A friendly sketching group
Our group met at the Hideaway Bakery today. We were few but we had a lot of fun. Everyone missed you, Jane, but we all hope you’re having a great time in Italy!
Sandy was drawing the kids in the sandbox and the customer at the next table.
Jan was attracted by the clientele as well. And the Chairs.
Again, Erik was off on a tangent. What IS that, anyway?
Nice drawing, Hugh! These chairs were, indeed rather interesting.
It was beautiful weather for a sketching session under the shelter from the sun with plenty of table space to draw near the Willamette River with great views.
Hanna did a beautiful watercolor of the nearby trees.
Jane concentrated on a nearby rock sculpture.
As usual, Erik ignored the scene, and drew something he remembered from a few weeks earlier.
Sandy produced several sketches in her black paper sketchbook.
Jim and Joby arrived a little later on their bikes.
Jim peddled off and left Joby to do a nice sketch of the trees and lawn; After visiting and drawing, off she went again on her bike.
Hugh worked on pictures of the local scenery this time.
Jane and Jan were hard at work on the trees and grass.
We missed getting a photo of Barbara’s finished work, But here is a nice shot of the beginning.
First we had to check it all out – Barb Shirk and Jan found the donkey & pony first, then Erik discovered the donkey.
Ooooo, grasses, and flowers, and poppies going to seed…
OK – down to work: Jan, Tricia, Erik, Barbs Shirk & Sommers.
Erik quickly has a sketch of Jan, and Barb Sh. begins the donkey.
Tricia dives into the flowers, and Jan captures the top of the building.
Tricia with her completed page, and here’s Jan’s – how charming!
Jan admires Erik’s sketch of her (soon to be her profile pic!).
Remember the donkey? Here’s how Barb Sh’s sketch evolved.
Erik starts a new flower sketch, while Barb Aten (across the table) and Jane (sketch above) take on the challenge of the figs.
Chipping the Block, Painting the Silk: The Color Block Prints and Serigraphs of Norma Bassett Hall
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art presents the work of Oregon-born Norma Bassett Hall’s 25 year career as a printmaker from August 23 to October 12, 2014. As the first solo exhibition of Hall’s work since her death in 1957, Chipping the Block, Painting the Silk: The Color Block Prints and Serigraphs of Norma Bassett Hall is the first opportunity to see more than sixty of her prints in Oregon since just five were shown in a 1930 group retrospective at the Portland Art Association.
Guest curator Joby Patterson, a researcher and teacher, has been involved with fine prints for more than thirty years. Her upcoming book, Norma Bassett Hall: Catalogue Raisonné of the Block Prints and Serigraphs, traces the creative life of Hall and her spouse. Patterson will share her adventures in uncovering Hall’s life and work and lead a tour of the exhibition on Saturday, August 23, at 2 p.m. A reception and book signing will follow.
Here we are (can you tell it’s chilly? what a change!)
Barb A, Sandy, Erik, Hugh, Anne (Barb Shirk is off taking pictures of the goats, Jane’s behind the camera). And here’s the view:
What you don’t see is how the rain came thundering in, but you can see it in Erik’s sketch at the bottom of this post.
Barb Shirk got up close to those goats – how to make them NOT look like her dog was her challenge, she said! Love those ears.
Anne shows her flowers from a sketching class she just finished at Yellowstone (our friend Suzie Garner was the teacher!). Below she shares her landscape paintings with Sandy, Barb A, & Hugh.
Sandy is continuing to work with her black toned paper – here with her Mondeluz colored pencils from Koh-i-noor (without water) – what a great effect!
Hugh finishes up a sketch of the view across the road, then adds watercolor to bring it to life.
Erik keeps an eye out for the effect of the rain, and here’s the nearly final version of his sketch – I’d say he got it!
Jane could’t resist the aromatic strawberries (see her quick sketch above), and then Barb A. added two luscious apricots to the scene.
Barb stroked her water brush across the colored pencil sketch enriching the colors, while Sandy tried layers of color on hers. Hard to believe the little kid in the background was having ice cream – we were all grateful for sweaters, coats, & blankets! And being together sketching, of course.