Pickles Please

I guess it's fifty-fifty if you want pickles on your tuna san.  There will be an Opening Reception tomorrow - Sunday, the 12th at the Oregon Society of Artists for the fall Juried Show.  Ed Labeadie was the juror. He's an abstract water media artist from the Hillsboro area. Please drop by and have a glass of wine and see who got a ribbon. I thought there were some very good pieces from the juried members.Maybe I'll see you there.

I See the Error in My Ways

     I'm still digging through old paintings, there are tons of them. An old graphics artist friend from home once told me never to throw out my old work because you just never know.  I don't know if he meant old crappy paintings but none the less, I pile them up.  I already put several hours in this but put it aside. Now I think I see my drawing errors and I think it isn't that far from being finished.  I'll let you know how it turns out.

Egg Carton and Broken Shells

I thought I would tell you the shells are broken - I ate them for breakfast  and put them back to paint them. I didn't get around to finishing them till late last night.  I thought about adding pen but resisted; maybe start with pen on another.

No Sketch Meetup Last Night

Worked on an old figure;

Our Plein air group that meets Monday night didn't meet because the 'Canvas' bistro was closed for Labor Day.  I took one of the sketches I did from last week (on better)  paper and put in a background and enhanced some of the darks.  I was sorry I had outlined with the Pitt pen. It might have been a not so bad little figure study in just watercolor.

Watercolor Society of Oregon Workshop in October

Just letting anyone know there is space left to anyone interested!!!!

Lots in Progress

I've been working on a couple of paintings and then going out sketching with different people and different locations.Busy busy- almost too busy to blog. Over the weekend a group met from the watercolor society and then there was the urban sketcher group and Monday night was the costumed model. I like having all these things, places to go - people to meet.  Check out some highlights. Summer is flying.

 

(Behind the Scenes Blog)

The Bluff Over Oregon City

Willamette Falls and Locks were behind us, looking this direction you could float the river right through Portland if you had a few hours (or more) and a canoe.It's 26 miles from the 'Falls' Where the Willamette River empties into the Columbia. Portland is about halfway, quite a fun experience. This sketch is a medium point Pitt pen and watercolor.

Tanner Creek

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A Public Park in the Pearl, Tanner Creek is a naturalized area with grasses, rushes and cat tails.  Get a closer view of this natural looking water shed via a permanent foot bridge.   We had a little sketching session here last Tuesday and you can view what other members of our group did here.

Red Umbrella at Elephant's Delicatessen

Had a cappuccino and a little lunch with my niece earlier to day.  Now to prepare for three day workshop Friday=Sunday.