The Competent Eclectic Sketch Artist Hyphenate

COMPETENT: Adjective; Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.
ECLECTIC: Noun; A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
HYPHENATE: –noun 1. A person with multiple duties or abilities 2. A person working or excelling in more than one craft or occupation 3. A person who has or performs more than one job or function

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Thugs (09-15-09)

This newspaper photo of three would-be terrorists caught my attention. Interesting faces.

TV: "Lost" (ca. 09-03)

A few sketches done while watching Lost. Funny to see some characters that were once very important but have been phased out (usually killed...

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Portland Creative Conference (09-12-09)

I worked as a volunteer at the Portland Creative Conference at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts . I am really pleased with the...

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Valérie's Wisdom Teeth (09-03-09)

Valérie's wisdom teeth were pulled. She wasn't feeling very good, so I drew this to cheer her up.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Another Yeti (08-09)

This one's sweet...

Yet another Yeti (08-09)

This one's a bully.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Haiku: The Seller's Lament (08-20-09)

A poem by Pascale Steig My house on Woodward is lovely and for sale now. Great neighbors. Much space. Three bedrooms, two baths, The ...

Monday, August 10, 2009

Victorian House in Verviers (ca. 11-08)

For all the talk about houses, as this pretty much the focus of my new blog, I want to include a few photos of my absolute Best of B...

Friday, July 31, 2009

Trip to Washington (07-31-11)

I tried to draw some cars on the freeway. I am not very good at cars, but I found that if I focus on the general shapes, I get a result tha...

Saturday, July 11, 2009

In a Coffeeshop (07-11-09)

I stopped by a coffeeshop at the corner of Killingsworth and Albina; there was no one else aside this guy working on his laptop.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Mississippi Street Fair (07-11-09)

I went to the Mississippi Street Fair and had a great time walking around and working on a few sketches. Street scene With his soft and...

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Movie: Jesse James (07-07-09)

We watched the movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and I drew this with a pen that was almost out of ink; yet...

Sunday, July 5, 2009

BluesFest (07-05-09)

I love Blues , so I recorded another great Portland event in my sketchboook: the Waterfront Blues Festival ! I wandered around from stage t...

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Maxine's BD: My Significant Other, Part 1

...Where G. gets a job and all is well...kinda.

Maxine's BD: My Significant Other, Part 2

...Where P. tried to put herself in G.'s shoes...well, kinda.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Maxine's BD: Attending a Conference on Education (06-23-09)

...Where Maxine gets an education in the field of Education.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Maxine's BD: Trip to San Francisco, Part 1

...Where the CHS Choir embarks on a great adventure, participates in a choir clinic, goes rollerskating, and makes it over the state line.

Maxine's BD: Trip to San Francisco, Part 2

...Where the CHS Choir gets stranded in the middle of nowhere (California), gives an impromptu concert, and finally makes it to San Francisc...

Maxine's BD: Trip to San Francisco, Part 3

...Where the CHS Choir sings in a church, goes to an amusement park and has a pool party.

Maxine's BD: Trip to San Francisco, Part 4

...Where the CHS Choir sees Alcatraz (or doesn't) before leaving for Portland. (Post Scriptum: Although the author is pretty sure she...

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Maxine's BD: Vacations to Hungary: Early Memories, Part 1

...Where the author meets her dad's family...and her cousin Tünde.

Maxine's BD: Vacations to Hungary: Early Memories, Part 2

...Where all good things eventually come to an end.

My Life is a Mess (05-19-09)

Anyway, I've got so much material to write about, it's like I am living a sitcom. So, for now, I'll keep it to happy memories.

Friday, March 20, 2009

On the Bus: Woman and Man (ca. 03-09)

They were not a couple, but I like the way they both are disconnected: the woman looks away to negate the close proximity of other people, a...

Sunday, March 15, 2009

On the Bus: Man Sitting (ca. 03-09)

This man looked like he was in his mid-50s, but I felt that he had a lot of life experience (I know, hat sounds inane, but there was somethi...

A plant at Thuy's (ca. 03-09)

I liked the graceful shape of this plant in the waiting room at Thuy's (my long-time Vietnamese hairstylist).

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Maxine's BD: Vacations in Hungary

...Where young P. gets acquainted with her paternal grand-mother.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Is the author a slacker or a procrastinator? (03-04-09)

Well, I've been sick (one thing after another) and then, I keep getting distracted by such activities as having to make a living (grrr.....

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Yeti (03-03-09)

Here is a Yeti.

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