A Chicago Series of six etchings called "The City from Within"

The City from Within are etchings created from up-close, detailed images of Chicago locations. (photographs by Steve Serio)

Intersecting Tracks at Lake Street and Wells
Plate 075
Aquatint Etching with hand coloring
Frame 20" x 16"

Urban Steeple Assumption Catholic Church 
Plate 076
Aquatint Etching with hand coloring
Frame 20" x 16"

A City Water Tank an Endangered Species
Plate 079
Aquatint Etching with hand coloring
Frame 20" x 16" or 18" x 14"

Evening on Lake Street 
Plate 080
Aquatint Etching with hand coloring
Frame 20" x 16" or 18" x 14"

Urban Silhouette
Plate 099
Aquatint Etching with hand coloring
Frame 18" x 14"
Black or Sepia ink

The L Turning at Lake Street and Wells
Plate 101
Aquatint Etching with hand coloring
Frame 18" x 14" or 20" x 16"
Black or Sepia ink with chine colle

Windows at Michigan Avenue
Plate 130
Aquatint Etching with hand coloring
Frame 16" x 16"
with chine colle

The Red Chair at 5 O'clock
Plate 131
Aquatint Etching with hand coloring
Frame 18" x 14"

Popular Chicago

Popular Chicago sites are wonderful places to begin a tour of this city ...our Sierras on the lake.

Cloud Gate in Millennium Park (2004) by the British artist Anish Kapoor is a special part of Chicago public art. The 110 ton elliptical sculpture is a series of highly polished stainless steel plates that reflect the Chicago Skyline and Clouds above the 12-foot high "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture.  Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high.

Plate 143

Aquatint Etching with

hand coloring

Frames to 14" x 11"

The corner of Oak Street and Michigan Avenue is the start of the Magnificent Mile.  Heading south on Michigan Avenue, one is amazed at the skyscrapers filled with apartments and condominiums as well as year round shopping sites.
 
The Drake Hotel and Palmolive Building Towers, formerly the Playboy Towers, and the John Hancock Building establish the feeling of these "Sierras on the lake".

Plate 140

Aquatint Etching

a la poupee

Frames to 14" x 11"

Newest Additions and Familiar Places

Two of Chicago's well known meeting places on Michigan Avenue are Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago. My recent etchings depict a winter view of Millennium Park and East Randolph Street from the Art Institute.

Etching size is 6" x 7"

A second etching depicts the Lion on the south steps entrance to the museum. This lion is the 1906-7 work of Edward Kemeys and is titled "stands in an attitude of defiance".

Etching size is 4.5" x 4"

Chicago's Newberry Library and Deloitte Chicago

New Images

Aquatint Etching of Chicago's Newberry Library

hand colored

7" x 6"

Aquatint Etching of Chicago's

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

hand colored

7" x 9"

The Chicago Printmakers 26th Annual International Small Print Show

Grand Opening Party & Holiday Open House

4912 North Western in Lincoln Square

Saturday and Sunday December 5 and 6

11am to 6pm

A party kicking off the Holiday Season at our new location.

Artisans Market in Streeterville

November 6   2-5pm

November 7 and 8   10-5pm

Northwestern Lurie Research  at 330 East Superior

Stop in if you are downtown shopping and visit my booth.

The Grand ReOpening

ReOpening Party at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative

                                Come experience our vibrant new space 

4912 North Western Avenue Lincoln Square Chicago

Friday, October 30th from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Come and enjoy the party,

www.chicagoprintmakers.com