Monday, May 28, 2012

Viait to a mausoleum and portrait of Alanna R. (05-28-12)

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Today, Wilhelm's Funeral Mausoleum in Sellwood was open to the public and I decided to join up with Alanna R and Kalina W. to maybe ta...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

A piano (05-19-12)

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We were visiting some friends, and I drew the fine piano in their living room... This piano, all glossy black, was a beautiful instrume...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

ArtSpark and Brasserie Montmartre (05-17-12)

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ArtSpark was hosted by Sweet Hereafter this month. The usual hipster crowds mixing with various subcategories of Portland coolness were ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

artMOB Meeting in Milwaukie (05-16-12)

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Curious about how ideas, plans and decisions are made that affect the local community, I decided to attend one of the meetings of the artMOB...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

A Vintage Sale... at my house! (05-15-12)

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Farmhouse Vintage Sale (Oak Grove - Milwaukie) Date: 2012-05-15, 11:10PM PDT Reply to:  your anonymous craigslist address will appear ...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Portraits of Suzanne and Quinn (05-09-12)

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I went to DeNicolas' Italian Restaurant with Suzanne and Quinn C. and drew then.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

OSU Chamber Choir in Portland (05-08-12)

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Our daughter Valérie told us that the OSU Chamber Choir was going to sing at First Unitarian Church in downtown Portland tonight. Not to s...
Sunday, May 6, 2012

Meeting of the Dreamers' Club (05-06-12)

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I got an intriguing invitation via email for a meeting of the Dreamers' Club ... This took place at TaborSpace on SE Belmont , but I...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Crystal Springs (05-02-12)

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I have driven through Eastmoreland for years, always wondering about Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens. I finally decided that sin...
Sunday, April 29, 2012

Reflecting on Vintage Fairs (04-29-12)

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After all the vintage fairs I've participated in, I decided that there is no point in wasting my money to participate as a vendor at su...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

Seen at a Vintage Fair (04-28-12)

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I won't name the vintage fair, though. This is the last time I will be a vendor at this venue. I don't need to be treated like crap ...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

PDX Urban Sketchers at the Chinese Garden (04-21-12)

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The Portland Urban Sketchers met at the Lan Su Chinese Garden as a group, to sketch or paint. As usual, I got there so late that I might a...
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Friday, April 20, 2012

Malpertuis (04-20-12)

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Malpertuis is a 1971 movie based on the novel Malpertuis by Belgian author Jean Ray . A long-time fan of Jean Ray's novels, I saw this...

Blues at Trails End Saloon (04-20-12)

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Gary and I went to the Trails End Saloon (a busy place!) to listen to some live music.

A Visit to PNCA (04-20-12)

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Julia and I went to visit Pacific Northwest College of Art . The building is state-of-the-art pretty...and why not, at $30,000 a year? The s...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Clackamas County Meeting (04-19-12)

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I don't claim to know much about politics, but the soon-to-be-coming TriMet ligh trail project sure gets some people riled up. In that l...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Fame and Glory! (04-04-12)

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...Naw, really, this is really cool: Imagine my surprise when I opened the paper and saw that the article about my art classes that the loc...
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Saturday, March 31, 2012

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

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Today, a small group of the Portland Urban Sketchers braved the cold weather to come sketch at my studio. Although we had initially planned...
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Grimm Shoot (02-29-12)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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A nice little portrait of Julia which, I think, captures self-confidence, charm, and fragility... Miss Jules...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

In Memoriam (01-18-12)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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