Chicago Buggy Ride"

wastercolor
14" x 17"
cityscape

this used to be a common scene in Chicago.  I especially loved seeing the buggies in the summer.  It added that extra special romance to the city.  Now they just do this around the winter holidays and you can mostly see them around Water Tower.....the memories still life on in my mind.

"Safe in Chicago"

watercolor
21" x 14"
cityscapes

extra stairways for emergency access. 

BOF

watercolor
15" x 10"
Industry

A typical blast furnace  in one of the mills.

Hooked on Industry

watercolor
15" x 11"
Industry

Getting ready for my next show which will be in May at the Pine Village Retirement Facilities in Valparaiso Indiana.  They have a really nice gallery and they asked me to do an Industrial exhibit.  Sounds like a plan to me.  

Industrial Stacks

watercolor
14" x 21"
industry

Getting ready for an Industrial show that I will be having in May/June in Valparaiso, Indiana.  the painting in this show will depict Industry in the Calumet Region.  More info to follow.

A Street in Chicago"

watercolor
14" x21"
cityscape

Hopefully we will be done with the snow....we are all waiting for spring....

"Old Town - Chicago"

watercolor

14" x 16"

cityscape

One of my favorite places in Chicago is Old town.  Since I am a baby boomer back in the 60's, 70's this was such a booming place.  Since this was the hippie generation this was a great place to hang out.  There were coffee shops, places to listen to music, all kinds of foods were available.  You were able to go to the bead shop for a selection of beads to make your necklaces.  You can even still find MOOD rings there.  There  are all kinds of little shops.  I loved the wax museum they used to have, too..  

After all of these years so much has changed.  But, I am happy to say, there is a lot of that same flavor still to be found in the NEW Old Town.  Go on check it out...get some beads, go to Zannies for some comedy, have something to eat, walk down the streets of memory lane.

Thanks Old town for staying alive.