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06/19/2026

My new Luchetti

A new sketchbook has come to our attention, courtesy of Missy Maxwell, who has taken full advantage of its unique characteristics in our Thursday Paint Out/Urban Sketch group. Luchetti makes a truly flat sketchbook with 100%cotton, 300 lb watercolor paper, 8"X8", bound gorgeously and ready to become an heirloom! It's also a bit intimidating for that very reason. Since I allow myself a generous budget for art supplies (and rarely use it!) I bought one....

A new sketchbook has come to our attention, courtesy of Missy Maxwell, who has taken full advantage of its unique characteristics in our Thursday Paint Out/Urban Sketch group. Luchetti makes a trul…

06/17/2026

See America by Bus?

Did you ever travel the Greyhound way, to see the country by bus? Me neither. And now our local Greyhouse Bus Depot, downtown across from Sylvester Park, has lost its racy canine effigy and become another kind of Bus Stop, a Bar and Bistro. The kitchen is actually a food truck in the heated enclosed patio called The Greyhound Grill…...

Did you ever travel the Greyhound way, to see the country by bus? Me neither. And now our local Greyhouse Bus Depot, downtown across from Sylvester Park, has lost its racy canine effigy and become …

06/15/2026

Irresistible Irises with Pamela Harnois

I just finished a 2-session online workshop with Connecticut artist, Pamela Harnois, titled Irresistible Irises. I've been enjoying her wet and wonderful abstract florals on Instagram and thought maybe a bit of her painterly intuition would rub off on me. It's the old story of it looks easy when you watch her - the way she does this dance with the water and pigment, putting it on, taking it off, coaxing it to flow, wielding her Chinese calligraphy brush with relaxed control....

I just finished a 2-session online workshop with Connecticut artist, Pamela Harnois, titled Irresistible Irises. I’ve been enjoying her wet and wonderful abstract florals on Instagram and tho…

06/13/2026

Palmer Gardens

On Thursday this week our Paint Out group enjoyed another idyllic property, lovingly developed by Lynne and Stet Palmer to take advantage of nature's bounty on one of the many inlets of the Puget Sound. Their garden was doing its springtime showing of foxgloves and daisies and the day was irresistibly sunny while comfortably cool. We spread out around the property to find our personal spots of serenity to sit and paint....

On Thursday this week our Paint Out group enjoyed another idyllic property, lovingly developed by Lynne and Stet Palmer to take advantage of nature’s bounty on one of the many inlets of the P…

06/06/2026

Albee House

The Albees are retired now but their gorgeous property which hosted numerous weddings, remains as a testament to LOVE. The Paint Out/Urban Sketchers group spread ourselves all over the gardens on Thursday, finding so many different settings for romantic portraits or heart felt sketches! Note: the logo stamp made by Missy Maxwell for our group! For Ineke it was the LOVE barn or shed....

The Albees are retired now but their gorgeous property which hosted numerous weddings, remains as a testament to LOVE. The Paint Out/Urban Sketchers group spread ourselves all over the gardens on T…

06/03/2026

More bloom doodling

These flowers blooming in my garden right now came inside with me and I thought I should check on their names. I mean bluebells and daisies of course, neither of which I myself planted. There's the botanical names - campanula persicifolia or campanula rotundifolia and leucanthemum maximum, and max chrysanthemum. But then there are those that hint at location, like meadowbell, harebell, Shasta daisy, Daisy of Alaska, Willow bellflower, Peach-bells....

These flowers blooming in my garden right now came inside with me and I thought I should check on their names. I mean bluebells and daisies of course, neither of which I myself planted. There& #8217…

05/30/2026

Tenino Time Machine

Tenino is a likable small town not far from Olympia, known for its stone quarry and train depot - a town that loves its history even as it moves into the current age. The Tenino Bank still looks like a bank, but now houses the Chiropractic and Wellness Center. There was a constant rumble of traffic down the main street where the Paint Out group of sketchers lined the sidewalks, capturing the storefronts....

Tenino is a likable small town not far from Olympia, known for its stone quarry and train depot – a town that loves its history even as it moves into the current age. The Tenino Bank still lo…

05/28/2026

This and that – grab a sketch!

sketch from photo by Lisa Genuit Lately there just seems to be a few minutes here and there to site down and paint! I would love to see these Caspian Terns in person, seasonal visitors at our Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. But for now I'll settle for a quick sketch of these stunning flyers....

sketch from photo by Lisa Genuit Lately there just seems to be a few minutes here and there to site down and paint! I would love to see these Caspian Terns in person, seasonal visitors at our Billy…

05/26/2026

A Bloom Doodle Garden

watercolor, w/c pencil on w/c paper In a bloom doodle gardenevery flower finds her placefor a moment in the sun,like me, pale from winter lightleaning toward the vernal bright Dip in yellow,brighten with orange,balance with violets,finish with sap green, leaving trails for tiny flyers-birds and bees. And don’t forget the bugs and beetles;...

watercolor, w/c pencil on w/c paper In a bloom doodle gardenevery flower finds her placefor a moment in the sun,like me, pale from winter lightleaning toward the vernal bright Dip in yellow,brighte…

05/25/2026

Bill and Joy Justis’ Garden

watercolor and w/c pencil in Zeta series Carnet de Croquis mixed media sketchbook The Paint Out group met in Bill and Joy Justis’ garden last Thursday. I call it Eden on the edge of open forest, towering trees animated by choruses of archangels led by Black-headed Grosbeaks in the their yellow and black regalia, with giant rhododendrons embracing serene spots with shamrock carpets. ...

watercolor and w/c pencil in Zeta series Carnet de Croquis mixed media sketchbook The Paint Out group met in Bill and Joy Justis’ garden last Thursday. I call it Eden on the edge of open forest, to…

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