A sketch of the Leaning Tower.....of Niles, a suburb of Chicago. This half-size replica of Pisa Cathedral's campanile is located at the Leaning Tower YMCA. A quick study, felt tip marker on tracing paper, 6" by 8" original size, done March, 2012.
I had to include a sketch of my hometown. A view of the Chicago skyline from Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. A quick study, felt tip marker on tracing paper, 7" by 9" original size, done August, 2011, with sky tone added later using Paint Shop Pro. There is a French connection here: the fountain was inspired by the Bassin de Latone fountain in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
"No water so still as the dead fountains of Versailles." So wrote Marianne Moore in her 1935 poem, "No Swan So Fine." A sketch of a still fountain in the gardens of the palace of Versailles. Felt tip marker on tracing paper, approximately 6' by 9" original size, done October, 1971.
