Some recent sketches- taking advantage of the good days.

Trying to take advantage of our random good weather days I struck out as often as I could to try to capture some fall color and interesting views around Portland town.

looking across W Burnside toward Providence Park Stadium -watercolor and ink

Portland Art Museum- watercolor and ink

Pittock Mansion- watercolor and ink

The Fields Park- watercolor and ink

Sketching Outside

Deb and Kalina and I had an impromptu sketch outing on Hawthorne today. Both of them have some lovely sketches and I hope they'll post them. My results weren't so good,  so I'm going to post some other urban sketches I've don't lately that are somewhat better than today's results.  Maybe they'll inspire you to visit one of these places to sketch.

Sitting at a picnic table in the sunshine, I sketched this view of the Pittock mansion.

When I turned around the other way, I could see all of these folks enjoying the view of the mountain and downtown.

I sketched this view from the Fields, just as some of the trees were beginning to get their new leaves. This time, I noticed a little weather data collection device (center). 

I hope you all find some time to sketch outside on our wonderful spring days. Please post them, too!