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Last September, I went with my husband on a trip to Chicago. Our hotel was in the downtown Riverwalk area, so the view from the window at night was spectacular. The reflection of the lights on the water was a painter’s dream. Chicago Skyline at Night Abstract Painting was my first cityscape painting. I would love to create a scape for each city we visit in the future.
I converted the photograph of the Chicago Riverwalk into a sketch in my favorite photo editor, Be Funky. Next, I printed it and traced it onto an 8 x 10 piece of painted birch board with colored chalk.
I filled in the lines of the painting with the base colors, just like you would in a coloring book.
I added the details on the buildings, streets, water, and bridges color by color. You can watch the video at the beginning of the post to see the exact order.
Little details, like the lines on the bridges and lamppost lights brought the abstract Riverwalk to life. It was interesting to me that the lights in the buildings on the left looked white at the top, then yellow at the bottom near the street.
I framed Chicago Skyline at Night Abstract Painting in a gorgeous little silver frame and hung it on my galleria wall.
Happy Painting,
Kristie
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So awesome to see the progress of this painting!
Thank you, Alexandra!
Looks great! It inspires me to get back to my paintings after a very long break. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the encouragement, Kasia!
This is such a nice painting. I think I know someone who’d like something similar so I might try something similar. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Send me a picture to [email protected] if you do. I would love to see it.
Your photo from the hotel window brought back memories — I have similar pictures from trips into Chicago with my husband as well. Isn’t the view glorious? Your depiction of it is lovely. Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. xo Kathleen
Thanks, Kathleen. We had such a great time in Chicago. I would love to go back.
Thanks for sharing your painting and the steps you took on how to create it. I hope you share more as you get a chance to travel. #HomeMattersParty
Thank you, Donna!