Sunday, May 22, 2011

At Church (05-22-11)

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...Done during Church...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Art Spark May Event (05-19-11)

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Art Spark was at ADX Portland , a huge warehouse-turned-creative-space, with lots of people present. There was a cutesy contest-like presen...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

New Parent Night at Da Vinci (05-18-11)

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My daughter Monica-Sophie and I were invited to sit for question-answer on the Alumni Panel for an informational meeting for new parents at ...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

At the Rural Auction (05-17-11)

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Here are some familiar characters at the auction...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Portrait: Suzanne C. (05-11-11)

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Probably not one of my best portraits, but it has merit as it stands.
Monday, May 9, 2011

Drawing at the Canvas Bar (05-09-11)

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Back at the Canvas Bar , for another session with an uninspiring model... but I actually like these simple poses.
Saturday, May 7, 2011

Voice Recital (05-07-11)

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Our daughter Valérie who is studying Music in college had a voice recital. Although the temptation to spend the entire recital working on ...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Haircut Anxieties (05-03-11)

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I dread getting a haircut, because I'm afraid that my hair will look like a disaster, no matter what is done to it.  Although I got a l...

Hairstyles (05-03-11)

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As much as I like to draw fashion outfits, I also really like to draw hairstyles. The idea is to get a specific look or mood in just a fe...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Felix, Caught Unaware (04-29-11)

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Felix is my daughter Valérie's hyperactive cat, so here he is...in a rare moment of inactivity.
Thursday, April 28, 2011

High School Memories (04-28-11)

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When I was in high school in Belgium (the equivalent to 8th or 9th grade), I had a Biology teacher who had a serious style and fashion probl...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Woman's Hair (04-27-11)

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Here is a nice little drawing done with a Pitt Marker pen. They take a lot of time to get used to, but some of the results ate quite satisfy...
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Shakespeare and Molière (04-27-11)

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Actor Tim Mooney came to Mt Hood Community College to perform two one-man acts , Shakespeare and Molière . I really enjoyed how he effort...
Monday, April 25, 2011

Drawing at the Canvas Bar (04-25-11)

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On Monday nights, the Canvas Bar has models who pose for artists. This was a struggle for me because I couldn't get over the "dres...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

More on the Complaint (04-21-11)

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It takes me some time to make a decision, but here goes. Inasmuch as it would be easier and simpler to just forget the whole thing and to mo...
Sunday, April 17, 2011

Comics Fest (04-17-11)

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This is the first time I ever made it to the Stumptown Comics Fest . I found it intimidating, even discouraging. It was like a gathering of ...
Saturday, April 16, 2011

Meeting with the Accountant (04-16-11)

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A dreaded annual moment: meeting with our (quite likeable) accountant. To me, there is nothing more boredom-evoking than a calculator, but...
Friday, April 15, 2011

A Visit to the Hospital (04-15-11)

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Our daughter Moso had to go to the Emergency room because she felt some discomfort in her eye. I drew these sketches while I waited for he...

Historic Inventory Presentation (04-15-11)

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The Oak lodge History Detectives organized a community event to present the variety of architectural styles of the houses in the area. Dr...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

A trip to the Immigration Services (04-13-11)

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I went downtown to the " US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services " (how things change, and how they remain the same; it...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Disappointing Evening at Little Bird (04-12-11)

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The Portland French Alliance had organized a dinner at Little Bird for native French speakers and, to my great disappointment, it turned ...
Monday, April 11, 2011

Drink at St Jack's (04-11-11)

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I drew this sketch of Mary G. at St Jack 's where we went after a Visual Journaling get-together.
Saturday, April 9, 2011

Pie and Music in Oak Grove (04-09-11)

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In conjunction with the work that has been started to fix up the Trolley Trail and make it bike and pedestrian friendly, there may be new a...
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Friday, April 8, 2011

So she's playing with us... (04-08-11)

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Our previous owner's response, dated March 9, was not surprising, yet it was stunning because of the bad faith it revealed. There was na...
Monday, April 4, 2011

A French Bistro in SE Portland! (04-04-11)

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St Jack is a new restaurant in our old neighborhood that opened recently, and oh... how very good it is! I had already stopped a couple of...
Sunday, April 3, 2011

Static Portraits (04-03-11)

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The following sketches, done while watching my church's conference on television, are borderline caricatures. The reason they look like ...
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Self-Portrait in the Dark (04-02-11)

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This was an exercise to see how intuitive sketching works (that is, it was drawn in a room with barely any lighting)... Not bad after all, s...

Dance Poses (04-02-11)

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  Here I basically just focused on the motions of people as they were dancing at Rotture , not an easy task when people move pretty fast whe...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Shopping to Make Up for a Rotten Day (04-02-11)

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I needed my signature notarized on four documents. Easy enough... Well, it wasn't that simple after all. After going the local branch of...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Stranded at the Rural Auction (03-29-11)

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I was at the rural auction, killing time while waiting to be picked up by my husband and... (Ahem... a long story...). Inside the big buil...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Matthew Brehm Workshop (03-27-11)

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Matthew Brehm was an instructor at the Urban Sketchers Symposium last year. He came back to Portland to teach a workshop for the benefit o...
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