Sunday, October 28, 2012

Portland Pirates at Dr. Sketchy (10-28-12)

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I met with some fellow local Urban Sketchers and British artist Pete Scully who was visiting from California at this month's Dr. Sketc...
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Monday, October 22, 2012

Final Presidential Debate (10-22-12)

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With the election a couple of weeks away, we're finally almost at the end of a long ordeal. And I can't even really complain: I don...
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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Alanna R. Wedding (10-06-12)

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Alanna, a friend of mine and fellow local urban sketcher, got married at a Eagle Fern Camp , a lovely rural camp near Estacada .  How w...
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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Anti-Walmart Protest (07-14-12)

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Stunning news at a recent meeting of the Oak Grove Community Council : Walmart plans to open a grocery store in the vacant G.I Joe store on...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Meeting at RACC (07-12-12)

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I attended a meeting at the Regional Arts and Culture Council today regarding the guidelines for project grants . As I understand it, thi...
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Don Colley at Muse Art and Design (07-12-12)

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Artists all have other artists they admire. My unmitigated admiration goes to Don Colley , a master at using Pitt Brush Artist pens to cr...

Skype Sketch (07-12-12)

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Without going into any details, I did an interpretation project over Skype and had a couple of minutes to work on this quick sketch of two o...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Self-Portrait in Watercolors (07-10-12)

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I struggle every time I use my watercolors, but I like the results this time...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

New Sketchbook (07-08-12)

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I started a new sketchbook, and decided to introduce some other colors than the usual black pen, and work on patterns for the signatures. ...
Saturday, July 7, 2012

Tutankhamen Exhibit in Seattle (07-07-12)

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Akhenaten Hatshepsut At the end of our cruise to Alaska , Gary and I went to see the Tutankhamun exhibit at the Pacific Science C...
Thursday, July 5, 2012

Cruise to Alaska: Craigdarroch Castle and Blue Fox Cafe (07-05-12)

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A splendid day in  Victoria ,  British Columbia !  Gary and I walked from the  cruise ship terminal  into downtown Victoria, and from ...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Random Designs (07-03-12)

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I was trying to work on some forms and shapes that would suggest fabric patterns; I used a black brush pen and a silver and a gold gel pen. ...

Cruise to Alaska: Tracy Arm Fjord (07-03-12)

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The Inside Passage and Tracy Arm Fjord were the most beautiful part of the cruise... At the risk of sounding cliché, -and I am not one to ...
Monday, July 2, 2012

Cruise to Alaska: Skagway (07-02-12)

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The cruise ship's second stop was in Skagway , a spectacularly beautiful natural area.
Sunday, July 1, 2012

Cruise to Alaska: Juneau (07-01-12)

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I used my old watercolor pencils to record my first impressions of Juneau as the cruise ship entered the city...(there isn't much). ...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

Cruise to Alaska (06-30-12)

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Various sketches done on the cruise ship.  Cute sister-in-law.   My husband's family. Casino scene late at night...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Cruise to Alaska (06-29-12)

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Sketchbook notes taken in the cruise restaurant.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Finishing my sketchbook (06-27-12)

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When I complete a sketchbook, I sometimes add some finishing touches, such as color, collages, whatever strikes me as interesting. Since we ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

A house, in the style of Flemish architecture (06-26-12)

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During the first session of the Cartooning class I teach at the Milwaukie Center , I gave the kids the assignment to draw something without ...
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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Fête de la Musique (06-21-12)

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The Alliance française de Portland (French Alliance in Portland) organized their annual " Fête de la Musique " at the Versailles ...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

A Lovely Portrait (06-17-12?)

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I really like this portrait of a young woman. There was something very graceful about her.
Saturday, June 16, 2012

World Naked Bike Ride (06-16-12)

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A quick sketch of the World Naked Bike Ride :)

OSU Commencement (06-16-12)

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What a long and exciting day! Valérie just graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with options in Choral Music Education and Piano Performance...
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Monday, June 11, 2012

End of the School Year at Da Vinci (06-11-12)

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I stopped by Da Vinci Arts Middle School to say hello to Connie C. , and things looked pretty busy a couple of days before the end of the s...
Saturday, June 9, 2012

Recital and Graduation (06-09-12)

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Valérie's recital and graduation ceremony from Music studies at Oregon State University .  Valérie's recital.  Valérie...

A self-portrait (06-09-12)

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What I like about self-portrait is that not one looks like the other! There are commonalities, of course, but the mood of the moment af...