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Flower power

2/19/2016

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Artistic Portland has extended a "Flower Power" art challenge to its artists that will be voted on in April.  I do enjoy art challenges--they give me a focus.  I started with this guy...
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Which I'm still in the midst of adding color to...
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But then was feeling uninspired by it.  So I drew this one a couple of days ago.
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I plan on finishing both of them, but then maybe submitting the bottom one for the challenge.   What do you think?

I've still been enjoying contour line drawing here and there.
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Those two were drawn from pictures taken on our recent trip to Bend.  We love that place!  It's where our hearts were first enchanted with Oregon.
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See in the original picture Ryan looks a bit more happy and his upper lip is a bit smaller.
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Beautiful Smith Rock
We also skied.
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Such a fantastic time!
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Back on the topic of contour drawing--I found this Korean artist, Jeongseo Chae, on Instagram who focuses on continuous line contour drawing. I just love it!
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Nancy
2/19/2016 05:19:55 pm

I showed your dad that contour line drawing picture of Ryan - and your dad was amazed. (And you know, he doesn't gush easily.)
(Ah, but when it comes to YOU - he GUSHES about everything!)

I loved those flowers. Oh. My. Yes. All the flowers.

And you always make me want to go skiing with your gorgeous pics.
(I'm glad I can live vicariously through you, dear daughter of mine.)

(When your grandmother's elevators are put in place... and she's doing better I'm going to book a flight - to Portland.) (I will find a good time for YOU.)

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