Chicago L Revisited

"Chicago L"

48 in. x 36 in., acrylic and pastel on canvas

I revisited the painting of the Chicago L from last year. The three bays formed by the track structure remind me of the three bays of a cathedral interior, with tall spindly-lighter-than-air columns stretching into infinity bathed in light. At this point in Chicago, where the Red Line crosses over Montrose, when you stand looking south, there appears to be no end point. The tracks seem to go on forever. A real sanctuary exists. I am amazed on how such an everyday piece of infrastructure can somehow suggest that there is an infinity. It is located in an alley between Graceland Cemetary and the backs of apartment buildings with dumpsters and parked cars lumped at its feet. I am inspired every time I pass it.