Western Avenue: 24 Miles in 24 Watercolors

Western Avenue may not be Chicago's most beautiful street, but local artist and architect Jane Sloss thinks that it is the city's most revealing. That's why the 31-year-old Andersonville-based artist decided to paint 24 watercolor paintings, one to document each mile of Chicago's longest continuous street.

By Taylor Ervin, for RedEye

May 7, 2012