Woman in Pink and Orange (iPad Painting)

Drawn from life on iPad Thursday morning.

At the Art Gallery (iPad Sketch)

Drawn from life, last night.  GrayDUCK Gallery.

It was hot (around 100 degrees F outside) and crowded, last night at the art gallery. 

Sketched quickly, while waiting for the gallery owner to speak.

NATURE UPDATE: 

My first fawn photo of the season. 

At the Bakery (iPad Sketch)

Drawn from life, at the outdoor seating at Cocola in San Jose, California.
 
Cocola is a great place to take your laptop and work, or take your sweetie and talk, or take your iPad and draw.

This is the bakery at which afternoon tea was taken, in my earlier iPad sketch of a man and woman.

And Santana Row is nice:  somewhat like the Grove in L.A., but with  (1) automobile traffic and (2) much greater variety of types of store.

And no canned music or trolley, so less of the Disneyland feel.

Like the Domain in Austin.

Woman in Orange and Blue (iPad Sketch)

Drawn yesterday morning, from life.

Created with Sketch Club iPad app.

"Use your words, Jean."

Woman in Yellow and Orchid

Drawn this morning, from life.

Tombow marker and water, ink, charcoal, pastel and oil pastel on watercolor paper, about 9" x 13".

Vase with Twelve Sunflowers (iPad Painting)

Drawn from imagination, starting with gray background titled "Vase with Twelve Sunflowers."

Probably started and abandoned by one of my relatives, while I was visiting Portland, Oregon last week.

My brother and sister-in-law grow a fabulous garden, and vases full of flowers fill their rooms.

So I took the title and my memory of the flowers as inspirations and started doodling.  This is the result.

SUBURBIA UPDATE:

An entry in the continuing effort to lower the number of mosquitoes without poisoning them (and us).

At the Fresh Pot (iPad Sketch)

Drawn quickly from life, on iPad, in the early morning last week.

(It turned out he was looking down because a call had come in.  He went outside to take it.)

At the Fresh Pot on SW Washington, in downtown Portland.

I just got back from several weeks away from home.

The last five days I spent in Portland, Oregon.

At the Fresh Pot, I recommend the espresso, the cold brew coffee, the plain croissant, the salt bagel--everything I tried.

Also liked the friendly and helpful service and the art on the walls.