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| "Multnomah Falls on the Historic Columbia Gorge Highway" Hard to look up (620 feet) and draw! |
Twelve summers ago, when my daughter was three and I could still pass as a "young lady," my family took a two-week vacation in Oregon. I loved the place so much that I suggested we should retire there. My husband, being pragmatic as always, scoffed at the idea: "Two months of sun, ten months of dreary weather. No, thanks."
Another reason why Oregon will always remain one of my favorite places on earth is because of my intense sketching activities during the trip. I sketched while my husband and daughter took a hike or a nap. I sketched in the car. I sketched at a busy market. I sketched at a zoo and at tidal pools. I sketched while getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. I was unstoppable. Alas, I no longer have that kind of energy level.
Here are some of the sketchbook pages. Please enjoy. If you have any questions about my procedure, don't hesitate to ask!
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| "John Martin and His Band at the Saturday Market, Portland, OR" Great music and dance, a fantastic weather! |
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| "At the Thai E-San Cuisine in Portland" Excellent food; I ate stir-fried Thai eggplant with shrimp. |
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| "Sunrise Point (6,100 ft), Mt. Rainier National Park, WA" Snow-capped in July, I felt like I landed in Switzerland. |
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| "Alpine Wildflowers at Sunrise Point" I sketched them in the car. |
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| "Chanticleer Point, Columbia River Gorge" We picked wild raspberries--intense, sweet taste. Hot! |
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| "Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area" Elk were too far, we couldn't see them very well. |
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| "West Coast Game Park in Bandon" We went to this zoo because our daughter slept through the entire Oregon Zoo in Portland and was sad about missing the animals. Honestly, I sketched these animals on location! |
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| "Sunset Bay" We went back at sunset. There were a lot of people to enjoy the view. |
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| "Myself Sketching at North Jetty Beach with My Daughter" She was a very patient child! |
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| "View from the Whale Cove Inn Restaurant, Depoe Bay" My daughter was tired from the hike down to Sea Lion Caves, so she again slept through the entire lunch. The restaurant people kindly made her a PJ sandwich to go. |
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| "Yaquina Head Lighthouse" The first cloudy day during the trip! Windy and cold. |
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| "Tidal Pools at Quarry Cove" At low tide, Yaquina Head |
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| "Depoe Bay; the World's Smallest Harbor" We all sat in the car; I sketched, while my family waited patiently. |
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| "Surfers at Cape Kiwanda" We leave the coast now. Bye! |
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| "At the Chateau Benoit Winery" The journey has come to an end. The exhausted, but happy, artist with her daughter. |
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| "At the Portland Airport" Waiting for boarding. Bye, Oregon! |
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| "Oregon Trip Sketchbook Covers"; I had them bound at Staples. |
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