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Sunday in Portland
Portland, Oregon; Sunday 22 October: We left Portland on Sunday morning. But not before getting some doughnuts from the famous Portland bakery, VooDoo doughnuts. Himself wanted to try the bacon maple one. I chose a bismark like filled one. And … Continue reading
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Tagged #inktober2017, ink, Inktober, Kennedy School, McMenamins, Oregon, Portland, Voodoo Doughnuts, watercolor
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Saturday in Portland
Portland, Oregon; Saturday 21 October I joined USk Portland on a very rainy day. First we met at a coffee shop. Some stayed there. Others braved the rain to sketch in the Lone Fir Cemetery. Kalina and one or two … Continue reading
Posted in Sketch Crawl, Sketches, Urban Sketchers
Tagged Lan Su Chinese Garden, Lone Fir Cemetery, Oregon, Portland, Urban Sketchers Portland, watercolor
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Portland Thursday & Friday
Portland, Oregon; Thursday 19 October and Friday 20 October Traveled to Portland on Thursday. We stayed at McMenamens Kennedy School, which is a few blocks from the home of a friend. It opened as a school in 1915. McMenamins’ renovated … Continue reading
Dark of the Sun, part 2
Monday, 21 August: THE DAY; Tuesday, 22 August: the trip home Fortunately the day in Corvallis was crystal clear. The projection system was set up. Other friends had arrived. We set our chairs out on the drive way to watch … Continue reading
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Tagged Corvallis, Oregon, Total Eclipse of the Sun, watercolor
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Dark of the Sun, part 1
Thursday 17 Aug – Sunday 19 Aug We traveled to the home of friends who live near Corvallis. The location is very close to the blue line of totality so we planned to stay on their farm for the eclipse. … Continue reading
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Tagged Corvallis, eclipse, Oregon, Total Eclipse of the Sun, watercolor
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540 Miles
I’ve not posted any new content as I’ve been gone on a short trip. On Wednesday, 29 July, Himself and I drove to Corvallis to visit friends. After settling in, we were invited for a ride in their friend’s Tesla. … Continue reading
Friday Sketchcrawl meet & greet
The drive to Portland took 1.5 hours longer than normal. Then the map to my hotel was wrong and the GPS on my tablet malfunctioned. Sigh. But with more than one phone call to the very helpful front desk staff … Continue reading
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Tagged #wcsketch, Oregon, Portland, Urban Sketchers, West Coast Sketchcrawl
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3 August, Day 4 of Gorge Trip
This is Saturday, 3 August, Day #4 of the trip along the Oregon Side of the Columbia River Gorge. After breakfast at a local coffee shop, we were the first visitors of the day to the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. … Continue reading
2 August, Day 3 of Gorge Trip
This is Friday, 2 August, Day #3 of the trip along the Oregon Side of the Columbia River Gorge. We checked out of the room in Cascade Locks and headed east along the Gorge. Stopped briefly, again, in Hood River … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Columbia Gorge, Google, Oregon, watercolor
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1 August, Day 2 of Gorge Trip
This is Thursday, 1 August, Day #2 of a 5 day trip with a friend along the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. We didn’t sleep well and were up ridiculously early. So we drove over to Marine Park. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Bonneville Dam, Columbia Gorge, Oregon, watercolor
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