Late last week, Chicagoist reader/Flickr pool contributor sparkyluck shared the above photos in our pool of a series of paintings she recently purchased. She shares her experience in purchasing the photos here but is still unsure of the painter who created them. more ›

If you’re a fan of pop kitsch American-style, check out Mitch O’Connell’s series of new paintings, "God Has Forgiven Me (so what's your problem?)" at Packer Schopf Gallery, May 15 - June 20. Interestingly, the gallery's website refers to O'Connell's exhibit as "Divorce." Hmm... And the artist's MySpace page asks friends to "come gaze at the colorful brushstrokes of Mitch working through personal, painful issues... for your viewing pleasure!” We love a guy with a wicked sense of humor. more ›

There’s something deliciously voyeuristic about visiting an apartment gallery like Mini Dutch. They're so intimate—furniture shoved into a corner, cats mingling with guests, looking out at life from someone else’s front window. And, of course, the art. If this sounds like your scene, take a peep at MD's finale of "Dusty Bunnyfield vs. Molotovia Cocktail: Three Openings, One Show" this Saturday. more ›