A good week in and around The Pearl. We did take a couple of drives: Tuesday to Hood River, Thursday to Raptor Ridge. This is a perfect time for drives, the fall colors are perfect. Going through some photos from our recent trip to John Day Fossil Beds triggered an oil painting. Our unit is…
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TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – October 28, 2025
What is one of the first things you focus on when you look at a piece of art or a photo you have done? Frequently we find the “mistake,” – what I did wrong. We even tend to do it when we look at someone’s post we see in a blog or on IG. This…
This week in The Pearl – Central Oregon II
Last week we continued exploring the John Day Fossil Beds. These fossil beds have had a place in my memory since I was a child. I read and re-read The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek by Evelyn Sibly Lampman when I was still in grade school. It was a story about a couple of children…
This week in The Pearl – and central Oregon
Started the week by doing a digital painting that has been on my mind. Long time followers of this blog will recall the many candid photographs I took while living in France, I don’t find as many here, but I took this one from our fourth floor window – I had to use Tricia’s camera…
This week in The Pearl – October 3, 2025
We had a good week, for some reason not a lot of photos, nor chances to do a lot of art. Friday, needing a bit of a balm, which for us is usually found together at a table, we went back to WildFin in Vancouver. Tricia had the Parmesan Encrusted Sole, I had the grilled…
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