October 2003 Archives

I finally finished my colored pencil painting of the Palisades in Lake Superior.

In September I began a Portrait Drawing workshop with Richard Halstead. Richard is a noted portrait artist. One of his most recent commissions was the official state portrait of former Governor of Illinois, George Ryan. More important to me, Richard is a gifted teacher. The class meets in his studio in the Noyes Art Center in Evanston.

I've lived in Chicago 25 years and I finally got to visit Garfield Park and the Garfield Park Conservatory. My friend Beth and I went on September 23rd. It turned out to be a glorious day. The current exhibit at Garfield Park is Chapungu Sculpture from the Chapungu Sculpture Park in Zimbabwe, Africa.