Chicago posts - Spudart

Drawing winterflowers in the snow February 5, 2020
The light dusting of snow created wonderful canvases all over the city. One in particular I couldn’t pass up. A planter in the same plaza as the Chicago Picasso sculpture had a beautiful layer of cotton snow. The combination of…
My tulips banned on Reddit May 1, 2018
To be fair, it wasn’t my tulips that were banned. It was my self-promotion. Let me explain. Today I wrote a really nice positive post about how the tulips are blossoming in Chicago now. The vibe is totally happy and…
The first tulips are now blossoming in downtown Chicago! May 1, 2018
The tulips are wondering, “Is it ok to come out?” After the fourth-coldest April in Chicago records, the temperatures are finally starting to warm up. Huddled underground for months, the tulips are finally feeling the warmth. They are mustering up…
Spring tulips break ground for my last year working in Tribune Tower March 2, 2018
Since 2010, I’ve photographed the budding tulips across from the Tribune Tower. A quick trip across the street to Walgreens and I get the pleasant surprise of seeing the tulips. Or sometimes I would discover the budding flowers in the…
The average first day for tulips to sprout in Chicago February 23, 2017
Tulips are coming out of the ground in Chicago, and it’s only February 23! Doesn’t that seem really early in the year for tulips to be sprouting? What is the average first day for tulips to sprout in Chicago? We…
My first outdoor photos with my new Nikon D610 March 8, 2016
Stepping outside the Tribune Tower with my new Nikon D610 around my neck. Lo and behold the tulips are starting to come out of the ground! Photographing the budding tulips on the median of Michigan Avenue has become a semi-annual…
Chicago flowers, tourists, architecture, flag, architecture April 30, 2014
When one photo is able to capture multiple stories, you have a photo that tells one million words. Read about each of the stories below this loooong vertical pano photo. Flowers Emerging from a long cold winter, Chicago’s flowers grow…
Start of spring: tulips break ground on Michigan Avenue in Chicago April 10, 2014
The tulips are starting to break the ground in Chicago! While walking to work, the dirt graveyards on Michigan Avenue started to get some life. Little red sprouts coming out of the soil! Standing in the middle of Michigan Avenue,…
Why standing in the middle of an expressway to take photos is a good idea April 2, 2013
Out of the millions of photos that get posted to flickr every day, my sprouting tulip photo is currently the #112th most popular image on flickr for April 1, 2013. A big thanks to Chicagoist for featuring my photo in…
If Shakespeare wrote comments on flickr photos February 5, 2013
Who speaks words like a poet? All comment given by bernawi of flickr is like a prance through the drewdrops of morning on the windows of perception. to find the true nature of things, it will break the ice of…
Collaborative flower art project by mail January 2, 2005
Please draw a flower on a yellow 2 by 1.5-inch stickie note and mail it to: Matt MaldreFlower Project350 Phillips AveGlen Ellyn, IL 60137 You may draw your flower using any medium. i.e. pen, pencil, marker, crayon, paint, pastel, etc…
autumn flowers September 10, 2002
Outside my apartment there are these old-fashioned doors from the ol’ ice-refrigerator days. I am currently researching what would be some good flowers to put in a cedar container in this space. (Figure: autumn, chicago, container, no direct sun). I’ll…