Cortesia (again) and Zoom #85

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Another lovely time sketching at Cortesia. Bleu the dog was there so Monty the cat was nowhere to be seen.

Amazing things visible if you look.
Bleu was attentive to Peggy and her salmon salad.
BarbSo
PatR
Tricia
Tricia
BarbSo
PatR
Helga
Marsha
BItty
Daisy
Laura
Lee
Daisy
PatW
The Group

Zoom #85 on Friday

Sharing the week’s work is one of the best times of the week. It also keeps us accountable.

Bev
BItty
Daisy
Jane, from her travels.
Laura
Marsha
Peggy (click for full image)
Rita, from her travels.
Sandy
Hugh
Tricia beating the heat.

Cortesia and Zoom #84

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Tuesday Top Drawers sketching was in the woods and gardens at Cortesia.

Tricia’s property is lovely, with lots of room for us to spread out and sketch.
Lynda and PatW
Jane
Monty the cat got lots of attention.
Laura
Tricia knows the best places.
Danita
PatW
Laura
Jane
Marsha

Gathering the people and the sketches.

Zoom Session # 84

We gather on Zoom to share the week’s work. This week, Hugh and Sandy popped in to say hi. They have been sharing their travel sketches on FaceBook.

Laura at Corteisia.
Monty the Cat: Marsha (3 years ago)
Monty the Cat: Laura
Bev’s cats
Peggy
BarbSo
At Cortesia last year.
Marsha at Cortesia.
Terry Duffy class
Danita at Cortesia.
Danita in the Southwest.
Jane at Cortesia.
Jane in Europe.
Jane: Pat Southern-Pierce workshop
Rita sketching at her granddaughters sports event.
PatR
PatR
PatR: Italy trip
Hugh shared pages from his travel sketchbook.
Sandy: Plein Air in Idaho

Oakway and Zoom #83

It was Oakway again this week for in-person sketching.

Seeking shade.
Jane, Marsha, Daisy
Jane
Peggy
Peggy
The visitor
BarbSo
BarbSo
Laura
Laura
Daisy
Jane
Marsha

Our 83rd Zoom was full of talk of the Drawing Marathon, the Hearings, and the difference between water soluble and permanent ink pens.

Bev: the last Poppy
January 6 Hearings
BarbSo: Oakway Center
Mt. Shasta
Daisy: Marathon drawings
Danita: the roofers
Jane: Oakway
Marathon drawings
PatW: Oregon 2022 Track and Field
Neighbors
Marsha: class assignment “WATER”
People in Zoom class
Two-page spread: Zoom people and Oakway
Bitty: drawings from the Marathon
Laura: Jan 6 Hearings people
Marathon poses
Oakway

Oakway and Zoom #82

Beautiful weather for sketching at Oakway Mall last Tuesday. Many hats. It was fun to be outside and together.

BarbSo, PatW, Jane, Jim and Marsha’s empty chair.
PatW
BarbSo
Jane
Jane
JIm
Laura
Laura
PatW

Friday’s Zoom was well attended and filled with laughter and talk of travel, paints and papers.

BarbSo
At Oakway.
Bev
Bitty is back from Iceland.
Daisy went to the Sisters Quilt Outdoor Show
Jane : The river Avon in her England sketchbook
Laura took a class …
.. and watched the Hearings.
Marsha: In line at the pharmacy
Trying for texture (click for full image)

From our Idaho branch, Hugh and Sandy have been sharing their sketches from their trip to Europe and some work done with their Plein Air group in Boise.

Sandy’s accordian sketchbook from Germany.
Hugh: Plein Air

Zoom #81

The TD’s visit to Cortesia got rained out on Tuesday, but some of us we able to gather to share our week’s work on Friday Zoom . Others posted their drawings on the FB group, TD Roundtable. Rita, Danita and Jane are working with images from their recent travels. The rest of us are closer to home.
Daisy (click to see full image)
Danita
Jane
Laura
Marsha (click to see full image)
Rita
(click to see full image)
BarbSo
PatW (click to see whole image)
Jim has a show at the Camas bakery this month.

Roses Again and Zoom #80

Tuesday was for sketching at the Owen Rose Garden. The weather was perfect and the ambient aroma of roses was lovely.

Owen Rose Garden
Pat R
Jane
Tricia
Daisy
Marsha
PatW
Zoom #80
Our 80th Zoom session: Sharing the week’s sketches.
Bev: The hearings and Poppies
Daisy: Images from her recent trip
Danita: sketches from the Southwest trip
Hugh: From his travels with Sandy
Bitty in Iceland
Jane
Laura: Watching the January 6 Hearings
BarbSo: Geraniums
Rita: from her travels in Europe
Rita: the dancer

Zoom #79

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We didn’t meet in person on Tuesday because of the January 6 Hearings being held in our time slot (how rude!). The assignment was to watch the hearing on TV and draw the faces. As nothing in this group is obligatory, a variety of images were created for the Friday Zoom session. Danita is beginning to share her work from their trip to the Southwest. Rita and Bitty, though they didn’t show up for Zoom have been sharing their travel sketches on the TD Roundtable on FaceBook.

Bev: Digitalis
Faces
Faces
Jane: Olive Branch (click for whole image)
Jane: Angel
Faces (click for whole image
Laura: Faces
Faces
Faces

Marsha: Faces
Faces (click for whole image)
Face
Peggy: Faces
BarbSo: Faces
BarbSo: Foxglove
BarbSo: Experimenting with a dip pen
Rita: from her European travels
Danita: from the Southwest
Danita: from the Southwest
Danita: from the Southwest
Bitty: Image from Iceland

Sketching in June with the Top Drawers

Show and tell.

Tuesday, June 7, we were at the Owen Rose Garden again — simply a beautiful day. Sketching and sharing.

(Tuesday, June 14, we attempted to sketch at Hendricks Park, but it was overrun with graduation celebrations. )

Laura’s drawing.
Laura and Pat.
Daisy and Sharon.
Barb’s watercolor sketch.
Marsha
Eva and friend.
Sharon
Daisy

#77 Zoom, 6/10
BarbSo
Bev
(clickto see whole image)
Daisy (click to see whole image)
(click to see whole image)
Laura: Birthday cards.
Rita’s travels.






Zoom #78

BarbSo: Raining cats and dogs
Lillies
Bev: Just watercolor, no pen!
Daisy observing.
Jane, back from her travels.
Marsha: Frilly Poppies
TV people (click to see whole image)
Bitty (click to see whole image)
Laura is making birthday cards. She’s an inspiration to us all.

Top Drawers Moving Into Summer

The hometown crew of the Top Drawers met at the Owen Rose Garden on Tuesday morning. BarbSo, Daisy, Marsha, Tricia, Katie and Eva.

Barbs So showed her work at our weekly Zoom.

Bev’s pages are always full of interest.

Bitty is back from Alaska. Her observations are so elemental.

Daisy drew everyday on her trip to Virginia.

Laura added a lot of drawings on her trip to Kansas.

Marsha was taken with her neighbor’s Poppies.

Danita is posting about her travels in the Southwest when she can get WIFI. This is Mesa Verde.

At La Romita in Italy, Ken is keeping the sketchers busy. Ken. Lynda. Barb.

Jane, Hugh and Sandy are keeping us up to date with travel pictures on Facebook. We’re looking forward to seeing their sketchbooks as well.
Hugh. Pat. Jane.

In the classroom: Hugh, Pat and Sandy.

The Top Drawers This Week

On Tuesday, a small group (BarbSo, Pat, Daisy, Jim and Marsha) of us sketched outside together at the Norma Pfieffer Park in Coburg. Lynda joined us by bike, but couldn’t stay long because she was getting ready for La Romita.

Marsha sketched the trees in the sunlight.

Daisy paid attention to the nearby Holly Tree.

BarbSo sketched the park and a little girl playing. We’re looking for an update with color.

Jim says he’s sketching places he wants to go!

Pat concentrated on the truck parked nearby.

Hugh and Sandy send their greetings from Rome.

Jane and Pat sent this from Rome. Gelato was mentioned.

The “at-home” group met on Zoom on Friday.

Bev’s sketching group at the coast is participating in the Azalea Festival this weekend. This is her sketch of the art center’s mascot.

Marsha’s trip to Schreiner’s Iris Garden inspired this sketch of her favorite bloom.

A “circles” challenge in another group lead Daisy to one of her favorite subjects.

Daisy documents the happening in her neighborhood.

a sketching group