Play

Specifically, one member of the band that was playing in the lobby before the play.

At the bloodmobile

This was a newer bus, with loungers instead of flat beds, and more room in the aisle for the phlebotomists to maneuver.





The vein in my left arm was judged to be a good one for drawing from, which left my right hand free.  I did a quick sketch of the phlebotomist at the other end of the bus while mine was setting up.










And then did my own left hand, remembering to pump every once and a while.  I knew it was going to have to be a quickie, but I surprised myself at how quickly I filled the bag.  My phlebotomist would have been happy to let me stay and finish, but they needed the bed.  So I added the shading while sitting in the canteen with juice and crackers.

Portland Art Museum

A bunch of new exhibits had opened since the last time I was here, so I ran around at first, trying to get a glimpse of them all.  And then figured that I'd better sit down and sketch something, and did the tea house set up in the entrance of the exhibit of Japanese art and calligraphy.

Then upstairs, to see the exhibit on modern realism.  And decided that 'realism' is a relative word.  All of the works were representative, but none of them pretended to be photo-realistic.  I just had time for a quickie of one of the sculptures before meeting for the throw-down.

Japanese Garden

A dry Saturday in November.  There'd been fog in the morning, but it had burned off by the time I got to the garden.  So I didn't get to do any atmospheric sketches.

Sketchcrawl at Portland Nursery

We scheduled our November sketchcrawl at the Portland Nursery on Division because they have a heated greenhouse there.  And we wanted a warm, dry refuge from the winter weather.

Well, this winter day was sunny and mild, if a bit windy.

I had to leave early, but I managed a couple of sketches, one of a statue inside the shade pavilion, and another of a jumble of pots stacked outside.

(While I was working on this one, a man wandered by and told me that I was cheating, because I was using a tablet.)

Choir rehearal

Japanese Garden

A sunny day in November.