Who Are The Oddballs

Oddball Directors

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Bruce Bachelder

Chicago, IL

Bruce is compelled to use patterns and shapes in surprising ways.

Mediums

Acrylic paints, inks, and found objects

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Alisa Duda

Alisa the Artist
Rolling Meadows, IL

Ideas for paintings pop into my head at random moments and brew until I find time to birth them into reality. More and more, I surprise myself with the result and seeing progress makes me very happy.

Mediums

Oils, Acrylics, Watercolors, Collages, Sticks and Rocks, Origami, and Clay

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Mike Rende

Elgin, IL

I always strive to add a bit of playfulness to my art.

Mediums

Acrylic, watercolor, sculpture

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Ken Simonsen

Elgin, IL

I am a freelance illustrator/graphic designer and the owner of Psymonsen Studios in Elgin, IL.

Mediums

Airbrush acrylic on canvas and sculpture

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Kimberly Wildner

Elgin, IL

Kim says we can’t see her photos until we all grow up a bit more.

Mediums

Photography and acrylic paints

Oddball Members

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Lance DOC Boucher

Marengo, IL

I have self-published some small press comics Started Spiral Artwerks in 2013 and started doing illos of pop-culture icons related to sci-fi, horror, serials TV and movies.

Mediums

Pen and ink, acrylics, watercolor

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David Bremer

Des Plaines, IL

I graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2014 with Bachelor of Arts degree in Art & Design.

Mediums

Clay, acrylic paints, colored pencils & markers

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Barbara Grant

WI

I love making art. It hasn’t always been my full-time career, but it has been without fail my therapist. It’s where I go with my sorrow to find solace. But it is also where I can be inventive and fun.

Mediums

Watercolor, charcoal, ink, oil, acrylic

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Doug Hanson

Hoffman Estates, IL

Doug is an artist focused on process and imagery expressing our experience with nature, society, and self. He exhibits, teaches, and collaborates locally and abroad.

Mediums

Photography: Film, Digital, Wet Plate, Alt Processes.
Also, 3D Printing, Fire, Lighting, Oils

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Sam the Jam

Samantha McDonald
Grayslake, IL

I work with a wide variety of mediums from oil, acrylic, clay, watercolor to costume and prop making. My work is highly inspired by the ocean and nature.

Mediums

Oil, acrylic, watercolor painting, sketches, polymer clay, props, costumes

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David Metzger

Elgin, IL

Educational toy designer by day. Wickedly whimsical artist by night.

Mediums

Digital, Acrylic

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Chris Palm

Elgin, IL

I am a graduate of NIU with a BFA in illustration. My inspirations run the gamut from Albrecht Durer to Robert Crumb to Chuck Jones cartoons. I am a life long Elgin resident and couldn’t be happier.

Mediums

Playing around with Pen and Ink and Pen and Ink & White Prismacolor on toned paper

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Pamela Seatter

Chicago, IL

When I’m not art directing children’s books, I’m draw, painting, and creating murals! I love figurative as well as abstract painting using a variety of mediums.

Mediums

Oil, Acrylic, Digital, and Mixed