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ABOUT JANE Jane Sloss is an architect, watercolor painter, and urban sketcher, living in Chicago. Jane’s adventures in painting and architecture have taken her all over the country and world. She learned to paint during a year spent studying, in Rome. As an architecture student, Jane spent many hours sketching and painting in the piazze of Rome and other Italian cities and towns. She appreciates the pure pleasure and meditative qualities of painting, as well as the opportunity it offers to chart our course through life, our interests, our evolving abilities. Jane has presented three solo exhibits: “At the Heart of the City: Western Avenue in 24 Paintings” at the Beverly Art Center, "This is Home" at Firecat Projects, and “The Sound of the ‘L’,” in Chicago. Previously, She taught watercolor painting at Rumble Arts Center and served on the faculty of Archeworks, in Chicago. Jane is currently an architect with WJW Architects and always finding time to paint. She has been awarded arts grants through the City of Chicago CAAP Grant and the Illinois Arts Council Grant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/517ee142-c169-41ec-9d19-f997fa26eddf/image-asset.jpeg About https://www.janesloss.com/home-jaunt daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/1543626085181-ODIX6U53QQZZIKU2Y80M/B2F93B39-B7B2-43CF-9E00-9F55D4315B6B.jpeg Home https://www.janesloss.com/supportwomenbuild daily 0.75 2025-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/31f39bfd-a71f-4c29-afd3-47d92b7a712b/IMG_2806.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/02cf8142-4300-4859-9701-1e66df3d5385/IMG_2891.jpg SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 28 - Gold Coast, Chicago. 9”x6”, watercolor and ink on rice paper, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/6b3742f0-7cd7-454f-b73f-cefc7cde69a9/IMG_2883.jpg SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 29 - Humboldt Park, Chicago. 9”x5.5,” pencil and watercolor, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/d9ef6e68-d082-4477-8007-9d044f0bc508/IMG_2783.png SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 36 - Chicago Riverwalk. Matte included, 3.75”x5.5” painting, 8”x10,” ink and watercolor, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/16b8936b-aeab-4a0a-b47b-e75dce712adf/IMG_2797.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 2 - Winnemac Park, Chicago. Approx. 5”x6”, watercolor. 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/533be8b7-3a66-45c9-b7c2-1c086012fc77/IMG_2888.jpg SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 33 - View down Delaware Place, Chicago. Approx. 4”x6”, ink and watercolor, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/99671a34-68ae-4041-9fa8-7450dd87f598/IMG_2796.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 7 - Water Tower in River North, Chicago. Approx. 5”x8” painting, 9”x12” matte, watercolor, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/98ca3389-fa40-4ea6-b938-3bcb0c746da2/IMG_2880.jpg SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 35 - Church steeple in Gold Coast, Chicago. 9”x5.5,” watercolor and ink, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/3aafec72-38d3-48d7-8d9e-a0e8cc051195/IMG_2770.png SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 3 - Montrose Harbor, Chicago, IL. 4”x6”, watercolor and ink. 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/30be2190-fb7b-4ba6-8f89-6fab53bd0ee8/IMG_2802.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 12 - McPherson Elementary School, Chicago. 4”x6,” watercolor and ink. 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/9e3090aa-8667-4d67-af25-baa311bbe8c5/IMG_2778.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 5 - Street Scene, Chicago. 10”x11,” multimedia. 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/e30deb0f-a84d-4d70-835e-46cdd44a5900/IMG_2808.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 6 - Skyline in River North, Chicago, 3.5”x5.5” painting, 8”x10” matte, watercolor and ink, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/17707826-b6ab-426b-8ae2-e1d2e9df42d9/IMG_2784.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 37 - Wrigley Building, Chicago. Matte included, 3.75”x5.5” painting, 8”x10” matte, ink and watercolor, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/7b89ed03-c4ad-43b9-9031-f1e9353921d5/IMG_2795.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 10 - Lincoln and Barry, Chicago. 4”x6,” pencil, ink, watercolor, and color pencil. 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/83de3a5c-dcec-4dd9-8947-0a6c44a9410f/IMG_2791.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 34 - Broadway in Uptown, 4”x6,” ink and watercolor, 4”x6” ink and watercolor, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/7877ddd3-1327-4952-b307-3be1ec6e35b3/IMG_2780.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 13.- Church Steeple Gold Coast, Chicago. 9”x12,” watercolor. 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/06b42f35-d47e-4e8a-ac98-193323763df8/IMG_2789.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 21 - Peascod Street, Windsor, England. 4”x6”, ink and watercolor, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/5fbb4f30-59f8-4070-b28b-6c679ddc2c23/IMG_2787.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 17 - Whitchurch Bridge from Pangbourne Meadow, on the Thames. 4”x6”, watercolor, pencil, and white ink, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/f53be6a7-787f-4d44-a814-e1d834c5b2ec/IMG_2788.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 19 - Earls Court Road, London. 4”x6”, ink and watercolor, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/846671cb-e911-4226-83fa-f588c1948e05/IMG_2774.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 18 - Backyards in Oxford. 4”x6”, ink and watercolor, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/4fd94aa6-8dd9-41d9-a6ee-10c3277fdb2e/IMG_2803.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 22 - Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome. 4”x6”, pencil and watercolor, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/a6cf5ef7-6f7d-4ef4-9439-2d2c5e70ca5b/IMG_2785.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 24 - Arco Della Pace, Milan. Approx. 7”x10”, watercolor and pencil, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/3f01ff8e-27e5-4f9c-a824-0e1dbf264201/IMG_2787.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 17 - View of Whitchurch Bridge from Pangbourne Meadow, Thames Path, England. 4”x6,” watercolor, pencil, and white ink, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/d526024c-215b-4cbd-91e8-047f0dfa7344/IMG_2812.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 48 - Beach Scene, Jamaica. Matte included, painting approx. 4.5”x7,” matte 8”x10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/974790b8-7580-484e-a410-98495f4b8f64/IMG_2782.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 44 - Beach Scene. Approx. 4”x6,” watercolor and ink. 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/35dcc3f4-c421-4429-835a-eccba038288f/IMG_2809.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 42 - Beach Scene. 4.5”x7,” watercolor and ink, 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/95f2f6f7-ee2f-4b3f-8ea8-dfbc41bbafcc/IMG_2811.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 47 - Beach Scene. Approx. 4”x7,” watercolor and ink, 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/cbd2863f-00d1-48c8-831a-be048113080c/IMG_2800.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD - Make it stand out Painting 46 - Raumati Beach, New Zealand. 4”x6,” watercolor pencil, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/38b04484-ea8c-4550-a64f-063ed31a6674/IMG_2786.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 41 - Beach Scene. Approx. 4”x6”, watercolor and ink, 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/5652b5c6-de16-4556-944d-3de662005b5a/IMG_2773.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 43 - Parc La Fontaine, Montreal. 4”x6,” watercolor and pencil, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/baa3c7a2-2151-496d-80c4-1c4bfee5c7df/IMG_2807.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 40 - Summer at the Lake, 5”x6,” watercolor and ink, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/baa8d639-3339-4f5d-9830-ac1620f23d92/IMG_2775.png SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 51 - Mosteiro de Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal. Approx. 5”x6,” ink and watercolor, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/2a26234b-6e26-40b4-b47e-43d04f458638/IMG_2771.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 50 - Montreal Skyline. 4”x6,” watercolor and ink, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/f1d20098-5c5c-4ee7-8a41-23d01594b977/IMG_2776.JPG SUPPORT WOMEN BUILD Painting 52 - La Poesia, Buenos Aires. Approx. 7”x10,” watercolor and ink, 2024. https://www.janesloss.com/welcome daily 1.0 2025-08-09 https://www.janesloss.com/contact daily 0.75 2017-11-11 https://www.janesloss.com/donor-gallery-2-1 daily 0.75 2020-04-04 https://www.janesloss.com/sketching daily 0.75 2022-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/70eefe33-e694-4e48-b822-8aed5c2536af/IMG_0410-2.JPG Sketching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/f478eba0-f40d-47dd-848b-9dc4801051c6/IMG_9998.JPG Sketching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/084e1ef9-6e96-45cb-9099-b191e304f16c/E6E2CB25-A1FC-42DC-976D-2BCD1A0B9CBC.jpg Sketching https://www.janesloss.com/lsound daily 0.75 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/5bdf13e7-5553-4abe-ad99-da610546be5c/Damen+Pink+Line_cropped+copy.png The Sound of the L DAMEN | PINK LINE - This painting captures the a view of the “L” crossing over Damen at the Damen Pink Line stop. I painted from a bench in front of the adorable 'L' Cafecito Jumping Bean with a view Taquería el Costeño. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/558dc5ad-11e7-4a7e-9d6b-d5c38ee0b2b2/Garfield+Park+Conservatory+Green+Line_cropped.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out CONSERVATORY - CENTRAL PARK DRIVE | GREEN LINE - This painting captures Green line station at Garfield Park Conservatory. When people ask for recommendations about where to visit, in Chicago, I always recommend the Garfield Park Conservatory - it is such a gem! And, the nearby "L" station has a very unusual history. It was rebuilt in its current location, in 2001, after the architectural components of historic Homan station (originally opened 1893) were deconstructed and relocated here. It is a very unique station and a the park is a delightfully lush place to paint with music from the park picnickers and folks out for a Sunday driving, as a soundtrack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/9e1771be-2593-4731-9c43-6cf86762ea1e/Chicago+Brown+Line_cropped.jpg The Sound of the L - Make it stand out CHICAGO | BROWN & PURPLE LINE - This painting captures the historic station house, at the Chicago Brown | Purple line stop. I am quite familiar with this stop because I’ve been working near to this stop for 10 years. This station house opened in 1900, with an interior that featured wood detailing in the door and window frames, ceiling moldings, and tongue-in groove chair rail paneling. Nearly all of this detail remained until the station house closed for renovation in 2007, including the original 1900-built ticket agent’s booth until around 1999. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/bebb8622-88a4-4dde-a327-6c4eba2fa144/Western+Blue+Line_cropped.png The Sound of the L WESTERN | BLUE LINE - This painting draws my personal nostalgia. It features the Western Blue Line station, whose art deco facade I’ve always found particularly elegant. This station was featured in my first series of Chicago paintings, “At the Heart of the Chicago,” in which I made one painting for every mile of Chicago’s longest street (Western Avenue). I couldn’t resist revisiting it for this series. These paintings will be made on location, so today I enjoyed an afternoon with a perfect view of the station and the atmospheric rumble of the “L” passing overhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/aababebc-78cc-432f-a31f-650b11af3d4f/Main+Purple+LIne_cropped.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out MAIN STREET | PURPLE LINE - This painting features the Main Street Purple Line station, completed in 1910, with a view north to the delightful Chicago-Main Newstand. The trees surrounding the platforms are sometimes overgrown, extending over the platforms and growing down onto and through the railings. The lush foliage growing on and around the early 20th century platforms gives the station a charmingly rural feel. This station and the nearby stretch of Main Street are sentimental for me, just down the street from the Brothers K Coffeehouse, where my husband and I had our first date and near where he lived when we met. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/3825e118-e249-4ffb-b539-03ad8a695bee/South+Purple+Line_cropped.jpg The Sound of the L - Make it stand out SOUTH BOULEVARD | PURPLE LINE - This painting captures the South Boulevard Purple Line station. I was stuck by the view of the station through the staggered track supports, which have an elegance that reminds me of Roman aqueducts. The station at South Boulevard was built in 1930-31, replacing the Calvary Cemetery station one block south. The facade and interior are very similar to the Central Purple Line station and the Sheridan Red Line, featuring Doric columns and the words “Rapid Transit” above the door in terra cotta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/f74d4eee-8608-4ac9-a7ca-b0967ae1a9a7/Francisco+Brown+Line_croppe.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out FRANCISCO | BROWN - This painting captures one of only a few at-grade train stations, which essentially run through people’s back yards. I had never seen the Francisco station (featured here) until I started this project. I am so charmed by this restored 1907 station house tucked in a quiet portion of Ravenswood Manor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/faa8e6c4-8246-4dc0-b38f-6fddd84f1a3b/Damen+Blue+Line_cropped.jpg The Sound of the L DAMEN | BLUE LINE - In researching the “L” stations most beloved by Chicagoans, I found that many people are charmed by the Damen Blue stop and the way it is tucked under the “L” tracks. The station is original to the Metropolitan “L”’s Northwest branch and was renovated in 2014. It was a pleasant to sit across the street from the bustling station, sip an iced latte from the nearby La Columbe and make this painting, on hot June day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/fc5b9a2f-bba0-4f93-b47a-33e858fac186/Workers+Cottages_cropped.jpg The Sound of the L - Make it stand out 35TH/ARCHER | ORANGE LINE - This painting captures a row of absolutely delectable workers cottages, which live in the shadow of the Orange line, near the 35th/Archer Orange line, in McKinley Park. These cottages likely appear sunken because in the 1850s, many Chicago streets were raised by five to eight feet to install a sewer system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/83329885-1429-4a4c-819d-e7776f097e34/Ashland+Orange+Line_crop.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out ASHLAND | ORANGE LINE - The painting features the a view of the “L” crossing over Bubbly Creek at the Ashland Orange line stop. This is probably my favorite painting in the series so far because it gave me to opportunity to discover something previously unknown to me. It was fun to discover this spot, which feels like a bit of a hidden gem even to those who live in the neighborhood. Exiting the “L” station I was greeted by a busy stretch of four lane Ashland traffic, strip malls, and hot sun. The walking path overlooking Bubbly Creek, tucked just north of the station, with a view of a historic train bridge and the eastern end of the Orange Line platform, was an oasis, quiet with a lovely view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/4eee298a-2499-4142-b693-381620bb7eb4/Garfield+Green_cropped.jpg The Sound of the L GARFIELD | GREEN LINE - This painting captures the historic Garfield station house, in the Washington Park neighborhood, which opened in 1892. The station house features beautiful diamond-pattern brickwork and terra cotta egg-and-dart molding. In 2001, when the new station came into service, the historic station house was closed. In 2017, the CTA announced that the historic Garfield station house would be transformed into a small business incubator. The space now serves as the retail space for the L1 Creative Business Accelerator program to support South Side entrepreneurs with a 20-month fellowship and shared brick-and-mortar retail space for three fellows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/7f51d051-3a6b-4827-b5e0-2e92d83b8ef0/Chinatown_crop.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out CERMAK - CHINATOWN | RED LINE - This painting captures a portion of Chinatown on S. Wentworth Ave. with a glimpse of the Cermak-Chinatown Red Line stop through the Chinatown Gateway. It was pleasant day on a very lively stretch, painting, taking a break for bubble tea, and listening to the gentle patter of the street vendors speaking a Chinese dialect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/8d499d0f-af83-4287-826e-3bef96dcf5a9/Argyle+Red+Line_cropped.jpg The Sound of the L - Make it stand out ARGYLE | RED LINE - This painting captures the view down Argyle Street to the Argyle Red Line stop. I made this painting on location, but modified the current view, adding the “Asia on Argyle” signage and a a Chinese pagoda on the platform canopy, which were both removed as part of the renovation to this station. This street and station are sentimental to me because soon after moving to Chicago I lived in an apartment that was nearby and I frequently walked to Argyle and the Argyle “L” station. And, now I am once again a proud Uptown resident and happy to be able to enjoy frequent visits to Argyle. I was delighted to do some of my sketching while chatting with my sister in the window of Fat Milk and some of my painting from the patio at Ba Le while enjoying a banh mi (love the veggie avocado) — a tour of culinary delights! Jimmy Wong and later Charlie Soo, championed this area, in the 60s and 70s, as an enclave of Chinese, Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian, and Japanese businesses. As a result, the neighborhood has been nicknamed New Chinatown, Little Saigon, or Little Vietnam. More recently, Hac Tran and Jennifer Pham have founded Haibayo, a community focused nonprofit looking to enhance Uptown’s Asian business and culture, which includes a community space, a business incubator and programs for the public. I love Argyle and hope that it will remain a vital corridor for culture and community for many years to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/13cc30a3-9841-4b03-907b-d2203e5a8df1/Dempster+Yellow+Line_cropped.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out DEMPSTER - SKOKIE | YELLOW LINE - This painting is a view of the historic Dempster Street station located adjacent to the Dempster-Skokie Yellow Line. The historic station opened in 1925, but as the result of redevelopment, its demolition was threatened in the 1990s. Luckily a development team eventually purchased the historic station, moved it 130 feet east, and restored it to its original design. It now houses a coffee shop and other retail spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/ceed4434-5433-4f52-bb60-5b205c6b48d2/Aragon+Theater_crop.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out LAWRENCE | RED LINE - This painting captures the elevated train platform at the Lawrence Avenue Red Line station which lives in the shadow of the majestic Aragon Ballroom sign and building. The Lawrence Avenue Station opened in 1923 after the Riviera Theatre had opened in 1917, but before the Uptown Theatre would open in 1925 and the Aragon Ballroom in 1926. The station is currently closed for construction, but el train still glides across the Avenue on regular journeys north and south bound. I would love to hear your Aragon Ballroom memories and stories! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/702bd4fa-2ada-4b51-9d7b-dc513072c2fe/State+Red+Line_cropped.jpg The Sound of the L - Make it stand out LAKE | RED LINE - This painting actually captures two “L” stations (the State Red Line subway station and the State & Lake Orange | Green | Pink | Brown | Purple Line elevated station) as well as the Chicago Theater sign. I was torn between painting this station and another one, but decided on this one because I thought it would be fun to end the series with an iconic image of Chicago and one that you see, down State Street, every time you ride the elevated trains, in the Loop. Making this painting was a two-day adventure, I made the sketch late one afternoon, but ran out of light. I returned early the next morning and sheltered under a building canopy for protection from the rain. I enjoyed watching a parade of tourists snapping pictures of the Chicago Theater sign, School of the Art Institute of Chicago students coming & going from their nearby building, and talking to an assortment of passersby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/4ba89424-f87d-47b1-9b67-5053acffcc34/Rockwell+Brown+Line_300dpi+copy.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out ROCKWELL | BROWN LINE - This painting features the view the at grade Rockwell Brown line station. When I first moved to Chicago this was the station closest to my apartment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/847cb29e-6e7a-4190-accd-03944103f2ca/Uptown+Station_cropped.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out WILSON | RED LINE - This painting features the historic Uptown Station, at the Wilson Avenue Red Line stop, which was completed in 1923 to serve the Uptown district, the largest and most popular commercial and entertainment area on the North side. The original station interior featured terrazzo flooring, art marble wainscoting, and a grand staircase with ornate brass handrails! I enjoy seeing the station, when I volunteer at Inspiration Corporation (across the street), each Wednesday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/9ebf685a-5c23-4722-97a6-af4bb24e8dfd/Quincy+Station_cropped.png The Sound of the L - Make it stand out QUINCY | PINK, PURPLE, ORANGE & BROWN LINE - This painting is a view of the Quincy Station which is a part of the Loop and is a station for Pink, Purple, Orange and Brown line trains. The Quincy station was completed in 1897 and opened along with the Wells leg of the Loop for business on October 3 of that year. The station was restored, in 2004 and the station interior retains its pressed tin walls and ceiling and tongue-in-groove chair-rail wood paneling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a0207a4fe54ef9e534a231f/2acbb4a9-0628-43e6-8b7c-c4e65312c684/18th+Street+Pink+Line_crop.jpeg The Sound of the L - Make it stand out 18TH | PINK LINE - This painting is a view of the “L” tracks crossing 18th Place, at the end of a residential block, just south of the 18th Street Pink Line stop. The afternoon turned rainy so I had to take cover under a nearby awning during a series of downpours…eventually I was able to resume painting from the original location, finishing just as the sun was setting!