Tag: ravenswood

  • Montrose

    Montrose

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I know I’ve taken several shows of this particular area, but I had to run over to Lillstreet to pick something up and thought the snowy appearance looked remarkably pretty.

  • Ravenswood Tree

    Ravenswood Tree

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Ran some errands with Katie today and after dropping her off I was driving down Ravenswood and just appreciating the landscaped retainer walls on the west side of the tracks. These evergreen trees do wonders to dampen the sound of the trains and to liven up the area. I…

  • Plow Pile

    Plow Pile

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I just thought this was an interesting contrast as we had a clear blue sky and a massive pile of snow at the end of our easement.

  • Acrylics

    Acrylics

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Took some time to clean up the office and now we have good access to paint and brushes by the drawing board.

  • Marla in the Snow

    Marla in the Snow

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 We got hit with a huge amount of snow that piled higher than even the dog. Thankfully our neighbors moslty shoveled / plowed so Marla and I were able to take a good walk. I let her off leash briefly and got her to sit next one of the…

  • La Sierra Mural / Snowy Paulina

    La Sierra Mural / Snowy Paulina

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 At the corner of Montrose and Paulina there used to be an Ecuadorian restaurant called ‘La Sierra’ it closed a few years ago and was replace by a Venezuelan restaurant, ‘Bien Me Sabe’ who thankfully kept the mural.

  • Alleyway Sundown

    Alleyway Sundown

    Alleyway Sundown, 28 January 2021Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I just thought there was something pretty about the sky and the negative space created between the buildings, trees, and wires.

  • Rayan Plaza

    Rayan Plaza

    Rayan Plaza, 27 January 2021Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600  Snapped this while stopped at a light on my way back from picking up my weekly treat of comic books and pizza. The contrast of the colorful signs and Divvy bikes with the otherwise muted palette of the scene just felt interesting to me.

  • Snow Covered Greenview

    Snow Covered Greenview

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 While we’ve had a few days of accumulation before, we got our first real snow storm of the season. For all the bad rap the weather in this city gets, Chicago is remarkably beautiful in the snow.

  • Work Station, 19 January 2021Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Got our sewing machine cleaned off and now the table serves as a functional table for packing, shipping, cutting, or sewing.