State Street Chicago – Impressionist Urban Oil Painting Cityscape – Karen Winters

“… I think it was the fourth of July”

8 x 10 oil on canvas

Or we could just call it “State Street”. If you are old enough to name that tune, name it and the band that made it famous.
I was trying to get this painting finished for yesterday, the fourth, but just ran out of time. So here it is, a day late. It was inspired by a recent trip to the Windy City, where the flags were already on display – and had probably been up since Memorial Day.

I loved this big clock on Macy’s (formerly Marshall Field’s) department store – there’s one on every corner of the building which covers a large city block.

Comments

1. 

   Ann
   July 5, 2008

   Saturday, in the park – by Chicago is my guess.Now I’ve got that song stuck in my head! Another lovely painting!

2. 

   Leslie
   July 5, 2008

   Oh, I LOVE this, Karen! Well, I too know the song and now I’ll be singing it all night!

3. 

   Cathy (Kate) Johnson
   July 5, 2008

   Yep, gotta be Chicago, that toddlin’ town–on State Street, that great street…! But I don’t remember the band…guess I’m not as old as I thought. It’s a beautiful painting, anyway!

4. 

   Shirley
   July 5, 2008

   Wonderful Karen! Brings back memories of my years in Chicago. I love when you paint architectural subjects….

5. 

   Karen
   July 5, 2008

   Both Ann and Kate caught the references … one to “Saturday in the Park” by Chicago and the other 40s tune (I think) about the town Billy Sunday couldn’t shut down.

   Well I enjoyed our visit to Chicago very much – and shot a ton of photos. Look for more paintings in this space …

6. 

   Rock Kyndl
   July 6, 2008

   Colorful and festive. As always, masterfully done.