Every event I attend should include some empty drawing space and a small pencil with no eraser.
Went to the newly opened Chicago History Museum last night to hear a conversation between Steve Edwards of Chicago Public Radio’s 848, Jon Langford and Tony Fitzpatrick – the latter two Chicago artists I greatly respect. Highlights included learning that Jon Langford buys the wood for his paintings at Crafty Beaver, which is where I also bought the first wood I ever painted. He sang two fantastic songs. Tony read two incredible poems, and had some great quotes. Edwards asked why he still lives in Chicago, after growing up here. He answered, “it’s the center of my compass.” He talked about his art as “not acts of nostalgia, but acts of history.” Two more:
“There is a magical Chicago and it’s all around us.”
and
“Remember, we speak for the dead.”