A cup of freshly brewed coffee, several drops of rain, the roar of oncoming traffic, and a beautiful young woman passing by in a red dress (with her dog) were all it took to create a night of music on a busy Chicago street

Developed on my evening/morning commutes on the train and overnight on my lunches and work breaks

Prismacolor Premier Verithin/watercolor, Crayola, Derwent, Koh-I-Noor, and Progresso colored pencils; Derwent soft grade HB graphite drawing pencil, #2 pencil, Prismacolor Premier illustration marker, Paper Mate blue and black ballpoint pens, Uniball Signo black gel pen, Expo red and black permanent markers, Sharpie permanent marker, Blick Art studio markers
Moleskine Two Go raspberry red medium ruled sketch book/journal with acid-free paper
2017

Note: Incidentally, this drawing, which was inspired by my hometown and the musical artistry of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was named after “Two North Michigan Avenue”, the address where Panera Bread is located