Scappoose Farmers Market

I had only a smidgen of time to sketch at the market in-between people stopping to talk so I didn't get much done.  I should have anticipated the postcards of the sketches of St Helens wouldn't do well in Scappoose.  I chuckle as I say the years of ingrained rivalry showed in sales.  It's a local thing.  My flower cards of my paintings did well and folks LOVE the rabbit hop up cards.  :)

Maiden voyage of the new tent.  It passes with flying colors.  It did everything the specs said it would.  I really like it.  

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Portland Skyline

Urban sketching today. A perfect location for a Portland city and riverfront view.  

Out for a demo

Yesterday I drove out to Dots N Doodles in Astoria and watched Angela Bandurka demo her technique. Although I don't currently work in acrylics, I found her process very interesting. She puts a lot of thought in to pre-planning her colors, something I don't do a lot of and probably should. I did buy some new pens for sketching while I was there and the birchwood panel that I needed for my prototype. We enjoyed a nice late lunch while we were in Astoria and watched some birds on the water as we commented how Astoria has changed over the years (quite nicely I should add).

My most memorable art quote

I was asked today what my most memorable art quote was. This wasn't spoken for artists but over the years I've found it to be worth repeating in my art practice:

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." -- Winston Churchill

The Morning Veil

I had gotten up at zero dark thirty to drive to view the sunrise at Jonsrud Viewpoint. Admittedly I was initially perturbed that there was fog in the valley that morning but the more I looked at it as the sunrise developed the more I was intrigued by the delicate glimpses of the forest and river below. It wasn’t at all what I was expecting! I will revisit this at a later date. This doesn’t do that morning justice. Fog is a tough bugger but I learned what I needed to learn. 

Sennelier watercolors on 9" x 14" Arches 140# hot press cotton paper.

David's Garden

I didn't post anything about this to preserve the surprise for my friend David. I gave it to him this morning so now I can show everyone else. 

Sennelier watercolors on 8" x 10" Arches hot press watercolor board. 

New cards

New 4” x 9” all occasion note cards printed on sturdy cardstock. These will come with a matching bookmark if ordered in the month of June.  https://squareup.com/store/bonny