Looking Back on May

Iris bed at PSU, Walk of Heroines

Ladd's Addition with a messy sky.

I think most of the above sketches are self-explanatory. This next one, the grid, is my attempt at sketching a very large and extremely colorful set of paintings by David Hockney on display at the Portland Art Museum. Matching up the lines from rectangle to rectangle was something like doing a jigsaw puzzle. My brain got a workout.

July 2018

In the maze and shade of Ladd's Addition, where we tried to help lost the drivers, walkers and bikers figure out where they were. Eventually, a homeowner brought us a stack of maps to pass out to the lost folks. We figured this is a regular occurrence in this neighborhood. 

The Chinese Garden is always a pleasure.

A quick sketch to remember a momentous weekend in Hood River.

Shade in Jamison Square.

The umbrellas on the terrace of the Oregon Historical Society.

A local food cart before the noon rush.

Vegetation

Portland's Lush Greenery

Portland is known for being rainy and all that rain makes it a very green city. This spring, everything seems to be growing rapidly. At home, we keep pruning and pruning and still the shrubbery gets thicker and taller. Here's some of the greenery from around town.

This was sketched beneath the trees at the PSU Farmers Market

 The next two, were sketched while on a sketchcrawl with the Urban Sketchers of Portland. I made these in the alleys, surrounded by shrubbery and compost bins--probably with prunings inside.

I'm not complaining. I'm very happy to live in such a green city.