SUMMER'S END

Heading Home

We have left the North end of the trip to head back to Tucson.  The Basic Workshop at the Pacific Northwest Art School in Coupeville was a success!  This was a big question: after time off, basically a sabbatical, could we still deliver a good experience?  (Might add we're not kids anymore.)  The plan was, if this workshop 'worked' we could consider doing others.  I'm planning a Basic Workshop late in October: dates to be announced after I contact the people who have already asked.

Here are two sketches from our 'plein air' morning in Coupeville.

Monthly Tip

On the way to Coupeville we stopped on the Oregon coast for some practice sketching, as I had been painting in watercolor and acrylics and was a tad stale.  THIS IS YOUR TIP FOR AUGUST.

​Here are Sketch 1 and Sketch 6 of the same subject. You may have quit for a while, but if you will just practice, you’ll be right back where you left off. It’s truly fun to see very fast improvement because you have already learned once and re-learning is easy!
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Ocean #1

Ocean #6

Most amusing of the trip was Mister T's Family Cafe in Mt. Vernon, WA where we had the 'Inmate Special.'  A local jail inmate broke through the ceiling of the jail and announced he wouldn't come down until they brought him 'biscuits and gravy' from Mister T's.  A cop ran into the restaurant and demanded the order, took it to the escaped prisoner and he came down to eat it and be re-jailed.  It is really good!

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​We stopped at the Devil's Churn on the Oregon coast.  I have tried to sketch it before.  I love this sketch as it shows movement.  And I still haven't captured this phenomenal place.  Hope to visit it on the way back to Tucson.

Devil's Churn

Fantastic News!

​I had planned to end PBS shows, not doing Season Five. An anonymous donor has promised $20,000 to WGVU as matching money toward the $30,000 needed to finance the Season (13 Episodes). Because some wonderful person has huge faith in us, I plan to film Season Five in October. Any donation will be tripled, as in $100 becomes $300 until they have the $30,000. This Season will be filmed ‘on location’ as in plein air. I have always wanted to film on location where you typically sketch. WGVU has agreed.
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Thanks in advance for your support of Season Five of the Pocket Sketching Show on PBS! YOU make it happen!

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Happy Sketching!