Sketch # 1 - where to begin?

Art Institute of Chicago

Thought I'd start at one of my favorite places in Chicago - The Art Institute.

I've always loved the Architecture of the Art Institute.  It was designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge in the Beaux-Arts style for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.  The beautiful warm Fall weather made it easy to sit 'al fresco' at Bennigan's - just across the street, and sketch for a couple of hours.