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Carolyn Owen Sommer

Winter Ride, Michigan Avenue by Carolyn Owen Sommer
Credit Carolyn Owen Sommer / WUIS/Illinois Issues
Winter Ride, Michigan Avenue

  Winter Ride, Michigan Avenue

Watercolor

This actually happened as I was eating in Chicago, a group of hardy folks rode by bundled up on their bicycles.

For Sale: $225

 

 

 

Sunflower Sunburst by Carolyn Owen Sommer
Credit Carolyn Owen Sommer / WUIS/Illinois Issues
Sunflower Sunburst

 

 

  Sunflower Sunburst

Collage from my paper collection. Sunflowers grow everywhere around my neighborhood, and I love them.

For Sale: $100

 

 

 

 

 

Flower Burst by Carolyn Owen Sommer
Credit Carolyn Owen Sommer / WUIS/Illinois Issues
Flower Burst

  

 

 

Flower Burst

Collage from my paper collection. This piece is about urban gardening.

For Sale: $100