Prof. Onli is honored & pleased for the rare opportunity to offer these two Biblical themed Rhythmistic masterpieces to the right astute buyer that would then get a tax deduction by donating this art to a certified Place of Worship or Spiritual organization.  Great art belongs there!

Fine Art Collector / Donation Sale Special!!!!

On sale at the Great Frame Up frame-shop & gallery in Chicago's Hyde Park, at 5234 So. Blackstone.  Next door to the cool barber-shop made famous by President Obama.

1. "Breaking Bread" 40 " X 40", acrylics on archival canvas.  Circa 1994. A Rhythmistic homage to the classic treatments of "Dinner At Emmaus", done by the likes of Rembrandt, Carravagio and many more legendary painters showing the exact breaking of bread moment when the hosts realize their guest is actually the resurrected Jesus. 

2. "Birds of Paradise" 46"X 28", oils on canvas. (Approximate size) Both unframed. Circa 2004. Illustrates the care-giver to a baby angel.  It asks the question: Are Angels the spirits of those to yet arrive or the souls of those who have passed on? 

Prof. Onli was raised by his grandfather who was a Pentecostal pastor who drew Biblical charts to dynamically use in his sermons from 1935 until his death in 1973.  

These paintings are also a tribute to that artistic & spiritual legacy. Rev. Phillips was a Pentecostal Pastor and Prof. Onli was a clinical Art Therapist. Onli earned two degrees from the prestigious School of the Art institute of Chicago and is known for coining the term "Rhythmism" as a Future-Primitif" approach to the visual arts.

Each is priced well under the IRS threshold of $5,000.00 without being appraised by a certified/qualified appraiser. Thus, each painting could be donated.  In response the Place of Worship  will issue a receipt to the thoughtfully generous donor, to state the donation amount in terms of as the value for the Art. The buying price is that acceptable listed value and acceptable proof to the IRS.  

According to current IRS Tax Codes it is well under the 

$5,000.00 limit and can be listed as a actual tax deduction. 

 

"Birds of Paradise"

IRS Code related to this type of donation:

Paintings, Antiques, and Other Objects of Art

Your income tax charitable contribution donation of paintings, antiques, and other objects of art, for which you claim a deduction of more than $5,000 must be supported by a qualified appraisal and a Form 8283. See Qualified Appraisal, later. 

Less than this price point of $5,000.00 will not require a statement from a ceritifed appraiser. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzNvRVERtII

Prof. Onli is riveted looking at his Bronzeville themed Rhythmistic installation of narrative paintings for the first time in the new Business, Innovation & Growth Center newly established at the Carruthers Center For Inner City Studies Bronzeville campus of the Northeastern University of Illinois.

 

"DO OR NOT TO Do" I thought to borrow this insight in French to address my practice.   "Do or not to Do" est née du désir d'allier ma démarche artistique à une vraie philosophie de vie.   C'est pourquoi je crée ma peinture moi-même à base de cire d'abeille issues de mes ruches,  de résine et pigments naturels.   Cette peinture apporte une transparence, une luminosité des couleurs et un relief uniques. "Fear No Maskings" 36" X 24" Acrylics on wooden board. This was done by Onli at the peak of the global COVID outbreak. It narrates the fear and distressful suspicions that radiated through populations while learning to cope with its deadly impact.   La peinture à la cire d'abeille est une technique ancienne qui date de l'antiquité. Il s'agit d'une vraie démarche artistique et personnelle.