{"id":5389,"date":"2015-09-06T21:23:07","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T01:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=5389"},"modified":"2015-09-06T21:23:40","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T01:23:40","slug":"in-the-studio-9615","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/09\/in-the-studio-9615\/","title":{"rendered":"In the studio 9\/6\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

Main Street #1<\/em> getting there.<\/p>\n

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The unfinished ‘Main Street #1’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I finished going through the photographs from our Chicago trip. Of the 200 photos, I put 40 in my kit–you know, the kit filled with photos for paintings. The weather in Chicago was sunny (hot) then overcast. It rained then the sun baked the sidewalks with 93 degree heat, unusual for September according to the valet at the Ritz-Carlton. The photographs reflect the constantly-changing light.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>Cleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Chicago is now my second favorite US city, surpassed only by New York. Nothing can beat New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Main Street #1 getting there. I finished going through the photographs from our Chicago trip. Of the 200 photos, I put 40 in my kit–you know, the kit filled with photos for paintings. The weather in Chicago was sunny (hot) then overcast. 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