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Thursday, July 7, 2011

New Seasons Job Fair in Southwest Portland (07-07-11)

I went to the New Seasons Job Fair on Allen Blvd. in Beaverton and spent a few hours working on the following panorama of the people waiting to get called in for their chance at getting a job at the new Progress Ridge store that will open next month.

The book I used was a small Moleskine accordion fold book, and the scene reflects a 360 degrees view of what was going on around me. This was a fun project, but not an easy task, since I had to carefully compare the proportions of the people in relationship to each other... The last panels are sketches of people's faces, and I tied everything together with a self-portrait holding the book and drawing.










16 comments:

  1. This is so totally cool! You did a great job, and I loved seeing it--thanks so much!

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  2. Wonderful sketches, impressive!

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  3. Nice job! I think you did a great job with proportion.

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  4. Oh my! Maxine, your drawing is so fabulous! I found your blog quite by accident and am so glad I did. I have bookmarked it to enjoy reading and viewing all the past posts. I can just imagine a panorama like this across a giant round room in a museum. It would be so wonderful! My opinion, just keep doing art, and write occasionally if you must (grin).
    (hey)Jude
    www.strawmountainblog.blogspot.com

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  5. Oh my, what an ambitious project. Each face is a lovely portrait all by itself. What a fascinating collection!

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  6. Great sketches Pascale.I commend you for your observational skills and not getting too wrapped with detail.

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  7. Thanks! Now, if I can only bring myself to continue adding colors...

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  8. Wow! what a project. You are a smart lady to go where there are a lot of people standing around.

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  9. Really impressive - how brave of you and what a great result!

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  10. Wow! This is wonderful! A lot of visual information to sort through while drawing. Thank you for sharing!

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  11. Wow, just........ Wow! These are fantastic Pascale!

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  12. You might be interested in the moly_x project. We use these type of books and collaborate with different artists to finish them.

    http://www.flickr.com/groups/moly_x/

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  13. ADDENDUM TO COMMENTS (copy/pasted from identical post on another Blogspot page):

    JudeJuly 11, 2011 at 4:51 AM
    Oh my! Maxine, your drawing is so fabulous! I found your blog quite by accident and am so glad I did. I have bookmarked it to enjoy reading and viewing all the past posts. I can just imagine a panorama like this across a giant round room in a museum. It would be so wonderful! My opinion, just keep doing art, and write occasionally if you must (grin).
    (hey)Jude
    www.strawmountainblog.blogspot.com


    Kim Rae NugentJuly 11, 2011 at 2:33 PM
    Wow! This is wonderful! A lot of visual information to sort through while drawing. Thank you for sharing!



    PaulaHJuly 11, 2011 at 7:08 PM
    Wow, just........ Wow! These are fantastic Pascale!


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