Winter

It's January 28 & I'm beginning to wonder if winter will EVER go away!

Unfortunately, spring is a good 2 months away. And I'm not sure I will make it.

The winter blues have hit hard.

But today was a bit sunny. It's amazing what a difference a little sun can make.

And it was above 20 degrees. I didn't even have to wear my down coat. This is progress!

I decided that if I have to endure winter, I'm going to try to find the beauty in it.

So I wondered outside & this is what I saw

Another Field Trip

On a cold, winter day

tired of being cooped up in the house

the Art Institute was calling my name

and it was free (my favorite thing!)

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So come on in, take a tour with me



Jitish Kallat: Public Notice 3
on the grand staircase



Monet & other Impressionists





Renoir



Trying to avoid the large groups of elementary students on their own field trip, I ducked into a side room with some ornate furniture





And armor



The kids have moved on, so back on track

Seurat



and to view it like Ferris Bueller...





(unfortunately, my camera couldn't zoom any closer to see all the dots)

On to the new Modern Wing



Chagall's America Windows





Ok, enough of the modern! Moving on...

American Art before 1900 - Prairie School

Tiffany Glass



Frank Lloyd Wright



Sculpture Court





American Modern Art

American Gothic



Georgia O'Keefe



Mary Cassatt



John Marin - Watercolors



Enough for today, maybe we'll visit the rest of the museum soon