"A Rainy Night in Chicago"

5 x 7″

oil on panel

This was a tough one.

I started out wanting to keep it very impressionistic and loose, then I started painting in each window like a nutball – took a break for dinner – came back to it and forced myself to paint the remainder with a wide brush. I’m kinda amazed I finished it, and just the way I pictured it in my head in the beginning. Yay.

This view is from a high floor in the Fairmont Hotel on North Columbus Drive – on a very rainy night in the city. You can make out the Sheraton Towers on the right with its glowing tower.

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