Chicago
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Pilgrimage
Our heavy metal Swede has left, but not before taking a fantastic trip from Orland to Gary then on to the Chicago. First was a visit to Michael Jackson’s family home in Gary then on to more music and trying his hand at some expensive guitars at Chicago Music Exchange and then on to find… Continue reading
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Swedish Grand Tour
This week, we were showing our Swedish nephew the coolest spots in the city. Ok, so I’m a nerd. The dome is still cool. #chicagoculturalcenter #architecture #dome Continue reading
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The View
Our studio for the day with a commercial client of nearly 30 years creating business portraits with this view in the background. Continue reading
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Old Little One
Client visit. Continue reading
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Union Sky
Union Station waiting lounge. Continue reading
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Holiday Decor
Union Station Women’s Lounge Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955