Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Score! Another Fun Time at the Auction! (11-16-11)

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What can I say? I can't resist a great item, especially when I can visualize how perfect it will be for a future show... I went to th...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Getting Ready for the Next Show (11-15-11)

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There is so much to do to get ready for the next show! Once again, I am a vendor at the Plucky Maidens Junk Fest , this coming Saturday, at...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

Concert for Veterans (11-12-11)

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A great concert by the Oregon Symphonic Band last night! As always, they were fantastic, and we are so glad our son Christopher found thi...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

The Marriage of Figaro (11-10-11)

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My friend Sian A. invited me to go to the Keller Auditorium to see The Marriage of Figaro with her. Although I like Mozart , I am not a f...
Friday, November 4, 2011

Washington Politician (11-04-11)

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I'm constantly amazed by the crookedness of politicians. After seeing the gleeful look of this guy in the story in the paper, I decided...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Finally! A resolution (11-02-11)

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Hard to believe, but we had a meeting of the minds. Papers were signed, this just one day before the official court date. My two ladies (p...
Sunday, October 30, 2011

Hat and Scarf (10-30-11)

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While at church, I tried to draw my green hat and yellow scarf which were placed on the top edge of the bench in front of me.
Thursday, October 27, 2011

Sushiland!!! (10-27-11)

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This is one of my favorite sketches: the revolving food display display at Marinepolis Sushiland . I carefully chose my food, took my time ...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Portrait: Lawrence H. (10-23-11)

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I hesitate to put a name to this sketch because it looks so little like the person... Not all sketches are successful, and this definitely ...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Get-together at the Watts' (10-22-11)

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A sketch of Julie and Bill W. done during a get-together at some friends...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Just Married! (10-21-11)

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Our daughter Valérie got married, and despite our limited resources, it was a beautiful wedding. For the reception, I bought some dark bro...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Movie: Dracula (10-14-11)

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We watched the Francis Ford Coppola 1992 version of Dracula . Aside from a being pretty bloody, with Keanu Reeves in one of the leading ro...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

A Night for Networking at OHSU (10-13-11)

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I attended a networking event for disabled people with two oldest children. This event, organized by OHSU , made it possible for the disa...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Documentary: Bill Cunningham's New York (10-04-11)

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I watched a pretty interesting documentary, Bill Cunningham's New York . I was a feats of colors, of fashions, and it was about Bill Cun...

Self-Portrait (10-04-11)

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It looks like I am working on self-portraits again... something I tend to do when I am getting more introspective. Conflicted?

My Hand (10-04-11)

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One of those things I will do to kill time is to try to draw my hand drawing; it's pretty difficult to do and it keeps me busy for a whi...
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Monday, October 3, 2011

Quick Caricatures (10-03-11)

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I love doing sketches from television, because of the static nature of the poses. There's plenty of time to focus on facial expression...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Portrait: D.Martinez (09-27-11)

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This is a quick portrait I did of one of my students as I was explaining the things we were going to cover during the class I teach at the ...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

Wedding Dress Fashions (09-11-11)

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I have a nice collection of wedding dresses, but the most outrageous one is a 1980s Jessica McClintock dress that fits no definite style ca...

Ten Year Tribute (09-11-11)

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It's been ten years since the infamous date of September 11, 2001. A shocking day, and the world has not been the same since. I'm ...
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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Stop in Aberdeen (09-04-11)

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On the way down the Washington State Coast, we stopped for food and gas in Aberdeen, a pretty ghastly place. We had a great meal at Billy...

Beach in Washington State (09-04-11)

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I am timid when it comes to watercolors, but I tried to put my impressions of the Washington Coast on paper.
Friday, September 2, 2011

A Fine Rat (09-02-11)

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This drawing of a rat is from memory... (Thankfully, not from direct observation!)
Thursday, September 1, 2011

Models (09-01-11)

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Quick sketches of fashion models...

The Money Changer (09-03-11)

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My son Chris and I went to one of those traveling coin merchant shows who take out fill-page ads in the paper "We Give Cash for Silver...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Caricatures (09-02-11)

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Some made-for-TV faces, as seen...on TV.  
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Edward... Twilight... Arrrgh! (08-25-11)

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I've watched two of the Twilight movies so far and I can only say one thing: they do nothing for me. The plots are terrible, and the ac...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Interpretation Job (08-22-11)

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I worked on an conference interpretation project where the clients communicated by Skype; so during lulls, I drew the two French participant...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Barbecue at Patrick's Parents' House (08-20-11)

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Our daughter Valérie and her boyfriend Patrick are planning to get married in October; we're very excited. We were invited to his paren...
Friday, August 19, 2011

The Big Day at Edgefield (08-18-11)

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 ...I have Gary to thank for the wise idea to set the entire booth up in the driveway, to see what fits and what doesn't. This saved a...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Preview: My Booth for the Junk Fest Vintage Sale (08-17-11)

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At Gary's insistence, I set up a "trial" booth in the driveway, to see where everything will fit tomorrow. Since all the outd...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Memorial for Dr. Richards (08-13-11)

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We wouldn't have missed the memorial for Dr. Richards for anything in the world. He was a beloved teacher among music circles, and we...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Art Class at the Milwaukie Center (07-27-11)

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I drew this sketch of some of the students in the Sketching for Journaling class I teach at the Milwaukie Center . We worked on outdoor sc...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

An Update... (07-26-11)

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As many of my readers may know, for the last three years I have been sporadically posting on several different blogs...: sketches on The Hyp...
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Monday, July 11, 2011

I'm Gonna Be a Vendor Again! (07-11-11)

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Exciting news! I've been selected to be a vendor at the Plucky Maidens Junk Fest at Mc Mennamin's Edgefield in August! Be sure to s...