About boojazz

At the age of fifteen, Michael began his professional career by drawing children’s menus for a chain of restaurants in the Southwest. His experience in graphics, marketing, illustration and video production fill an essential need in advertising agencies, printing companies, and design firms. In the early 2010's Michael blogged for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today on the topic of Digital Reinvention. Some of the clients Michael has worked with include: Microsoft, US – Japan Business Council, RAINN (co-founded by Tori Amos and Sarah McLaughlin), Chicagoland Speedway, Richard Shay Photography, The British Embassy in the United States, Ben Hollis Worldwide, Aphex, & PepsiCo. His previous television work has gained the interest of major studios such as Dreamworks SKG.

New Digital Character Illustrations

By |2022-01-03T22:19:17+00:00October 17th, 2019|Art, Boojazz|

I’ve been working in digital illustration since 2019. Namely, I started with a Samsung TabA Tablet and the Adonit Dash 3 stylus. Now I’m working with an iPad along with the Apple Pencil, utilizing programs such as Autodesk Sketchbook and ArtFlow. (I have to admit the undo button is something that, after working in traditional [...]

“I Feel Loved” at the Blackstone Hotel

By |2019-07-17T21:37:03+00:00January 17th, 2019|Art|

Happy 2019 everyone. In case you happen to be in downtown Chicago, I invite you to check out my painting, as well as a selection of artists from The Elephant Room Gallery, at the Blackstone Hotel. The painting will be on display until the second week of July. I'd like to thank Kimberly Atwood [...]

Latest Work: 2018 Series “Bloodletting”

By |2018-07-15T02:25:06+00:00July 15th, 2018|Boojazz|

Here are a few samples from the latest series of paintings and illustrations by Michael. In Voyage Chicago Magazine, Michael discusses the project. "These days, I’m focusing on the characters within the painting, taking some advice from Kimberly Atwood, owner of the Elephant Room Gallery in Chicago. In my previous works, the characters were [...]

Voyage Chicago Article: Check out Michael Foster’s Artwork

By |2022-12-08T23:05:05+00:00July 15th, 2018|Boojazz|

Michael was recently featured in Voyage Chicago. "Today we’d like to introduce you to Michael Foster. Michael, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist. When I was in second grade, our classroom assignment was to draw our dreams for [...]

Art Expo Opening Night Party at the River Town Film Festival

By |2018-01-27T21:20:05+00:00January 27th, 2018|Art, Press|

On Friday November 10th we were delighted to have our artwork featured of the Art Expo Opening Night Party for the 1st annual River Town Film Festival. The inaugural River Town Film Festival & Art Expo takes took place on November 10-12 at The Red Mill, a historical landmark that dates back [...]

Pet Portraits

By |2022-10-28T21:06:34+00:00September 29th, 2017|Boojazz|

All About Pet Portraits Artist Jaime Foster drives the Pet Project with her unique pet portraits. Visit her site by clicking below. VISIT JAIME FOSTER'S WEBSITE Michael also does them as well... "As I'm not just creating a standard run-of-the-mill pet portrait, but one of my signature abstract modern art paintings with your pet [...]

Michael’s in Wirehouse Co Art Show Series #7: Struggle

By |2018-01-27T20:46:26+00:00July 31st, 2017|Art, Press|

Wirehouse Co. decided to throw another gallery event for their seventh series and landed on the theme STRUGGLE for the night. We welcomed the biggest number of artists we had ever featured- a whopping 11 visual artists! We held the event at Homiey in Humboldt Park and had an awesome summer night [...]

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