The Competent Eclectic Sketch Artist Hyphenate : Bed and Breakfast

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Portland Houses: The Lion and the Rose (12-06-08)

The Lion and the Rose is a famous Bed and Breakfast in Portland. We were given a tour of this superb house by one of the owners. It has been gorgeously decorated (flowery wallpapers, antiques, period-style light fixtures, etc.). Imagine, 7 bedrooms and about 9 bathrooms! I loved the amazing attic with cavernous ceilings and a tiny turret room.

This house is listed on the Historic Register, and so a sign was posted announcing that the house would be open for tours the next day. I wanted J. and C. them to see this beautiful house, so we went back and had a great time admiring it.

Portland Houses: The Georgian House (12-06-08)

The owner of The Georgian House Bed and Breakfast gave us a tour of her house which she operates as a Bed and Breakfast. Although I am not partial to Country style, the consistency of the decorating was very pleasant overall. This house is obviously well-cared for and is a lovely, welcoming and comfortable place.

Portland Houses: White House (12-06-08)

The White House, a famous Bed and Breakfast in Portland is very impressive Greek Revival mansion is a breath-taker, a heart-stopper, a beautiful, immaculate house in a perfect setting.

About This Blog

Welcome to my Blog Central, a compendium of entries made in some of the blogs I kept over the last several years.

In this blog, in addition to my sketches and drawings, I may also post stories about some of our attempts at fixing an old farmhouse in Oak Grove, Oregon, as well as posts about various other items of interest.

In short, this is a blog for the eclectic, the unfocused, the round pegs in the square holes, the short-attention span types, and all those who just can't bring themselves to join the ranks and adhere to a single category of activities or interests...

Doing It All

Art is a capricious master. As an artist, I am curious about the world and the times I live in.

I've long struggled with my many interests, and rather than focus on one thing, choose to indulge my passions as unequally and unfairly as possible, to be in turn an observer, an artist, a writer, and to enjoy myself as fully as possible while doing so.

Who knows, you may run into me at a public or cultural event or another... I'm a visual raconteur, the one you'll see sketching in the shadows, in the background...