I have moved to Chicago about three years ago. Around two years ago I have started to learn watercolor. And good 90% percent of what I painted were animals. At that point a cityscape was something beyond my perception.
But step by step I’ve got to the point when while taking a walk in downtown of Chicago I stopped for a moment gazing at something in front of me and thought: “Wow, I wish I could paint it”. Not that long ago (November 2017) I have decided to give it a try.
This helped me a lot to expand my skills. I have discovered for myself techniques, materials and tools I’ve never used before.
The “Bean” is one of the most inspiring things for an artist in downtown. And this is what I have started with. It took me three attempts (you can find all of them on my Instagram) to finally get what I wanted (following the rule “If something doesn’t work for you – you just didn’t try hard enough”).
There is always room for improvement and a lot of things to work on. But at that point I feel like it is something worth sharing with those who love Chicago as much as I do and also with those who will fall in love with that city once they visit it.
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Those are great, lived in Chicago for my entire life. It has so many spots that would look great. Beautiful work, I really enjoy them
The painting are really nice. Is that urban sketching or do you use photos?
Thank you, Petra! For most of them I used reference photos (Cloud gate and the one with a street light on it, the lighthouse), The Tribune tower (the smaller version), the rail road (partially) are sketched on the spot - so it's 30/70 so far. I hope to make it 80/20 in summer when the weather is nicer :)
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I find it really fitting that you used color red. Due to all the blood spilled by gang violence. Good job!
There's a lot more to the city than that. Have you ever been?
Load More Replies... Those are great, lived in Chicago for my entire life. It has so many spots that would look great. Beautiful work, I really enjoy them
The painting are really nice. Is that urban sketching or do you use photos?
Thank you, Petra! For most of them I used reference photos (Cloud gate and the one with a street light on it, the lighthouse), The Tribune tower (the smaller version), the rail road (partially) are sketched on the spot - so it's 30/70 so far. I hope to make it 80/20 in summer when the weather is nicer :)
Load More Replies... I find it really fitting that you used color red. Due to all the blood spilled by gang violence. Good job!
There's a lot more to the city than that. Have you ever been?
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