At Cortesia Sanctuary, Eugene, OR

When Tricia invited us out to sketch at her place outside Eugene, few of us realized what a treat was in store!  Of course, it did make deciding what to sketch a bit of a challenge. We may have to come back…

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Entering the garden

 

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Hi! What did Jan & Barb A find?

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Erik checks out a rentable cabin – just right!

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Penelope & Tricia know just where they want to go.

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Penelope gets right at it, while Jan, Barb A & Trish chat.

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Erik choses to do a wooded scene in graphite.

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Forrest, Tricia’s husband, tells Erik about the history of the place.

Below is Erik’s developed piece.
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Meanwhile, Tricia, Penelope, & Barb A get busy sketching, too. Can you see whose work is whose, and how it develops?

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Back on the porch with Erik, Jan begins to capture the little birdhouse vignette.
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Jane moves from the birdhouse to the pot of gaillardia: IMG_4261IMG_2881

And in the mail, not to be left out, come Hugh’s & Sandy’s sketches from far away.
Hugh's

Sandy's