 |
| 9/22/25 St. Patrick Catholic Church, Alphabet District, Portland |
(My Portland series was interrupted by more exciting news,
but now it resumes.)
As I did last year in Portland and this past
spring in L.A., I stuck with my daily walking routine even when I
traveled. On days when I had a fairly packed agenda, I didn’t always sketch on
the walks, but when I had time, I took along my A5-size Hahnemühle sketchbook
in case I wanted to use color.
I would simply set off in a direction from my hotel, then turn
a corner at some point, eventually working my way back to the hotel. Along the way,
I sketched whatever caught my eye. It’s absolutely my favorite way to sketch on
location, especially when traveling: Wander aimlessly until I’m compelled to
stop and sketch. I love the sense of discovery coupled with the urge to draw!
 |
| 9/23/25 William Temple House, Portland |
The two color sketches shown above were among my
favorites of the whole trip. Both buildings were discovered when I turned a corner I hadn’t
walked before, and suddenly there they were, demanding to be sketched – and I
was delighted to oblige.
As always, many of my sketch journal pages also document
food and beverages consumed. Meals are always part of the fun of travel, right?
 |
| 9/18/25 Lacey and my drive to Portland |
 |
| 9/19/25 Breakside Brewery, Portland |
 |
| 9/19/25 Hachi restaurant and Breakside Brewery |
 |
| 9/20/25 |
 |
| 9/20/25 Scottie's Pizza Parlor |
 |
| 9/23/25 My last Portland neighborhood walk and a rest stop where I had lunch on the drive home. |
Those first two are beautiful (and beautifully done). And as always, your Ugly book sketches tell interesting stories. I had to laugh about the best pizza thing. I've been craving a really gooey, cheesy, heavy on the tomato sauce and loaded to the gills pizza lately and not quite sure where to find one locally. The frozen pizzas I buy to fix at home are good but not gooey loaded good. :-)
ReplyDeleteAlways important to have a local source of good pizza! :-)
Delete