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Chicago & Paintings
Mar. 24th, 2014 09:25 pmI am returned from Chicago! And I come bearing MANY PICTURES, because Chicago is super photogenic, although these mostly are not photos of the things that are supposed to be photogenic like the giant statue of Goethe wearing nothing but an artfully draped cape. Because that is just how German writers dress, apparently?
Oh, but I do have a picture of paintings of the skyline! My friend Rachel booked us for a surprise painting class - I must admit my first thought when I heard this was GAAAH - but actually it turned out quite well; I haven't painted for years, and it was fun to slop about paint on canvas attempting to create some facsimile of the Chicago skyline.
( Our paintings )
Before the painting class, we went to the glorious empanadas place. (When Rachel and I first planned this visit, I was all "WE'LL GO TO THE EMPANADAS PLACE AGAIN! Also do other things, which we will figure out in due time. BUT EMPANADAS."
( Beautiful empanadas! )
We were thinking about going to the 1893 World's Fair exhibit at the Field Museum, but sadly Rachel's friends who have gone thought it was disappointing, and neither of us wanted to lay down thirty dollars for disappointing. So instead we went to the conservatory, which is like a tiny tropical vacation in itself, and then the Lincoln Park zoo.
( Conservatory and zoo photos )
And one last photo, because I can't let a visit to Rachel go by without taking the opportunity to take a million photos of her adorable cat!
( Cleo the adorable cat )
Oh, but I do have a picture of paintings of the skyline! My friend Rachel booked us for a surprise painting class - I must admit my first thought when I heard this was GAAAH - but actually it turned out quite well; I haven't painted for years, and it was fun to slop about paint on canvas attempting to create some facsimile of the Chicago skyline.
( Our paintings )
Before the painting class, we went to the glorious empanadas place. (When Rachel and I first planned this visit, I was all "WE'LL GO TO THE EMPANADAS PLACE AGAIN! Also do other things, which we will figure out in due time. BUT EMPANADAS."
( Beautiful empanadas! )
We were thinking about going to the 1893 World's Fair exhibit at the Field Museum, but sadly Rachel's friends who have gone thought it was disappointing, and neither of us wanted to lay down thirty dollars for disappointing. So instead we went to the conservatory, which is like a tiny tropical vacation in itself, and then the Lincoln Park zoo.
( Conservatory and zoo photos )
And one last photo, because I can't let a visit to Rachel go by without taking the opportunity to take a million photos of her adorable cat!
( Cleo the adorable cat )
