tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23005597182558735392024-03-12T18:19:31.911-07:00Sketchbook MeditationsBill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-85484212911736815722013-01-08T10:10:00.000-08:002013-01-08T10:10:33.048-08:00I'll be showing some paintings and sketches in Feb<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I interrupt the retirement of this blog to say that I'll be showing some paintings and sketchbooks next month. I hope to see some blog followers there.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-51940874770027118902012-07-10T19:41:00.000-07:002012-07-10T19:41:33.265-07:00Last PostI've decided to discontinue posting to this blog. I will continue to post to my original blog <a href="http://billsharp.wordpress.com/">Bill Sharp Paintings</a>.<br />
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This blog was an experiment in separating my sketches from my oil paintings but I find that I post to one and ignore the other for long periods and it hasn't really worked to try to keep both up to date with current work.<br />
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I don't have any plans to remove the content of this blog but I hope that if you've enjoyed what I've posted here, you'll continue to visit my <a href="http://billsharp.wordpress.com/">wordpress blog</a>.<br />
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Thanks so much for your encouragement and supportive comments.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-34355629697169058982012-05-26T19:40:00.004-07:002012-05-26T19:40:53.392-07:00SW Oak and 4th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">7" x 10" gouache in sketchbook</span></i></div>
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<br />Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-5854986081293154122012-03-19T20:10:00.001-07:002012-03-19T20:10:42.865-07:00Temporary Kitchen<br />
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For the past month, my studio has been our kitchen. This table is where we eat.<br />
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Study for a painting I'm working on.<br />
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<br />Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-90290863454967584372012-01-14T16:42:00.000-08:002012-01-14T21:23:32.590-08:00Bad Weekend.<br />
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Thoracentesis is an invasive procedure to remove fluid or air from the pleural space for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. A cannula, or hollow needle, is carefully introduced into the thorax, generally after administration of local anesthesia.</div>
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( I apologize if an earlier version of this post alarmed people. The initial crisis is behind us and we're trying to evaluate what is next. - Just like life )</div>
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I've neglected this blog lately, as I've focused on painting and work. I haven't made time to do much sketching.<br />
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This shop is on my way downtown and I always think to myself that I want to get down there and paint it, as I go by. </div>
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<br />Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-35816256768702501352011-08-03T20:23:00.001-07:002011-08-03T20:34:36.334-07:00Beautiful evening in the gardenOur garden is usually full of weeds and in need pruning. It still is but not as bad as usual and, with the help of one of my sketching friends who designed plantings for a neglected bed, it's been a very pleasant place to spend these warm evenings.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnZnx277A62kMWlFt3DAHunSLmCEuAiWyoOx_zCmuR2xsqSg1_BJPZAtHnjqlGwfPhNG5xqRkcg3ATFAIvBqag115Jj38yphZwNWGAtekMFG1PChtpCjV7OM25XUBLLMdDBEgTeEijgiS/s1600/Bird-feeder-in-the-garden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnZnx277A62kMWlFt3DAHunSLmCEuAiWyoOx_zCmuR2xsqSg1_BJPZAtHnjqlGwfPhNG5xqRkcg3ATFAIvBqag115Jj38yphZwNWGAtekMFG1PChtpCjV7OM25XUBLLMdDBEgTeEijgiS/s320/Bird-feeder-in-the-garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636837083842154450" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">8" x 10" two page spread in sketchbook</span></span><br /></div><br />The weather has been so gloomy until recently that I'm really soaking up the sun, now that it's here. I can hardly stop staring at the blue sky.<br /><br />It is a challenge for me to make graphic sense out of all this foliage. I need a few man made objects to focus on.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-65014714122591114452011-07-24T16:39:00.001-07:002021-09-29T16:40:32.694-07:00Hayfield<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKn0LWj6rej815qdkzvzxwJRgdqI5oMeWrJxav-slSjIbfbohosbC7TAyFci9zVFc1rOGOuiDrWwMv0GyLT9z0etOp5IpooEZ8VUwD8MXUzN-eOIT2DFZaAWo58aQxHTQNACHjondMVm5t/s1600/Hayfield-NW-Meier-Rd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633067940847415938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKn0LWj6rej815qdkzvzxwJRgdqI5oMeWrJxav-slSjIbfbohosbC7TAyFci9zVFc1rOGOuiDrWwMv0GyLT9z0etOp5IpooEZ8VUwD8MXUzN-eOIT2DFZaAWo58aQxHTQNACHjondMVm5t/s320/Hayfield-NW-Meier-Rd.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 233px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>I took a drive away from town today and found a spot to pull the truck off the road at this hayfield that had recently been cut. I had my oil painting gear with me but was too lazy to set it all up. I've not done any plein air oil painting this summer.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-43485748035716204452011-07-23T19:56:00.000-07:002011-07-23T20:04:44.312-07:00July 23 Sketchcrawl in North PortlandI joined a group of Portland Urban Sketches to take advantage of a rare sunny day and revisit the neighborhood near the White Eagle Saloon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5-ReGiP3Gga-kIGEKQJqq0ch_A8oo6pOA_M5ZV7H7RwiF2lG63oqxvTuntmtgmFMoDE52NLH8_F6z0m0RgtSBjWsbcPsMkOVzgW0gI9zg0m0W2sgylizXhdmAJwac_H5LSlERRAcckaY/s1600/N-Knott-toward-Interstate-A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5-ReGiP3Gga-kIGEKQJqq0ch_A8oo6pOA_M5ZV7H7RwiF2lG63oqxvTuntmtgmFMoDE52NLH8_F6z0m0RgtSBjWsbcPsMkOVzgW0gI9zg0m0W2sgylizXhdmAJwac_H5LSlERRAcckaY/s320/N-Knott-toward-Interstate-A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632747995628710674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This neighborhood is sort of being gentrified but it's adjacent to freeway overpasses and rail yards that make it noisy and a brewery, which makes it smelly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNP-KSfeKn5A5IxwNCZvb-aJK2fQmdsVo9UhxxAYuNtB_XhPMeBClq3VQMZb0geHkwVem7mZdBloj_7-KG3ItxbnDYDIvWMlc1LHcYDsXkCwkkzql87WoGhfjyiXjoY4CgW1lf_tBLAc0/s1600/Apt-building-at-N-Mississip.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 464px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNP-KSfeKn5A5IxwNCZvb-aJK2fQmdsVo9UhxxAYuNtB_XhPMeBClq3VQMZb0geHkwVem7mZdBloj_7-KG3ItxbnDYDIvWMlc1LHcYDsXkCwkkzql87WoGhfjyiXjoY4CgW1lf_tBLAc0/s320/Apt-building-at-N-Mississip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632747990666558610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0rZQDYEdZhc8pNi3jU5kl6NJnXPomX0zzLpoHBhxnSml-JYy-_O0BulAnoyVjyaPrUDrh0Rg6lsKcjIQSmC9Robcjhu100d6aq3l3nSShKIuB6iHFv3ZPEU2pv5VhyphenhyphenIfgXadCKHU9VeQ/s1600/Oregon-Oak-on-N-Mississippi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0rZQDYEdZhc8pNi3jU5kl6NJnXPomX0zzLpoHBhxnSml-JYy-_O0BulAnoyVjyaPrUDrh0Rg6lsKcjIQSmC9Robcjhu100d6aq3l3nSShKIuB6iHFv3ZPEU2pv5VhyphenhyphenIfgXadCKHU9VeQ/s320/Oregon-Oak-on-N-Mississippi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632747994304675234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was fun to see everyone and enjoy a day drawing in the sun.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-66117965337601228562011-07-02T12:28:00.000-07:002011-07-02T12:34:20.477-07:00Artichoke CafeLast night my wife and I enjoyed some really great local acoustic music at the Artichoke Cafe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1lEjXUSS5ZsC2Sf9hPgY8d8j3xN3GWrHJ0QgcwRfAGb_Ufy25EN0ZymKEQHihHiY7aQG4jj7sEqhLOB8aNjHqUvhwtGJcDwnfPwKPr39TfaPWMSaWDUai3ns1HcrTlRp4pDMOKr3JXoE/s1600/Performers-at-Artichoke-Caf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1lEjXUSS5ZsC2Sf9hPgY8d8j3xN3GWrHJ0QgcwRfAGb_Ufy25EN0ZymKEQHihHiY7aQG4jj7sEqhLOB8aNjHqUvhwtGJcDwnfPwKPr39TfaPWMSaWDUai3ns1HcrTlRp4pDMOKr3JXoE/s320/Performers-at-Artichoke-Caf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624839578180040818" border="0" /></a>Four Singer Songwriters shared the stage and all were really terrific.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDud9NCsyfwtorzTyi9biQ8FobhPZa0zognNCw-uYwFqFsgXAt4vCYUrjrBFkY3k0vMIA9NX-CcjwyYHfCyKxcu8Es6ZkP2dNkVHQ-Q1U1Ot1YbvEWHRc6otCqjqUjmgixWkG4yIJo98NY/s1600/Barna-Howard-at-Artichoke-C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDud9NCsyfwtorzTyi9biQ8FobhPZa0zognNCw-uYwFqFsgXAt4vCYUrjrBFkY3k0vMIA9NX-CcjwyYHfCyKxcu8Es6ZkP2dNkVHQ-Q1U1Ot1YbvEWHRc6otCqjqUjmgixWkG4yIJo98NY/s320/Barna-Howard-at-Artichoke-C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624839583742858898" border="0" /></a>The proportions are a little wonky on this one but I enjoyed drawing it and listening to the tunes.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-19129461505907898612011-06-15T16:27:00.000-07:002011-06-15T16:44:58.590-07:00Sketching at Smith Rock State Park<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjEoya-roU1-Jrf13vu1vX2nluv1O71tMFnCtr-k6RKjWkZxVh8oqJsog50uKdMI_yhNZl-e2mdtSJTZev8TfdkRB3u4wWb2sPyeK8tMYvSIt_g3vQRYUrpl_MS5KHSxBx6Us6nduEU_j/s1600/Rock+Formation+at+Smith+Rock.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjEoya-roU1-Jrf13vu1vX2nluv1O71tMFnCtr-k6RKjWkZxVh8oqJsog50uKdMI_yhNZl-e2mdtSJTZev8TfdkRB3u4wWb2sPyeK8tMYvSIt_g3vQRYUrpl_MS5KHSxBx6Us6nduEU_j/s320/Rock+Formation+at+Smith+Rock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618593012056050242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">7" x 10" Watercolor and Ink</span></span><br /><br /></div>On a trip to Central Oregon, I spent a day at <a href="http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_51.php">Smith Rock State Park</a>, which is very popular with rock climbers. These formations are fun to draw and there were several groups of climbers scaling them as I worked.<br /><br /><br />Along the trail I came across this incredible view of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jefferson_%28Oregon%29">Mt Jefferson</a> framed through the cliffs of Smith Rock. The boulder between the two cliffs is probably about three of four stories high.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOUmnreozvJbGb717VnX5ueB8uU-EImtz1Lx3wQ8gEAOdfsQBWZv-SMbd5nLKHPT6XDpFDyQH5VIupHrP5Y4-rZM7xudVbwjFdxAdwNKGgoR18cblEx5i9Dv154kyVJgPTKzkTCY3y8Go/s1600/Mt-Jeffereson-Framed-throug.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOUmnreozvJbGb717VnX5ueB8uU-EImtz1Lx3wQ8gEAOdfsQBWZv-SMbd5nLKHPT6XDpFDyQH5VIupHrP5Y4-rZM7xudVbwjFdxAdwNKGgoR18cblEx5i9Dv154kyVJgPTKzkTCY3y8Go/s320/Mt-Jeffereson-Framed-throug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618594806047984594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">7" x 10" Watercolor and Ink</span></span><br /></div>Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-80709739737717930812011-05-10T13:02:00.001-07:002011-05-10T13:05:02.656-07:00May Flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7eUQh2l8k1C504UES7tjvLh5SKhVC26t0RrHuhyISMt1JNIhSxL9u7iu2oA1SQsXS6wkFueKQ7ZjH1Df-v8_l3Iw_DFnQYdQIEJ_LropREUgrtET_ao7WMlrcBCMInnf5p5gaH04NxTh/s1600/May-flowers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7eUQh2l8k1C504UES7tjvLh5SKhVC26t0RrHuhyISMt1JNIhSxL9u7iu2oA1SQsXS6wkFueKQ7ZjH1Df-v8_l3Iw_DFnQYdQIEJ_LropREUgrtET_ao7WMlrcBCMInnf5p5gaH04NxTh/s320/May-flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605180782768052850" border="0" /></a>Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-16889153804613836452011-05-09T08:13:00.000-07:002011-05-09T08:27:28.965-07:00Dog sketches - MikiOver recent months, I've ended up with a collection of sketches of our new dog, Miki. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQVGJNuIb0M9uST6d_DtMCS0aHaLmuKYF1qSSJLDXh8K2OKsoc0k_RXQePV-ZHVBW_UITs_OWP6hJOC5QoYFozYf8FB8JmSJRGuTmunVh1RCFfpMBbUZCo-bKm4Ny25ZKH3uVKTLHB8b1/s1600/Portrait-of-Miki.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQVGJNuIb0M9uST6d_DtMCS0aHaLmuKYF1qSSJLDXh8K2OKsoc0k_RXQePV-ZHVBW_UITs_OWP6hJOC5QoYFozYf8FB8JmSJRGuTmunVh1RCFfpMBbUZCo-bKm4Ny25ZKH3uVKTLHB8b1/s320/Portrait-of-Miki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604735587107655298" border="0" /></a>Miki is a really interesting looking little guy that we think may be part Chihuahua and Shibu Inu. He's not as small as a Chihuahua but he has those buggy eyes. His ears are really large so that sometimes, he looks like an arctic fox. He's a rescue dog and was listed as an American Eskimo mix. We looked up Inuit words and decided to call him miki, which, according to the internet, means small ice flow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev8RFfY1I3Ona8cXPw2OMTr-yNbp0IXLB-AlgK3uxSh8hOUywPG0clb1VHaytrMFbrVihpQffVmeYid_jUWDhFVYz6NXnWNRfgkDdLGA_SWKL__rNDVfCynt5AWXSAWxPCY5Er3p_XB6q/s1600/Dog-studies-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev8RFfY1I3Ona8cXPw2OMTr-yNbp0IXLB-AlgK3uxSh8hOUywPG0clb1VHaytrMFbrVihpQffVmeYid_jUWDhFVYz6NXnWNRfgkDdLGA_SWKL__rNDVfCynt5AWXSAWxPCY5Er3p_XB6q/s320/Dog-studies-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604735584205726770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsATYaDlxv9D-c4dHkaaY0jyOqNXOXoHqtLVjclfFMwZc1ZmLEJISezBoiDtdzQ9KmtBQrq67sshr7N-o6AcAYfX8EesHEkWD45fHb07RNaL3mkwQXFZ4vg3U8GfRcG6kmZjd5fHABuB4_/s1600/Dog-studies-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsATYaDlxv9D-c4dHkaaY0jyOqNXOXoHqtLVjclfFMwZc1ZmLEJISezBoiDtdzQ9KmtBQrq67sshr7N-o6AcAYfX8EesHEkWD45fHb07RNaL3mkwQXFZ4vg3U8GfRcG6kmZjd5fHABuB4_/s320/Dog-studies-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604735582288545714" border="0" /></a><br />When he's awake, he doesn't stay still for very long, so I have to have several sketches going at the same time, hoping that he'll return to a pose I've already started to sketch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXcJ-0i8hwDf_hIO4pQYLuf97fkbkssyie1Qq5uH5TU3tb0hy1T-8jJul_cVI_ssj4WrIJQx38g9cvxMeimC3S-zlXaqUzx-0uZKewnd1YDbwAQUO7EhyphenhyphenSG6jePewSn4N-UjZs2zLGLQX/s1600/Miki-study.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXcJ-0i8hwDf_hIO4pQYLuf97fkbkssyie1Qq5uH5TU3tb0hy1T-8jJul_cVI_ssj4WrIJQx38g9cvxMeimC3S-zlXaqUzx-0uZKewnd1YDbwAQUO7EhyphenhyphenSG6jePewSn4N-UjZs2zLGLQX/s320/Miki-study.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604735591034226738" border="0" /></a><br />It's easier to draw him while he's sleeping, but, of course, he usually settles into the same sleeping pose, so I end up with a lot of very similar compositions.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-56496883881544438842011-03-27T14:15:00.001-07:002011-03-27T14:16:54.158-07:00Levitating in the studio again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkofHSG4bwpm-ut6nuxBT28Ft32vzC4cPx4KPFIAa-zdclRRhsUnAZ3WEh30jXlgPCjUAu5aSRulCTgoly5oXsOUOPKU2kfnFUYZNyDYC4IVP4R3USQwjlJQNjvEHiQvpwKMNucGLnh1lq/s1600/Levitating-again.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkofHSG4bwpm-ut6nuxBT28Ft32vzC4cPx4KPFIAa-zdclRRhsUnAZ3WEh30jXlgPCjUAu5aSRulCTgoly5oXsOUOPKU2kfnFUYZNyDYC4IVP4R3USQwjlJQNjvEHiQvpwKMNucGLnh1lq/s320/Levitating-again.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588871597500406274" border="0" /></a>Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-25328013637894046212011-03-26T09:06:00.000-07:002011-03-26T09:45:32.037-07:00Self at 58<div style="text-align: center;">It's that time of year again.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajJoZvRN3vvKyhyphenhyphenLhuKjleYi5OAlgljym8PrO56GK0wfK5tH4uVZtrcs_2GHdhUDSUnDi1UPOknu_QMNRHt2n-mJyJL0yPH8U2GZfOjcwv7NvSjXHXjDYC76CQG_rPRnZ4zpAB7AjtTfo/s1600/Self-3-25-11.jpg"><img style="width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajJoZvRN3vvKyhyphenhyphenLhuKjleYi5OAlgljym8PrO56GK0wfK5tH4uVZtrcs_2GHdhUDSUnDi1UPOknu_QMNRHt2n-mJyJL0yPH8U2GZfOjcwv7NvSjXHXjDYC76CQG_rPRnZ4zpAB7AjtTfo/s320/Self-3-25-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588421245496333778" border="0" /> </a><br /></div><br />Every year, near my birthday, I try to do a self portrait based on one I did when I was in my early 20s. The original drawing was done as an assignment to learn how the face ages. We were to do a self portrait from the mirror and then, using information on how faces change over time, produce a second self portrait predicting how we would look at age 60.<br /><br />The two drawings I did for the assignment are reproduced (badly) below.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Bt5qjtetq_kkgw8ONij07sJxOuY99HRPCJoZ9N0B6CWUeuVhBYNq12_Hgyxya3m2c4jcWaGuiXF4qThhJ0qCiFfsKil5e-cFE0cIbS4XZRDQozQCteW0wbrBA0MuT3j6wIX1y-8iIJEf/s1600/Original-self-portrait-1976.jpg"><img style="width: 103px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Bt5qjtetq_kkgw8ONij07sJxOuY99HRPCJoZ9N0B6CWUeuVhBYNq12_Hgyxya3m2c4jcWaGuiXF4qThhJ0qCiFfsKil5e-cFE0cIbS4XZRDQozQCteW0wbrBA0MuT3j6wIX1y-8iIJEf/s320/Original-self-portrait-1976.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588423667543354818" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajJoZvRN3vvKyhyphenhyphenLhuKjleYi5OAlgljym8PrO56GK0wfK5tH4uVZtrcs_2GHdhUDSUnDi1UPOknu_QMNRHt2n-mJyJL0yPH8U2GZfOjcwv7NvSjXHXjDYC76CQG_rPRnZ4zpAB7AjtTfo/s1600/Self-3-25-11.jpg"><img style="width: 97px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajJoZvRN3vvKyhyphenhyphenLhuKjleYi5OAlgljym8PrO56GK0wfK5tH4uVZtrcs_2GHdhUDSUnDi1UPOknu_QMNRHt2n-mJyJL0yPH8U2GZfOjcwv7NvSjXHXjDYC76CQG_rPRnZ4zpAB7AjtTfo/s320/Self-3-25-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588421245496333778" border="0" /> </a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgeTljlEo43uqjuk635CgHPR0cyrELrslYEAv4Azpw5A2dEQng9aVbodDS8EWF2RGZ_PNcB0dM6qvvCCEPNJTCUPED_KgjtWzwlY06t4ZwiASDcdZV-Eq9nt4C_7ReZiaqt5I-Y9u4sz5/s1600/self+at+60.jpg"><img style="width: 112px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgeTljlEo43uqjuk635CgHPR0cyrELrslYEAv4Azpw5A2dEQng9aVbodDS8EWF2RGZ_PNcB0dM6qvvCCEPNJTCUPED_KgjtWzwlY06t4ZwiASDcdZV-Eq9nt4C_7ReZiaqt5I-Y9u4sz5/s320/self+at+60.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588426887425411714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span>Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-66669078457251406612011-03-21T12:16:00.001-07:002011-03-21T12:18:07.291-07:00SE Portland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-0SdSvhtiUe2cAeYLsreXkQgAfV3zdFiw1qM5Eu5NDdgzyCvw8yOrCOr1l8qWHO7Td-AWWuYYuppmhqGQxLuiPjKpW54uvdulTAFok-ZpwLlZTTAHDpw0lDk1-vh3q-_-9YD7Y7xvt8r/s1600/German-Deli---SE-Milwaukie-.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-0SdSvhtiUe2cAeYLsreXkQgAfV3zdFiw1qM5Eu5NDdgzyCvw8yOrCOr1l8qWHO7Td-AWWuYYuppmhqGQxLuiPjKpW54uvdulTAFok-ZpwLlZTTAHDpw0lDk1-vh3q-_-9YD7Y7xvt8r/s320/German-Deli---SE-Milwaukie-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586614386590691458" border="0" /></a>The back side of the German Deli and Edelweiss CafeBill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-71703467589928294952011-03-05T15:42:00.001-08:002011-03-05T15:50:14.091-08:00Ringler's Annex<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuU4vo3_wfzmYmsMFbSllKa0XCQTrgp_kxJI3-7gSk5H1IZ3588DqjpwP5mpHvSscW36oTAdUKxd1r9X46UIuupH1wVI-7b5iE1lilgVozt4tQJWUhEgXdSBjjVHnxDp6rptIj0n8_td9T/s1600/Ringler%2527s-Annex.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuU4vo3_wfzmYmsMFbSllKa0XCQTrgp_kxJI3-7gSk5H1IZ3588DqjpwP5mpHvSscW36oTAdUKxd1r9X46UIuupH1wVI-7b5iE1lilgVozt4tQJWUhEgXdSBjjVHnxDp6rptIj0n8_td9T/s400/Ringler%2527s-Annex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580745560464470242" border="0" /></a>I met members of the <a href="http://urbansketchers-portland.blogspot.com/">Portland Urban Sketcher's</a> group on West Burnside today for a morning of sketching. This is the McMenamin's Ringler's Annex Pub. It's actually more a dull yellow than green but it was a dull day, for the most part, but at least it didn't rain.<br /><br />We met at Ringler's for lunch and compared drawings and tools and talked about the upcoming <a href="http://symposium.urbansketchers.org/blog">Urban Sketcher's Symposium in Lisbon</a>.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-76205573841602235162011-02-21T08:20:00.000-08:002011-02-21T09:03:26.402-08:00North Oregon CoastI've spent a few days recovering from a cold at a friend's house in Cannon Beach. These two sketches are the scene from the widow. In stormy weather, the scene changes so fast that it's difficult to capture. Looking up from the page before making my next mark, the light would have changes completely.<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiITW-gteE6MXJJwI2pvDZHfVc0UStFFWNHbcW-l3s-gVGQK7tEbBgoMSfRVIKZO_jnocsxwp5gt7Du6AdRoe_ZJoD9ZCD8ya2uMNBw6W6e4bkzZZucZaOnCN9ShMkZppF591krM2F1Y0I/s1600/photo.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiITW-gteE6MXJJwI2pvDZHfVc0UStFFWNHbcW-l3s-gVGQK7tEbBgoMSfRVIKZO_jnocsxwp5gt7Du6AdRoe_ZJoD9ZCD8ya2uMNBw6W6e4bkzZZucZaOnCN9ShMkZppF591krM2F1Y0I/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7" x 10" ink wash<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>The sketch above was when I was feeling pretty bad. I think it reflects how I was feeling.<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19AtqwOzkW0YyMf3Zl5jyvqSu9Ox2bl_M_wb_0SFPEft236tAaxOFIpfnJBuRsrxrgF7TpyZ13mGTbeio2eKb1d0zeumdl3YgoOBEMhJ40xzj1irC_JcJAXeYd1BBokAPQUi_9WkC3IF4/s1600/cannon+beach+wtrclr2.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19AtqwOzkW0YyMf3Zl5jyvqSu9Ox2bl_M_wb_0SFPEft236tAaxOFIpfnJBuRsrxrgF7TpyZ13mGTbeio2eKb1d0zeumdl3YgoOBEMhJ40xzj1irC_JcJAXeYd1BBokAPQUi_9WkC3IF4/s400/cannon+beach+wtrclr2.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">11" x 14" watercolor<br /><div style="text-align: left;">This one is from a bit later in my stay and I'm feeling more sunny. I'm not used to working this large and had trouble controlling these more extensive washes.<br /><br />Thanks John and Jane for sharing this wonderful retreat!<br /><br /></div></div>Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-63793639855106721772011-02-20T10:27:00.000-08:002011-02-20T10:42:40.999-08:00Mongolian Boot<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBswOS6H7mrFM6uLSR4lMvaRySF-8Xu42zG6aikDPym5pa4xylzPMV5FpJBkpprqse8ZUw7sFM0umDurYtcim8Z9obqRz3wrjqfcbGB4L9gHP1E23BkXFjHFCkji26myN4jDSi0Y3f0gH/s1600/Mongolian+Boot.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBswOS6H7mrFM6uLSR4lMvaRySF-8Xu42zG6aikDPym5pa4xylzPMV5FpJBkpprqse8ZUw7sFM0umDurYtcim8Z9obqRz3wrjqfcbGB4L9gHP1E23BkXFjHFCkji26myN4jDSi0Y3f0gH/s400/Mongolian+Boot.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ink wash 10" x 7"<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-87367958848728376912011-01-17T19:38:00.001-08:002011-01-17T19:51:06.978-08:00Drinking and Drawing @ Laurelthirst Public House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHXoUh-w1YFn2D2UtwET19YV2EkQe0Fxjn48yUCSzTGDi36nUxwOws623Wz6ZY6Idu-iZVB8ARWfW7RTCzigNdS0MgiEOdNWqFna5QMjxLEIWjuG1UsXMH4xKVsTXAdfk7powKSJy7FJg/s1600/Laurelthirst-Pub-jan-2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHXoUh-w1YFn2D2UtwET19YV2EkQe0Fxjn48yUCSzTGDi36nUxwOws623Wz6ZY6Idu-iZVB8ARWfW7RTCzigNdS0MgiEOdNWqFna5QMjxLEIWjuG1UsXMH4xKVsTXAdfk7powKSJy7FJg/s400/Laurelthirst-Pub-jan-2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563365424532527410" border="0" /></a>The <a href="http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/res8u18i/laurelthirstpublichouse/">Laurelthirst Pub</a> on NW Glisan in Portland is a place I like to go and draw while listening to some great local bands. The music starts at 6pm so I can go on a work night and not be too wrecked for work the next day. I like the Kung Pao Chickens. They're a kind of Gypsy Jazz band that used to play early on Mondays but they moved them to the late show so - too late for me now. I also like <a href="http://www.lewilongmire.com/">Lewi Longmire's</a> country rock band. He reminds me a bit of the <a href="http://www.jayhawksofficial.com/">Jayhawks</a>.<br /><br />I get there early and draw before it gets too packed to see anything. I started this drawing at about 5PM and by the time the bands started, around 6:15, the place was filled.<br /><br />They also serve vegetarian food.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-11807869206425153512011-01-09T15:49:00.001-08:002011-01-09T15:52:13.029-08:00Sketchcrawl in Old Town<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66n3neOr_f_GsFKF0DJQVWB2Jerdn3qVh_Eb8l1r6d70KCc2xR2Hav3ssMIg_IR1RK5G3tDTf1OYgVx4ACm7H8TAaRWuv29n2DinZ_d8qtOP38jQrY2y6dcRHr7iDG4uBzk654nvuX8zx/s1600/NW-5th-Parking-lot.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66n3neOr_f_GsFKF0DJQVWB2Jerdn3qVh_Eb8l1r6d70KCc2xR2Hav3ssMIg_IR1RK5G3tDTf1OYgVx4ACm7H8TAaRWuv29n2DinZ_d8qtOP38jQrY2y6dcRHr7iDG4uBzk654nvuX8zx/s400/NW-5th-Parking-lot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560337620814929650" border="0" /></a>Cold, soggy day for sketching. Sketchbook pages were damp and difficult to draw on. Hard to keep clean color. Most of the right hand page was done on location, most of the left was done at home. You can see that the color is less muddy on the left hand page.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-18452402904707417872011-01-04T19:30:00.001-08:002011-01-04T19:50:13.515-08:00Crack Press (NW 3rd and Glisan)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7gTJjtDayzyOw51quwjCtwfn8nPBwWPCh-renDW8-EcCAEqWrxL7r24GDLbzrs2JG8YZY1u6tooqrWgfLFgNp532ZAICWo8pWNLvsaf6BgKleIhHmIitxag1flz3m1dBEZmArLd7Fj-r/s1600/Crack-Printing-%2528NW-3rd-and-.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7gTJjtDayzyOw51quwjCtwfn8nPBwWPCh-renDW8-EcCAEqWrxL7r24GDLbzrs2JG8YZY1u6tooqrWgfLFgNp532ZAICWo8pWNLvsaf6BgKleIhHmIitxag1flz3m1dBEZmArLd7Fj-r/s400/Crack-Printing-%2528NW-3rd-and-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558539142567683458" border="0" /></a>NW 3rd and Glisan, right at the Steel Bridge on-ramp. This is on the edge of Old Town and therefore has the red lamp posts that are used there.<br /><br />I'm not sure if this building is still inhabited but, at one time it was the home of Crack Press.Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300559718255873539.post-6570339125967401342011-01-01T16:23:00.000-08:002011-01-01T16:40:12.669-08:00Break in the WeatherIt's been very wet, even for Portland, so when I got up on Friday morning and could see my shadow, I grabbed my sketch bag and headed out. It was in the mid 20 degrees Fahrenheit, so I stayed in the truck but I thoroughly enjoyed getting some drawing done.<br /><br />These were both done in the SE Industrial area a few blocks from the Willamette River.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT5ISteky-McVzyqyC6LFdJXdngHQ8UTS8INSLvN4Y_PeDYQW4pLyn3xmKfzgBBAdJeGapGKNqsdTDeAPQ8Xn5scobFnqrPYhzx1ZKgrhA2xXzUSDUexjYSm0p_awek5xOkJf-W2EK6FE/s1600/SE-Ash-and-Third.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT5ISteky-McVzyqyC6LFdJXdngHQ8UTS8INSLvN4Y_PeDYQW4pLyn3xmKfzgBBAdJeGapGKNqsdTDeAPQ8Xn5scobFnqrPYhzx1ZKgrhA2xXzUSDUexjYSm0p_awek5xOkJf-W2EK6FE/s400/SE-Ash-and-Third.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557378514853560610" border="0" /></a>The sketch above was done at the corner of SE 3rd and Ash.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeRxesX7ZH3Z4lKhOO-5M8N2-5HnHkJXgmX4KaAtuPKR23dF3Ka3yoSLZthJ7kolibf1Onxv2vJSF29mEm5wmuSmEasj6Bt_eNXBuEKrESKaoL8j3uvbuq-JN8shHHnYWwZbn7Qy9mESp/s1600/SE-1st-and-Salmon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeRxesX7ZH3Z4lKhOO-5M8N2-5HnHkJXgmX4KaAtuPKR23dF3Ka3yoSLZthJ7kolibf1Onxv2vJSF29mEm5wmuSmEasj6Bt_eNXBuEKrESKaoL8j3uvbuq-JN8shHHnYWwZbn7Qy9mESp/s400/SE-1st-and-Salmon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557378511500826930" border="0" /></a>This one was done at SE Salmon near 1st Ave. I'm looking toward the river showing the skyline of the SW downtown including the KOIN Tower and Wells Fargo Center with the West Hills in the background.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It was so nice to see and feel the sun.<br /></div></div>Bill Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511752815381069553noreply@blogger.com3