Folk Art Chicago Skyline WIPS

 A dear relative of mine asked

me if I could paint a 

picture of the Chicago skyline

in my folk art style for her. 

I told her I'd be happy

to give it whirl, and she could

decide (under no obligation)

if it's what she had in mind. 

This has been an EXTREMELY

tough challenge for me

over the past couple of weeks. 

It's not a subject that

would ever pop into my head if I was 

sitting around one day wondering

what to paint. 

I gravitate toward "fluffy" (cats, animals,

flowers, etc. . .), or "funky" (skulls, collage, 

Mexican inspired pieces, etc. . .). 

I ended up painting two scenes.

This first one is at daybreak

with a more realistic configuration

of the actual buildings. 

The next one is a night time scene where I 

took some key buildings and lined them up

side by side. 

I'm so grateful for the opportunity

to stretch and grow and step

out of my comfort zone. 

I messaged her with these pictures and

thanked her for the gift of "growing"

through this experience. 

There's still a bit of polishing to do on both

of them, but this is the gist and I've set

them aside for now. 

What's my first piece I chose

to work on after this mental challenge?

It's a wood butterfly my husband put

together for me (cue the Smurf theme song here). 

Wishing you all a satisfyingly productive week!

Terri <3