Grimm Shoot (02-29-12)

I spent a fantastic day working as an extra on the set of the Grimm TV series which is filmed here in Portland, with lots of time to observe people and sketch at leisure. ...Best of all, they even fed us some pretty good catered food!

It was a fun experience, especially to see the actors filming a scene; I even had a chance to quickly draw actor David Giuntoli as he entered the set. As for the extra work, that was pretty cool, I walked back and forth (holding my pen and my sketchbook) down a back hallway of the old-fashioned Police Station.

Waiting to be called on the set

Detectives and policemen

Top: the hospital set, turned into a waiting area for all the extras
Center: filming a scene inside the police station
Bottom: view from the hallway

Top left: a homeless person
Top right: a sleeping policewoman
Bottom left: a burly-looking guy (see photo above)
Bottom right: two detectives

Left: a technician
Right: David Giuntoli

Tablecloth Sketch (02-23-12)

I went to Romano's Macaroni Grill with my friends Suzanne, and we had a nice time talking... 

Doing so, I drew this face; it's a bit distorted because I wasn't drawing it close to me, but almost at arm's length..

A Food Cart on 82nd (02-16-12)

I was driving by the Cartlandia food cart lot on 82nd Ave. in the rain, when I stopped on an impulse, thinking it might be fun to draw a food cart. I parked the car and decided to try my hand at watercolor pencils for a change from the usual black pen.

Cute little food cart

Portrait: Julia (02-05-12)

A nice little portrait of Julia which, I think, captures self-confidence, charm, and fragility...

Miss Jules...