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Corvallis Fall Festival

Background: Back in July 2004, I was in France attending a sketching/journaling workshop along the Brittany coastline. At the end of the class, Carol and I headed to Paris for several days of sight-seeing and museum hopping. On departure day, Carol had an early flight and I had an early afternoon train ride back toContinue reading “Corvallis Fall Festival”

Finished She Project

The phrase “she sank into the depths” was very workable . It conjured up quite a few visual images. Giant squid was the initial thought, so I went with it. Snorkel woman was based on an image I shot while on Maui many years ago. Took about 3 hrs to complete. Nothing great but justContinue reading “Finished She Project”

She Phrase

Here is my phrase “She sank into the depths….” Squid and the deep blue sea is coming to mind… we’ll see what happens!

She Project 2009

Is it that time already? Yep, we are sitting on the eve of this year’s project. What is the She Project? Tomorrow afternoon I will receive a “she phrase” via email and I will spend only 2 hrs working an 8″x10″ 2D project. Saturday morning I turn the project in with a frame and itContinue reading “She Project 2009”

Retro Art

While looking at my friends site, I jumped into her “Retro” section. I find in very interesting to see the progression of artists through time. A great example is the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam which displays his work in a winding time line through the beautiful building. So why not put up a pieceContinue reading “Retro Art”

6 Sides Completed

Yesterday it arrived in my mailbox, the completed block from the 6 Sides to Every Story project. Carol had given me a preview but it was very exciting to open the official envelope!

Mocha’s UnBirthday

It’s really happened. On April 30th she passed over the 16.5 yr mark. We certainly didn’t think she would ever make it this far, or us to survive….but here she is still standing & walking with her crusty nose. What a dog!

Gyotaku at Carols

After taking the rubber fish class from Fred Mullet at ArtFest (it was our third day and I didn’t post any of the results from the class) Carol really wanted to have us come over for fish printing with the real thing. Lauren and I met at Carol & Harry’s place for the Gyotaku experience.Continue reading “Gyotaku at Carols”

Barnaby at OSU

What would you do with a sinus infection if you’re an Umbrella Cockatoo? You sneeze, breath through your mouth and act miserable. Your mom takes you to the doctor and puts you on several medications, but months go by and you still are not clear of it. Your sinuses loop around behind your eyes, haveContinue reading “Barnaby at OSU”

Dreaming of Ft. Warden

Each morning during the ArtFest duration I would drag myself out of bed before 6am, get dressed and head out for a walk to the light house. Each journey surfaced new treasures from shells to critter tracks on the beach. One Bald Eagle was always visible, you just had to do a little tree searching.Continue reading “Dreaming of Ft. Warden”