Illinois

From the Ground Up
24 x 30"
acrylic on canvas

Illinois became a state in 1818 (right) Ronald Reagan's birthplace.
Reagan (40th U.S.President) Boyhood Home	This plane is dedicated to farming related businesses that survived the "agricultural crash" of 1980's.
1845 Lincoln Farm	Inside one of the cabins at the Lincoln Farm
	Kristin painted at Ballard Nature Center.
Lincoln's Tomb, Springfield, IL (right) Kristin rubs the nose of a Lincoln sculpture in front of his tomb.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site (right) Springfield, IL - state Capitol building
Illinois old state capitol	Dana-Thomas House (Frank Lloyd Wright design)
Abraham Lincoln's Law office, Springfield IL	Poet, Vachel Lindsay, Home
Washington Park Botanical Gardens	The Nomads at Joliet Prison, now abandoned.
Along the Fox River, we visited Joliet and found the prison used for the hit TV show, Prison Break. Wait, there's Link scaling the wall! (right) MCA- Museum of Contemporary Art
Water Tower Place survived the Chicago fires.	Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio, Oak Park.
Hemingway House	Unity Temple- Wright's "little jewel box"
Sears Tower- one of the world's tallest buildings.	Your neighborhood ballpark!
Chicago's Lake Michigan border	Lincoln Park Zoo - Free everyday!!
	Kristin meets with Elissa Furgusson at Aesthetic Eye. The Chicago gallery displays Iowa-inspired, painting titled City of Silos. (left) Art Institute of Chicago

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