White Eagle Saloon, originally uploaded by jswalkky. This old tavern, built in 1905, is in the industrial part of town and has quite a checkered past. It is two blocks from a huge rail yard, and used to be frequented by very tough characters indeed but is now owned by McMenamins and has been beautifully […]
Sea Foam and Waves
August 18, 2010 by · 19 Comments
Watercolor in Moleskine I had some great chances to sketch Watercolor in Moleskine while we were at the Oregon coast last week. The first couple of days were pretty chilly so I took advantage of the view from our motel room to try to capture the look of the waves crashing on the rocks. The […]
View from University of Portland
August 17, 2010 by · 5 Comments
Watercolor and ink in Moleskine I walked over to the the University of Portland the other day to sketch. The school sits on a bluff that overlooks the Willamette River and is easy walking distance from my house. Cranes were unloading ships docked at the industrial area called Swan Island at the base of the […]
Being Part of the Scenery in the North Park Blocks
August 9, 2010 by · 10 Comments
We sat around the park and sketched together today. A few people have commented here about sketching in public. Some are comfortable with it and some not so much. Although I used to be a “closet sketcher” (no I didn’t go so far as to sit in a closet to sketch but I definitely stashed […]
Frenchman’s Bar Riverfront Park
August 7, 2010 by · 3 Comments
After the intensity of the symposium, I retreated to sketch at an out-of-the-way park in Clark County, WA, along a peaceful stretch of the Columbia River. Huge cargo ships moor in the river and we could see the farmlands of Sauvie Island in the distance. We finally had to scurry off because of the clouds […]
This blog is about my journey as a botanical artist--what I am learning, what inspires me and what I am currently drawing or painting. My desire is to continually hone my skills to better express my wonder and gratitude for the beauty of the creation around me in the Pacific Northwest (USA).