The closest thing to art in your apartment is the installation of assorted deodorants in your bathroom. (You call it “Still Life with Wetness Protection.”)

Time to redecorate.

Start with a portrait from artist Pete Nawara. After a stint at Parsons in Paris, Nawara returned to a Pilsen studio to create large-scale contemporary paintings for the masses.

First, Nawara asks his subjects to pretend his camera is a mirror and check themselves out (girl’s bathroom style). Then, he snaps photos, transfers them into his computer, fiddles with an image, and projects it onto a canvas. He traces it and fills in the shapes with watered-down acrylic paint and gouache markers. A little gold leaf applique and voila: the perfect accent for your pad.

And one you don’t have to keep a Secret.

To commission a painting, call 630-670-5415 or e-mail pete@petenawara.com. To see examples, go to petenawara.com.