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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 21/08/2026

Got caught painting in downtown Evanston by a friend driving by. If you ever see me out painting, I am always in this hat. I'll share the finished work next week. #chicago #evanston #pleinairpainting

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 18/08/2026

"Puente Nuevo" 16x20" oil painting on canvas. Fresh off the easel is this glorious bridge in Ronda in southern Spain. I like the brushwork in this one - for me, it's always particularly enjoyable painting rocks and hillsides. #PuenteNuevo #Ronda #Spain #landscapepainting

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 13/08/2026

"Tiger Sauce" 16x16" oil on canvas. For some inexplicable reason, the record-breaking number of #tornados, thunderstorms, smoke, and rain here in #Chicago this year has led me to be rather wary about painting outside. So I have some studio pieces I'm working on, including this amazing creamer set.

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 11/08/2026

"Chateau de Chaumont" plein air oil on canvas at Grove and Chicago Ave in #Evanston. Out two afternoons in a row to capture where the sun was just turning such that both sides of this lovely Parisian building were almost equally lit. @evanston-made.bsky.social @evanstonroundtable.bsky.social

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 05/08/2026

Back at the Merrick Rose Garden in #Evanston. You can feel the late summer heat in this one. #chicago #chicagoart #landscapepainting

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 02/08/2026

"Centennial Fountain" plein air oil on canvas, at the Merrick Rose Garden in #Evanston. Lots of amazing preservation work has gone into saving this beautiful fountain - I've been wanting to paint it backlit for a while. I'm switching up my technique, I think. We shall see. #chicago #chicagoart

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 24/07/2026

"Washington Elementary School" 9x12 inches plein air oil sketch. Beautiful morning that was neither raining nor too hot; the weather has been pretty crazy here in Chicago and I was happy to get out. #evanston #evanstonschools #northshore #Chicago

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 23/07/2026

Here's both a blurry and off-center video, whoops. "Two Blue Umbrellas" plein air oil on canvas done at Evanston's South Beach Boulevard. Some pretty purple shadows. #chicago #lakemichigan

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 05/11/2025

Sprinting to catch the sunrise or sunset is exhilarating! Now working on turning this plein air sketch of the Chicago skyline into a larger studio painting. #oilpainting #chicago #investment

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 23/10/2025

Here's an oldie but a goodie - "Griffith Observatory" 24x20" plein air oil on canvas, painted in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. @griffithobserv.bsky.social #california #californiaart #socal

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 21/10/2025

“Morning on Michigan Ave” 14x11” plein air oil sketch. Almost done with painting the Chicago skyline from Lincoln Park / Lake Michigan, now working on the interior of the city! As usual, my primary interest is of color and color harmonies. #Interiordecorating #chicagoart #oilpainting

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 16/10/2025

"Popsicle Stand" 11x14" oil on canvas. This plein air sketch again looking down the Chicago skyline is all about the warm kaleidoscope of colors of these beautiful buildings in the morning sun. #goldcoast #chicago #lincolnpark

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 15/10/2025

“Overcast on Lake Shore Drive” 14x11” oil on canvas. I might have one more painting of the Chicago skyline left in me before the season ends. It’s been a great run! #chicago #oilpainting #investment

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 23/09/2025

“Late Afternoon on the Pond” 22x28” oil on canvas. Three afternoons at the Toledo Botanical Garden. A small trail loops around the edge of the pond, and I heard frogs plopping and fish darting the entire time - lovely! #oilpainting #pleinairpainter #impressionism

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 02/09/2025

"Mighty Maumee" 12x24" plein air oil sketch. Looking at the Anthony Wayne Bridge on the Maumee River in International Park in Toledo. #pleinair #toledooh #contemporaryart

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 14/08/2025

“At the Lake” 15x30” oil sketch on canvas. Huge kudos to the two gals who held their umbrella in place when it broke two minutes after I started this painting until I could quickly capture it. Thank you, gals! #chicagobeach #lakemichigan #contemporaryart

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 04/08/2025

“View from Sara’s Window” 24x12” oil on canvas. In addition to brand new baby there’s been an unusual amount of rain and terrible air pollution, which I am particularly sensitive to. So here’s a “plein air” piece painted from a comfortable window! #allaprima #weather #chicago

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 27/07/2025

It’s been all hands on deck with new baby but I am glad I got a chance to see the new @artinstitutechi.bsky.social special exhibit on Caillebotte! This exhibit is a can’t-miss if you have any interest in the Impressionists. #chicago #impressionism #paintings

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 17/07/2025

My niece arrived this week! Welcome, little Noor! #babies #evanston #happy

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 09/07/2025

“Theater on the Lake” 14x18” oil on canvas. This was one of those pieces that was utterly effortless. Some paintings you are fighting every step of the way, but this one was a dream, and one of my new favorites. I hope you like it as much as I do. #lincolnpark #lakemichigan #chicago

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 08/07/2025

“Morning at Arrington Lagoon” 14x18” plein air oil sketch. 2.5 hours at Dawes Park in Evanston, IL. I loved the deep morning shadows but do not love the biting flies that keep attacking me all around Chicagoland! Any advice? #chicago #evanston #pleinair

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 22/06/2025

@nytimes.com Thank you for the cover photo of your story on the heat in Chicago! I definitely was packed up by noon! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u... #chicago #chicagoart #chicagoartist

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 18/06/2025

"Gold Coast" - 24x36" oil on canvas. Brilliant sunny morning(s) in Lincoln Park looking out at the Chicago skyline. It was very interesting finding ways to capture the magnitude of this view. I'll be painting more of Lincoln Park later this month. #chicagoart #goldcoast #lincolnpark #chicagoskyline

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 17/06/2025

I'll share the finished painting of Chicago's Gold Coast / the Chicago skyline tomorrow. I never have a better time than when I am painting in Lincoln Park! #chicagoart #goldcoast #chicagoskyline #lincolnpark

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 05/06/2025

"Green and purple" 24x24 inches oil on canvas. Really loving square canvases at the moment, and abstracting the subjects while pushing the color. #contemporaryrealism #realism #oilpainter

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 05/06/2025

"On the Bridge Over South Pond" 16x20" oil on canvas. This sketch in Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is really special to me because my Dad - who taught me how to paint when I was a girl - drove down with me and we both painted on the bridge together. @lpzoo.org #lincolnparkzoo #chicagoart #chicago

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 04/06/2025

"Doorway to Heaven" 26x30" oil on canvas. This beautiful cathedral is in my neighborhood. The light only hits the front of the building in this manner for an hour each day beginning at dawn so I got up early three days in a row and painted it on location. #religiousart #pleinairpainter #catholic

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Kira Joy Alvitre Fine Art @kiraalvitre.com · 04/06/2025

"Griffith Observatory" 18x24 inches oil on canvas. Two hour sketch under a nice shady tree. Took along my shower stool to sit on! @griffithobserv.bsky.social #griffithobservatory #losangeles #griffithpark #californiaartist

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