Westheight, Rainy Evening

In the spring, I was commissioned by a former native of Kanas City, Kansas to create a painting of Westheight, the Historic district developed in 1915. My students, at Sumner Academy created a book of architectural drawings of the city with Larry K. Hancks, writing the history of the architecture. The book is entitled A Gift To The Future. His description of the beautiful district is as follows:
The design that was developed had streets in gentle curves that followed the slopes of the terrain, large lots with generous setbacks, utilities underground or restricted to the rear property lines, and landscaped parklets at the principle street intersections. At the time, it was one of the most advanced subdivision plans to be prepared anywhere in the Kansas City area. And as the area developed in the 'teens'and early '20's, much of the architecture was equal in quality to the planning.
The paintings was displayed to the Westheight Association August 13th.