Filip Saitis
A collection of some of my favorite
photographs and pieces of art that I have made over the years.
Mediums explored include oil paint, pastel crayon, charcoal, scratchboard, acrylic paint, digital, watercolor, pencil, and carbon/stainless steel.
Contemporary Impressionist Seascape · Acrylic on canvas, A storm-tossed pier, originally known as an AI-generated piece, now brought to life in paint.
Plein-Air Realism · Oil on canvas, A painting made in my parents’ backyard on a steamy Wisconsin afternoon.
Figurative Realism · Oil on canvas, My grandfather picking flowers for his wife, painted in Romania.
Contemporary Realism · Oil on canvas, A portrait of a friend’s tool shed, painted as a personal gift.
Academic Anatomical Study · Pastel crayon on toned paper, An anatomical study of the musculature and structures of the neck, inspired by Netter.
Contemporary Abstract Cityscape · Acrylic on canvas, This painting is special to me because it was my second attempt at painting. It still hangs in my childhood bedroom.
Custom Sneaker Art / Urban Cityscape · Acrylic leather paint on Nike sneakers, A custom pair created for a friend from Chicago, extending the city skyline across both shoes. Photos composited.
Custom Sneaker Art / Urban Cityscape · Acrylic leather paint on Nike sneakers, A custom pair created for a friend from Chicago, extending the city skyline across both shoes. Photo after completing the first half of the Chicago skyline on the shoe.
Geometric Abstraction · Digital painting, A study of shape and dimensionality.
Expressionist Portraiture · Digital painting, A chroma study exploring how shifts in hue and saturation can construct facial form.
Contemporary Landscape Realism · Oil on canvas, The exact view from the place where I proposed to my wife.
Photorealistic Automotive Study · Digital painting, A study in automotive realism.
Scratchboard Realism · Scratchboard, A high-contrast animal study created by scratching through a black surface to reveal white beneath. This unforgiving process makes each mark permanent.
Still-Life Realism · Oil on canvas, A study of floral form.
Large-Scale Botanical Mural · Exterior mural paint, A large-scale floral mural commissioned for a private residence in Chicago, approximately 150 square feet.
Expressionist Landscape · Acrylic on canvas, A color study exploring heightened saturation.
Contemporary Figurative Landscape · Oil on canvas, The first in a series exploring repetition and variation. A composition later recreated twice after both of my grandparents asked for a version of their own.
Contemporary Figurative Landscape · Oil on canvas, The second interpretation of an original painting, created for one of my grandparents as an exercise in reproducing the same composition while allowing subtle variations to emerge.
Contemporary Figurative Landscape · Oil on canvas, The third iteration of the same composition, completing a three-painting study of repetition, consistency, and the natural variation of painting by hand.
Atmospheric Urban Impressionism · Acrylic on canvas, An artist study inspired by another painter’s work.
Automotive Realism · Graphite and colored pencil on paper, A detailed automotive study of reflection.
Expressive Figurative Study · Graphite on paper, An expression study focused on the eyes and the subtle changes that communicate emotion.
Expressionist Portraiture · Digital painting, A lighting study exploring intense, saturated color.
Expressive Figurative Realism · Charcoal on paper, A study of restrained emotion, using stark lighting, facial expression, and subtle muscular tension in the neck.
Textural Impressionist Landscape · Oil on canvas, A large-format study of impasto and dimensionality, using substantial layers of oil paint to build a heavily textured field of flowers and landscape.
Contemporary Figurative · Oil on canvas, A symbolic painting. Orchids appear impossibly put together, yet they are rugged plants that thrive despite difficult environments.
Architectural Sketch · Pencil and marker on canvas, An observational sketch
Urban Figure Studies · Graphite on paper, Quick observational sketches made on the streets of Banff, capturing passersby in the brief moments before they moved out of view.
Automotive Realism · Oil on canvas, A study of reflected color and light across the complex surfaces of a car.
Planetary Landscape · Acrylic on canvas, A textural interpretation of Jupiter, painted as a personal gift for my brother.
Scratchboard Realism · Scratchboard, A high-contrast lion study created entirely through subtractive mark-making, scratching away the black surface to reveal white beneath in a process where each mark is effectively permanent.
Modular Polyptych · Acrylic on canvas, An experiment in fragmentation and continuity, dividing a single composition across multiple individual canvases that assemble to form one larger image.
Luminous Architectural Realism · Watercolor on paper, A study of watercolor’s transparency, using restrained washes and preserved highlights to capture the softness of natural light.
Expunged - Conceptual Figurative Realism · Charcoal on paper, An award-winning portrait exploring erasure as both a visual technique and a source of deeper meaning. First Place, Congressional Art Competition.
Lion of Judah, Blood of the Lamb - Symbolic Expressionism · Watercolor on paper, A symbolic exploration of the strength and mercy of God.
Digital Still Life · 3D Render, Modeling and rendering, emphasizing material texture and realistic form.
Contemporary Abstraction · Oil on canvas, Layered texture on an atmospheric landscape.
Contemporary Portraiture · Colored pencil on paper, A portrait study.
Pointillist-Inspired Landscape • Acrylic on canvas, An autumn woodland study created primarily through layered points of color rather than traditional brushstrokes.
Floral Still Life · Oil on canvas, A floral study painted as a personal gift for my wife.
Abstract Expressionism · Oil on canvas, An abstract study of water, evoking the flow and turbulence of a moving surface.
Scratchboard Realism · Scratchboard, A tiger study built through thousands of subtractive marks.
Expressive Wildlife · Acrylic on canvas, A small-format study created with a relatively large brush, exploring how limited mark size and bold strokes can still convey fine detail and form.
Night photography study of artificial light and color with a friend • Kenosha, Wisconsin
Astrophotography study of the Milky Way • Bedeciu, Cluj, Romania
Mountain portraiture with my wife • Banff, Alberta, Canada
Landscape photography along the shores of Lake Louise • Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
Urban lakefront photography • Chicago, Illinois - oil paint effect applied using Photoshop
Atmospheric landscape photography in the Canadian Rockies • Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
Creative portrait study using smoke • Racine, Wisconsin
Environmental portraiture at sunset in the Wisconsin hills • Fennimore, Wisconsin
Portrait study emphasizing detail • Kenosha, Wisconsin
Minimalist portraiture across the Utah salt flats • Utah, USA
Camping beneath the night sky and astrophotography • Fennimore, Wisconsin
Composition study using perspective and negative space • Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Overhead landscape study • Kenosha, Wisconsin
Silhouette study • Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Creative portrait study using composition and digital manipulation • Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Timing and motion study • Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
Abstract aerial study of fractured lake ice • Chicago, Illinois
Urban composition along the Lake Michigan shoreline • Chicago, Illinois
Wildlife study • Yellowstone National Park, USA
Still-life composition • Chicago, Illinois
Aerial study of a lighthouse and breaking lake ice • Kenosha, Wisconsin
Aerial landscape study of the mountains at sunset • Near Salt Lake City, Utah
Environmental portraiture • Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
Creative portrait study using reflection and composition • Kenosha, Wisconsin
Light and architectural study in a mountain cabin • Near Killington, Vermont
Each putter below begins with dents and worn edges. The steel is reshaped and blended by hand, removing damage while preserving as much of its original mass as possible.Then comes fire. The steel is heated evenly until a thin oxide layer blooms across its surface in gold, violet, blue, or bronze. The margin for error is thin. Hold the flame too long, and a hot spot forms. Add too much heat, and color gives way to dull scale. With control, however, variations in heat can create a unique finish.Alongside these heat-colored pieces, the collection includes oxidized, raw, and painted finishes. Some now rest in collectors’ display cases. Others compete in the hands of collegiate golfers. Most remain in play, in the hands of golfers who value something restored and beautiful.
2006 Circa 62 No. 3 • Glossy blue, transition hosel
2002 Studio Design 1 • Glossy purple
1998 Teryllium (TeI3) Santa Fe • Matte Blue
1998 Teryllium (TeI3) Newport Long Neck • Matte raw steel, high heat transition hosel
2006 Circa 62 No. 2 • Glossy light blue, transition hosel
1998 Teryllium (TeI3) Newport • Brushed gold
2001 Studio Design 3 • Glossy pearl
2001 Studio Design 2 • Glossy blue with purple
2003 Studio Design 3.5 • Glossy pearl
2006 Circa 62 No. 3 • Glossy gold, high heat transition hosel & Glossy pearl
2005 Studio Style Newport 1.5 • Glossy mirror
2002 Studio Design 2.5 • Glossy blue, transition hosel
1998 Teryllium (TeI3) Newport Long Neck • Matte honey, high heat transition hosel
1998 Teryllium (TeI3) Newport • Glossy blue, transition hosel
2002 Studio Design 1.5 • Brushed high heat fade, high heat transition hosel
2002 Studio Design 2.5 • Glossy purple
2006 Circa 62 No. 2 • Glossy blue with purple, high heat transition hosel
2023 Champions Choice Button Back • Matte black
One of one SWAG golf putter • Matte stainless, oxidized transition hosel
2001 Studio Design 2 • Glossy gold
2002 Studio Design 1 • Glossy blue
2002 Studio Design 1.5 • Brushed amber
1998 Teryllium (TeI3) Newport 2 • Brushed blue
2005 Studio Style Newport 2 Left-hand • Glossy mirror
2006 Circa 62 No. 2 • Metallic black
2005 Newport 2 Studio Style • Glossy gold, high heat transition hosel
2020 Special Select Newport 2 • Glossy mirror
2001 Studio Design 3 • Glossy blue
1998 Teryllium (TeI3) Newport • Matte raw steel with custom silicone
2003 Studio Design 3.5 • Glossy high heat fade
2003 Studio Design 3.5 • Glossy gold, high heat transition hosel
2005 Newport 2 Studio Style • Titanium blue cerakote
2006 Circa 62 No. 1 • Glossy dark blue
2003 Studio Design 1.5 • Pearl with custom paint fill
2001 Studio Design 2 & 2006 Circa 62 No. 1 • Glossy blue & Brushed transition
2005 Newport 2 Studio Style • Metallic black
2005 Newport 2 Studio Style • Glossy mirror
2003 Studio Design 1 • Pearl with custom paint fill
2000 Pro Platinum Newport Mil-Spec • Glossy blue
1998 Teryllium (TeI3) Newport • Matte raw steel
2003 Studio Design 1.5 • Matte black
2006 Circa 62 No. 3 • Glossy pearl
2006 Circa 62 No. 1 • Brushed black with glossy transition edge and hosel
2000 Pro Platinum Coronado Mid Slant • Glossy light blue
2006 Circa 62 No. 2 • Glossy blue
2020 Special Select Newport • Matte gold
2020 Phantom X 7.5 • Matte black
1998 Teryllium (TeI3) Newport • Glossy black with transition hosel
About the artist
I taught myself to draw with a pencil and paper in my room. I wasn't talented, and it didn't happen right away. Days stretched into years as I poured thousands of hours into practicing. When I became confident with a pencil, I picked up a brush. Then a stylus. I never started as some prodigy, but I refused to stop. I've poured white gesso on dozens of finished canvases and crumpled thousands of A4 sheets, all in an effort to achieve excellence. Thank you to those who have supported me, both patrons and family. I thank God for the hands that let me paint, and for the blessing of a life in which I can pursue my dreams.