Archive | July, 2006
Portland Highlights

Portland Highlights

Within two hours of landing at the Portland airport we were at Bolt Fabric Boutique (probably a new record). It’s in the Alberta Arts District with lots of other funky shops and restuarants (check out Tin Shed for brunch – yummy scrambled egg dishes). Here’s some artists who were busy painting a great mural on [...]

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Wild Weeds

Wild Weeds

Last weekend we visited our friends, Karen and Robert, who live in a fairy-tale kind of house, maybe like Jack went to visit after he climbed the Beanstalk. It’s surrounded by acres of interesting plants and sculptures, and I’ve blogged about their great art collection before. This visit I had a great time driving around [...]

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99 Bottles of Beer

99 Bottles of Beer

Here’s what I’ve been doing since I promised to make art in the mornings. No, not hanging out in bars but making one. I still have to add the Club Brassy Toe sign as seen through the door, a fight scene on tv, and a few more details. But hey, aren’t all those bottles beautiful? [...]

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Illustration Friday: Sacrifice

Illustration Friday: Sacrifice

This week’s theme for Illustration Friday is “sacrifice.” I thought it would be a good time to practice drawing cannibals since we’re going on a trip next week, and I think there might be some at our hotel. When I googled “cannibals” to get some ideas, this photo came up first. It’s from some joke [...]

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Time to Make Art

Time to Make Art

A couple of years ago, I saw my friend Laura had a watch that said, “Time to go to your studio and Make some art” on the face (she’s a sculptor). She said her son gave it to her, and it really worked. So I spend a lot of time searching the internet for a [...]

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