It was quite a thrill to get to go to the Strip, in Las Vegas, at night and render a painting of the scene, on the spot.

I owe a big thanks to my cousin Phil Stears, for his photography -capturing me with my easel, painting on the spot.



Attempt to travel to Las vegas and Phoenix becomes  Oregon art journey...

Escape New York Pizza -by the slice -in the Bur-

nside district became the first subject on my travels. Besides that, experience in Portland, and a few other nice moments, meeting people there, and drawing some dancers,

there were people a-plenty to draw in Eugene, OR and there was the mill located right next to I-5 when passing thru Roseburg, that I decided to treat as a landmark.  I had to hold my easel from being blown around while doing the painting -it was probably the fastest painting I ever almost completed on the spot.  (I touched up and added a few details the next day in my mobile studio).  Besides the wind -it was spitting and finally in the end actually raining -but I was determined I switched painting style, using a large palate knife for almost the whole painting which really simplified my choices and kept things moving right along.  A cop showed up to explain that the property adjacent to where I was standing was owned by the people who had a utility trailer dealership there, and the woman had complained so he was glad that I told him I was just about thru, and left satisfied that I would keep my promise.  The whole affair took about forty five minutes, at the most from rolling out  the paint, and equipment to beginning work on the painting, to slapping the last brushstroke folding up and leaving.  It was unusual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PHOENIX RISES painting completed in February 2016, by myself, of the Anacortes, Washington schooner recently rescued and restored in boat haven, Port Townsend, after sinking in the October, 2015 storm.
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