Scavenger Hunt, Item No 22: Beer

The night I saw our list of scavenger hunt items posted online, it totally transformed the way I looked around at the city. I found myself at the supermarket, contemplating the design possibilities of six-packs of beer bottles. What colors, what brands, what light and shadow, would various brands of beer offer as models for a sketch? (I don't drink beer myself, so no loyalty to a particular flavor was there to steer me.)

And then, walking home from the grocery store, I stumbled across an adult dodge-ball game in full swing at the park. Dozens of people, pegging each other with big rubber playground balls, hollering playful obscenities at each other, and yes, drinking beer. When a can at the edge of the tennis court was knocked over and partly crushed by a stray ball, I knew I had some sketching to do!

Welcome to Portland.