Jerome Carlin: Observing the Everyday Through Impressionistic Eyes Jerome Carlin (1927 – 2014) emerged from Chicago’s vibrant artistic landscape as a storyteller whose canvases captured the quiet beauty and subtle complexities of ordinary life. Influenced profoundly by Impressionist masters like Cézanne, Van Gogh, Vuillard, Bonnard, Matisse, Homer, and Eakens—artists he encountered during childhood visits to The Art Institute of Chicago—Carlin developed a distinctive style characterized by luminous color palettes, textured brushstrokes, and a focus on capturing fleeting moments of perception…