It was a perfect crisp, fall, day when the Art Buddies met in NW Portland to sketch and paint on the go. The rain will soon be here, so we definitely jumped at the chance to paint outdoors.
Portland has some great architectural details and as we tried to artfully capture them, we freaked out a lot of people. I guess we must have looked like Census Takers or undercover agents, because we had some anxious strangers coming up to use wanting to know what we were up to. One man who was putting up twinkle lights and overparked, sheepishly announced he was leaving in a minute, had a good laugh when my friend turned around her sketchbook to reveal that she'd been painting him as he worked. Beware of middle aged women with sketch pads and pencils!
We never made it past the corner where we started, since there were so many things to sketch in that small area. From colorful plants to interesting shop windows, we did not lack for material.
We loved a shop called The Polish Pottery Place, on Hoyt, with it's colorful flock of tin chickens, pigs, peacocks and flowers.
This outdoor art was imported from Mexico, and was so colorful and cheery!
JoAnne set up her stool, and got right to work, painting in her colorful style.
More fun Portland signs.
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