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

Saturday, March 31, 2012

PDX Urban Sketchers Meeting at my Studio (03-31-12)

Today, a small group of the Portland Urban Sketchers braved the cold weather to come sketch at my studio. Although we had initially planned...

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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 obser...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

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...

Thursday, February 16, 2012

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 f...

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Portrait: Julia (02-05-12)

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

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

In Memoriam (01-18-12)

I did this drawing in memory of Nyle S. whose wife is a dear friend...

Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year's Eve at Pix Pâtisserie (12-31-11)

Christopher and I made it to Pix Pâtisserie for their New Year's Chocolate Buffet. Here are a few of photos of this fun evening. ...

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Speaker at Church (12-11-11)

A caricature is done by exaggerating facial features to a point that, although still recognizable, they look out of the norm. Not t...

Portrait (12-11-11)

A quick portrait of Kim E. who has a lovely smile.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

I was a vendor at the DaVinci Arts Fair (12-04-11)

I was invited to apply at the Da Vinci Arts Fair and was thrilled to be accepted as a vendor. Here is what my table looked like; I was se...

Model Call for Portland Bridal Show (12-04-11)

My oldest daughter Moso wanted to audition for the Portland Bridal Show, and asked me to take her to the model call at Benson High School. S...

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Belgians in Portland (12-01-11)

After living for years in the Portland area, it was quite a nice surprise to find out that there is a group of Belgians who meet once a mo...

RACC Open House (12-01-12)

What a party! The Regional Arts and Culture Council had an Open House to celebrate their move to their beautiful new headquarters in the ...

MAP Meeting at Rex Putnam High School (11-30-11)

Since I live within the area concerned, and curious to see what has been finalized for the McLoughlin Area Plan , I decided to attend the me...

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

2011 Pen and Ink Project: The Wedding (11-30-11)

Our daughter Valérie got married in October. I decided to draw the lovely memory I have of that day, the guest tables with my daughter Julia...

2011 Pen and Ink Project: The Victorian House (11-30-11)

I like our former neighbors, Judy and Louis H., and thinking about them, their 109-year-old Queen Anne style house in Southeast Portland , ...

2011 Pen and Ink Project: The Circus (11-30-11)

I like clowns at the circus, but thinking of the most stereotypical thing about clowns, the ironic image of the Sad Clown, I decided to work...

2011 Pen and Ink Project: The Conversation (11-30-11)

A drawing lazily done during a meeting with some friends one evening. Mary M., our hostess showed us her studio space in her fairy-tale hous...

2011 Pen and Ink Project: The Instructor (11-30-11)

Sandra S.'s smile suggests that she has a sense of humor and will not put up with nonsense... To draw her, I tried to be sparse with det...

2011 Pen and Ink Project: A Castle in Belgium (11-30-11)

One day in February 2005, my brother Sébastien took me for a drive along the valley of the Meuse in Belgium . High up, near the top of th...

2011 Pen and Ink Project: My Little Studio (11-30-11)

My studio had humble beginnings as a workshop or storage space for one or another previous owner. When I first saw it on the day of the real...

2011 Pen and Ink Project: The Class (11-30-11)

I find it easier to listen when my hands are busy drawing.

2011 Pen and Ink Project: Molière (11-30-11)

Brilliant actor Tim Mooney 's portrayal of characters from Molière 's plays.

2011 Pen and Ink Project: The Congregation (11-30-11)

A drawing that underlines how one can feel alone in a crowd.

2011 Pen and Ink Project: Fashion Statement on Hwy. 99 (11-30-11)

The people who walk along on Hwy. 99/McLoughlin Blvd. in Oak Grove are rarely what one would call sophisticated; it's more like poor a...

2011 Pen and Ink Project: Old Witch at New Seasons (11-30-11)

I was sitting in the dining room at New Seasons when my attention was caught by an older woman who was talking to an adolescent girl. The s...

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