The daily dose of art HEADING TO CHICAGO LAND

I'm sitting in a comfortable coach seat on the train to Chicago to spend a few day with my daughter and her family in Oak Park..  So it only makes sense that today's fare is from the village of O P.

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #54 OAK PARK IL

Yesterday I finished this painting - one of my favorite buildings in downtown Oak Park.  It is the latest addition to the growing Oak Park Portfolio.

 

Watercolor
aproximately 15x15"

OAK PARK II

I thought I would share a few more photos from my walks in Oak Park. The lovely homes and the incredible fall weather and colors made it a delightful experience.

Oak Park Illinois

Today is my last day in Oak Park. I will leave O'hare at 10 PM and get to put my arms around my wife one hour later. It has been a great visit, but I'll be glad to be back in my studio and kitchen. Amy and I collaborated on some great meals... Crab cakes and Capellini one night and Linguine Alio Olio crudo with assorted toppings last night.

Oak Park is a wonderful community, especially if you like arts and crafts style architecture (Frank Loyd Wright's first home and studio are here). The neighborhoods are a mixture of prairie style and Victorian architecture as you can see from these iPhone photos taken on my walks.


Amy and Bob's house








And of course there were the grandkids...


William the artist/writer with his journal


Abigail the rocker with her base guitar


And Abigail the hockey player...I'll will get to see her play later today!