #Illinoisartist
August 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Today's painting at Ryders Woods, Woodstock, Illinois
#painting #art #pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #Woodstock #Illinoisartist
#painting #art #pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #Woodstock #Illinoisartist
Love and the Wavering Butterfly 3
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
August 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Love and the Wavering Butterfly 3
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
Today's plein air painting at Sterne's Woods, Crystal Lake, Illinois
12" x 24"
#pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio #modernart
12" x 24"
#pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio #modernart
June 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Today's plein air painting at Sterne's Woods, Crystal Lake, Illinois
12" x 24"
#pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio #modernart
12" x 24"
#pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio #modernart
Evan The Goldfish
24" x 36"
Oil on canvas
#art #painting #oilpainting #goldfish #fishpainting #modernart #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
24" x 36"
Oil on canvas
#art #painting #oilpainting #goldfish #fishpainting #modernart #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
January 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Evan The Goldfish
24" x 36"
Oil on canvas
#art #painting #oilpainting #goldfish #fishpainting #modernart #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
24" x 36"
Oil on canvas
#art #painting #oilpainting #goldfish #fishpainting #modernart #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
Morning, Route 14, Northern Illinois 2
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#art #oilpainting #landscapepainting #contemporaryart #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#art #oilpainting #landscapepainting #contemporaryart #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
January 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Morning, Route 14, Northern Illinois 2
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#art #oilpainting #landscapepainting #contemporaryart #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#art #oilpainting #landscapepainting #contemporaryart #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
Today's painting at Emricson Park, Woodstock, Illinois
16" x 20"
#pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #impressionism #contemporaryart #Woodstockil
16" x 20"
#pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #impressionism #contemporaryart #Woodstockil
May 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Today's painting at Emricson Park, Woodstock, Illinois
16" x 20"
#pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #impressionism #contemporaryart #Woodstockil
16" x 20"
#pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #impressionism #contemporaryart #Woodstockil
Love and the Wavering Butterfly 2
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
August 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Love and the Wavering Butterfly 2
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
Love and the Wavering Butterfly
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisart #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisart #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
August 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Love and the Wavering Butterfly
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisart #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
20" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #butterfly #butterflypainting #contemporaryart #Illinoisart #illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
47 & Plank Rd
12" x 24"
Oil and acrylic on canvas
#contemporaryart #oilpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #church #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Oil and acrylic on canvas
#contemporaryart #oilpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #church #klopfensteinstudio
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
47 & Plank Rd
12" x 24"
Oil and acrylic on canvas
#contemporaryart #oilpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #church #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Oil and acrylic on canvas
#contemporaryart #oilpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist #church #klopfensteinstudio
The Deceiving Ant
7" x 7"
Acrylic on wood panel
#art #painting #contemporaryart #klopfensteinstudio #ant #insectpainting #illinoisartist
7" x 7"
Acrylic on wood panel
#art #painting #contemporaryart #klopfensteinstudio #ant #insectpainting #illinoisartist
May 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The Deceiving Ant
7" x 7"
Acrylic on wood panel
#art #painting #contemporaryart #klopfensteinstudio #ant #insectpainting #illinoisartist
7" x 7"
Acrylic on wood panel
#art #painting #contemporaryart #klopfensteinstudio #ant #insectpainting #illinoisartist
Morning, Route 14, Northern Illinois 1
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#painting #art #oilpainting #illinoisartist #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#painting #art #oilpainting #illinoisartist #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio
December 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Morning, Route 14, Northern Illinois 1
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#painting #art #oilpainting #illinoisartist #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio
12" x 24"
Oil on canvas
#painting #art #oilpainting #illinoisartist #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #impressionism #klopfensteinstudio
Tree of Life plates by Greg Gibbs! #FunctionalArt #IllinoisArtist #CeramicArt Open 10-5 Tue-Fri, 10-3 Sat.
March 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Tree of Life plates by Greg Gibbs! #FunctionalArt #IllinoisArtist #CeramicArt Open 10-5 Tue-Fri, 10-3 Sat.
Relax, Claudia. I'm Taking You Home
16" x 20"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #sciencefictionart #scifiart #scifipainting #fantasyart #contemporaryart #spacescape #illinoisartist #retroscifi #klopfensteinstudio
16" x 20"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #sciencefictionart #scifiart #scifipainting #fantasyart #contemporaryart #spacescape #illinoisartist #retroscifi #klopfensteinstudio
October 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Relax, Claudia. I'm Taking You Home
16" x 20"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #sciencefictionart #scifiart #scifipainting #fantasyart #contemporaryart #spacescape #illinoisartist #retroscifi #klopfensteinstudio
16" x 20"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #sciencefictionart #scifiart #scifipainting #fantasyart #contemporaryart #spacescape #illinoisartist #retroscifi #klopfensteinstudio
Field at Crystal Springs Road 2
11" x 14"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #landscape #impressionist #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
11" x 14"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #landscape #impressionist #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
October 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Field at Crystal Springs Road 2
11" x 14"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #landscape #impressionist #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
11" x 14"
Acrylic on canvas
#art #painting #landscape #impressionist #Illinoisartist #klopfensteinstudio
A fun couple of afternoons immersed in the early stages of my mixed media drawing portrait of author and professor bell hooks.
#workinprogress
#bellhooks
#blackhistory
#womenshistory
#mixedmediadrawing
#figurativeart
#illinoisartist
#portraitart
#artoftheday
#workinprogress
#bellhooks
#blackhistory
#womenshistory
#mixedmediadrawing
#figurativeart
#illinoisartist
#portraitart
#artoftheday
January 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A fun couple of afternoons immersed in the early stages of my mixed media drawing portrait of author and professor bell hooks.
#workinprogress
#bellhooks
#blackhistory
#womenshistory
#mixedmediadrawing
#figurativeart
#illinoisartist
#portraitart
#artoftheday
#workinprogress
#bellhooks
#blackhistory
#womenshistory
#mixedmediadrawing
#figurativeart
#illinoisartist
#portraitart
#artoftheday
The Thief
16" x 20"
Oil on canvas
#art #painting ##oilpainting #modernart #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
16" x 20"
Oil on canvas
#art #painting ##oilpainting #modernart #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
January 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Thief
16" x 20"
Oil on canvas
#art #painting ##oilpainting #modernart #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
16" x 20"
Oil on canvas
#art #painting ##oilpainting #modernart #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
The moon was too pretty tonight. I had to paint it. Unfortunately my paints started to freeze. I'll do some touchups inside 🌕
#pleinairpainting #moonpainting #Illinoisartist #nocturne #crystallake
#pleinairpainting #moonpainting #Illinoisartist #nocturne #crystallake
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The moon was too pretty tonight. I had to paint it. Unfortunately my paints started to freeze. I'll do some touchups inside 🌕
#pleinairpainting #moonpainting #Illinoisartist #nocturne #crystallake
#pleinairpainting #moonpainting #Illinoisartist #nocturne #crystallake
The Longing Cricket 2
#art #painting #cricket #insect #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
#klopfensteinstudio
#art #painting #cricket #insect #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
#klopfensteinstudio
June 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Longing Cricket 2
#art #painting #cricket #insect #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
#klopfensteinstudio
#art #painting #cricket #insect #contemporaryart #illinoisartist
#klopfensteinstudio
Sterne's Woods June 3, 2026
12" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas.
Message me if interested. Thanks!
#pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist
12" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas.
Message me if interested. Thanks!
#pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist
June 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Sterne's Woods June 3, 2026
12" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas.
Message me if interested. Thanks!
#pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist
12" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas.
Message me if interested. Thanks!
#pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #illinoisartist
Pen on acrylic on grocery ad
#pendrawing #illustration #oc #midwestartist #illinoisartist #acrylic #quadcities
#pendrawing #illustration #oc #midwestartist #illinoisartist #acrylic #quadcities
April 21, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Pen on acrylic on grocery ad
#pendrawing #illustration #oc #midwestartist #illinoisartist #acrylic #quadcities
#pendrawing #illustration #oc #midwestartist #illinoisartist #acrylic #quadcities
Potter's Challenge:
Choose 20 pots or ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 1
my very first sculpture
#pottery #whitestoneware
#duncanunderglaze #sculpture #illinoisartist
Choose 20 pots or ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 1
my very first sculpture
#pottery #whitestoneware
#duncanunderglaze #sculpture #illinoisartist
January 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Potter's Challenge:
Choose 20 pots or ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 1
my very first sculpture
#pottery #whitestoneware
#duncanunderglaze #sculpture #illinoisartist
Choose 20 pots or ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 1
my very first sculpture
#pottery #whitestoneware
#duncanunderglaze #sculpture #illinoisartist