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Fox Theater Ceiling Mural Done during intermission at the magnificent Art Deco Fox Theater in Spokane, WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571860455-RWXZ4Y5QVTM3RXZ1R0B0/sketch_FoxStage_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - Anticipation (Fox Theater) Waiting for the musicians to come out at a concert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1462134674548-58Z7WI34QI3U1VO8I8LQ/landscapeandsetup.JPG Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506970377868-7JM85MZEEDX7RWK16ADB/Kendall+Yards+Market+sketch.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571870659-RO8R2OMI6V6W8XYNRSB4/sketch_Kendall_Market_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506970321108-5KZ82SXOJDP9MUCCVUDK/Beet+It+Up+Food+Truck.JPG Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571881388-PB39CX71OZS7W9NY54DJ/sketch_MilkBottle_2016_smaller.jpg Sketches - Garland Milk Bottle Sketch Done from life sitting on the sidewalk. $90 9” x 12” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571838039-RK77BVOTKD4OQCHB64OP/sketch_Beet_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - Beet Juice Food Truck Sketched during the Kendall Yards Night Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506970415097-4KBQCKGRAPSCLW5OHWYN/Spokane+Sidewalk+Games.JPG Sketches - Sidewalk Game Sketches Had a ton of fun painting kids playing the giant sidewalk games at the Kendall Yards Night Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1489459550576-V0Z4F3M3BO4KV4C35036/Alaska+Airlines.JPG Sketches - Alaska Airlines Plane in Maui Painting while waiting for my flight home in the Maui airport. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to finish it in time, but luckily (for me!) two separate people were late for the flight and Alaska held the plane for them. When I got home, I shared this sketch on social media, Alaska Airlines liked it and shared it on their social media. It ended up being one of their top 9 most like images for 2016 and I won round trip plane tickets anywhere Alaska flies! We went to Costa Rica! This image was also featured in the February 2017 Alaska Beyond magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1489459580007-EDB06N1PZ6QEOSY2VJ2X/Pink+Plumeria.JPG Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1498945260504-4M5X6G8ZNI2NXIKVGCAX/Hoopfestcourtside.JPG Sketches - Court Monitor Sketching at the 2017 Hoopfest in downtown Spokane. I found some shade and sketched a court monitor at work during one of the games. I loved the color of his shirt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571840507-QDZH5XAJYWN1JYP24PET/sketch_blueandredhoopfest_SMALLER.jpg Sketches - Red and Blue Hoopfest Sketch Quick sketching on location at Hoopfest in Spokane, WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1498945186243-0M2NS24AEZQYTL9JPCIS/Construction+Sketch+May+2.jpg Sketches - Construction and Pavilion Here's another sketch of work on the new Carousel building. I enjoyed how the Pavilion appears to be watching over the process, keeping an eye on its new neighbor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1489506572840-6YK9W6UU42LKSFDB29NR/Restaurant+sketch.JPG Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1498945092812-89B97V8CR4QBXM2VU6QJ/Construction+Sketch+May.jpg Sketches - Carousel Construction Riverfront Park, the jewel of downtown Spokane is currently under construction and being given a lot of updates. I can't wait to see the historic Looff Carousel installed in the new carousel building. I sketched this across the street as welders worked on the roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1462134487743-NFBH83IR31Q4S1GM9ZDR/landscapeandsetup.JPG Sketches - Painting Set Up This watercolor painting is of a friend's field. Below are my travel sketching supplies-an old Winsor Newton paint set, a waterbrush, and a Pentel Pocket Brush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1459726021667-1TVS78VLVVO47EGWT2H2/Sprague.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1462490508436-HCS97GMTCN200ZOWVUAI/Airplaneedited.JPG Sketches - Maroon Seats I had enough time to get this quick painting done on the plane, though I had to hold it up to blower vent to dry it as we descended! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506969902710-HZYTJNN61710IVLY22W9/Stonebridge.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506970092203-TGAVFP62LPVKCJDPX0WI/Final+Touches.JPG Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506970150590-2D0JOOZP18YB8VIBE8IS/Food+Vendor.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506970210396-YASJZNB2JY94EKSN8FSV/St.+John+Concert.JPG Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520905719012-K2JTU0CZQU4VG0YJZMVS/Pigclose.JPG Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520905734793-RV2GV4TKX8258JSEBWFN/twocows.JPG Sketches - Brown Cow Sketched from life during the Spokane County Fair. I love the giant cows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571843103-C3F66B3DKDGI0LYHXBBU/sketch_County_Fair_Sheep_300dpi.jpg Sketches - Sheep Sketch Sketching sheep from life at the Spokane County Fair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571885607-VQ5HJK33GIYS6T14OAOM/sketch_laying_out_the_mandala1_smaller.jpg Sketches - Laying out th Mandala In 2017 Buddhist monks came to Spokane Falls Community College to make a mandala as part of a prayer for world peace and connection. I sketched this standing elbow to elbow with a crowd of people as we watched the monks make a beautiful piece of art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571896395-GSR3Q38CX65XD4D5V6JW/sketch_pig_in_sty_300dpi.jpg Sketches - Pig Pen Sketch Sketched from life at the Spokane County Fair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1462135448198-C0SV5WW64ARIWQJ6Q8QJ/Kitchen.JPG Sketches - Yellow Kitchen It gets cold and dark in the winters where I live. It was really getting me down, until one day I decided to paint my kitchen bright yellow. Now I have sunshine all year round! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1550012956129-5R5CN4UYIB4M1MNYO997/sketch_GarlandTheater_2016_smaller.jpg Sketches - Garland Theater Sketch Drawn from life sitting in the parking lot across from the Garland Theater. $90 9” x 12” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1550012988068-SC2H9U6ZEIU81ZLYPZ64/sketch_Red_Sculpture_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - Millenium Moebius sketch Sketched from life during the Kendall Yards Night Market. I loved the kids playing on the public art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571874736941-4MQQAGAGMVXXTBLRSXFK/View_From_Reillys_300dpi_2019_smaller.jpg Sketches - View from the Dock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571874809706-AC2J9IQA30MDX2J0QK92/Strawberries_smaller.jpg Sketches - Picking Strawberries Sketching at Green Bluff during strawberry fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1550012999084-9EDMTCNTNA05HV5AFXR5/sketch_sand_pots_smaller.jpg Sketches - Sand pots sketch I was fascinated by all the tools and supplies that the Buddhist monks used to make a sand mandala. So much color! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571874967241-6MQR74LCMBSXYCPS94PJ/sketch_Priest_Lake_Leaves_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Sketches - Spring Undergrowth Inspired by a photo taken of the under growth in Priest Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571875721032-ACLVSIJOPWEV254FO17W/sketch_Spokane_County_Fair_Tent_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - Striped Fair Tents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578003097988-7D7DEVRTWM1VHA5I9VWR/painting_Sunflower_glow_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Sketches - Sunflower Sketch Painted sitting barefoot on the deck on a summer evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578003145143-EALMVZWQAFP6RZOBARCO/Craftsman_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - Craftsman Cellars Winery In 2019, I was a featured artist at Craftsman Cellars and I did this sketch during the First Friday Reception while having a lovely glass of rose’. Prints are available on request. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578003168668-YF1WAUFR2CGWGXIS7KK3/Hammock_Time_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - Hammock Time Sketched while enjoying time in a friend’s hammock at Lake Crescent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578003539908-7HD98A0FTPUC95FCSSFB/Devils_PunchBowl_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578003584974-40199EPQ79N610P40QOH/IMG_0178.JPEG Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578004830256-REUQZ7XR2GYY6ZLUKE6O/sketch_Pink_Building_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578004853894-WXMINV0Q7TOV0JDV37AU/sketch_on_the_Street_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578004877118-O7QXL97ZFSMD1ASYX9XS/sketch_laundry_smaller.jpeg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578004921446-P7P6KANASIXY5GGZJFZA/sketch_Obelisk_smaller.jpeg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578004935499-M5N2JNW0TVXNQNWH6R37/sketch_Kitchen_smaller.jpeg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578004948881-MEIL4FAQ05D5WNB9IG6Z/sketch_Belur_Math_smaller.jpeg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578005289601-F6OLE18RN7URE7MV5W17/sketch_Victoria_smaller.jpeg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578005302389-IBV8F5YD41MICYR9AJYA/sketch_Tagore_house_smaller.jpeg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578005414281-B4NPFFQIYF1XRBDUPBZY/sketch_Store_front_smaller.jpeg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578006149718-HYLNK4L3ODNNFFFFMRBL/sketch_Temple_Scene_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578006174675-C5BB25YJFBRP0ULYW2EL/sketch_taxi_drive_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578006165053-89O9ZN4GVLX5DLJIUV3Y/sketch_Temple_Prayers_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578006184004-B254AUVNBTM206ZQ0EP9/sketch_Mt_Fuji_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578006231336-LITVD2UK2X7KGAG1D9US/sketch_Toto_Toilet_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578006252679-B72YOC4O5I9XXBZZ0R8W/sketch_Sarubobo_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578013496913-03FMUP49XYLTL5NTU5R1/sketch_Train_Ride_small.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578013509492-C070ZC7MCDSET8Z0IZ74/sketch_bus_ride_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549570053924-I18C59HOJQNEWTMBDXP9/painting_MtSTMichaelsfrontage_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - Mt. St. Michael’s Plein Air Original Watercolor, 8” x 10” Painted on location on a hot summer’s day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571150845-D95JJJEKTXP8TN8I0K9F/Red_Maple_Bridge_smaller.jpg Sketches - Red Maple Bridge Original Watercolor, 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571563463-UQ1IKZCH5KNVKL7NVZCL/sketch_GarlandTheater_2016_smaller.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571127252-JMW4IB6AE0V4XZ6VP987/painting_White_Ele_Exterior_300dpi.jpg Sketches - Th White Elephant Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571113371-JX8J037BZT5GK8DZAO9A/painting_WallStHoopfestscene_smallest.jpg Sketches - Hoopfest on Washington St Original Watercolor, 9” x 12” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571167896-S26X2GAEK07VVJSF8BY4/Rotary_smallest.jpg Sketches - Summer Afternoon at the Rotary Fountain Original Watercolor, 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571098964-GIHYL3MS5AU6YTYTTWY3/painting_Toyland_330dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - Toyland Original Watercolor, 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520905486325-9HM1JPG8TKC5GYVFNGO3/Firefighter+Jackets.jpg Sketches - Fireman Ready Gear Original Watercolor, 8” x 10” Belongs to Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549570021326-LZ8UIATSPP6OVQKXT6RE/painting_King_Building_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - King Building Original Watercolor, 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549570388578-HJWWN2VBQD6NM1MDJRM1/painting_PaulsenPenthouse_300dpi_smaller.jpg Sketches - Paulson Penthoue Original Watercolor, 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501444402181-6STEQ49V7XLHPFUI3848/IMG_1704.JPG Sketches - Busy Weeders Sketched on location at Urban Eden Farm as part of my Artist's Eye on Spokane Project. Volunteers and employees of the farm work to weed a bed of beets so they can grow to market size. My little stool sunk in the wet ground between the rows and the weeders were working so fast I had to get up and move down the row to follow them twice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490571369366-4CIPVJ5QUIR8IFGXV1LE/5761.jpg Sketches - Green Lady Original Watercolor, 8” x 10” Painted sitting on the side walk in Browne’s Addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549477563454-D442T981V17QXN0BM3QF/painting_Flaming_Lantern_300dpi.jpg Sketches - Flaming Lantern Original Watercolor, 8” x 10” Spokane has a gorgeous Japanese Garden with several stunning stone lanterns. I love to visit it every fall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387419283-JQY45PRMU9SCJ67SOUL4/Bloomsdaystartpainting_smaller.jpg Sketches - Bloomsday Start Original Watercolor, 9” x 12” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549478734034-UFY0D4ND96UONXZIOH71/painting_Hothbuilding_Dec2017_midrescropped_smaller.jpg Sketches - Public Health Buildng Original Watercolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1498937595638-J0WD1DSBKEGYOW43CTZN/HoopfestParkade.JPG Sketches - Parkade Hoopfest Downtown Spokane has some great vintage architecture and the Parkade is one of my favorite landmarks. I couldn't resist sketching it during Hoopfest 2017 with an inflatable basketball in front of it and the crowds below! https://meganperkinsart.com/paintings daily 1.0 2025-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869007502-2WNKZW7B0JGTBKJ9KHLK/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Shady Summer Stroll Coeur D’Alene Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869007502-2WNKZW7B0JGTBKJ9KHLK/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Shady Summer Stroll Coeur D’Alene Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1704943400943-I53VK640KL7IFSJBQ593/15_TatteredbutstillGlowing_12x16_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869159838-28UZL9DT66WMYF34MTD5/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - A Golden Walk Arrowleaf balsamroot flowers along the bluff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1704943368984-WKUITKM5JNB58J08YH7A/13_KayakingAerial_20X13_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869517630-RVM6Z424S2NQ0WHJG14G/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - A Fleeting Encounter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869288009-COKESGX0VKQMF5YEEDIF/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Grace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869394703-G1JTSJHMV32USOZDIFVZ/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Golden Hours, Golden Days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869447754-YXIHIP3T9NIXXBOBMR7W/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Mountain Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1704943413897-FSZQLWCZ5JOU279WRPD5/21_AllTheWayHome_12X16_95dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1704943377388-9T6BTWBZP23QLWPE5MJ9/22_LightOnAHill_90dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549478699203-96Y1D7E0844HN653V696/painting_Garland_Neon_300dpi_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Sunset Garland Marquee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869582184-YICULTZVHFB0JA8X42GG/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - A Harvest of Light https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869619446-2OTFXMY5AZL590K3SLNG/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Lake Light Show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1705003595907-G3VUIOAW1HLCF03WUC0C/Heaven%27sIcySplendor_72dpi_1500.JPEG Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1705003715231-4L7TBJIEIGWJHQYNBM4X/IMG_0503.JPEG Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1704943513415-N6Y1MCGPIQY2B1HGI67X/51_Love%26Lilacs_11X14_100dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1705003737249-RNF3AFKRVBESMRLT24RS/ChasingSkies_72dpi_1500.JPEG Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1705003618179-RU7PUTIMVT7DUZFPJ5SQ/IMG_0500.JPEG Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754868913459-4G7JU6MM703GZ5SNWOMW/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Lazy Lake Day Coeur D’Alene Beach with the resort in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869116380-XNOL8RI7W5FW8UYEL9FC/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Floating Island Putt Coeur D’Alene golf course floating hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1754869074764-57O91Y9SKX3OBDV1GG77/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Let It Fly The Floating Hole at the CDA golf course https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1583878700810-1GXOCTEM9X9TBM1PF9QL/Lantern_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Riverfront Pair Lantern Celebrating the new Lantern in the Friendship Garden at Riverfont https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571151763-2GB4E768LE20XNHD5PKF/Riverfront_smallest.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Riverfront Pair Original Watercolor 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1705003708111-HN2VBZORPBGPA5S1M411/IMG_0502.JPEG Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1705003655005-1P8K36JFHWXDCH4RICHZ/IMG_0501.JPEG Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1583878729444-BURPFLPOOF4BMSAZ8ZGS/Monroe_St_Fog._300dpi_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Foggy Monroe St. Inspired by a photo taken by Jesse Swanson by permission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1615405904130-KSZ5TQTA3XPWS95D26AS/Parkade_Street_View_300dpi_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Parkade Street View https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1646356318591-MZLTANHSN9IQ9KLR8CXW/WhiteElephantParade_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314547419-2VRDITRUPYSN9YVHLKRH/image.jpg Watercolor Paintings Fox Theater, Spokane, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549388093403-IMI9P71C6S79D06506WX/Spokane+City+River+View.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Spokane City River View https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1615404960812-8OHDAIZ6XGUMOWW0KP01/5A157506-05FF-4436-8DD5-AD9278600ABF.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Huntington Park Spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687136025936-H74SLUJFFJS1NL9XIL6K/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Bowl & Pitcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1704943459395-KIOXKSRF0OV9B4WE0TC5/17_TatteredbutStillGlowing2_12x16_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687136195535-HYCZV9SBFW78KZHNZ5EE/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Gonzaga Kennel Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687135838345-9DWI0EX13Q93VGEYVKL9/9_CorbinArtCenter_11x14_100dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687135995975-RTZI265R8RMZS3ZLZDI4/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - "You Gonna Eat that?"-Dick's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1704943428971-QI6JCCL1VR6XBU1IBVXX/18_PlainsDayStar_11x14_85dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687135885084-P3AP8J9QMXGIV5KUX6AR/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Doyle's Ice Cream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1704943386475-6LWSSTMY2X29WFO3B54Q/24_Liliesstudy_90dpi_10.25x15.75_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1583880529097-U61609DFIQC0RL9PQAQW/Duncan+Gardens_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1646354168852-0JBL4ZVB9WMD5XSG46CM/Topiary_9x12_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Waves of Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687315094307-YIPOTEVTOKAYQ8YP5W5H/ManitoView_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687315081704-OY0XP5ESSR3N9SB6E70N/Tiptoethruthetulips_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687135794799-O0PTWTJ1CMM19RX2L300/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Cascading Colors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687315038957-L13JGK1JBL28MPKUUBU3/TulipTrail_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314727222-QQP7F9XXSX5DECQCFM93/8_Springdaisies_8x10_100dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314798870-UB4H8KEFSAWZSW9XP4XB/3_QuailCloud_8x10_72dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314904673-B1M53PAIMQ3J96YXVHRZ/DuskTrailing_phonephoto_1500.jpeg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314821637-HSXF73VAYG5YEA9A9TZF/FoxTheaterTurkeys_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314843814-TLTTN0CLWK5MEZ7T5HR0/Jack_150dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687136083264-XDTOS4ERD9DCKW45VHIB/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Last Light on the Ramparts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687136055023-UH9OPLM4OC43Y9XRVBD4/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Crescent Beach Rollers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687136155253-FQQCP4KGNMJE1V0Y6OYD/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Haystack Sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314954670-RUTSX9PKGC4XF1SUD56C/HaystackSparkle_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687136113621-OORKXF6XRWIW2FFGBENP/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Haystack Reflection 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314945711-7YRG8K00LFM6JEN0TAG0/Misty+Coastal+Joy_Adjusted_300dpi.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687136223044-ZBWLOFZCXW1QG0JZK4PU/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - A Passing Squall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687136324871-UA2VQX2D31NACWYT2N7X/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Summer Day Dreams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1459725316282-ARRJML9XP5P83BXDT7ZA/PatsyCline.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Patsy Clark Mansion A gorgeous Italianate mansion in historic Browne's Addition in Spokane. Painted on a freezing cold Spokane spring, I enjoyed all the warm Mediterranean colors! Available as a 5” x 7” card https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687315006327-FHE2CNVNMB29CJ4XC0QJ/HaystackRock_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687136447325-GQHS7Y8JTUR9ZM6HS3VS/image-asset.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Toward Wide Horizon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687315066162-XJGL5YZN42EB931RQSP4/ORCoastShadows_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687315024453-MQW97JMCKLIAYIP4ZG37/SalteseWildflowers_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687315051941-EDILWTU7QU0EU65RPC8D/GarbageGoatXmas_300dpi_9x12_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549385566202-FA6WOBQUJ658LJATYKNP/Admin_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Gonzaga Admin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1583874704107-XDLBLRGB0XB2JF5YYQMZ/Monroe_St_Arch_300dpi_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Monroe St. Bridge Arch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314736082-ZSFPI765UVZI87CQNQPN/7_RobertsMansion_150dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549388101952-L1VOUCNJOCOTQ835R065/Spokane+Aerial_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Spokane Aerial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1563745611613-GZYJGU40USE222AWR2O8/Howard_St_smaller.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Howard St. Door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687314964109-DYPHFY2EB8LWV9T586QK/SpokaneSticker_300dpi.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1555113326752-5WN8XM80TF7BJA8F84VT/painting_Koi_300dpi.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Springtime Koi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571874474374-UB3S4D8PBCM6PC835MR8/Arc_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Stormy Arch Original Watercolor, 8” x 10”, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1646354219591-KSYY5YV2OBUH5JHZ5LJE/GloverMansion_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Glover Mansion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1555113558012-3HJ59LSCKB0JJA27XNSC/Purple_Parkade_smaller.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Purple Parkade Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549571137199-K3KLTUZ543Y8GVF352MO/Red+Flyer+Lilacs.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Red Wagon & Lilacs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1583874724254-IMZMYIW4CZ21TPIXQKZE/Roundabout_300dpi.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Sunset Round About My favorite round about and a regular part of my commute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549570013144-AS394S538HLGBFFT0Z1Z/painting_Jack_And_Dans_300dpi_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Jack & Dan’s Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1583875182619-6VVIFEK7IOGN930CTSK2/Skyandwater_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Water & Sky 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571874410497-4LMZ35TI2XBUA474M3DT/CDA_Painting_300dpi_small.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Coeur D'Alene Resort Original Watercolor 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387862166-Q9J20JTIYA9M0IBOKA25/painting_BingtheaterSign1_Jan2018_midres_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Bing Theater Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549388066022-CCKB2S38GZZ1YG73M7VX/Sunset_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Sunset Hill Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387421926-J1AFTV2YKTUV03QL6VLN/Clock_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Clock Tower Alone Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578002516620-5FT2YA8PA6NST97D8TT8/Womans_Club_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Snowy Woman’s Club Original Watercolor, 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387518102-20NK3KV34P63CVY0OMIN/DavenportHotel_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Historic Davenport Hotel Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1523201606465-A27QSC32P0QOGGTXA0WO/SpokesmanReviewBuildingpainting.JPG Watercolor Paintings - Spokesman Review Original Watercolor 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549385571418-39SF74VTUX2EELZVXV1G/Auntie%27s_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Auntie’s Bookstore Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549388026803-0C61035CSLCU1K2LGD5E/painting_GarlandTheater_photo.JPG Watercolor Paintings - Garland Theater Original Watercolor 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1489507224275-38SLBLGIQG6MBISUQJOU/Palouse+sketch.JPG Watercolor Paintings - Rolling Palouse Hills I am fortunate to live near the magical rolling hills of the Palouse-a landscape of wheat, hay, and lentils! Looking out over the undulating hills, it is easy to believe that this was a land that was under the sea many millennia ago. Such an amazing place to visit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1538355726888-IQ3SH4BS7FFX2GA049A7/AutumnalStorm.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Autumnal Storm Currently in the Jundt Art Museum’s Permanent Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1563746083276-0ABPXH7M487PMF7BBVSM/Pink_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Soft Spring Evening Original Watercolor, 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549570413651-M8YT7CM4UVI5Z8JW7FQA/painting_St_Al%27s_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - St. Al’s Original Watercolor 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387946982-LYQOEL78ZWHGIU3DSDU3/painting_CrescentMachineShop_Dec2017_midres_cropped_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Crescent Machine Shop Sign Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1498938339839-YN6FVPUQD9V65KZW5Z07/Spokane+Art+School+Lilacs.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Lilac and Brick Spokane is known as the Lilac City. Every spring they burst into bloom all over town and I take delight in finding them at every turn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1523201623767-XMQEBI2Q4VRKVRWLRBHJ/painting_HotelOtisComplete.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Otis Hotel Original Watercolor 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387940932-ST22I6AX9J6MYTD88DZG/painting_CourthouseTowers_cropped_midres_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Courthouse Towers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1687315108167-4G921HI3E5P735VKLB7P/GloverMansion_300dpi_1500.jpg Watercolor Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1523204818990-Z5RZ1DNZD69YGRQ8TATY/painting_Boyd-Walker_photo.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Boyd-Walker Sewing Machine Co. Original Watercolor 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1555113744757-6MGWZI7OXHYVOS94GQKR/Howard_St_smaller.jpeg Watercolor Paintings - Howard St Door Original Watercolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549477507579-Z35Z0MPMTFNV7ZXUQTA8/painting_Fergusons_300dpi_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Ferguson Patterns Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387856955-H9CJQXT39THXZH41XR60/IMG_3440_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Perry Street Brewing Original Watercolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549570435101-D0XJSYPPN4NUW23YSBYH/painting_St_Johns_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - St. John’s Cathedral Original Watercolor 11” x 14” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549570417316-DS4D14T302R3WDNA0BCX/painting_Steam_Plant_smallest.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Steamplant Stacks Original Watercolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387843238-W8PPNSEWBHLIVJ3YKXW0/Hazen_Jaeger_building_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Winter Afternoon Shadows (Hazen Jager Funeral Home) Original Watercolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387885699-F8003ZCPLN87NHK73LLP/painting_Boots_Bakery_300dpi.JPG Watercolor Paintings - Boot’s Bakery Original Watercolor, owned by Boot’s Bakery owner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387927835-JMV6PJ6NFK394URIUCSE/painting_BoulevardMerchantile_300dpi_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Boulevard Mercantile Original Watercolor 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549387997629-LP0YSYVOL3V7AKL47DRM/painting_Evening_at_the_Pumpkin_Patch_300dpi_smaller.jpg Watercolor Paintings - Evening at the Pumpkin Patch Original Watercolor, 8” x 10”, in private collection Painted en plein air, sitting in a pumpkin field on a gorgeous October evening! 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We left from Porcupine Bay and paddled down to Detillion campground with a stop off for painting on a beach along the way and a dip in the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/cf013c62-0eff-45df-b512-7ab5c6838f8c/Vignettes_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting with the Spokane Riverkeepers - Make it stand out We set up camp at Detillion, had a delicious lunch of sandwiches and fruit and I was delighted to see quite a few of my students sketching even outside of “class time.” More dips in the river and a quick paddle to a jump-off rock followed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/35453504-616a-41b7-a49b-71c9ca4bbf13/MooredCanoe_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting with the Spokane Riverkeepers - Make it stand out The campsite had beautiful views of the river and the bank on the other side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/22eca202-fabb-4571-813b-e240b4c64c04/SunsetPaddle_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting with the Spokane Riverkeepers - Make it stand out PT, one of canoe guides, had always dreamed of having people paint the sunset on a paddle trip. We paddled out to the river, rafted together and with some bobbing around whenever a motor boat went by, made PT’s dream come true. It was gorgeous and a lot of fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/dfc42008-8b83-480c-9f59-a7372ebccd4d/CoffeePot_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting with the Spokane Riverkeepers - Make it stand out We went on a night paddle that was extraordinary. The sky was completely clear and the stars were brilliant above and below us, reflecting in the water. Absolutely stunning and I will have to do a painting inspired by it at some point. The sun and warmth made for an early morning so I got up and immediately started drawing the giant coffee pot on the propane stove. More delight in finding two of my students up and painting as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1b7fc6a8-7c81-4939-b118-2a4747191f5d/BreakfastMontage_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting with the Spokane Riverkeepers - Make it stand out I documented Alex making us breakfast-absolutely fascinated by the beauty of the eggs in a mason jar, glowing in the early morning light as well as Alex’s interesting sartorial choices. Yes, that is a very faded pink baseball cap on top of the cowboy hat. He informed me that the pink hat was part of his “brand” and that he found the cowboy hat in a dumpster in Tuscon, AZ. his dog, which is half coyote, was eating curry out of it. The dog’s name is Gus and rode along with us in the canoes, but remained aloof of human silliness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/310cc413-d956-45ce-b00b-faa8737a208f/ClayCliff_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting with the Spokane Riverkeepers - Make it stand out I did a demonstration and some instructing on our final morning. The demo still needs scanning (the technology is resisting me!), but here is a sketch from the beach where we stopped for lunch on the way back to Porcupine Bay. The cliff was made of clay and the sediment floated in the water and changed the color as it got closer to shore. Swallows nested in the cliff. Fascinating and beautiful. The whole trip was absolutely wonderful and a joy. I hope that the Riverkeepers offer this trip next summer and I IMPLORE you-come join me on this magical experience! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/15f4a58d-5232-4284-b01e-c6369a201b87/SketcherfestTalk_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting with the Spokane Riverkeepers - Make it stand out I traveled to Edmonds, WA for the 3rd annual Sketcherfest and was thrilled to meet several artists I’ve followed for decades and, thanks to a generous friend, listened to some amazing artist talks. Sketcherfest is a sketchbook festival where I can network, take workshops, listen to talks and draw with people who come to attend from all over the world-really cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/66c3f5f1-e247-4a82-a4f1-385b3cb5bec0/JakobTwoTrees_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting with the Spokane Riverkeepers - Make it stand out I stopped on the way across the state to visit Jakob Two Trees, the Thomas Danbo troll in Issaquah. It was so fun to watch people walk up and react to the giant troll, talk about the other Danbo trolls they’ve visited, and take photos. Have you visited a Danbo troll somewhere? It seems to be a popular activity! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7793b834-5299-4085-b6d2-ac2054656e8e/DuncanDemo_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting with the Spokane Riverkeepers - Make it stand out I’m teaching an urban sketching class at the Duncan Gardens at Manito Park this Saturday. 9-11 am. You can sign up at the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture, $46 for members, $55 for non-members. Sign up HERE. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2025/6/30/summer-sketchin monthly 0.5 2025-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/38b99579-aebf-4389-bb81-7937fdf14a6c/Incubator_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out One of our ducks abandoned her nest so my husband decided to try to incubate the eggs himself as I mentioned in my last newsletter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/9618d105-7160-4afd-bb6f-ee54d7fdeb7b/Ducklings_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out They all hatched and for a couple weeks they lived in my living room! Now they are in a brooder in our garage and very close to getting to go outside and be integrated with the rest of the flock. They are awkward teenagers now instead of the adorable fluffy butts that you see in this sketch and the photo below. They love to snuggle and flop all over each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/d7cb6bbb-e56d-4f78-80b6-e2635162fbfd/Ducklings_72dpi_1500.JPEG Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out It was so fun to see how much they grew each day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/310fcf18-fed5-4568-b5c9-c7b58fd0a0f0/ReillyCabin_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out I feel so fortunate to have gotten to spend so much time in this magical place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c81c7370-8981-478e-93b8-61e567be13ff/Mooseknuckles_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out Pizza for lunch at MooseKnuckles-loving their upcycled flower planters, yes that is a shovel/crane bucket in this sketch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/47d87246-cdc2-4f7d-be13-f66ef6ed4b27/Hill%27sResortView_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out Since it was Father’s Day, we celebrated with ribs at Hill’s Resort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2112f22c-00bb-44a3-9f31-e29533a9af91/PriestVignette_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out This carved wooden bear hangs out on the fence post to the deck and he holds your life jacket for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/6485486a-f01d-48a0-834b-dd735ed24272/IMG_8679.JPEG Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out Goodbye and we’ll cherish the memories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/dc4a447a-77d4-4af0-9add-15d9988aeab3/FarmVignettes_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out I’ve been sketching around our new house and enjoying seeing what pops up this spring-here a huge amount of buttercups and a small sketch of clover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/86295431-5daa-4186-ae3e-8ec3a59c9484/Streamflower_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out Spotted this big white umbellifer flower by the road in our south field so I wandered down to sketch it. Love plein air painting in walking distance from home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/9c3dcd37-0d80-4785-9545-f5f89271a247/TeethStuff_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out I’ve gotten braces and I am not loving it. Trying to be positive (the results are good!) and sketched some of the new tools I had to buy to help care for my teeth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/43ae013a-07b1-4448-a194-d92d1140a220/SlavinwithKatie_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out My friend and fellow artist Katie Frey invited me to a plein air get together last weekend at Slavin Natural Area. It was a great excuse to paint and chat. It wasn’t just a walk down the hill from my house, but a short 1.5 mile hike to the lake wasn’t bad even in 85 degree heat. We found some shade to sketch in and kept following it as it moved! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ae4b83d6-4ad7-42c9-a83f-3ef6fd439265/Pleinairkit_1500_72dpi.JPEG Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out My plein air set up-my beloved Osprey backpack, short folding stool, travel brush, watercolors, plastic water container with lid and Global Art Handbook Watercolor sketchbook. Shout out to ziplocks, keeping me from pouring drippy paint and paint water down the inside of my bag since 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/d34e7696-7346-441f-9c9b-6e0bcabb381d/SpokaneHouse_14+x+10_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out With warm weather comes yardwork and plein air painting so my studio painting table tends to get a little dusty this time of year. Here is a painting of Spokane House on the top of Mt. Spokane that I finished back in May. It was a struggle to the rich color and the contrast between light and dark but I’m very pleased with how this came out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/cd8e5cc4-b2f1-43c1-bae5-dc616fb6f0d3/Davenport_12+x+16_72dpi_1900.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out I also decided to revisit the Davenport Grand, having done a very small sketch of just the entrance back in 2018. I decided to tackle the whole massive building this time. SO many windows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/bb514b11-ca54-4a1d-b5a7-ab7e59f7e518/11_Scoop-Cropped_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketchin' - Make it stand out If you’ve read this far, thank you! I also want to ask you for some advice. I’m about to put in a new card order. Are there any of my paintings that you think should be a card that I don’t already have? For example-I’m considering this one of the Scoop and the two paintings above as well as some of my recent Couer d’Alene paintings. If you have any thoughts, give me a shout! Also-it’s 95 degrees here right now, ice cream is on my brain. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? I’m usually a chocolate girl, but when it gets hot I like things more fruity. 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I’ve been teaching at the Corbin Art Center the past couple of weeks and I was lucky to arrive early one glorious evening and did a quick sketch from the top of the hill. Absolutely lovely! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/94d46e32-894f-4685-8b65-a82ce193a826/IMG_2424.jpg Blog - Art Adventures+Sketching in Japanese Gardens! I recently finished a painting of another Corbin-adjacent building-Maryhill! This whole complex just off of 7th Avenue is full of historic buildings. Along with the park with the beautiful old trees, it is definitely worth a visit and walk around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/17942334-1b38-4cb5-9692-75a0c941bbc3/IMG_2464.jpg Blog - Art Adventures+Sketching in Japanese Gardens! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/18468453-3a03-4776-b155-8d1f2f587ee2/IMG_2463.jpg Blog - Art Adventures+Sketching in Japanese Gardens! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/23ca04c9-e67b-448b-adc0-60a69050c0a6/IMG_2462.jpg Blog - Art Adventures+Sketching in Japanese Gardens! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8da67b33-c5bd-478f-91bd-5316cb7d064c/IMG_0174.jpg Blog - Art Adventures+Sketching in Japanese Gardens! I hope to see you there! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2025/3/21/watercolor-landscape-class-33-artists-market monthly 0.5 2025-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/72cd7e38-05eb-4220-825d-da46da77a808/IMG_8809.jpg Blog - Watercolor Landscape Class + 33 Artists Market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/466c0d38-7a5e-4de0-98a5-6e6ffd424371/IMG_0565.jpg Blog - Watercolor Landscape Class + 33 Artists Market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/d232a3de-2675-4ff1-8c82-011f07b9704f/IMG_2175.jpg Blog - Watercolor Landscape Class + 33 Artists Market If flowers are more your thing, my class on painting flowers (also at the Corbin Art Center) will start May 8th. You can sign up for it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1bf6c3dd-e12d-47ce-b7f9-b55e76bb3d2d/IMG_2047.jpg Blog - Watercolor Landscape Class + 33 Artists Market Last bit of news below-the 33 Artists Market! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2516c83f-97e0-44b9-8cb2-2e9d6ea17886/Womans_Club_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Watercolor Landscape Class + 33 Artists Market - Make it stand out It’s at the Woman’s Club on Saturday March 29th, 11-5, which will hopefully be substantially less snowy than this (in fact, no snow please!). I’m fully in the spring mindset and I know I’m not alone! There’s going to be a great selection of artists there and I’d love to see you and catch up on how your winter has been! Address:1428 W 9th Ave-on the lower South Hill. There’s free parking in the neighborhood. See you there! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2025/3/6/show-at-the-liberty-gallery monthly 0.5 2025-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/3e85dfb1-f527-4edc-bc77-aaa0f527e6bb/IMG_2257.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/f9847f0f-e79a-4f1e-8418-a5c85bcf0f57/IMG_8995.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/0aca0a33-8d1a-4fbf-957d-d924a8ffaa28/IMG_0662.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c392e821-ccbf-4548-ab01-c8429617f03f/IMG_9192.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b1c4be15-ab1f-4455-ad7a-09d492e26113/IMG_2347.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8de28c3d-7af0-47f5-a56c-6f59021a4966/IMG_2345.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b41cc1ac-4ea3-44de-ba2b-98dc32f17575/IMG_2166.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ef4753fd-67b4-4530-a50b-dacbab9e81af/IMG_2161.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/99c06b3d-c405-4179-8341-46d6525d9fbe/IMG_2163.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/9f45da89-7ce9-4f9d-9c43-82e294b3a5d7/IMG_2165.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/44d1d07e-7471-495a-a4d2-b87426aaf2bb/IMG_2162.jpg Blog - Show at the Liberty Gallery https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2025/1/28/local-color-group-show-at-art-spirit monthly 0.5 2025-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/030c85b0-646e-4664-aea7-bb23a532f12e/IMG_2132.jpg Blog - Local Color: Group Show at Art Spirit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2531a39d-4f9c-46ec-8589-f772f0e56f4b/IMG_2134.jpg Blog - Local Color: Group Show at Art Spirit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2f7e679f-b372-4b88-b4ca-e1f9df8dbe05/IMG_2133.jpg Blog - Local Color: Group Show at Art Spirit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ddef0ae6-dd0a-4ec6-a2bd-0b6703a0e478/IMG_2135.jpg Blog - Local Color: Group Show at Art Spirit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/80cdb46b-a446-4f9e-add2-8c20c2ce1420/IMG_2137.jpg Blog - Local Color: Group Show at Art Spirit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1d8d5de1-3322-4431-98ed-ea8a2e442957/IMG_2136.jpg Blog - Local Color: Group Show at Art Spirit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ee38dc5d-f6b1-4577-8012-d5b7f181f835/IMG_2138.jpg Blog - Local Color: Group Show at Art Spirit https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/11/24/see-you-at-33-artists-market monthly 0.5 2024-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/0d424b08-479e-448a-ace3-569b3b1644dc/GarbageGoatOrnament_1500_72dpi.jpeg Blog - See you at 33 Artists Market! - Make it stand out These guys will be $15 and are signed on the back with the engraver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/4e81b049-3dd9-4170-a004-af0f0ac3a352/SpokaneOrnament_1500_72dpi.jpeg Blog - See you at 33 Artists Market! - Make it stand out Here they are on display at Garland Mercantile! I also have a design with the Garland Theater (not shown here). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ca8d26c2-efc1-4d9a-969c-69ad4d6d2bb8/LandmarkAccordionCard_1500_72dpi.jpeg Blog - See you at 33 Artists Market! - Make it stand out Here’s the test sample of the Landmark Accordion print. You can order it with either the cut silhouette (as seen above) or with the white background. It folds to roughly 5” x 7” and fits in a standard envelope (though it will need more than one stamp to send!). The video below shows me unfolding it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/52229b1a-3735-4410-b728-eee48f5a3517/Screen%2BShot%2B2024-11-02%2Bat%2B5.14.12%2BPM.png Blog - See you at 33 Artists Market! - Make it stand out See you Saturday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/d50d5258-8e09-4f29-91d2-567969c6cf62/IMG_6864_1500_72dpi.jpeg Blog - See you at 33 Artists Market! - Make it stand out Here’s a sunset from the lower meadow at our new place. 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It was 8:00 pm when I sketched this and almost 90 degrees. Phew! The wedding took place at a venue that was decorated “historic western” and I really enjoyed this windmill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7065e97e-2377-48e4-b0bc-3dc5ba7ef4a8/ManitoPerennialGardenDemo_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketching! - Make it stand out Sketching in the Joel E Ferris Perennial Garden at Manito in the morning before it got too hot! This is a class demo and was a lot of fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/5614c258-66e7-46f8-88ab-d0753bd771e4/PriestLakeDock_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketching! - Make it stand out For the 4th of July, I made my annual pilgrimage to my aunt and uncle’s place up at Priest Lake. I’ve been coming here my whole life and that era may be coming to a close which makes these sketches all the more precious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/69ae709d-8c3b-411d-84ca-63c58005f9c4/PriestLake_Reilly%27s_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketching! - Make it stand out The lake house, looking back from the dock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/bd48a110-a78a-4bde-8271-19437cf14ed6/Emonds1_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketching! - Make it stand out I recently scooted all the way over to Edmonds to participate in Sketcherfest-the USA’s first International Sketchbook Festival. I went last year but didn’t manage to secure a spot in a workshop (They sold out SO FAST). This year I was lucky to to take “Sketching the Whole Story” taught by Genine Carvalheira with a friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b6644dc8-c541-4ba6-b053-fa096b6eec79/Edmonds2_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketching! - Make it stand out The learning goals for the this class are to arrange a variety of elements on the page to tell a story/create a timeline, leave white space (a big challenge for me!), and incorporate text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/6df78c1b-4619-470e-94ae-8c924179cb79/Edmonds5_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketching! - Make it stand out I always have to remind myself when I take a class that I’m not here to make a good painting. I’m here to learn a new thing and in the process of trying something new, I’m going to make a mess. It’s a tough reminder but good for me as a teacher to be back in the student seat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/5d4c58bc-34d5-4d66-9565-c2cf6b7c3094/Edmonds4_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer Sketching! - Make it stand out Little snippets. Not a good composition, but filled with delightful memories of the weekend! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/6/30/london-part-3-summer-classes monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/328b53e8-191a-4eae-9b00-1bd2a8e66d5d/ThaiInterior_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Part 3 + Summer Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/37f5899f-977f-447d-9cf5-4c5cf4daf243/TubeRiders_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Part 3 + Summer Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/4ae05536-2175-46e0-a8ad-0873093b35b4/TheDelaunay_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Part 3 + Summer Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/137b14aa-6cfe-4941-9131-d30e606ac139/TINA_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Part 3 + Summer Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/24709472-9bdc-4128-9ebb-7044ea21b837/IMG_9139.jpg Blog - London Part 3 + Summer Classes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/d53c0bfd-6ab4-424c-8901-4c3832ee5c50/IMG_1157.jpg Blog - London Part 3 + Summer Classes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8561a6af-f099-4663-a8d8-37ddb1834b2b/TeaCakes_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Part 3 + Summer Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/3769157c-b9bd-4b56-b578-8efb1e58c5d3/Home_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Part 3 + Summer Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/6/12/london-pt monthly 0.5 2024-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/49d59b63-e271-491e-a9d5-5c5551157488/Jundt+Juried+Landscape+Art+Exhibition+Poster.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c067ab22-495f-429d-8cb1-a48a9ddcd753/Jack_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out “Jack Rabbit At Maryhill” is hanging in the glass fronted entryway of the Jundt Museum-last on the left side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/adf53b23-8a76-4b82-b4fb-1d5a2fadb4d4/24_Liliesstudy_90dpi_10.25x15.75_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out “Boating Bounty” is at the Spokane Art School for their Faculty and Student Show which runs until the 28th! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7775641c-da78-4b19-8ae6-f78cdfe58255/ToGoTours_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out Our one jaunt out of London proper on this trip was a driving tour of the Cotswolds-a very picturesque section of countryside. The above sketch was done sitting in the large van we traveled in, just working in my lap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/e9ddadd9-8bd4-485e-ac88-b562ef61777e/CostwoldMontage_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out We visited multiple towns, but never had more than 1.5 hours in each one so I did small sketches of elements that I thought were characteristic-rivers with swans, wisteria vines on honey colored limestone buildings, and fields edged with hedges and stone fences. The stone wall were dry stacked and had an interesting “cock & hen cap” meant to keep chickens from escaping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1987b916-e193-44db-9726-046bfde28ea0/Burton-on-River_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out I loved all the Queen Anne’s Lace blooming along the roads and among the stone fences. We got to the van about 10 minutes early so I managed to get this drawn out and then painted it later. A theme on this trip-getting things down in pencil and then running out of time and having to paint them later back at the flat (thank goodness they provided two tables!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/fa986a70-f1f7-4d3d-b2cd-93f61c5674a0/NaturalHistoryMusuem_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out The GIANT Natural History Museum was in walking distance of our flat along with the Victoria and Albert. I did this drawing while sitting on the steps of row houses on the opposite side of the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b27519a6-8c8c-4c09-9c14-97187df192e3/St.Paul%27sDome_72dpi.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out St. Paul’s Cathedral Dome, sketched from a plaza after we stopped for lunch from nearby food carts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/fa79c120-e418-45f8-84c2-c9482ce763f8/Montage_71dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out A nearby church and one of the interior apses in St. Paul’s Cathedral. At the bottom is a person playing an organ with a black iron gate behind it and glass mosaics of Jesus on the cross. This was drawn, but not painted in the church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/e18cf814-a1a3-417b-9388-23c6787681e4/Chandos_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out This pub had interesting little private booth nooks with gorgeous stain glass which was a nice change from the usual endless wood paneling of traditional British pubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/3315c5f0-06fd-42d4-b8d8-b483b3b1913a/HistoricLondon_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out These drawings were both sketched while standing up, waiting in line-first to go for a ride on the Uber Boat (we went right under the Tower Bridge) and below-small elements from the incredibly elaborate front of Westminster Abbey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/d60f4ccf-7276-4274-9c2a-8c336992f6cb/TeaCakes_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Pt 2 + June Shows! - Make it stand out I had a lot of fun wandering the local grocery stores (Sainsbury mostly) and looking for unique items. My friend Devin suggested this a Tunnock’s Tea Cakes are apparently what get put on your pillow if you stay in a hotel in Scotland. Milk chocolates with marshmallow insides-far too sweet for me, but I brought them home to my husband who promptly ate them all. Part three of the London trip to come! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/5/27/ec0kx6j2z7zdhm59knr6j6aagb695v monthly 0.5 2024-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/49d8e0f8-67c3-4c31-8f2c-aa3b0dcfe06c/IMG_1169.JPEG Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7b91b302-bb91-4ad6-b898-39bd14b37a64/DuncanDemo_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out I’m also teaching “Plein Air Sketching at Manito” class on the 13th, 9-11 am through the Corbin Art Center. There’s still space and I’d love to have you! Sign up here! All skill levels welcome! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/9af793a9-2b06-4482-8de4-fe9f1ff0888a/ThamesView_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out In London they have Uber Boat! We mostly rode the Tube to get around, but we did have one day where we got to ride the boat and it was fascinating to get a completely different view of the city from the Thames. I’m not sure what this bridge is named, but you can see St. Paul’s in the background along with a ton of construction cranes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/50e5ce2d-2bc7-4074-983a-a278ff719ef6/MilleniumBridge_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out This is Millenium Bridge-If you’ve seen the Harry Potter movies (the last ones), then you have seen this bridge! The pointy building in the back is called the Shard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/361bbc54-2bcf-4606-8bd0-741ded63eeb8/V%26ASculptures_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out I got to fulfill a long time dream and sketched in the Victoria and Albert Museum with mom one evening. I’d love to draw at the British Museum too but it was CRAZY packed when we were there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/13cd8047-bde3-4c50-8246-0306547f3f66/Pierino%27sInterior_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out We were running around so much, it was hard to find time to draw so a good part of my sketchbook is “What can I see from this restaurant table?” because waiting for food is one of the few times we weren’t on the go. Anything is interesting when you draw it and it builds my memory of the trip even if it isn’t a famous tourist destination. Always look for reasons to draw rather than to not draw! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/175acc45-29a0-475a-84f5-47ab2c5c58ea/TubetoHeathrow_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out Done on the Tube. The mother/daughter pair on the right “made” me and asked to see the drawing. I think the Orthodox gentleman eventually noticed that I was drawing him but pretended I wasn’t. Both are perfectly fine responses for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/5b1e0549-8d5c-4c6f-b74b-3435294e1b0c/MichelinTop_72dpi_1800.jpg Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out Our flat was just across from this fabulous building-the historic Michelin Tire home office! The whole place is a shrine to tires and car racing and elaborately decorated. It now houses three restaurants: a one star Michelin upstairs, a French restaurant on the main floor and an oyster bar in the foyer. This is just the top part of the building because I couldn’t fit the whole thing on one page and get in all the details I wanted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c1bedd16-d75c-4b8f-9488-3e94a8f950fe/MichelinBottom_72dpi_1800.jpg Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out Here’s the bottom half with people dining alfresco and some fun decorative details that I noticed on the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/9ce60bab-603d-4407-860a-0f42555071bf/MichelinInterior_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - London Sketching pt 1 + Manito Art Fest! - Make it stand out We ended up having lunch in the French restaurant. They reused old Michelin Man decorated ash trays to hold butter and we learned that the motto of the Michelin Man is “Nunc Est Bibendim”: Now is the Time to Drink! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/5/29/see-me-at-the-perry-farmers-market monthly 0.5 2024-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/81e134b7-0541-4911-a8f9-7a58f4cb1a6b/painting_The_Shop_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - See me at the Perry Farmer's Market! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7d228d3a-16d4-49e9-a42f-1ba9b98027d5/8_PerryStFarmersMarketPoster_11X17_100dpi_2200.jpg Blog - See me at the Perry Farmer's Market! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/4/22/oregon-coast-painting-adventures monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/3739ae78-c283-4f3b-a216-5e40615eb3a5/TillamookHeadfromfromGearhart_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Oregon Coast Painting Adventures - Make it stand out Tillamook Head, hazy in the brilliant light on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/820d92d5-caf9-49c7-ac47-1f446b8f0e51/ToTheBeachGearhart_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Oregon Coast Painting Adventures - Make it stand out We stayed at a house that was a short walk to the beach.This walk, through tall tawny grasses towards the embankment behind which the ocean awaits, never fails to make my heart ring like a bell with the many memories of the times I’ve walked here and all the people I’ve loved who have been here with me over the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/f03d3b5c-5ad2-44a1-8a26-a9592014be7e/AlmostThere_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Oregon Coast Painting Adventures - Make it stand out After the long drive across the state of Washington, down, the Gorge, through Portland to Gearhart, it is such a relief to be out of the car with the sand between my toes, looking over the wide expanse of the sea, my eyes traveling for miles and the wind in my hair. Upon arriving at the coast, it is essential to go and greet the sea as soon as possible! Don’t you agree? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/f75dd1e5-85db-4fb3-b12f-142c5d756598/DuneEmbankment_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Oregon Coast Painting Adventures - Make it stand out The dune embankment at the beach, hiding all but the highest houses from view when you are on the beach. I like to watch the clouds drift by, absent any distraction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/0a7703f2-3481-49f3-867c-346e89569504/TowerView_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Oregon Coast Painting Adventures - Make it stand out The house we stayed in was in walking distance of the beach but had no ocean view unless you count this sliver of beach, seen from the “tower room”. Along with the big sky and sliver of water, I also enjoyed the expanse of silvery roofs and siding-nothing weathers wood like living along the sea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b9fb4754-6337-4c04-b57f-a27516c3cb31/YaquinaLighthouse_80dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Oregon Coast Painting Adventures - Make it stand out After spending four days with friends in Gearhart, I took off south with a companion-stopping at every viewpoint between Cannon Beach and Rockaway Bay as instructed my my aunt. We had ice cream and cheese samples at the Tillamook Factory (my first time visiting!) and then continued down to Depoe Bay (home of the world’s smallest harbor!) to stay. The following day we made the jaunt down to Yaquina Head Lighthouse-utterly charming and right near “Cobblestone Beach” which is covered in polished basalt rocks that clack in the waves. We arrived when the tide was out, revealing amazing tide pools and seals lounging on rocks in the distance. Yaquina Head is the furthest south I’ve ever made it on the coast and it was really fun to see so many towns and beautiful beaches that I’d never visited before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/acc96a89-7c4e-4b27-b778-a5ac9afa5f0e/Tithonia_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Oregon Coast Painting Adventures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/4/2/april-news monthly 0.5 2024-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7cce5ab5-f6bc-4be2-a74e-87085a9caba4/10_WWP_80dpi_1500.jpg Blog - April News - Make it stand out This is your Public Service Announcement to get yourself down to the Spokane River. Right now is the time when the water is high and you can stand on the various bridges across the river and feel the spray on your face. Hurray for life with a river in the middle of it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ecb8a0ac-30c7-4a53-8e51-82260caaa9c4/Riverfront_smallest.jpg Blog - April News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/bccce026-55aa-4a1a-813e-c8cb384467ba/IMG_0503.JPEG Blog - April News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2fa29cbc-9a37-4635-aa24-11a15f834735/14765-300x225.jpeg Blog - April News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/24660060-c5fe-4807-a01e-e1625a6cb953/7_MarketTomatoes_9X12_80dpi_1500.jpg Blog - April News - Make it stand out A burst of summer for all of us in the form of tomatoes! This painting will be made into cards to be sold for the benefit of the Perry Street Farmers Market! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/e7b82dbd-a7c6-45b2-acd3-360aacaa68d4/8_PerryStFarmersMarketPoster_11X17_100dpi_2200.jpg Blog - April News - Make it stand out They also asked me to do the poster for their 2024 season which I was honored to do! It is such a great market. It was the first Farmers Market I ever visited in Spokane and it still holds a special place in my heart. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/3/12/color-class-amp-33-artists monthly 0.5 2024-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/bc1ac4e0-ee97-4e71-a9b4-2eec4d5e7777/3334_smaller.jpg Blog - Color Class & 33 Artists - Make it stand out This is one of the references we’ll be painting from for the color class! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/75f91ea1-b7cc-4aab-bc91-bc892354feac/33+Artists+Market+Poster_march+%2724+square-Smaller.jpg Blog - Color Class & 33 Artists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/2/29/art-here-there-amp-everywhere monthly 0.5 2024-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8891d662-880e-4a63-9ebe-ae81430c174d/5_NachesTrail_5X7_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art Here, There & Everywhere - Make it stand out A few years back a friend and I hiked Naches Trail on Mt. Rainier during the wildflower season and it blew our minds. The day started out misty and ominous but ended with gorgeous blue skies. The wildflowers were incredible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/45d34851-78c8-4514-b257-b1f80336bb9c/4_Nature%27sStripes_85dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art Here, There & Everywhere - Make it stand out When I visited the tulip fields up in Skagit a few years back with my parents, it was an absolutely frigid day with lots of wind, but the gorgeous color of the tulips made it worth it. That and going to get soup in a bread bowl in La Conner afterward! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/3015ba09-5719-48cd-8f47-ccfdbf6f1dd8/3_FerryNocturne_4X6_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art Here, There & Everywhere - Make it stand out Ferries are a big part of life on the Puget Sound. My parents’s house has a view of the Sound and my childhood is full of memories of seeing the moon shine above the dark water as ferries and cargo containers sail by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7c522e1f-05d4-468f-a2f0-18b2094c3eff/2_UponFierySeas_80dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art Here, There & Everywhere - Make it stand out Incredible sunsets are another memory of childhood. Someday I’d like to live on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/6bf8cbf6-1f73-476c-a1f7-ec205f04562b/15_TatteredbutstillGlowing_12x16_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art Here, There & Everywhere - Make it stand out I’ve got paintings hanging in galleries all over the place currently. This painting is up at Trail’s End Gallery in Chewelah for a couple more weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/5b907a01-6541-401c-9e56-213e3ce29700/25_BoatingBounty_13.5X20_80dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art Here, There & Everywhere - Make it stand out “Boating Bounty” will be up with a bevy of glorious art at Barrister Winery for the month of March. The opening is today for First Friday! Stop by and check it out. Barrister on a First Friday is always a great time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/d5788e24-9002-4c09-aae3-0d3bd57fd649/Heaven%27sIcySplendor_16x+20_72dpi_1500.JPEG Blog - Art Here, There & Everywhere - Make it stand out “Heaven’s Icy Splendor” went on a long drive with me to Twisp, WA to the Confluence Gallery where it will be until mid-April. The show info is below and looks amazing! Have any of you been to Twisp? It’s a cute town and the whole Methow Valley is beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b531f037-182b-4e7d-a517-e240244f4a68/Dark+Skies+small+%28Instagram+Post%29.jpg Blog - Art Here, There & Everywhere - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/1/20/im-on-pbss-nw-profiles monthly 0.5 2024-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/6b351ccc-41e0-4646-bdb1-ebcad1cd77f3/IMG_1712_1500.JPG Blog - I'm on PBS's NW Profiles! - Make it stand out Watching the KSPS crew calibrate their very fancy cameras in my studio before filming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/89e61f64-cf7f-4573-bef5-e51c470a23bd/IMG_0657.JPG Blog - I'm on PBS's NW Profiles! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2024/1/1/join-me-in-listening-for-the-echo monthly 0.5 2024-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b9102513-c576-4a89-8b23-de5326e75022/ChasingSkies_72dpi_1500.JPEG Blog - Join me in Listening For the Echo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/6a268051-d313-45f1-86b9-fe5c870573e9/IMG_0503.JPEG Blog - Join me in Listening For the Echo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/55a7d2e8-808d-4286-905a-4e335c1779fd/BarnCatAlley_72dpi_1500.JPEG Blog - Join me in Listening For the Echo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8d2cd646-b9a4-44a6-9ecd-2402fd719e72/AllisChammersWaits_72dpi_1500.JPEG Blog - Join me in Listening For the Echo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/12/23/merry-christmas monthly 0.5 2023-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/be8dea98-72d0-409e-9b59-c66d9900b810/21_AllTheWayHome_12X16_95dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/12/11/off-the-waitlist-into-brrrzaar monthly 0.5 2023-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/aafcdea2-eac3-4f75-9992-510f65cf85f4/IMG_0418.JPG Blog - Off the WaitList, Into BRRRZAAR! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1f66cbb6-3f1f-4774-9a50-d195c4a2f5c5/IMG_0414.jpeg Blog - Off the WaitList, Into BRRRZAAR! - Make it stand out I’ve also been busy working on paintings for my group show “Listening for an Echo” at the Terrain Gallery-the theme is farming and rural subjects. Above is a just finished barn interior. Below is a study of a neighbor’s corral at sunset. Put Friday, January 5th at the Terrain Gallery on your calendar to come see this show-there will be two painters (myself and Karen Mobley) and two photographers who I have only recently met: Abigail Evans and Pam Deutschman. I can’t wait to see what the other women have made! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ed2380d3-e725-4ed5-a19b-24ce2aad6d19/IMG_0424.jpeg Blog - Off the WaitList, Into BRRRZAAR! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/11/20/thankful-for-you monthly 0.5 2023-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8aa9f965-236a-4b8f-b304-b274766be633/Warm_Wishes_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Thankful For You! - Make it stand out Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/d0cb6ad0-7cda-4b90-bfd1-6f1e7a70beda/FoxTheaterTurkeys_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Thankful For You! - Make it stand out Happy Turkey Day! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/11/15/im-in-two-magazines monthly 0.5 2023-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/f387c41a-c3b0-4ed9-b4f0-a0061e304fdc/IMG_0265.jpg Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out Read the article online here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/3817b10b-6557-477f-886f-cc0cc2f14cd6/IMG_0266.jpg Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/02d49203-872f-4ee9-9554-f7b5e89ad8bf/IMG_0267_smaller.jpg Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out My piece is the one in the lower right corner-a painting of the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/d52e3a62-df44-462a-b419-2b726a60d5b8/IMG_2647_1500.JPG Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out Trending Northwest is a fancy new Pacific Northwest featured magazine and I am lucky to have gotten a multi-page article about my work, inspiration, and upcoming adventures! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/a86b3f3d-fa4b-4c6f-944b-2e9ac32fb2d4/IMG_2648_1500.jpg Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out Reading the title of this article, I wonder if I should add “Creative Visionary” to my business card! Makes me sound so fancy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/4651babd-b80f-472d-a036-1b9316b13a62/IMG_2652_1500.jpg Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out Thank you to Melissa and the whole crew at TNW for the fabulous article! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/e3a85117-0889-4f54-aa1d-3929dcc7c831/MeganPerkins-15+_1500_72dpi.jpg Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out I don’t have any more holiday shows on the calendar for the rest of the year so I would like to invite you guys to check out my online shop HERE where you can get puzzles, calendars, prints (including my painting of Sunset Hill in the dark and snow-seen below) and a selection of small nocturne paintings. You’re also welcome to make an appointment to come out to my studio to do a little shopping! I’d love to show you what I’ve been working on! You can also find my work at the From Here store in River Park Square and at Pottery Place Plus in the same building as Auntie’s Bookstore (also an excellent place to do some shopping!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/397165b8-2e66-47d8-a0bc-9f97192a7689/42_GovanSunset_8X10_90dpi_1500.jpg Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out 8” x 10” painting of the Govan School House in Central WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/62ae2d56-f27b-4430-a7e5-eb0a209a9b46/33_GrainElevatorStars_3X5_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out Inspired by a grain elevator I spotted outside of Pullman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/cc9c4255-6cfc-4eb2-bd52-0d64c02210d9/21_AllTheWayHome_12X16_95dpi_1500.jpg Blog - I'm in TWO magazines! - Make it stand out “All the Way Home”-prints available in my shop and at From Here. This painting will be my Christmas card this year! If I’ve sent you a card in the past and you’d like to get one this year and you’ve moved, please send me an updated address! Safe travels if you’re traveling in the upcoming holiday week. Spokane will be there at the bottom of the road to welcome you home when you return. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/10/31/art-amp-maple-leaves monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b8183fc7-86e6-4a70-8100-c27cacabacce/updated_Nov+2023_Social+Media+Post.jpg Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out I’m excited to be at this show on SATURDAY ONLY at the HIVE (Emphasis added to hopefully prevent confusion!). I’ll have puzzles, Christmas cards, and calendars! I just heard back that I got waitlisted for my usual December show (Brrzaar). They had so many people apply that they could only accept 36% of the artists to the show, so if you’d like to come visit me at a show before the end of the year, this is it! However, you can always make an appointment to come out to my studio any time for a little shopping adventure! These are always very fun because I often also show my sketchbooks and works in progress if people are interested. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/11cd1d55-4c0e-44c3-96c7-2a6705530b3f/GUAC+Poster_smaller.JPG Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out This show opened in October and is still running through December 9th. It’s a fabulous show in a historic building on Washington with a view directly onto the elevated train tracks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ea1bcc04-dac8-4a93-beb1-e8b3858da915/21_AllTheWayHome_12X16_95dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out This is one of my pieces in this show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/96ff8976-80ed-4411-8ae1-6c5fd699d23b/28_RedBarnStars_3X5_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out This and the two other night sky pieces below are all 3” x 5” paintings that I framed up and took to the Spokane Art School for their Holiday Small Works show. The Art School will also have a show (Yuletide) happening during the weekend of the my show at the Hive and is just 5 minutes away so I highly recommend visiting both shows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7d27911b-c4b5-40b0-96d3-f173ff640c16/37_LavenderGalaxy_3X5_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/11f91bcb-88f2-4703-83cc-5f08421263b7/34_RedBarnstars1_3X5_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/9c1b392d-73a3-4c6f-9164-a6528a303236/PIkePlace_smaller.JPG Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out I made a very fast visit over to Seattle to celebrate my and my mom’s birthday with my folks and to see the Hokusai exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. I am a huge Hokusai fan (I have the Great Wave off of Kanagawa printed on my phone case.) and the exhibit was FABULOUS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/cc54cda3-bfc9-48ee-bab6-016e3f438c6a/Hokusai+painting_smaller.JPG Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out Silk painting of a beautiful lady at the exhibit, which contained both many works by Hokusai and by his students, contemporaries, and the people who were inspired by his work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/fffe99e7-bacf-47a0-9007-8c4d6acdaeea/YellowPlanter_smaller.JPG Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out With the glass over the prints, taking a decent photo was hard, but here is a beautiful planter that I would very much like in blue! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1a2b7f61-c54d-4978-b726-1c55d32d34c0/KubotaGate_smaller.JPG Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out Continuing the theme-this is the Kubota Garden in the south end of Seattle-a 20 acre walking garden. I enjoyed its multiple ponds, great tree shaping and many stone lanterns, but I have to admit-I think our Japanese Garden has a better fall foliage display and is much prettier (though much smaller also, I must admit). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/07536f49-5710-4313-b1ea-935644c0e74b/KubotaMaples_smaller.JPG Blog - Art & Maple Leaves - Make it stand out Did have fun with the amazing curving branches of the many trees-there might be some paintings coming inspired by my trip! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/10/3/fall-into-october monthly 0.5 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7a409efe-fef5-42b7-95aa-08d28d5c82a2/IMG_9992.JPG Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out I have one piece in this giant show-something unusual for me-see below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/62829669-3d7c-4967-989d-bb1631dae3dd/GreenhouseGlow_18x18_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out This is Dr Ph Martin’s watercolors with collage and inspired by the little greenhouse my in-laws have that my father-in-law has turned into a tool shed. Walking by it at night is fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b2210aa2-ff40-446e-ac6b-b874bef7bacb/381003689_803685041759796_6763268774831740262_n.jpg Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out Have you been to the Gonzaga Urban Arts Center? It is really cool! An old brick building on Washington, it over looks the elevated train track so you’re eye level with the trains-really neat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/a4f3c8c1-e5d4-4b55-b200-267d78b415d3/15_TatteredbutstillGlowing_12x16_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out This is one of the five paintings I will have at the GUAC show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b52e0198-bd18-485e-94c7-2222213d6d0d/43_RoundBarn_8X10_90dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out Thank you to everyone who came out to see me at the Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour! It was so great to see you all and share the many starry night paintings I made! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/50b1b111-1dd9-404b-ba07-cb0f04b2c796/42_GovanSunset_8X10_90dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out Govan Schoolhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8aa3aff4-fe87-451e-94ad-9b752dc0fead/40_ShootingStars_3X5_1500_300dpi.jpg Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/13c27b86-4108-4c10-bf21-89ba343cbead/33_GrainElevatorStars_3X5_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ec7a4f2c-be8e-4362-9c60-30333e743f1c/38_GovanSunset_4X6_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b9dbe584-120b-4cff-8c66-b73afd298272/30_RoundBarnStars_4.5X4.5_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/67f59d33-11b9-49db-960b-beb51cb252fd/IMG_1934.JPG Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out Finally, I have just two more art classes on my schedule, both in October, before I go on my winter break. I’ll start teaching classes again in early spring in 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/10c7f4aa-8719-4d54-9700-e6c2c84c5a14/IMG_1935_1500.JPG Blog - Fall into the Arts ! - Make it stand out Next Monday, my Landmarks Accordion Book class at the Corbin Art Center starts. It is the first time I’ve offered this class. If you’d like to join, but are worried about your drawing skills, I’ll have templates to help with drawing the architecture as seen above! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/9/16/2024-spokane-calendar-amp-little-spokane-show monthly 0.5 2023-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/9fc42eb5-f5e4-48f2-82ec-ac4a9adafa1a/LSRAST.jpg Blog - 2024 Spokane Calendar & Little Spokane Show & Free Urban Sketching! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c3a88fc7-7a9d-416c-be7c-6a82c6925073/LSRAST2.jpg Blog - 2024 Spokane Calendar & Little Spokane Show & Free Urban Sketching! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/be30ed1e-a5ed-4248-8c4a-3f7c79f52c1b/27_SteptoeStars_3.75x6_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - 2024 Spokane Calendar & Little Spokane Show & Free Urban Sketching! - Make it stand out Steptoe Stars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/fe1ad7af-103b-4b47-8958-67fe4361145c/28_RedBarnStars_3X5_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - 2024 Spokane Calendar & Little Spokane Show & Free Urban Sketching! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/88715f69-268b-497b-9587-a683e762840e/Purpturqstars_4X6_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - 2024 Spokane Calendar & Little Spokane Show & Free Urban Sketching! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8e62f498-b912-4ff6-8ad9-18211d86b983/29_GovanStars_3X5_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - 2024 Spokane Calendar & Little Spokane Show & Free Urban Sketching! - Make it stand out Govan Schoolhouse Stars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/cf30408a-9da8-4eb9-ac57-f818b2900a9a/32_GradientBarn_4X6_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - 2024 Spokane Calendar & Little Spokane Show & Free Urban Sketching! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/98600420-7046-44be-b50b-b8b739202765/WhiteHouseDemo_300dpi_1400.jpg Blog - 2024 Spokane Calendar & Little Spokane Show & Free Urban Sketching! - Make it stand out I also had a great time teaching urban sketching at the Northwest Museum and Culture recently. We painted the white mansion at the end of the block. Thanks to all of my lovely students! If you would like to take a class with me, check out my events page for upcoming classes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/04a0c2f5-f0e5-433b-b821-2491d9d730fa/RiverfrontDemo_90_1500.jpg Blog - 2024 Spokane Calendar & Little Spokane Show & Free Urban Sketching! - Make it stand out Finally the thing you scrolled down all the way to the bottom for! All of you are invited to come sketch in Riverfront Park with me on Saturday the 23rd 4-5:30. We’ll meet at the Rotary Fountain. There won’t be any instruction, nor supplies provided but I thought it would be fun to gather as a last hurrah of the plein air season! Hope to see you there! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/8/30/q0qbty6j7ny5x0u8garpsn9m22s2tj monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/4a69c88d-ed73-460c-a982-844780217feb/25_Nuphar_13.5X20_80dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Good bye August, hello September! - Make it stand out I’ve been working on a series of paintings all about the joy of getting in a canoe or kayak on the amazing lakes in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/fd2bab44-5e11-4b70-8337-b39da77aa2fd/23_kayak%26Redwings_90dpi_11x17.75_1500.jpg Blog - Good bye August, hello September! - Make it stand out Send me all your lake recs-small and big! I don’t have a kayak of my own, but I’ll figure out a way to get on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ab887ba6-abe8-4926-8add-9412b97d347f/22_LightOnAHill_90dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Good bye August, hello September! - Make it stand out This painting has been on my to do list for a long time. The way the light hit this hill on my way back from Pullman to Spokane really caught my eye! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ec8fad2c-87fb-49ee-b12d-43ca3fe8bbe6/12_ViewDownRiverside_9x12_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Good bye August, hello September! - Make it stand out This painting was inspired by a photo taken by a delightful art patron of mine-the view down Riverside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/77d1276e-05d9-4206-9caa-24e27b0d6bca/21_AllTheWayHome_12X16_95dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Good bye August, hello September! - Make it stand out I’m really thrilled with this painting-its going to be my Christmas card for this year. If you commission a painting from me or buy a large original work, you also get a Christmas card from me for that year. Just sayin’! :) And if you need an opportunity to buy some of my art-I’ll be at the Little Spokane River Artist Studio tour at Collista’s studio (the furthest north). I’ll have all original work only, but I will be taking pre-orders for my 2024 calendar with a sample that you can flip through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ae6bbafe-dc5a-4479-94c6-0eb927aee978/LSRAST.jpg Blog - Good bye August, hello September! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b5ecc435-b437-4835-9e31-e4851054ca0f/LSRAST2.jpg Blog - Good bye August, hello September! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/519b159d-c842-4203-afd6-830732ab189f/7_RobersMansion_1500dpi_1500colorboosted.jpg Blog - Good bye August, hello September! - Make it stand out This painting is hanging at Terra Blanca Winery for this month as part of the preview show for the Little Spokane River Artist Studio tour. Stop on by if you want to get an idea of what kind of art will be at the show! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/41b344f9-5815-4536-8566-6209e4309b4b/painting_Hands_painting2_90dpi_1500.JPEG Blog - Good bye August, hello September! - Make it stand out So I just finished my Painting Watercolor Flowers class at the Spokane Art School and it was great! If you’d like to take classes with me for the fall, check out my events page-HERE. My last plein air class of the year is in Browne’s Addition on the 9th of September-we’ll be sketching the historic houses near the NW Museum of Art and Culture. I’ll have a Paint & Sip with them in October and I have two classes coming up at the Corbin Art Center, both new classes and something a little different from my usual-I hope you’ll join me in drawing and painting a “favorite spot” or making an accordion book of Spokane landmarks. See you out there! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/7/24/sunflowers-amp-sketcherfest monthly 0.5 2023-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/3426ea10-9048-47b8-a800-da09af7cb509/20_TatteredbutstillGlowing4_12x16_72dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Sunflowers & Sketcherfest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/045dd55c-b7ac-4579-9ac3-2b4200d0e477/15_TatteredbutstillGlowing_12x16_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Sunflowers & Sketcherfest - Make it stand out You know what else is everywhere this year? Grasshoppers. We have grasshoppers every year but this summer they are like locusts-eating flowers to the ground and shooting across our field like fireworks when I walk to the garden. They are chewing, chewing, chewing on everything! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/dbced020-951b-45fa-ba59-20da6dadda85/16_Glow_12x16_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Sunflowers & Sketcherfest - Make it stand out Hence, this series of sunflower paintings which I have titled, “Tattered But Still Glowing”. They flowers have been chewed on till their leaves are in tatters, but they are still blooming beautifully and bringing me joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/87d5b6a8-c4ac-4148-a602-bac34dd26c2b/17_TatteredbutStillGlowing2_12x16_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Sunflowers & Sketcherfest - Make it stand out Whatever’s chewing on you, keep glowing my friends! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/f98ac5ad-826d-4d2d-aa09-e08bb5ff62c9/Edmonds_WaveBreak_92dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Sunflowers & Sketcherfest - Make it stand out The other major activity of this month was my trip over to Edmonds to participate in Sketcherfest, the world’s first sketchbook based festival. Sketcherfest is a part of the Urban Sketchers movement which you can read more about here. I’ve been following the Urban Sketchers for over a decade and always love to go to their events if I can. Artists from all around the world and the PNW came to show their sketchbooks and sell their wares. I went into raptures of delight flipping through their sketchbooks-glorious, glorious inspiration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/9c41ad7c-f0d6-4e74-be2a-cacf50de2e15/Emonds_FerryTerminal_90dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Sunflowers & Sketcherfest - Make it stand out These sketches were done during the free sketchcrawls that happened on Sunday. Over 100 people participated in each of the sketchcrawls and sketchers were spread up and down the waterfront painting and drawing. The general public, just out to enjoy the water, were surprised and delighted, tripping over sketchers at every turn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/0f45f8c4-2560-4fa2-84e5-a277aab79346/Edmonds_MtBaker_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Sunflowers & Sketcherfest - Make it stand out It was so much fun-such a great sense of camaraderie among all of us sketchers and it was a joy to get to look at other participants’s sketchbooks. Plus, as you can see, the weather was killer-blue sky, Mt. Baker, and the Edmonds-Kingston Ferry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/e7562c4f-46ea-4fd3-a91b-f8e8dc5fc326/Clocktowerdemo_90dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Sunflowers & Sketcherfest - Make it stand out Speaking of Sketchcrawls-this is my demo from my most recent Riverfront Park Sketch Crawl class. It was a great class of lovely people and I’m really looking forward to our August class. You can sign up for that here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/597aeea0-2620-4d4c-904c-f1cbda4d1547/Social+Media+Square.jpg Blog - Sunflowers & Sketcherfest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/7/1/july-summer-time-and-the-living-is-easy monthly 0.5 2023-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c15e9c9f-714a-40d3-b21e-2d5990b131fa/IMG_0316.JPG Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ac3f1be9-0e29-4232-82b4-1243473e9e10/Slavin2_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/f8582d3e-0d91-4628-90d2-c6ce8994485d/IMG_0317.JPG Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out Most of my plein air (French for painting outside basically-fancy!) kit. I had a little REI stool and I carry all of this in a small Osprey backpack plus sunscreen, water for me, bug spray and an extra layer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/bc710fa2-47d9-4526-9bf2-2a2b4e0778c8/IMG_0285.JPG Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out Painting the pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/a4d84302-ba76-41b9-9de8-c37c404e1a75/Slavin1_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out Had a lot of fun with the texture of the grass in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7f5b5912-4931-43ff-bd6e-175d92666d05/IMG_0335.JPG Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out Gorgeous long shadows in the evening-what a great time to paint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/f3ee34b8-e06d-45e0-a243-c2984c37dc7a/Art+in+the+Park++%281080+%C3%97+1080+px%29.png Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out If you’d like to paint with me-I’ve got two classes in July for painting in Spokane Parks. One on the 12th which you can sign up for here at Riverfront Park and another on the 26th at Manito Park that is through the Corbin Art Center and you can sign up for that here. All skill levels welcome-instructions will be personalized for students. I hope you can join me! If you’re interested in what I have going on in August, check out the Events section of my website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2bbde49e-62c4-437d-a1d8-43cfb3a6d001/33%2BArtists%2BAlternative%2BLogo%2B2%2B%28White%29.png.png Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out This is my last art festival of the summer on July 30th at the Wonder Building 11-5. I’d love to see you guys and say hi! Thank you to everyone who came out to see me at Manito Art Festival and Bazaar-both shows were great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/80d2fd1f-6865-4335-9839-280d38701724/13_KayakingAerial_20X13_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out Here’s a recently finished painting inspired by a kayaking trip with a friend to Horseshoe Lake. Did you know there are multiple lakes with that name in our area? Thank goodness we carpooled so we didn’t end up at different lakes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8204e25c-3c70-4519-b2a7-48f60f26212d/12_ViewDownRiverside_9x12_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting the PNW-Out Standing in Her Field - Make it stand out This painting is inspired by a patron who shared this photo with me-a view straight down Riverside. Happy 4th everyone! Have a lovely and safe weekend! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/6/2/june monthly 0.5 2023-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b6b6c3b9-4550-4718-b5fb-9e2634acaae1/Manito+Art+Festival_cropped.jpg Blog - Jumping June-Art Festivals, Classes & a Throwback! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/06df4307-3d20-4a32-a5ad-3fe47595ee2d/TERRAIN_BAZAAR2023_FINDMEATBAZAAR_.png Blog - Jumping June-Art Festivals, Classes & a Throwback! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8e1e87c2-156b-4dc5-b18c-d7763063eccb/Pavilion_Opening_Day_300dpi_1900.jpg Blog - Jumping June-Art Festivals, Classes & a Throwback! - Make it stand out This is the view of the Pavilion as seen with my back to the Pavilion Art Space. My art is on display at the Pavilion Art Space until August. Right now there are two framed paintings and 3 framed sketchbooks (unusual for me!). I’m hoping to add sketches from my students once my Riverfront Park sketch crawl classes start happening. I really enjoyed having my sketchbooks up on the wall. I’d like to do an exhibit of my sketchbooks someday. Is that something you guys would be interested in? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7fc1029b-9bd8-4657-a846-a25bd91aad36/SnowyRockwoodTower_8x11_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Jumping June-Art Festivals, Classes & a Throwback! - Make it stand out I have painted the Rockwood Boulevard Towers before, but someone asked me to do a winter version as well so here it is-just in time for the Manito Art Festival! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ed01f124-cb7f-49bb-ad89-76c05e5bfa85/9_CorbinArtCenter_11x14_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Jumping June-Art Festivals, Classes & a Throwback! - Make it stand out I’ve taught at the Corbin Art Center for 10 years which I was shocked to realize recently. It is also the 125th anniversary of the Corbin House’s construction-so I guess, the house is probably even more shocked about how fast the time has gone than I am! Have you ever taken a class at Corbin? This painting is at Craftsman Cellars for the Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour Preview Show this month if you want a peek at what the artists will be at LSRAST this September. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2a2dedb7-fd6c-4444-b22e-e125f8b760fd/FullSizeR.JPG Blog - Jumping June-Art Festivals, Classes & a Throwback! - Make it stand out Now for a fun throwback! My mom sent me this photo recently-its me in our hotel room in Hawaii. I think I’m around 12-13. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/66daa88c-9cc9-4ed6-b0ec-40ade7ce0d21/IMG-9373.JPG Blog - Jumping June-Art Festivals, Classes & a Throwback! - Make it stand out This is me in 2017 sketching in the UK, photo also taken by my mom. Clearly not much has changed! I still love to travel and to make art! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1b648fec-ff4b-4e12-b746-6a998fe2082b/Art+in+the+Park++%281920+%C3%97+1200+px%29.png Blog - Jumping June-Art Festivals, Classes & a Throwback! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/4/30/my-april-adventures monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/045d5504-8ac3-4468-a40f-c93e9ac533fa/TheFeathers_1500.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c5761a84-fe35-4038-823e-560b96828a55/Quincy_TheFeathers2_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out I was able to just walk up to this cool formation and watch the rock climbers working on scaling them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b9c4d19a-9c7a-44ac-8cb5-2b2f57d64bf1/Quincy_TheFeathers_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out I was absolutely charmed by the gap between two of the “Feathers” and the sliver of sunlight field beyond it. When I stepped through, I discovered that I had parked in an unofficial parking lot as I looked out over multiple tents pitched around a larger paved spot. Children ran around laughing and voices floated down from the climbers up above my head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/36d79f7b-6256-4313-8c56-579127122c72/IMG-9392.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out Our Airbnb was one of these modernist houses on the Cave B Winery complex. I’d highly recommend it. The location is stunning and you can walk to the lip of the gorge (as well as the Gorge Amphitheater venue!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/763e2297-2a5e-4bbc-ae42-4ea613a482f5/IMG-9357.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out This shows you the view of the Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ff665432-6798-49f1-be8b-68aff829c655/Quincy_CaveB_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out Some of the group wanted to do some wine tasting, so I sketched as we sat on the lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/9d63eeef-f5aa-4a61-bcf7-6c20b2bdeaaa/Yellowfbells_1500.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out Yellow bells and the below columbia variation of the arrowleaf balsamroot that I see in the Spokane area were both in bloom, but the major flush of spring growth is probably happening right around now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/578cbf10-f339-4482-b8b2-d99fbfcabaf2/Arrowleaf_1450.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out So cheery! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/898b9845-a39d-43ce-bdfd-bc6f78981af5/FrenchmanCoulee_1480.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out We walked part of the Upper Ancient Lakes Trailhead and this is the view of Frenchman’s Coulee from the top of a cliff. You can just see the waterfall in the distance, descending the fatherest cliff on the right. New goal-returning to hike out closer to the waterfall some day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c84bb8d6-0d6e-43b5-84cb-1247e3d60f55/Cherries2_1500.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out I continued my drive west and stopped at the University of Washington to catch the tail end of the cherry blossom bloom at the quad. There was a lot of rain and wind on my way over the pass and you can the cherry blossom petals fallen like pink snow on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/18a7f272-b384-4e16-bfc8-731a704179f4/Sketch2_1500.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out I was lucky that there was a break in the weather so I was able to squeeze in a sketch in around an hour. I had my hood up and cinched against the wind for most of it. Thank goodness for gortex! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/bba2a511-eadd-4a90-8c33-072daf25052d/Cherries1_1500.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out Even past their prime, the trees are just stunning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/cf59a5f4-7525-4419-a0a3-47e3f2957a96/Sketch1_1500.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out Further progress on the sketch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b7c335fb-d62d-4b67-9164-9a74f591e391/PaintPalette_1500.JPG Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out The cherry blossoms got into everything! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2657979e-ece0-4918-bea0-e66186e0bc1f/Quincy_UWCherryBlossoms_100dpi_1500.jpg Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out Final sketch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ffc4d3a1-dc1c-4ba6-85f0-8eec9e30727e/bowl+and+pitcher+bridge+scan_1500.jpg Blog - My April Adventures! - Make it stand out Finally-if you’re planning to go out and about for First Friday (the 5th)-I’ll be hanging out at the new Spokane Art School location on 2nd with my fellow teachers for the faculty art show. I’d love to see you! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/3/1/want-to-take-a-class-with-me monthly 0.5 2023-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/058ee0c9-6ccb-4b83-af3f-99a5eef6bf16/Paint%26Sip_small.JPG Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1ef763c3-9530-4b95-a8b8-d6fc99ce0b3d/12_5_2018_300dpi_1460.jpg Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/96b7bfaa-de9a-4df0-98c5-9e701fc0a24d/WS_Cambridge_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/827631c4-001e-4fc8-802d-b8705f2d1bff/AutumnalStorm.jpg Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c1fa882d-21c8-427f-b682-7d55d2ed898d/Soft+Spring+Evening_smaller.jpg Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/11a93f58-7a6f-45e2-89bc-077c118be425/CCBAPavilion_300dp_1476i.jpg Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/2/18/february-fumblings monthly 0.5 2023-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/cfe8b18a-99a8-489c-9a58-2826a5adc1bf/3_QuailCloud_8x10_72dpi.jpg Blog - February Fumblings - Make it stand out Speaking of birds-here’s another beloved favorite-the noble (and adorable) quail! Male quail will perch up high to keep watch over the ladies and babies. What gentlemen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/96a1ff23-c265-4058-a186-774da8813e34/FoxTheaterTurkeys_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - February Fumblings - Make it stand out More birds! This is a painting from my Mythology/Geology series that I spoke about at the Hive. Thank you to everyone who came to the talk-it was a great success and I loved talking with you all. This painting in particular is inspired by the rock outcroppings you find in sparse ponderosa pine forests (Seen most often by me in the Dishman Hills, but also in the Bowl and Pitcher Area) and the Sunburst Light at the Fox Theater, whose large Art Deco panels reminded me of basalt columns. I’m pleased to say that this piece already has a new home on the walls of a dedicated nature and Fox Theater lover! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1ca094e9-c6c3-43f1-b643-f2e35254e423/Turkeysketch2_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - February Fumblings - Make it stand out Here’s some studies of turkeys from my sketchbook. Turkeys may look mostly black/grey (especially females) but there’s actually quite a bit of color there if you look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/c16dad4e-7e54-43a8-a068-cccfe073cbaa/Turkeysketch1_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - February Fumblings - Make it stand out Doing a small study of the whole scene to figure out placement of the figures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/81174960-cb16-4164-adc2-2580295eefe7/Trainsketch1_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - February Fumblings - Make it stand out Another sketchbook study from the large train painting I had on display during my talk at the Hive. This painting was inspired by seeing a train racing along on the tracks as I was driving home around sunset. To me, it seemed like the train was pulling evening along behind it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2a7d46b9-5770-4fe5-a5a5-c8c74b4ded5b/Palouse_Afternoon_smaller.jpg Blog - February Fumblings - Make it stand out As for this, I was cleaning my flat files to accommodate a newly acquired set (a lucky find that my husband spotted for me), when I found this painting I did years ago tucked in a drawer in a pile of collages! It seemed to fit well with the series I am working on now and I was delighted to rediscover it and wanted to share it with you. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2023/1/18/0tx0qi17m8sjtr6m61b3va41eagkpe monthly 0.5 2023-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/71913347-ad55-4e5d-a8b8-0848a23a2f0f/painting_Boots_Bakery_300dpi.JPG Blog - January Happenings - Make it stand out Bye old Boot’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/f78b6dbd-0b58-42fa-b8fb-2a8576117060/Jack_150dpi_1500.jpg Blog - January Happenings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7e1310b0-986b-4b9b-be27-bb7ea8adce8a/image000000.JPG Blog - January Happenings - Make it stand out The Spokane Journal of Business got in touch and licensed my painting “Huntington Park Spring” to be the cover for their Book of Lists for this year. Friends have been sending me photos of it in the wild. This was sent to me by the lovely Karol! Thank you for that! It is always fun to get photos and messages from people saying they’ve seen my art as they go about their business around town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/3b45a3b6-a4b0-4904-85b0-552001b0d5b1/IMG-7103.jpg Blog - January Happenings - Make it stand out And if you are feeling a bit disorganized or would like to own 12 mini-prints of my paintings to decorate your office with, there are still a few calendars looking for a home at the From Here store in the downtown mall! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/12/21/happy-holidays monthly 0.5 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/618d717b-6b75-4b8b-b683-b61f23bf4e25/Duncan_Gardens_Snow+Arch_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Happy Holidays! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/8659dee9-8c2e-4e37-93a2-a1a4f53fae56/Yellow_Postcard_300dpi.jpg Blog - Happy Holidays! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/12/9/event-changes-amp-updates monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b06b804a-72f3-4808-a83f-081840bcd859/FindMeAtBrrrzaar_SocialPost.jpg Blog - Event Changes & Updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/82454758-1453-44fb-839f-ac5b24901c3e/CrescentBeach_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Event Changes & Updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/52c21e11-16b5-4b1b-bc1e-10d574111fe8/HaystackSandcastle_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Event Changes & Updates! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/11/17/holiday-season-holy-jolly-everywhere monthly 0.5 2022-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/cb1ba969-3b04-4b97-a6dd-f31688a4254c/PriestDockview_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Holy Jolly Everywhere! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/b544b3ba-048c-4684-8104-12037801d8c9/MarmotTree_300dpi_1579.jpg Blog - Holy Jolly Everywhere! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/2b439b1e-85f9-40e8-a3d6-6ba49bd3fd48/TheGorge_72dpi.jpg Blog - Holy Jolly Everywhere! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/34b9110d-7f6f-4b1d-b326-eec9c47c0db4/FindMeAtBrrrzaar_SocialPost.jpg Blog - Holy Jolly Everywhere! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/7f07b412-1f12-4c54-bbf4-e8dc257b838f/HaystackReflected4.25x4.25_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Holy Jolly Everywhere! - Make it stand out This painting and the following Haystack Rock painting are both little minis-right around 4.25” x 4.25” that I made as part of my show at Helix Winery for December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/ec694c87-89c7-461a-9418-c1635ea937b1/HaystackSunset4.25x4.25_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Holy Jolly Everywhere! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/e8ff9fb6-a00b-4b58-93c3-aa7d42bbf9c6/ArchCapeSnippet_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Holy Jolly Everywhere! - Make it stand out This is a snippet of a recently finished painting that is 12” x 18” of Arch Cape on the Oregon Coast. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/10/24/awards-sales-shows-oh-my monthly 0.5 2022-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1666661546681-I0WRTZB7X49VYE154ZAB/33+Artists+Alternative+Logo+2+%28White%29.png.png Blog - Awards, Sales, Shows, oh my! - Make it stand out Location: The Hive®, 2904 E Sprague Ave Spokane, WA Saturday November 5th, 10-6 The best kind of holiday gift is a local one! Check out this one-of-a-kind local art market featuring a variety of items including jewelry, original paintings, prints, clothing, book arts, & more. Artists will demo techniques at their tables. This art market will feature 33 different local artists with affordable works that'd make the perfect gift for someone you know this holiday season. The inspiration behind this event was sparked by one of our Artists-In-Residence at The Hive®, Gwyn Pevonka, who wanted to bring artists together to show and sell their work. This show is a perfect time to check out The Hive®, meet and learn from artists, and purchase artwork in a setting where 100% of the purchase price goes to the artist! The participating artists benefit much more this way since no showing commission or fee is required. Find out which artists will be participating: https://events.spokanelibrary.org/event/723026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1666661663539-O2T95XD7VZ29L7XEXMNL/HaystackSplatter_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Awards, Sales, Shows, oh my! - Make it stand out Very honored that this painting, “Haystack Sparkle,” has been accepted into the Northwest Watercolor Society’s 2022 82nd Annual International Open Show. It was chosen by Juror Andy Evansen as one of 75 paintings shown in this exhibition. It’s really incredible to be picked because over 330 artists submitted over 650 paintings, from all around the world! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1666661984017-ZVVD5YG19FO5CVOQPUY7/Dicks_adjusted_1500.jpg Blog - Awards, Sales, Shows, oh my! - Make it stand out “You Gonna Eat That” was shown in Terrain 13, which was a WILD one day show put by Terrain during October’s First Friday and I’m so pleased that it SOLD! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1666661866427-FD00P54TDGA9NZ852SA1/SpokaneRiverCityDemo_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Awards, Sales, Shows, oh my! - Make it stand out Had a ton of fun at the NW Museum of Art and Culture, showing people how to make this painting for a Paint & Sip last week. It was a great group with a few familiar faces-I’m always honored when someone wants to take a class with me more than once. It’s a big compliment! I enjoy doing this demos-they are a reminder to loosen up and have fun as I’m painting on a vertical board (watercolor is usually painted flat or at a slight angle, unlike oils or acrylics) and I go for it directly in pen, no pencil lines underneath so however things turn out, I just have to roll with it, which I hope is a good example for my students! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1666661827485-A5F5JODLZI8WZYNUHRVL/HaystackFamily_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Awards, Sales, Shows, oh my! - Make it stand out I’m continuing working on paintings inspired by my two trips to the coast last year and I’ll have these pieces with me at the 33 Artists Market at the Hive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1666661687908-SE4GIBOIV6SWER1AJLSJ/Firstbeach_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Awards, Sales, Shows, oh my! - Make it stand out I love the light in this painting. it was a struggle to get here. This is my third try! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1666661729458-BY9I4P3KX3EE105I343U/TurbulentEcola_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Awards, Sales, Shows, oh my! - Make it stand out The way stormy weather moves in and out at the Oregon Coast is endlessly inspiring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1666663572937-ZFTZ3391DQSDS2JFQ8A9/Tithonia_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Awards, Sales, Shows, oh my! - Make it stand out Last Minute Class Alert! This is the last class I’ll be doing in 2022 (except for a 2 hour class with the Hive in December TBA). It is my class on painting Watercolor Flowers with the Corbin Art Center. It starts November 1st and runs till the 22nd and runs 1-3 pm. Check out it out and sign up here. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/9/18/little-spokane-river-studio-tour-92422-amp-sketch-adventures monthly 0.5 2022-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1663557399886-F1J1RUAYOVOXGM14AAS5/CCBAPavilion_300dp_1476i.jpg Blog - Little Spokane River Studio Tour 9/24/22 & Sketch Adventures! - Make it stand out I’ve been a busy bee and teaching a lot of classes. This painting was completed during my first class with the Children’s Center for Book Arts. A group of children and adults walked from the Center down to the park, sketching along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1663557434008-GRIUVR9WRMW9K76W6UYV/CCBARiver_300dpi_1440.jpg Blog - Little Spokane River Studio Tour 9/24/22 & Sketch Adventures! - Make it stand out We stopped to sketch on one of the bridges! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1663557463327-PI8VYC3OMKYUV70COV6K/Milkbottledemo1_300dpi_1450.jpg Blog - Little Spokane River Studio Tour 9/24/22 & Sketch Adventures! - Make it stand out A marker, pen and colored pencil sketch on top of a pre-painted page made as a demo for the my Spokane Art School Sketchcrawl class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1663557307958-22QNJ6A7R8BDTXDTHGH5/Publicity+page+for+LSRAST.jpg Blog - Little Spokane River Studio Tour 9/24/22 & Sketch Adventures! - Make it stand out And the big news! I’ll be at the Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour this upcoming Saturday. I’ll be at Collista Kreb’s Studio-#1 on the list, which also happens to be the furthest north-so come visit me first and work your way back south! Hope you are all doing well during this transition from summer into fall! May your homegrown tomatoes be many and the smoke stay light! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/8/21/open-studio-this-saturday monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661105951541-L5U10HA95QXSOZ1W5TLN/Me-Smaller.JPEG Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661104188204-Y4DMM7SHOV3TTLFKUO31/Poster_resized.jpg Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661105882017-44UG4T0I2M2XR0GDEDWP/IMG_6991.JPEG Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out The plastic sleeves over the paintings will be removed for the day of the party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661106161398-3RND4P75BDNN2UW3PIF9/IMG_6990.JPEG Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out Things still in progress! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661106229081-SV24RFT8F7IA9WSW0BK2/IMG_6992.JPEG Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out Sunny outside, nice and cool in the studio! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661105998010-3J6OATISU3LXA91PP9IG/Umbrella_smaller.JPEG Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out The umbrella will shade this spot starting around 9:30! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661106054232-R4KF0NTXZHF52NPG6GYY/Sunflower_smaller.JPEG Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out Lots of sunflowers in bloom all over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661106076103-8M85TI2S5QSYCKBRCYE1/IMG_6986.JPEG Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out Bees enjoying the Tithonia! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661106317959-UH16HEEUSTDKLUNK1MCC/HaystackRock_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out “Haystack Rock Reflection”, aka me pretending I’m at the beach during this heatwave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1661106363836-Y50BWCAWIMTT4MINMKCG/GarbageGoatXmas_300dpi_9x12_1500.jpg Blog - Open Studio THIS SATURDAY! - Make it stand out “Festive Garbage Goat” will be the December image in my calendar! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/8/4/painting-in-glacier-national-park monthly 0.5 2022-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659658475705-CLFJK9B0D39WGYWGXMR6/IMG_6821_1504.JPEG Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out Wild Goose Island Viewpoint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659658097277-CDTEXWKFH0RU4DIRCX2P/AvalancheLake_300dpi_1486.jpg Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out Avalanche Lake-reached after almost 7 miles of hiking (We had to park far from the trail head thanks to crowds). This high alpine lake was surrounded by mountains with waterfalls cascading down them. It was gorgeous and the water was incredibly refreshing after our hot, sweaty hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659658256121-O4XPBYFID6Z4J5O3UYYE/IMG_7419_1494.JPG Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out Me, painting at Avalanche Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659658234686-E7P7MYLRZA88M9ZPRT0J/IMG_7418_1500.JPG Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out Ideal plein air painting conditions! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659657994150-LLO8Y0EPMURR3R0Q8O2B/Waterfall_300dpi_1485.jpg Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out A close up painting of a waterfall on the much quieter eastern side of the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659658327885-AEL6LANJST8CWRVDRN5J/IMG_7452_1493.JPG Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out Action shot of me painting the waterfall above taken by my friend! Lots of chatting with other hikers about painting-it was fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659657946836-78RD6WDN0T2PTPSRM04H/McDonaldLakeView_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out On our last day in the park it was well over 90 degrees and very crowded so rather than hiking very long distances just to get to the trail heads, we did a little exploring and then spent the afternoon at McDonald Lake, swimming and painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659657910084-XCAHJGY4EZLH64ITSMXI/McDonaldLakeCloud_300dpi_1494.jpg Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out The hills across from us were scarred with burned out trees from a fire. Many of the plants have grown back but the silvery dead trees are still standing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659658020721-4QLAPPE4UWX9IID7VMT1/WestGlacierVillage_300dpi_1503.jpg Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out I try to sketch whenever I get the opportunity-here’s the front of the little shop where we got our dinner. I’ll add paint later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659658668132-3J2VRD9NY0067LTJNSGR/IMG_7427_1499.JPG Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out This was dinner on another night! I asked for a normal sized double scoop of ice cream and instead I got this delicious monstrosity! It took me a while to get through it, but I did it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1659658355762-K8CIYMY3IRON2AQ2HNSL/Poster_resized.jpg Blog - Painting in Glacier National Park - Make it stand out Now that I’m back from Montana, I’m doubling down on getting ready for my Open Studio! I can’t wait for you guys to come visit! Please share this invite with all your friends. I think its going to be a great time and guess what! I’ve rented a 24” x 24” tent so we’ll have shade! Very exciting! Stay cool my friends and see you soon! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/7/11/open-studio-invite monthly 0.5 2022-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1657588901240-6LL0P1HN1DXFDIXX0IJ7/Poster.jpg Blog - Open Studio Invite! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1657589095870-7G95Y5EBYX6Q1RM6X3G5/Randy_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Open Studio Invite! - Make it stand out In other news, I got to go up to my aunt’s place at Priest Lake for the 4th of July and it was fabulous. We had this very expressive visitor who talked with his hands, so I had to draw him! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1657589159263-AXTNBP9G90ANM76VNBOR/PriestDockview_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Open Studio Invite! - Make it stand out This is the view from the dock. I was very pleased that despite the bouncing around I didn’t lose any brushes overboard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1657589209999-RCYKE51JD1JOPGZ9ZLY9/GarbageGoatXmas_300dpi_9x12_1500.jpg Blog - Open Studio Invite! - Make it stand out Now for a nice cold breeze! I’ve been putting together my 2023 calendar and I needed a December image. Our beloved garbage goat is going to star on that page! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/5/30/c0lbvkang8nxfgoj601md122tqdyiw monthly 0.5 2022-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1656280794552-8C316MAIX8FHGQD54GBL/PerennialGarden_1600.jpg Blog - Summer is Here & the Painting is HOT - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1656279994976-DAP3HJUXGHXV60WF4AB4/AlinaHouse_9x12_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer is Here & the Painting is HOT - Make it stand out This is a recently completed house portrait commission was an absolute delight to make-the light in particular, is glorious and I’ve always had a soft spot for yellow houses. Someday, I will live in a yellow house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1656280104160-POOFQ7ZUOVP1WUXWU55E/JoJosOfficeView_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer is Here & the Painting is HOT - Make it stand out This piece, inspired by the view from a patron’s office, is going to be on display with other work by From Here artists in the display classes near baggage claim at the Spokane Airport. If you’re doing some traveling this summer-take a peek! And tell me where you’re going so I can live vicariously through you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1656280138121-PZRZF9V48BFFQX9YCM4J/Riverfront_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer is Here & the Painting is HOT - Make it stand out This painting is hanging at the Liberty Gallery (2nd floor of Auntie’s by the elevators) for a show all about Riverfront Park. Stop by and check out the other artwork inspired by our magnificent park! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1656280190389-LJCR7PVV0SUAT05ZM82K/GloverMansion_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Summer is Here & the Painting is HOT - Make it stand out I’ll be showing artwork at Dry Fly Distillery for the whole month of July. It’s a really neat location. I especially like being able to see all the distilling equipment through their big windows. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/5/30/june-happenings monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1653934339983-HPLKMNX5HCHXRBTH8JDE/unnamed.png Blog - June Happenings! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1653934314701-4DZZ2TGQTTR92ITUHSFR/Screen+Shot+2022-05-18+at+4.16.15+PM.png Blog - June Happenings! - Make it stand out June 18th, 10-8 in downtown Spokane! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1653934628760-Y41ZDU9564G1J564W49K/Garlandsketchcrawl.jpg Blog - June Happenings! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1653935006917-2DLF10EJ8W9CMIX2TCLS/Tiptoethruthetulips_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - June Happenings! - Make it stand out I’ve been having fun in the studio revisiting my April trip to the Skagit Valley for the Tulip Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1653935052049-JN350IFWGS30669JN4S4/TulipTrail_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - June Happenings! - Make it stand out The color and diversity of the tulips blew me away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1653935141669-AAVPL5S0QNJ0WQIK2QDI/HaystackSplatter_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - June Happenings! - Make it stand out I’ve also been revisiting sketchbooks from various other summer trips and reveling in the memories, especially of trips to the coast. I bet most of you know where this is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1653935459040-NIO9BFCP9E7NF8P4SIEI/GirlRunning_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - June Happenings! - Make it stand out This magical moment actually happened. All that was needed was for me to click the shutter on my phone camera and then try to make a painting that lived up to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1653936896913-MK6L1PCCW82QN1VZYRYD/EcolaStateParkView_11x15_300dpi_1460.jpg Blog - June Happenings! - Make it stand out I spent some time at Ecola State Park which had gorgeous views. When I was there, I did some painting on location but had to retreat occasionally to the car to wait out the rain. Ah, the Oregon Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1653937039554-8F3YAMVY6DEZAQOTZSJZ/Purplesunset_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - June Happenings! - Make it stand out Now for some additional exciting news! I promised you all that once I was done with the studio, I’d have an Open Studio Day so you could all come and visit! I haven’t forgotten! We’re adding a little deck to the front of the studio to make the footing better and shoveling snow in the winter easier, but we should be done soon and I’m hoping to do a celebratory party in August-drinks, nibbles, art and fabulous company (aka YOU!). I’ll keep you posted as soon as we have a date! See you soon! Megan https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/4/27/bcm3dhda8ey11d9vj08g257v2fhp52 monthly 0.5 2022-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1651112498681-8GOFZ6WKFXPT4SO7OU5H/Riverfront_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - April Showers bring May Adventures! - Make it stand out A Riverfront Park painting based on a sketch made a year ago sitting on the grass. See below! It’s been too cold for painting outside lately still. I heard on the news that it was the coldest April since 2010! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1651114439894-23U5UPR0HKKCZH3CNVZG/Riverfrontsketch_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - April Showers bring May Adventures! - Make it stand out This was made using watercolor and markers, whipped out between errands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1651112423748-ALRPP3Z8P5ZDWENZTYZA/ORCoastShadows_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - April Showers bring May Adventures! - Make it stand out I’ve been diving into my giant archive of inspiration photos. I took a picture of this rose arbor down in Gearhart, OR two years ago. The shadow really caught my eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1651114007513-DS1NMJ875C0KAV5T7ZIV/Anemonever1__300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - April Showers bring May Adventures! - Make it stand out This is a Japanese Anemone that I photographed in the perennial garden at Manito last fall. I added some luscious colored pencils on top of the watercolors which was fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1651112523450-024XBR4FSNBAXPMEXKMT/DuncanDemo_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - April Showers bring May Adventures! - Make it stand out This painting was a demo for a Paint & Sip class at the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture last week. It was super fun to loosen up and paint big, bold, and expressively and my students were a delight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1651114156698-M0RVRKZD75TAYLQSABGM/IMG_6824.jpeg Blog - April Showers bring May Adventures! - Make it stand out I’ve been meaning to do stickers for ages and I’m finally getting around to it. Here’s my first design and my 2nd is below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1651114136245-I7RGCNUETSCK0L0L1720/IMG_6825.jpeg Blog - April Showers bring May Adventures! - Make it stand out I showed this design to my mom and she didn’t know where it was from. She’s been coming to Spokane for almost 40 years to visit her sisters who live on the South Hill. Do you know where I got the inspiration for this sticker? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1651114283156-LV1X80I20AF6PDD4ZN13/Sunflowerstudy1_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - April Showers bring May Adventures! - Make it stand out All of my May classes have sold out and my other classes are filling fast. I’ve added some new one-day sketching classes with Barn & Blossom in July and the Center for Children’s Book Arts (soon to open in mid-May) in August. If you’re hoping to take a class with me this summer, hop on over to my Events Page on my website and see what I’m up to. I’d love to paint with you! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/3/14/spring-classes monthly 0.5 2022-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1648428287837-2GVV60CSQQRTNIX4JQY0/Riverfront_smallest.jpg Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1648428416238-2ARNMCZCZOEQJ9CS4CAI/Pink_smaller.jpg Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1648428688127-LC6W39WXL8ABXW0PCQHU/Gerberas1_72dpi.jpg Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1648428133055-HJ1894KXVEZ8C1IJC7N6/Garlandsketchcrawl.jpg Blog - Take a Class with Me! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/3/14/exciting-news-megan-at-the-hive monthly 0.5 2022-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1647301497033-7FX32U91RKGCUOS16RGO/The+Hive_1500.jpeg Blog - Exciting News! Megan at The Hive - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/2/28/march-on monthly 0.5 2022-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1646097633227-RVMTQ1HI946NCLKG6PA3/Topiary_9x12_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - March on! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1646097844343-MTR5V3M0UNFANZL7TG6L/JanelleCordelloPoem_300dpi_cropped.jpg Blog - March on! - Make it stand out This is an illustration for a poem in the March issue of Spokane Coeur D’Alene Living. It was fun to work with a limited color palette and to aim for moody, dusky light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1646098069686-EN0MSGN8G09VKSXZYWD9/Snowyfieldsunset_300dpi.jpg Blog - March on! - Make it stand out It’s been very cold in February but I miss painting outside so I’ve been driving my car around Deer Park and parking in various spots and doing tiny gouache sketches while sitting at my steering wheel. I put my water cup in the cup holder and my palette over the other cup holder and part of my gear shift panel, then everything else is piled on the passenger seat. I turn up the heat on my drive over and then turn off the car while I sit, so I paint quickly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1646098079611-MHAOJLWGEL435AAV8O3L/Hydrantinsnow_300dpi.jpg Blog - March on! - Make it stand out I loved the way the light hit the snow piles that surrounded this fire hydrant. The rain is slowly melting the snow away but we still have more up here in Deer Park than Spokane does. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1646098144671-FQS4ABN06INZ93LC6H6B/WhiteElephantParade_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - March on! - Make it stand out Wishing you all well and hope to see you at my show at Bellwether! If you can’t make it on Saturday, feel free to stop in whenever they are open throughout the month. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2022/2/2/january-painting monthly 0.5 2022-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1643826513354-W7AKIUJUN5Z51ZF1O8L4/PalouseFallsRainbow_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - January Painting - Make it stand out This painting is of Palouse Falls and is inspired by a sketched painted on location made last spring. Yes, there really was a rainbow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1643826564290-2DJFSMTNUQAN1HLF4FJ1/ClocktowerSpring_300dpi_1506.jpg Blog - January Painting - Make it stand out The first time I painted this scene I was leading a paint along on Zoom with the students of Mukogawa University and it came out well enough that I wanted to do a more polished version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1643826587564-O630SQJGJKZD3T60ZWGF/GloverMansion_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - January Painting - Make it stand out I have been asked to paint the Glover Mansion a couple times and I thought this would be a good opportunity to finally do so. It seems like a lot of people have fond memories of weddings at the Mansion. I still remember being blown away by the ceiling murals when I visited during a First Friday Event several years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1643938011920-D82II1CSLVAINITXV6IY/WhiteElephantParade_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - January Painting - Make it stand out Watching the old White Elephant Building get demolished made me really sad, so this painting is a celebration of its fabulous murals of parading elephants. I will miss seeing them whenever I drive down Division. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1643938271280-TVEUREKNGRX6DDDA5H5A/ManitoView_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - January Painting - Make it stand out I visited the Duncan Gardens during the height of the blooming season and while the flower designs are gorgeous every year, whoever planned the planting for last year really hit it out of the park for me. That color! I’ve painted the Duncan Gardens a couple times so it was a fun challenge to pick a new point of view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1643826663062-YY4818AZ1VL59WNTKCOE/MarmotTree_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - January Painting - Make it stand out This little marmot is bringing home his Christmas tree! I like to have a new Christmas card every year to send people and I like to work on them when there is still snow on the ground-much easier to get in the mood than in the baking summer heat or even the fall and it gives me something to festive to think about even when the lights and decorations are all packed away. I’m not sure this is the final card-I have another marmot design, as well as a couple other thoughts, but it was fun to paint! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/12/31/new-years-day-ritual monthly 0.5 2022-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1640996460849-FC55OTUW117QLJ3HBGB7/Living_Room_corner_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - New Year's Day Ritual - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1640995967180-A1H1YJZ88IG0XODFDLVS/GoldenWalk_4.6_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - New Year's Day Ritual - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1640996233229-I0Q3JDSR7OWJ9JK7VQQW/sketch_Store_front_smaller.jpeg Blog - New Year's Day Ritual - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1640996333333-HCYTS6INU57YSHPXWHHR/ThreeTomatoes_72dpi.jpg Blog - New Year's Day Ritual - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1640996393194-0FVJIQ20772Z3XEXGTRG/Corn_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - New Year's Day Ritual - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/11/18/flat-file-sale monthly 0.5 2021-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290480784-P9RYIB6EQLJMIYND93RH/IMG_3502.JPEG Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290548790-XGFXXB2BDIS09FIWZ15X/painting_Gaiserconservatory_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290568387-1DR48DQBEV9GG35AILZC/Palousespread_smaller.jpg Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290591487-34AQ2WFC3CI1C9NV7XGM/painting_Rose_Window_smaller.jpg Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290637710-7ZVGKKV8GIZST3O18QS9/painting_Huntington_River_Smaller.jpg Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290672166-4U3KN4TP1HUK86WMARUY/painting_Boyd-Walker_photo.jpg Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290712270-L5871H676CKEEKVNGJDD/painting_CornerofStevensandRiverside_300dpi.jpg Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290753551-C1NUYXPQE30JVQLAZD6V/ColorfulPalousePatterns_5.7_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290792755-9I53A6S3LAKSRIUUQGTS/Dogwood_Blossoms_1480.JPG Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290829491-8C6L8CCUG58T15WJA2WM/Tithonia_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1637290877638-74RSXAXVBNAV8PN6RX2K/painting_White_Ele_Exterior_300dpi.jpg Blog - Flat File Sale! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/10/31/recent-commissions monthly 0.5 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1635732027894-IOFU90UEUT6WFB4AT0T5/Laurendog_v2_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Recent Commissions & I'm on a Podcast! - Make it stand out This is Dahli, a Lhasa Apso being a very good sport about her “Tibetan” costume. It was fun getting creative with the background and adding in the traditional style Tibetan clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1635732131938-RBFKEBQWZ5YBWBUDQQPX/KellyA_House_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Recent Commissions & I'm on a Podcast! - Make it stand out These two lush green paintings were a double commission-a childhood home in the Midwest and their screened in “summer house” which apparently is how you stay cool, but avoid the bugs in the Midwest. Squirrels in the yard were specifically requested and added a sense of whimsy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1635732076212-MN6B01TK490L5DF11M68/KellyA_ScreenHouse_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Recent Commissions & I'm on a Podcast! - Make it stand out This summer house looked so lush and inviting compared to our tan and dried out landscape this late summer and fall. I’m hoping we’ll get lots of snow this winter so next year’s fire season is better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1635732206987-EFQKLJT543EECOVIIR4U/ComstockPool_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Recent Commissions & I'm on a Podcast! - Make it stand out This was a very fun commission to do-the historic Comstock Park Pool. This was a wedding gift to a couple who met life guarding here during high school. I got to see a video of the bride as she unveiled the painting and there was little scream and definitely some strong emotion which is always a delight to me as an artist. I want my work to move people so it is so satisfying when I manage to achieve that goal. I hope it reminds them of their early love all the many years that they are married. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1635786524218-GIKCALKJWJW7VYGEEXLR/WinterHome_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Recent Commissions & I'm on a Podcast! - Make it stand out This is the third painting I have done for this patron and I have one more to go. We’re doing a full four seasons series of house portraits. I’ve done spring, summer, and winter, but because we got snow so early last year, we had to skip fall so that’s up next. It is always interesting to hear what she wants to emphasize or change in each season. It makes each house portrait unique in addition to the change in weather! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1636133897040-9BKV0MQ6EHS0CKP5N260/SamFoleyPoem__300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Recent Commissions & I'm on a Podcast! - Make it stand out These final two paintings are illustrations that accompany poems from local artists in Spokane Coeur D’Alene Living Magazine. The poems are always a surprise and new to me so a good challenge and a way for me to stretch my creative muscles. See the column in full and read the poem (and the magazine) online here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1635732368165-IDMKBSTH7S7JQBKRW1MC/Bjerken_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Recent Commissions & I'm on a Podcast! - Make it stand out This was the poem for October which I thought seemed pretty fitting since it has a bit of a magical/witchy vibe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1636651107588-R6DPBTL42MTGJI0A9U4O/Trending+Spokane.jpeg Blog - Recent Commissions & I'm on a Podcast! - Make it stand out Melissa and Erin of Trending Spokane and I in the recording booth at Fellow Coworking! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/10/19/my-new-studio monthly 0.5 2021-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634669931435-6TWHAH88QQZ0JUP08WV7/IMG_0733.JPEG Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out I had never done a construction project before and I am completely in awe of how much work it takes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634669989760-NMDLRGV17GZ8P072JHY4/IMG_0734.JPEG Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out Slowly working on fitting dry wall around the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634670013667-RIOQPTIZQFG3WH77CNRO/IMG_0732.JPEG Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out The ceiling was terrifying even with the drywall lift. My husband and his brother were holding drywall boards over their heads, trying to slot them around the rafters because I wanted to attach my lights to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634670083271-FROQOGFH3XQ357T7EPEN/64461848810__23BC7A45-B4CB-4D93-9B29-B9CB7864A833.JPEG Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out Dry wall is up and now we’re working on the mudding and sanding, which was very tedious and took forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634670176160-PZVQ5AXNMR7QDHNIP2ZQ/IMG_1023.JPEG Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out Got a closet door at Habitat for Humanity! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634669858422-V7H5LA9ZZ1FH10PMCSVY/IMG_1700.jpeg Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out We finished mudding and sanding the drywall (or more accurately gave up) and primed the walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634669893552-WMH6D587HUDD0BC2RG8I/IMG_5104.JPEG Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out Our first attempt at paint was WAY too dark (though this photo is darker than it was in real life) and the solid color made it clear that our mudding and sanding was very subpar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634670194406-X8EKX5QMNRCRHES3UJKU/IMG_1749.JPEG Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out Faux texture to the rescue! We experimented with sponges and rollers and generally made a big mess. The gray paint color was picked to be a neutral background color to help with setting up still life and photographing, but I might end up painting a wall or two white later. We’ll see how I do this winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634670227441-HLAEQLUI1OGWQ02CAD9Z/IMG_2953.JPEG Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out Window sills in, lights installed, and most of the floor is done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634670273161-9JDOSEYEQX2UKEIW2DLE/IMG_2996.JPEG Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out We just have a couple gaps to fill around the edge of the floor in the closet and by the front door, but I am moving in! Absolutely thrilled! Now to figure out how to set everything up so I can paint happily away in here this winter and I hope to have an open house this spring or summer. I’d love to see you all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1634671471693-T37E1TGWF3EOM8QBGC1L/Studio_1500.jpg Blog - My New Studio! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/9/16/little-spokane-river-artist-studio-tour monthly 0.5 2021-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1631835127460-964XARMFVZDB1H1SH5CR/Publicity+Page+for+LSRAST.jpg Blog - Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/8/27/artists-eye-2022-calendar monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087507044-EBNBSTZ2G7PP5DDKXGVI/Clock_smaller_cropped.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087559213-5AU6WR8DTW9VF9IPJS5B/Monroe_Night_Neon_300dpi_1450.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087580797-CQV3TGOVEHJZQNQETS06/PinkSpokaneWaterfall_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087602813-JUZ6NRRKTXLXKRJAI0KO/Huntington_Park_Spring_300dpi_1700.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087626473-EOUCWUJGC7RBAZOHA9YF/RockwoodTower_300dpi_1480.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087639384-D5PH5S1HITDKY9TIAQNZ/SnowyCarriageRide_300dpi_1400.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087709043-2WQGSJ22LID66U37881M/Fox_Theater_Exterior_300dpi_smallest.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087737302-ALSDTBK05SBWKV2X9P0R/Parkade_Street_View_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087785937-NDPCNMV60WQ2MTVKHY94/Monroe_St_Arch_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087843644-QMZAFB5LJLW1L9SRLL8K/SpokesmanReviewBuildingpainting.JPG Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087930514-ZBQQZ5E1A2V7U2GUVUK2/painting_St_Als_1500.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630087982313-9SJD0L6FGS102RBNIY5U/painting_GarlandTheater_photo.JPG Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1630088041904-L1X8OQGJ7LM2R3OO419W/CDA_Painting_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye 2022 Calendar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/8/14/painting-at-la-push monthly 0.5 2021-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628989676370-CHKD82PA6P6EZ64EDXMC/FirstBeach1_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out First Beach was closest to our campsite so we visited it often, including watching the sun set behind these rocks one evening in an absolutely incredible gradient of color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628990119468-YAYFQ7LBSQWE24T1R0EF/FirstBeach2_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out This is First Beach facing the other way. We frequently saw surfers, especially later in the day. They wore wet suits, sometimes even with hoods over the head to help them stand the cold of the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628991778260-OPR4H0HQLATKAGYCCMEM/DriftwoodRoots_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out All of the beaches had these incredible ancient trees washed up on their high tide lines. Some still had the webbing of their root balls still intact, creating fascinating shapes. People and perhaps waves put stones in their crevices and “shelves”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628989844143-JTY0R8NZW3S04MMRBURT/BeachKite_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out The Washington Coast almost always has a breeze and that makes it great for kite flying. I love kites. They are magical and almost alive in a way. I especially love kites that are unusual shapes (koi, birds, fish, airplanes). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628990230692-2M6QWJ9TZ1HXNJHYQ6J6/ThirdBeach_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out We hiked the 1.5 trail down to Third Beach which had the atmosphere of a secluded cove, except for the fact that it was FULL of people camping in tents on the sands, nestled in among the driftwood logs. The tide must not come up all that high this time of year. I would definitely want a tide chart if I camped down there. It would not be fun to wake up to find the ocean coming to visit me in my tent in the middle of the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628989784327-49XCHVQDMEU5XD7RX866/RialtoBeachRocks_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out We walked down Rialto Beach to "Hole-In-The-Wall” a literal hole, now an arch, in one of the rock outcroppings . The tide was in enough that we couldn’t walk into it so I painted this instead. It was early in the morning when the air was still full of mist with the sun just starting to break through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628989924071-XYA1QIM0M4HCRN6VU588/TreeofLife_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out This is the “Tree of Life” at Kalaloch Beach. It stands on the high wall that abuts the beach and the soil is eroding out from under it. It won’t be able to hold itself up for much longer. While I painted, people walked by and took selfies with the tree. Some people jumped up and hung from the roots, which made me groan in sympathy for the tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628989966511-HIOG4AKLEMMNIO02HAT0/RubyBeach1_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out We spent an entire day at Ruby Beach and I painted constantly. There was so much to see! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628990026188-VC2H5YIO7TIVZBELZONE/RubyBeachLighthouse_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out A lighthouse in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628990066198-5YU3A6QGMI4JVQSEPFOL/RubyBeach2_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out There were many rock outcroppings and there was some drama when a teenage boy climbed to the top of one and got stuck and couldn’t get down again. Luckily a passerby who had rock climbing experience was walking by and he went up the rock and talked the kid down. It was his 18th birthday! Happy Birthday to him! (And his poor mother who was watching with her hand over her mouth the whole time.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1628990202565-H6W28VS5DDH7MZV0VFCC/RubyBeach3_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting at La Push - Make it stand out The beaches were very popular and we saw out of state license plates in the parking lot, which startled both of us because we sort of think of this area as a “Washington Place” not something that people outside of the PNW know about but there were license plates from the Midwest and East Coast as well. What a long drive! I’d like to come back to the coast during a shoulder season (fall or spring) and paint because I bet the atmosphere and weather that happen during those more turbulent times would be so dramatic! I would need to pack my all weather gear though and there would be no camping for sure. I’d have to find a cabin or Airbnb. Still-a fun idea! Have you gone anywhere fun this summer? Do you have any places you think I should explore to paint in the PNW region? https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/7/6/june-painting monthly 0.5 2021-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1625607654909-2R2JALN9X2M5O6T0SA1B/Grandma%26Gramps_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting & Sweating! - Make it stand out My husband’s grandfather passed away at the end of May and Grandmom followed him a month later so I painted a portrait of the two of them together. It was nice to get to “spend time” with them again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1625607689175-N4YSQCZETUVK91VYV3BU/MarkAndersonPoem_300dpi_1800.jpg Blog - Painting & Sweating! - Make it stand out I painted this to accompany Mark Anderson’s poem in the June issue of Spokane Coeur D’Alene Magazine. It has been a fun challenge to try to illustrate poetry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1625607759916-HTKO9KQEWAX1PB1FO1JN/Strawberrypicking_300dpi_1450.jpg Blog - Painting & Sweating! - Make it stand out A quick sketch while picking strawberries in Green Bluff before the 100 degree + heat wave. It was only 87 degrees when I painted this at 10 am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1625607781346-XCQWVO56OR7XC2HZ2O4X/MonroeStBridge_300dpi_2440.jpg Blog - Painting & Sweating! - Make it stand out I sketched the Monroe Street Bridge between meetings from the new plaza near the downtown library and City Hall. I’ll definitely be coming back to paint here when the weather cools down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1625607815740-Z0OHYI6Q4G08TIIPDQNM/Redcar_300dpi.jpg Blog - Painting & Sweating! - Make it stand out I enjoy car shows. I’m always so impressed by the creativity and style on display in the form of cars-this Metropolitan 4 x 4 has an eagle from a flagpole as its hood ornament. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1625608001548-IT2GYFIT7UDU0W590ZGP/AshleyHousePortrait_300dpi_1400.jpg Blog - Painting & Sweating! - Make it stand out A very GREEN commission of a house and pets that was a present from children to parents commemorating their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1626210332144-6R1ZZ84M7NVJ9TSH1I7T/Spring_Path_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - Painting & Sweating! - Make it stand out A demo for my Zoom watercolor class at the Spokane Art School of a path in Hamblen Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1626210357042-NG4NE39YNFJCKVKOL4O3/Vetch_sketch_300dpi_1500.jpg Blog - Painting & Sweating! - Make it stand out Another demo for class of a field of blooming vetch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1626210449073-8ELGDU7YGJCVO9GYG76A/Duffys_1660.jpg Blog - Painting & Sweating! - Make it stand out This is a recently completed commission of a historic restaurant painted for the family who used to own it. The building is still standing in Hillyard, but it is a a very different business now and has had buildings added on to the left side (which hold a VR studio!). Hope that you are all doing well and staying cool! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/7/6/july-events monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1625607408591-9ODLK1XQMRECT9MZZ60R/Duncan+Gardens_smaller.jpg Blog - July Events - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1625607356115-QTXTKEFKJO3E4PBDR86H/IMG_4934.jpg Blog - July Events - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/5/20/sketching-the-palouse monthly 0.5 2021-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1621568061113-LK4Z8K32OOF3N7L6OEFW/Sunny_finished_small.jpg Blog - Sketching the Palouse - Make it stand out SOLD! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1621568586683-UHPWEUAGIHM4TZ1BWFJS/WashtucnaBus_300dpi_1900.jpg Blog - Sketching the Palouse - Make it stand out This is known as the graffiti bus and can be found along the road just before Washtucna. While I sketched, two people came and tagged it with spray cans and several more came to take pictures! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1621568641275-K4800QZYF8YHN63OTLUC/PalouseFalls_300dpi_2000.jpg Blog - Sketching the Palouse - Make it stand out Palouse Falls! There actually was a rainbow as the sun hit the waterfall in the afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1621568795270-O3B8UDFC48WDE9P6CU4S/PalouseFallsCanyon_300dpi_2000.jpg Blog - Sketching the Palouse - Make it stand out This is the opposite view down the gorge. As I painted this two small planes circled over head, taking in the view and coming down super low to the falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1621568766782-JQWR21EJG78COTBVRZUL/SteptoeButteview_300dpi_2000.jpg Blog - Sketching the Palouse - Make it stand out I drove home via Colfax and decided to stop at Steptoe Butte. I’d never been so I was startled by how abruptly it rises from the landscape and then spent the spiraling drive up it sweating and feeling a little nauseous due to the constant left turns, the narrow road and complete lack of guardrail. It is going to be closed for 6 weeks this spring and I hope they install some guardrails! The view was worth it however and I struggled to capture the immense view. I’ll have to return and try again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1621567961748-L6ZI05KGCU8IBK6E5K6G/64253128178__D9A832F5-9189-4AF4-8CAD-E4C14CD82A29.jpeg Blog - Sketching the Palouse - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1621567983195-D5EJ4MHLCGXT4W2DVK92/64253126144__0F7B756B-E6BC-4EE6-99EC-104C86AB8163.jpeg Blog - Sketching the Palouse - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/4/5/wonder-building-pop-up monthly 0.5 2021-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1617649136005-V55OZ2R6TMUVVRGGCHM0/Lucky+Lady+Bread.jpg Blog - Wonder Building Pop Up https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/3/29/new-show-seasons-in-spokane monthly 0.5 2021-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1617049014950-WBPDRZ0Z1AV167RHH9AI/Huntington_Park_Spring_300dpi_1700.jpg Blog - New Show: Seasons in Spokane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1617049051103-0WU5KOSCSDHQEBU591MA/RockwoodTower_300dpi_1480.jpg Blog - New Show: Seasons in Spokane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1617049114605-7Y505EQF57NG9JC2UPO5/Pavilion_Opening_Day_300dpi_1900.jpg Blog - New Show: Seasons in Spokane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1617049147504-ON3916ZKRRW5R9FVPQRQ/PinkSpokaneWaterfall_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - New Show: Seasons in Spokane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1617049178185-VE0QCCLYGY0T6GRC97NV/StreaksoflightontheMonroeStBridge_300dpi.jpg Blog - New Show: Seasons in Spokane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1617049356863-YRZXW06LW2731BLZLZ1G/Japanese_Gardens_v2_300dpi_1600.jpg Blog - New Show: Seasons in Spokane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1617049466075-6F49GKK412MIUB0HWZ4U/Sunny_finished_small.jpg Blog - New Show: Seasons in Spokane https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/3/5/take-a-class-with-me monthly 0.5 2021-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1614963149372-PK3NV1HX5DVKPPJCF0QC/painting_Garland_Theater_med.jpeg Blog - Take A Class With Me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1614963198587-A3KG3WCQGVJHP58FKKGK/Pink_smaller.jpeg Blog - Take A Class With Me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1614963228984-0TMVPZKF1EQJZBY4WF5V/IMG_3691.jpeg Blog - Take A Class With Me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1615405947248-KG3U3I42I3NAHHAKB58D/sketch_blueandredhoopfest_SMALLER.jpg Blog - Take A Class With Me! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/2/10/uhg4vhtpb53xahc4myy1ebg7du0mfq monthly 0.5 2021-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1613008604267-BNXGJ6PN6Q4EZKE8JKOY/LoneTree_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Palouse Fields and Belated Christmas This gouache painting of the Palouse was inspired by a photo taken by John Clement photography. We have so many talented and adventurous photographers in here in the Inland Northwest. It was featured in the Spokane Coeur D’Alene Living Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1613008646678-LA1FIFD6C89BPDGN4ABX/SnowWheatStubble_300dpi.jpg Blog - Palouse Fields and Belated Christmas Having seen John (and other’s) inspiration, I decided to do a couple small gouache paintings of Palouse landscapes-focusing the the ability of snow to highlight the rows of wheat stubble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1613008669740-U6THP5610HSUBN6TUIKO/PalouseSnowMoon_300dpi.jpg Blog - Palouse Fields and Belated Christmas Moonrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1613008690913-EUNSFLFRBDPZRXCY0SZB/Duncan_Gardens_Snow+Arch_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Palouse Fields and Belated Christmas More gouache, this time to capture the Duncan Gardens in the snow, which I feel makes this formal garden magical even without the abundance of flowers for which it is famous. This was also featured in my Artist’s Eye on Spokane column with Spokane Coeur D’Alene Living Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1613008899014-FI433YPA3YHLF6OUI9R3/Carriagesketch_300dpi_1400.jpg Blog - Palouse Fields and Belated Christmas This time of year, I like to work on Christmas related projects. It is still cold and there’s frequently snow (though not much this year) so that helps me get in the mood. I find it really hard to work on Christmas stuff when the weather is warm but when the weather cools in fall and things start ramping up toward the holiday season it gets so crazy for me it is hard to find the time to be in the Christmas spirit, never mind paint Christmas scenes, so doing it now works really well for my schedule and simultaneously helps me feel a bit festive about the weather when I might otherwise be frustrated that it is still cold and dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1613008801511-D3MEWRC5EO6CRQ3VOM0E/SnowyCarriageRide_300dpi_1400.jpg Blog - Palouse Fields and Belated Christmas Final version of this painting, sketch in the photo above. This image is based on a photo taken by Paige Gullickson. I love how she caught the Pavilion in the background and the snow was so much fun to paint. This will be a Christmas card for next year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1613008948153-ANLRCULDH2SQ6H8J2QN8/AmaryllisFull_300dpi_2040.jpg Blog - Palouse Fields and Belated Christmas Every year I buy an amaryllis bulb so I have the flowers to watch in the dead of winter. They are dramatic as they unfurl and stay in bloom for quite some time, bringing cheer to my studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1613009034707-BLI7OV7S7JXXMCPZLU9G/AmaryllisWilted_2040_300dpi.jpg Blog - Palouse Fields and Belated Christmas They are even quite pretty when they are fading! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2021/1/19/view-from-someone-elses-window monthly 0.5 2021-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1611115983169-EO966YCX31PVTDSIY5TT/Pontasieve+Window+Swap Blog - View From Someone Else's Window Pontassieve, Italy on what looks like a gorgeous fall day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1611115765361-SY77BR1NNSUMW23Z525D/Viznag+Windowswap Blog - View From Someone Else's Window Vizag, India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1611115865919-Q6JH6Q5UY4KINY3OHES1/Cambridge+WindowSwap Blog - View From Someone Else's Window Cambridge, UK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1611115890114-7V5N2F23OKZN2OR4K7PI/Glasgow+Window+Swap Blog - View From Someone Else's Window Glasgow, Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1611115915389-NOCSKHJQP4FTSVJGIUIP/WS_Mineralnyvody_300dpi_2048.jpg Blog - View From Someone Else's Window Mineralnyvody, Russia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1611115949268-BZW7G4ZPSXP0TF6MXQ48/WS_Sanfran_300dpi_2040.jpg Blog - View From Someone Else's Window San Francisco, CA https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/12/21/happy-holidays monthly 0.5 2020-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1608582536327-SXFMA4C8XGU96BQH5WX8/Gaiser+Conservatory+Red Blog - Happy Holidays! Here’s a painting of the Gaiser Conservatory from two years ago, all aglow. This year there is a drive through holiday display that seems to be very popular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1608582650248-E2BYBM9XOVGDRS1R7MEC/Gaiser+Holiday+Lights+Purple Blog - Happy Holidays! Last year I visited the display and then walked the Duncan gardens in the dark so I could look back and really feel the impact of the light in the dark (a lesson in contrasts and perhaps a metaphor?). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1608583064555-ICR6RIKGJ7L1HZG833MV/Duncan+Garden+snow+arch Blog - Happy Holidays! A gouache painting of the Duncan Gardens in the daylight with a light coating of snow. The garden is most popular in the summer but I think winter is an underrated time to visit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1608583124030-DJFKZOBQA9IVBCSC0IDZ/Palouse+Snow+Stubble Blog - Happy Holidays! A gouache painting of a light dusting of snow on wheat fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1608582563411-GEMVNF0CVD7SFM6U0T0Y/Carriage+Ride+Sketch Blog - Happy Holidays! This painting is from 2 years ago when I took a ride on the Wheatland Bank Carriage Rides. You can tell because the sky walk across main is still the vintage yellow one in this painting rather than the modern glass one that is there today. I think I need to retackle this subject. Maybe my Christmas card for next year? https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/11/12/falls-end-amp-zoom-class monthly 0.5 2020-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1605206686944-DWKR13LYOAY2R7GVC0PG/Woman%27s+Club+snow+painting Blog - Fall's End & Zoom Class! THIS… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1605206559095-AHA3AIKTDBDGM2ZB38BP/Golden+Walk Blog - Fall's End & Zoom Class! than THIS. Oh well. Maybe next year? It looks like I’ll get plenty of practice painting snow this winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1605206627109-RCC3I1H4HCUJTFYV0QJU/Yellow+Pumpkin Blog - Fall's End & Zoom Class! I bought a pumpkin and some decorative gourds at Green Bluff back in October and they are still hanging out on my studio table. I decided to tackle them in gouache on tan toned paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1605206649379-J097PCINNI5YR43WZGDU/Snake+Gourd Blog - Fall's End & Zoom Class! Swan gourd! And now for the Big Announcement-I’m going on ZOOM! Read more below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1605206737108-4PMDVBL0O0LBTJYC1KJY/Golden+Campbell+House Blog - Fall's End & Zoom Class! ZOOM CLASS! I will be teaching a “Paint and Sip” class with the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture on November 19th, 5:30-8. Sadly, we aren’t able to do it in person so the Sip part will be BYOB, but it will be a live class where you paint along with me as we paint a scene of Riverfront park-the Clock tower and Pavilion. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/10/30/house-portraits-amp-fall-dreams monthly 0.5 2020-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1604101502927-XBNDTJYAE1O9066MIE8G/pumpkin+patch+watercolor+sketch Blog - House Portraits & Fall Dreams Painted at Siemer’s Farm up at Green Bluff a couple years ago on a warm October day. I love to visit them and Hansen’s Orchard and High Country Orchard for apples, apple cider, gourds and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1604101407401-3OGKIIFJQZ4NTYLDT20P/Red+Explorer+in+the+Grass+painting Blog - House Portraits & Fall Dreams Sketching my old Ford Explorer on the overgrown dirt road where family goes to hunt deer. Lots of interesting plants, especially around the old homestead and near the creek. We picked elderberries! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1604101467422-DKEOS8RLN8JQAXUC7AB6/Japanese+Gardens+colorful+leaves Blog - House Portraits & Fall Dreams A small watercolor sketch of the brilliant colors in the Japanese Garden. It seems like they are closed for the season (or never opened?) which is a bummer because this is the best of the time of the year there, in my opinion. These next two paintings are recently completed house portraits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1604101295284-47AMQRR87VIJ9A41OXJ9/Lauren+Schubring+Summer+House+Portrait Blog - House Portraits & Fall Dreams This is the 2nd time I’ve painted this house and I’m still loving it. The commissioner has hired me to do a portrait of the house in each season. So far, we have done Spring and Summer and I’m looking forward to Fall and Winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1604101329729-R2WC3TUNTYKB7LHUZBPQ/Dan+O%27s+House+Portrait Blog - House Portraits & Fall Dreams A little brick house on the South Hill is going to be a wedding present. I love painting portraits of people’s homes. If you would like to commission me to do a painting as a Christmas present (whether it is of a house, a pet, a garden, etc), please reach out to me before the 7th of November when I will have to start charging holiday prices. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/9/22/mt-rainier-camping-amp-sketching monthly 0.5 2020-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1601566004593-QTGG8KNEGGAOLEKDF6S9/TheGorge_72dpi.jpg Blog - Mt. Rainier Camping & Sketching Back in August I drove across the state to go the Mt. Rainier National Park with a childhood friend. Long time readers might recognize her as the friend I went to Crescent Lake with around the same time last year. We’ve always enjoyed getting outside together. Finally managed to sketch this view at the Columbia Gorge viewpoint. It was 98 degrees and I had my sunhat cinched down to keep it from blowing away in the wind. Not ideal conditions, but I was tired of wimping out on painting whenever I happened to be passing by (Its too cold, its too windy, its too hot…). It is such an epic view, I’d like to try again with a bigger sheet of paper and perhaps in the spring with things are a bit fresher as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1600800235585-K3RLYICF684QD5ZHEPAR/PNW+Trees+Watercolor Blog - Mt. Rainier Camping & Sketching I grew up on the west side of the state and I loved all the green and how lush it was, but I didn’t really appreciate HOW GREEN it is there until I lived on the other side of the Cascades in a high desert for a couple years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1600800168121-5M0TAT9K1HGVU9A41XX0/Naches+Wildflower+Hill Blog - Mt. Rainier Camping & Sketching We were lucky to be at Mt. Rainier National Park during peak wildflower bloom and it was wee bit chilly, thanks to the elevation but we found a sheltered spot and I did this painting of lupine and indian paint brush and yellow daisies carpeting the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1600800280596-GTEBORMOOT0E4816HGF0/CampingVignettes2_72dpi.jpg Blog - Mt. Rainier Camping & Sketching My friend playing her ukulele and a quick sketch of the wildflowers. It was an interesting trip because we had to camp on a forest service road because the most of the campsites in the park were closed due to tree fall danger (perhaps the rangers weren’t able to clear them earlier in the year because of Covid closures/lay offs?). No bathrooms and no running water besides a nearby stream, a 37 degree night and springing a leak in one of the air mattresses contributed to a bit more roughing it than we were initially planning but we still had a good time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1601566369780-2LWGDMDA4DOG1EJY2IQB/Vantage+Windmills Blog - Mt. Rainier Camping & Sketching I stopped on the way home to sketch these windmills near Vantage. There’s a rest stop with a great view of them as you travel east. I sat at a picnic table and was grateful for the wind (even though it was warm) because it was still in the mid 90’s as I did this. I could feel sweat dripping down my back as I rushed to finish this. Despite the discomfort, I tried to embrace it. Soon, we’ll be in the time of year when I can’t seem to get warm and a 40 degree day is excitingly balmy! That what sketchbooks help me celebrate-living in the moment. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/9/22/little-spokane-river-artist-studio-tour-online monthly 0.5 2020-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1600799933949-0HH5QPWIDASTSW1H04AO/LSRAST+Poster Blog - Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour ONLINE https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/8/17/summer-dreaming monthly 0.5 2020-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1597692432302-Z9URW04NOGZBQ52ZEBIA/drygrasstreepainting Blog - Summer Dreaming Painted sitting under a pine tree on our 10 acre property, looking out over our neighbors’s fields toward the distant hills. Done EARLY in the morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1597692500708-P1VO5O4GHROCDH71B08R/sunflowerbardpainting Blog - Summer Dreaming It is sunflower season up here north of Spokane, which means that swarms of people are parked all along the roads and highways, trying to get selfies with the flowers. Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers (They were my wedding flowers, in fact), but I find all this sunflower mania frustrating because people are not respecting private property and are trampling and damaging the flowers-even if they don’t break any flowers getting into the field, sunflowers have a very shallow root system and the repeated trampling is not good for them. If the fields get to be too much of a hassle to maintain or the farmers can’t make a profit with the damaged plants, then there won’t be any sunflower fields at all and that would make me SO SAD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1597692520159-2SM6XCAQBHNI4ILRSEI7/sunflowerroadwatercolorpainting Blog - Summer Dreaming This particular field is not far from my in-laws so I was able to spot it pretty early on. It was easy to set up along the dirt road (outside the field) to paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1597692473697-GFU8KOJARPY1U5Z9CQOU/sunflowerfieldwatercolor Blog - Summer Dreaming There is a saying the sunflower faces follow the movement of the sun across the sky and that is true to some extent in wild and garden varieties, but the commercial variety has a thick neck and frequently gets stuck simply pointing east, which means that in many of the fields I’ve been seeing, the sunflowers have their backs to you. Still, there’s always a couple that break the mold! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1597692671627-WTL42XD24PSGAF3MZ6L1/CannaWatercolor Blog - Summer Dreaming My Canna Lily is blooming its heart out and I’ve been spending time in the early morning admiring the way the light falls through the leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1597692631206-4FWWMR6UDDV5M8D643J3/Geberawatercolorpainting Blog - Summer Dreaming I’m working on a large painting of a wedding bouquet for a commission. The key flowers are red Gerberas so I bought myself a bouquet and did some studies-first a quick sketch in the case of this painting and a more involved painting, as in below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1597692603117-9P7NPYA7YHYYGKD2S11H/geberawatercolorsketch Blog - Summer Dreaming Couldn’t resist doing a purple shadow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1597692903909-TI5M89G5OISKLGJ4ZOLC/Aerotoasterwatercolorpainting Blog - Summer Dreaming This is a painting of the Aer O Toaster, a large neon sculpture that hangs in the Spokane International Airport in Baggage Claim. After I did a quick sketch of it, early this year, the artist Ken Yuhasz commissioned me to do a painting for him. It was an utter delight. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/7/15/4pxrz5r4fvfydz7by3rhpaiev0qjw9 monthly 0.5 2020-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594864562635-XD2IG6UQ0D8U6ENQFH8N/SunsetTree_300dpi.jpg Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! This distinctive clump of trees is at the end of our road and looked stunning in the light of sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594864663500-HZPW17HLCT3FUPR3MLXH/Telephone+Poles+and+Hay+Painting Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! View down the road with winnows of alfalfa drying, painted while listening to birds chirp and the breeze trying to rifle my sketchbook pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594864865226-XEWSDPUFZ9KHPOE8P8CJ/landscape+vignettes+sketches Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! A study of cut alfalfa in various stages of drying and another sketch of the view down the road. The sketch in the lower right hand corner is watercolor, the rest is gouache. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594864720609-X1L82PB4TVY5I1XXQS5K/Hay+Bale+Studies Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! A little less than a week after the first cutting, they started baling. The round bales are hay and the rectangles are alfalfa. The blue dots are cornflowers that grow in the ditches along around road. I love them. Each of these are done quickly so I can get out and back home before it gets too hot that I risk sunburn or heat stress. There’s no shade out there, so early morning and evening sessions are the goal and the lighting at those times is the best anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594865111495-IGJZS1D8UQOMDRQKEIOR/BugHouseSketch Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! My bug house from Costco. Nobody has moved in yet, but I love the red roof in all the greens of the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594865020432-5DB7AFTBMJRE6DCIWUE9/plum+sketch Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! A single ripe plum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594865040756-RVVFF77WTXRFRF62823Y/strawberry+study Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! A strawberry picked from Siemer’s Farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594865068594-YFD14N99U2FZPWRBME78/Pear+painting+study Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! Probably the last pear until fall and they are in season again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594865148457-GSQN8OD43QXPC7XOPUKU/small+shell Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! I went shopping at Art Salvage a week back (You can shop online and do curbside pick up!) and bought shells. I grew up next to the ocean and collecting shells is something I’ve done my whole life. It is something I miss a lot now that I’ve moved inland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1594865186947-NQVM0LH6609I19QD6ZC1/Seashell_72dpi_done.jpg Blog - #the100dayproject2020 DONE! A whelk shell painting, already sold! By the way, almost all of my paintings from the 100 Day Project are available for sale and priced $35-70 and range in size from 3” x 5” to 5” x 7”. A great opportunity to grab a bit of original art! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/6/27/fields-gardens-barns-amp-flights-of-fancy monthly 0.5 2020-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593299838838-LNUYY4NUQGONCMVOHQ39/Emiko+Cabbage+Watercolor+Sketch Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy I sowed Emiko cabbage for the first time this year and they are beautiful when the light glows through the leaves. They are tender looking, more like giant rosettes of lettuce than my usual cabbages. As the note on the sketch says, I heard a vole nibbling a 2 ft tall sunflower he’d chewed down. I caught him eventually but not till after he ate about 10 lbs of potatoes. He was HUGE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593299967458-6AW7K8PYDHFQHV3WCXWK/strawberry+plant+watercolorsketch Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy I am currently obsessed with strawberries. The ones I inherited from the people who lived here before us aren’t productive. They make beautiful blossoms in the spring and then nothing. Sigh. Instead I go picking at Green Bluff, but I need to buy some bare root plants next spring and make a patch of my own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593299927122-O2A9SHGIB7CI37P3PR18/Canola+Field+Sketch Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy A fast color study of a barn in a canola field up north. They’ve all faded now in the heat, but as I drive around, I can see the sunflowers starting to grow. Perhaps this will be the year of yellow? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593300032439-QAKECA3PZDZWHE4XJ8K0/Canola+Field+Watercolor+painting+with+irrigator Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy A more detailed painting in the same location as the above quick sketch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593301634034-TAL8FWHI3ZGFBMXU4WQR/Canola+Barn+painting Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy Painting done in the studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593301729465-OMKSG16K8LCNVX76O6WP/Canola+Barn Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy 8” x 10” painted in the field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593300149780-C2TZMSDBQZNIGYG5FXXU/Canola+and+Chill Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy This field is a little further north. The Coors Beer billboard made me laugh. Man, I think we all need to chill. I could certainly use some. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593300213468-6OO3MLVLVOT8FBFMJY0H/strawberry+field+plein+air Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy Very fast painting of the strawberry field up at Green Bluff after I’d picked about 20 lbs of strawberries. I made fruit leather and my husband and I probably ate around 10 lbs ourselves! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593300355185-8BXZMMJWQ8XY2YYD6XB1/GreenBluff+Barn+watercolor Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy Facing the opposite way, painting a stately barn and then I rabbited off to go make fruit leather. Strawberries don’t last in a hot car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593300428434-7UMDL23MFCRZ91GA52WP/Igor+Shiplin+Master+Copy Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy Igor Shiplin is a Russian painter (now deceased) who I discovered recently and I love his bright, impressionistic color and interesting compositions so I added him to my 100 Day Project master copy list. We’re past 80 days. The first 50 days flew by and the 10-15 days after that weren’t too hard but from the 65th day onward, it has really gotten tough, but I won’t let this beat me. I’m going to get to 100 days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593300459782-4ZO5QA60GJ6PL0U8WDCK/Igor+Shiplin+Master+copy+gate Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy Igor Shiplin, gorgeous sunshine on a lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593300497122-AC5J89ZNC15Z393MPGDD/Dibble+Barn+Gouache Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy David Dibble is a contemporary painter who has a great take on the trope of painting barns. He manages to make them his own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593300524778-AO6UTGKPK0QLB7998E8G/Dibble+Skier Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy David Dibble https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1593300547066-AS2FKXVQB5S1AP3M1TDO/Dibble+Teal+Barn Blog - Fields, Gardens, Barns & Flights of Fancy David Dibble https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/6/14/springtime-explorations monthly 0.5 2020-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592173827513-8FZL7WYUHTR3VFKV32D1/Lewis+and+Clark+High+School+Spokane Blog - Springtime Explorations Lewis and Clark High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592174151193-QVMPLY9XLRJP7U9WLKAW/Hablem+Park+Trail Blog - Springtime Explorations Early spring Arrowleaf Balsamroot bloom in Hamblem park on the South Hill. I passed by on my way to deliver a print and had to stop! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592173240826-2X6TXMKOD9Y07F2GAWGT/Hamlen_Flowers_72dpi.jpg Blog - Springtime Explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592173411816-W5RWDZ9SZBWKYODPZJQF/strawberry+plant Blog - Springtime Explorations I’ve been spending a lot of time in the garden (but thanks to all the rain, I’m still barely making a dent in the weeds!) This is a small study of strawberries in the garden. I can’t wait till the picking fields up at Green Bluff are open! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592173002707-H8RFC7RJOIIZDINE8IR4/Peonies_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Springtime Explorations Peonies in the bed by my house. I’m so pleased that I got out there and painted them before the petals all fell off. It seems like peony blossoms last a day before the wind or the rain or the heat makes them fall apart in a rain of petal confetti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592173565187-BOW2S4NFIALDGU5NTB97/Red+Barn+Spring Blog - Springtime Explorations Neighbor’s barn. I’ll definitely have to return throughout the year to study it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592173667380-58QZXZRY5ZMOMN7AVD0M/Mt+Spokane+from+Mill+Rd Blog - Springtime Explorations Mt. Spokane, at the time of the sketch, it just barely had some snow left on its ski runs. Now it is just dirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592173086941-KUMCIKDW9C9LLAZF3F9P/MillRdSketches_72dpi.jpg Blog - Springtime Explorations Fast watercolor studies looking down my street as I test out a new plein air painting set up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592174055253-QTOB0VRLW9U6BFAIND95/YellowHouseRain_300dpi.jpg Blog - Springtime Explorations Neighbor’s house before rain as seen from my studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592174069921-QKFSRA7NV95J7DF69QQT/Sunny+Afternoon+Yellow+House Blog - Springtime Explorations Sunny late afternoon view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592174110781-I1R575C1ATT45RZYN21Z/Yellow+House+Morning Blog - Springtime Explorations Sunny morning. You can really tell the difference between the yellow house’s irrigated green lawn grass and the field grass of the closer neighbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1592173635580-YYB7GLRHOY0LID3ONFBB/Gazebo_cropped_72dpi.jpg Blog - Springtime Explorations Gazebo at Coeur D’Alene Park in Browne’s Addition painted for Artfest Online with the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture. I filmed myself painting this and you can see the video here, just scroll down. I’ll be doing classes with the MAC this summer, in person if we can and via Zoom if not. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/5/21/studio-adventures monthly 0.5 2020-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590117658925-B6VV2I928DZ7X87N9JGS/Stormy+Yellow+House+painting Blog - View from the Studio A break in a storm towards sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590117630973-H482TVDPUHH0MZPHROAK/Yellow+House+painting Blog - View from the Studio A break in the storm toward the end of April (You can still see some snow on the mountain and there aren’t any leaves on the big deciduous tree.), much cooler light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590117429717-1O1EQCPY7FJMFJPV923B/Yellow+House+Sunset+sketch Blog - View from the Studio Sunset just a couple nights ago! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590372753445-RG9S1JNN4VX2OSYJ8XTZ/Yellow+House+Cloudy+Watercolor+sketch Blog - View from the Studio Another cloudy day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590103355659-TQTTWCL2FEFUR6WL4CXX/Tree+gouache+study Blog - View from the Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590117333318-4RT8GY9BD9CJ0LDESYHY/Sunset+Fishing+painting Blog - View from the Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590117794226-5T4TZKF11U8NQIFQIDHY/Pink+Mountain+gouache+study Blog - View from the Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590117940896-WJDB026RSXQFXHIAHPIH/Maynard+Dixon+Cloud+World+Gouache+Study Blog - View from the Studio Gouache copy of Maynard Dixon’s Cloud World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590118035259-5GP2IT1KCKUI35XEGN0C/Hopper+Building+Gouache+Study Blog - View from the Studio Original by Edward Hopper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1590288938603-ARY330MA03D4WJ1G5MWG/Blue+Artist+Studio Blog - View from the Studio One more bit of exciting news! After 13 hours of shoveling gravel to prepare its foundation, my studio is here! It’s completely unfinished inside, so there’s still a lot of work to do, but I am SO EXCITED. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/5/1/truckin-along-with-my-paints monthly 0.5 2020-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1588352496431-2QYPF8X08KZVUZNUWDUC/NW+Maritime+Center Blog - Truckin' Along with my Paints This is a recently completed painting for a patron who got married at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. I grew up on the West side of the state and the thing I miss the most is the ocean so this was a delight to do. I had to include one of the ferries! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1588352525332-1Z9748LJVWI8LZ3TGJFH/House+portrait+with+pets Blog - Truckin' Along with my Paints This is a house portrait with the patron’s beloved pets. She wanted to include both current and deceased pets so we worked out a plan-living pets are inside the house while those no longer with her are in the yard, keeping an eye on the place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1588352845778-VDJXND68R408F82T7D9B/Jeremy+Lipking+copy Blog - Truckin' Along with my Paints This painting and the one below are both gouache studies of Jeremy Lipking paintings for the 100 day project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1588352872244-9I1971W0PBQHODX5ODGO/Jeremy+Lipking+copy Blog - Truckin' Along with my Paints You can see the uneven deckled edge at the top of this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1588352914899-59NY4ZP4EB9MHNCVC6XM/Morning+House+portrait.JPEG Blog - Truckin' Along with my Paints A quick morning sketch of the light hitting our neighbor’s yellow house while I was still half asleep. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/4/22/100-day-project monthly 0.5 2020-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1587608054120-HRYKZCPMA31MQL0Z44Z5/Sorolla+Boats+Study Blog - 100 Day Project Study of a painting of boats by Sorolla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1587607955566-7CC8KK1B8EE4TC2H2M3H/YellowHouseinSnowpainting Blog - 100 Day Project Yes, we had overnight snow in early April. It all melted by mid-morning thank goodness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1587608222777-8R2PMLQGCZRMY6K88PTK/Yellow+House+painting Blog - 100 Day Project I spotted this dramatic lighting between spring storms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1587607999793-Z1REIXQMSVFPFUXHOM3N/Edgar+Payne+Study Blog - 100 Day Project Study of a Maynard Dixon painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1587608143179-BFRFQEFX2D0NAV50DABC/Capri+Stairs+Sargent+B+W Blog - 100 Day Project Gouache study of “Capri Stairs” by John Singer Sargent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1587608262286-UFG4L7N9P0TTFAOUF7DM/Colley+Whisson+Studies Blog - 100 Day Project Gouache studies of contemporary masters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1587608347381-GVJPTC6E4VMU742CKZ27/egg+painting Blog - 100 Day Project My first attempt at a 20 stroke painting. It is much closer to a 35 stroke painting! This is really tough-both to think strategically and limit brushstrokes AND remember to count! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/4/5/sketching-at-home monthly 0.5 2020-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1586123868587-EFP6V5EY6JCZ2NIB20UC/Living_Room_corner_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Sketching at Home Since we’ve been getting snow in the morning pretty regularly I’ve been exploring around the house. This is my reading nook! The colorful throw on the armchair is a kantha quilt made from silk sari scraps that I bought when I was in Kolkata last year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1586123979279-8AX7HDK08IPQ9GRAGYLN/Living+room+bust Blog - Sketching at Home This is a vignette of part of the house, looking back toward the front door from my spot at the kitchen table. I picked up the bust at an estate sale and she gets decorated pretty regularly. The rainbow colored fabric was purchased back in 2008 when I went to Ecuador. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1586124066262-8CBK3A6FME7BG7T3D2NY/watercolor%2Bsketch%2Bof%2Bseedlings Blog - Sketching at Home I’m starting seeds inside for the garden and they are rapidly outgrowing their space in our living room so I’m very excited for the warmer weather predicted for this week! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1586124216635-BQOMZJ2BIVYRG9T0R8W6/Bozarth+Mansion+Painting.jpg Blog - Sketching at Home This is a recently finished commission of Bozarth mansion, known to old school Zag alums as Waikiki. My cousin got married there two years ago and I was utterly obsessed with their walled garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1586123835077-XSNENIZVH9U2G4TUF1WI/rainbow+watercolor+art Blog - Sketching at Home This is a fun and silly self portrait of the artist in her studio, creative juices swirling. Yes, when it is cold, I put my bathrobe over all my other clothes. Blankets just fall off and I’m not willing to accept a snuggy yet. Have I mentioned that I’m looking forward to warmer weather? Best wishes and health to you all! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/3/26/yfmxoavth8s1v56zxgqbdcrsj9ahyg monthly 0.5 2020-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1585268427264-ZLXP80IFHAO1RJAPMHSR/Monroe+Street+Bridge+Fog+Painting Blog - Staying Home, Making Art A friend posted a photograph of the Monroe Street Bridge on a foggy night and I found it super inspiring. He kindly gave me permission to use it as a basis for painting. The painting below was my first try-4” x 6”, warmer in color with paint colors with more granulation. The painting above is cooler and calmer and 9” x 12”. It is always tricky to keep the energy of a small painting in a large one! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1585268515462-DP81EYNED0ZKPRP73M2E/Monroe+St+Bridge+Fog+painting+small Blog - Staying Home, Making Art Man, I love the way the paint pigment settles out on the paper. It’s the small things in life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1585268080245-86ZQ878GPO1OMSHJ42ZB/sketch_old_library_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Staying Home, Making Art My last plein air sketch in Spokane for 2020 (so far!). I met a friend at Rocket Bakery on 1st and Cedar at the end of February and drew the Old Public Library (now home to an architect firm) while drinking a strawberry Italian soda with shipped cream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1585268123023-GMQMV40X126LB500Q02G/Kitchen+Painting Blog - Staying Home, Making Art Now that I’m serious self isolating, I’ve been looking around the house for inspiration as well. This is my kitchen. It is in the center of the house so it doesn’t get any direct sunlight so one winter I lost my mind about how dark the interior of the house was and painted the whole room yellow (Color name: “Bonjour”!). The cabinets are terrible, old laminate things so I spent hours watching ice skating during the Sochi Olympics covering the doors with sunflower themed scrap book paper and sealing it. They’ve held up pretty well so far! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1585268209746-AWTNCRSKRD7XNW0CXLP1/Blue+Monroe+St+Bridge+painting Blog - Staying Home, Making Art Having more time on my hands means that I’m trying to push myself to try new things that I’ve been putting off-this is a combination of watercolor and watercolor ink. I’m also playing around with acrylic ink and gouache, so more to come! I hope you are all well during this wild time and that you and your family are healthy. Best wishes from me! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/2/27/custers-spring-arts-amp-crafts-show monthly 0.5 2020-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1582846033419-PX2RS0NHPO4YB4TG0WGN/Parkade+Spokane+Street Blog - Custer's Spring Arts & Crafts Show https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/2/15/painting-time monthly 0.5 2020-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1581785510110-PR028VUQPRS8ERH6D67M/Snowy+Round+About+at+Sunset Blog - Wintry Scenes There’s a round about on my commute home that has these huge stone plinths on it. It reminds me of the stone henges in Europe, especially in the fall when there are tall dry grasses on the mound and a crescent moon in the sky and in the winter when it is covered in snow as twilight falls. One evening when I was driving home, I finally pulled over and walked back to take pictures. There’s nothing like the setting sun reflecting off of snow! I’ve been having fun in the studio doing lots of small studies. This guy is 4” x 6” and I’l probably do a larger one eventually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1581785747066-TGGMXHT4NZSUFA7HYOQ2/Winter+Pink+Pavilion+Spokane+River Blog - Wintry Scenes This is a 5” x 7” painting of the Spokane falls when the sun has just gone down below the horizon and the Pavilion is starting to light up. With the lack of color in the landscape at this time of the year, I’m clearly digging on dramatic lighting to bring the color! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1581784536905-HQW7SULFLU8712ZVOE35/Monroe+St+Bridge+Arch Blog - Wintry Scenes 8” x 10”, Monroe Street Bridge on a slightly overcast winter day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1581785070160-NH6QIW2KJE7GEOAW2E3Z/Philanthropy+Center+Small Blog - Wintry Scenes 3” x 5” painting of the Philanthropy Center. I love the warm stone and orange-red roof on these cold winter days and the gnarled trees planted in the median. I actually did this painting AFTER the larger painting below because I wanted to see if I could do most of it wet in wet and have softer edges for mood rather than focusing on the architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1581784673715-PGAX29QZ1K0TW4OVCK0F/Spokane+Philanthropy+Center Blog - Wintry Scenes 8” x 10” painting, done very deliberately. Which do you like better? This one or the little study? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1581785025044-MIKL22MLHAHBG1S7025D/Spokesman+Review+Tower+at+Night+Painting Blog - Wintry Scenes 4” x 6” study based on a photo snapped while waiting for a light one evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1581785164944-HFNNEK78XU0NZ66ZPQ4I/Spokesman+Review+Tower+at+Night+Large+Painting Blog - Wintry Scenes 9” x 12” final. I love the granulation in the dark paint! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2020/1/13/snowed-in-and-loving-it monthly 0.5 2020-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578955557603-YMAQG75GECPRNG4L5GOP/sallykinzelhouseportraitpainting Blog - Snowed in and loving it This is a recently finished house portrait that will be a Valentine’s Day gift to a husband who loves fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578955643383-8KPKYP0PLXFNZDZUY7X2/Anna+Mumm+House+Portrait Blog - Snowed in and loving it This house portrait was commissioned by a loving daughter as a Christmas present to her parents! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578964934897-JZTKV90BCJFFJ8P8RIU7/Madonnaandchildinhand Blog - Snowed in and loving it My version of the Madonna and Child Stain Glass Christmas Display that used to hang on the Macy’s Building. I’m glad they managed to get it out of storage this year, but wish that it was a bit more centrally displayed. It ended up on an apartment building near our Lady of Lourdes. I initially tried to capture the color of the brick wall it is hung on, but I didn’t like how it came out (too dark and muddy for these brilliant colors!), so I cut out the stain glass design and I was so amused by the arch shape, I nearly left it like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578958165682-DHDQGBVUFTQ8SHPE142K/MotherandChildstainedglass Blog - Snowed in and loving it But, a small arch shape is a bit odd and difficult to display (though perhaps I could think about mounting it on a custom wood panel!), so I glued it down onto a sheet that I painted lime green, drawn from the stain glass itself and to emphasis the brilliant and glowing colors of the stain glass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1578958213959-OA9YFIU5F81NK1F0E33T/SpokaneCoeurD%27AleneLivingmagazinefeatureJan2020 Blog - Snowed in and loving it This month my column in the Spokane Coeur D’Alene Living Magazine is focused on a painting of the Coeur D’Alene Resort on a beautiful summer day. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/12/23/happy-holidays-best-wishes-from-me monthly 0.5 2020-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1577154054707-YR9NKUX44FDYFUSPZRU9/red+jacket+in+snow+painting Blog - Happy Holidays, Best Wishes from Me! Admire snow. Preferably in a warm jacket with a warm beverage. Or even better, from inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1577154139991-FB1BMGFVXD20FR8JG5B7/davenport+hotel+painting Blog - Happy Holidays, Best Wishes from Me! Go to the Davenport and admire their Christmas decorations and hopefully catch some live Christmas music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1577154168249-UXTJL5S5A2VFVJODCJ81/gaiser+conservatory+holiday+lights Blog - Happy Holidays, Best Wishes from Me! Visit Manito Park to see the Gaiser Conservatory Lights. I recommend a week day if you don’t want to wait outside in the cold. Maybe a hot cocoa at Rockwood Bakery to go? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1577154201976-2GRZ1S4POI7IDEXSV6DB/carriage+ride+painting Blog - Happy Holidays, Best Wishes from Me! Wheatland Bank does free carriage rides in downtown Spokane for some old fashioned fun. I love seeing horses on the streets of downtown Spokane and hearing the jingling bells as they clop-clop by! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/12/1/m9l3cd2v7sk5nemp62qx9uy85sw89s monthly 0.5 2019-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1575239228448-LRA7L7NYQ2PJ4EWJ2R0V/amaryllisflower Blog - Winter is Here! Other signs of winter and the holidays? Amaryllis for sale at all the grocery stores! I love these flowers. They are so dramatic. I like to track the unfolding of their blooms in my sketchbooks every year. I’ve got all of mine stashed in a dark closet, trying to prep them to bloom sometime in January and I have high hopes that I’ll get at least a couple of flowers out of them, but it is still hard to resist buying an already blooming plant at the store when I pass by! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1575239278700-1NSLEPPAGOS69H1PXOQM/misty_trees_smaller.jpg Blog - Winter is Here! I did this demo at my last watercolor class to demonstrate how to make something look further away when we were working on landscape and reflections. More water, less color intensity, and softer edges are key! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1575239437658-9ID5CVKJDVGV6AZ8YUVN/skyandwater Blog - Winter is Here! Here’s another demo from this class, this time also addressing sky. The sky is typically a darker and redder blue up high and gets lighter and yellower toward the horizon (all the dust and dirt and particles in the air). Clouds are way softer than you think and definitely not just white! The colors from the ground below reflect up into cloud bottoms! For reflections, dark objects usually reflect a little bit lighter than they actually are and light objects a little bit darker! There you go! A quick lesson. Have fun! Now here are my last two holiday shows of the season (You can always find my stuff at Pottery Place Plus and the From Here Store all year round!): Urban Art Coop’s Holiday Market which is THIS weekend. They have an paid preview night on Friday where you can meet the artists and get delicious nibbles and are open for free Saturday and Sunday. The show is managed by the co-op so if you want to chat with me in person, your best bet is my next show: BRRZAAR, Saturday December 14th at RiverPark Square Mall! Yes, the MALL. Now this was a great show last year with lots of amazing stuff (I bought a print of a giant marmot rampaging through the Monroe Street Bridge whipping the gondolas over his head.) so you should definitely brave the crowds and come! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1575239611505-2UDKIRW2XB7R8GKOBJB4/Holiday+show+sign Blog - Winter is Here! Urban Art Co-op 3209 N Monroe St, Spokane, WA 99205 Friday- opening night 6-9pm light food 5.00 suggested donation at the door Saturday- 10am to 6pm Sunday- 10am to 4pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1575239655660-SF96GCCJ53ZCA3WDMW8I/TerrainsBrrzaar Blog - Winter is Here! RiverPark Square Mall in downtown Spokane! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/11/16/snowy-scenes-amp-holiday-shows monthly 0.5 2019-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1573935326141-R9M8U3Q4OR6SBAILSE2C/Womans_Club_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Snowy Scenes & Holiday Shows! Thank you to everyone who came out to see me at the Woman’s Club show last weekend. It was great to see you all. We had a bit of rain rather than the snow you see in this picture, but I know it can’t be fair away. I hope you are ready for it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1573935520561-J98PHEHBGAA957BZCL6L/Womans+Club Blog - Snowy Scenes & Holiday Shows! My painting of the Woman’s Club was the feature of my column in the Spokane Coeur D’Alene Living Magazine this month. These columns are always such a great excuse to go digging around on the internet for the history of my favorite places and buildings around town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1573935879039-WE0PJT4DZ1O171U5B43T/Fort_Sherman_Church_smallest.jpg Blog - Snowy Scenes & Holiday Shows! Snow and historic buildings are still on my mind. This is the Fort Sherman Chapel, also known as “The Little Red Church”. It is the oldest still standing structure in Coeur D’Alene! It has been a church, a school house, and meeting area, and now seems to be a popular wedding venue! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1573936679531-9B94ATARZF7ZKSRGFRKS/Yellow+Postcard Blog - Snowy Scenes & Holiday Shows! Every year I enjoy sending out Christmas cards, though most years they are more “Happy New Year cards” than Christmas because things get so hectic during the holidays. I love to get snail mail and I know I’m not alone in the burst of excitement when I see an envelope in the mailbox that isn’t a bill or ad. This year I am doing a special postcard for people who have helped my art career along the way so, if you have taken a class with me, backed the Kickstarter, commissioned me, helped me show my work or bought over $100 in prints, cards, calendars, etc, reply to this email with your address and I’ll send you a postcard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1573936868215-CQ97V6LH49W309ROUIB9/Liberty+Building Blog - Snowy Scenes & Holiday Shows! This guy is my most recent finished commission-the Liberty Building! The original is 30” x 22” and getting framed right now to be hung on location, but you can get 11” x 14” prints at my next show-CUSTER’S CHRISTMAS ART AND CRAFT SHOW. It is Nov 22-24th down at the Spokane County Fairgrounds. It is $10 to get in but I know there are some $1 off entrance fee coupons still down at the front desk of Pottery Place Plus if you want to grab one. It’s my first year at this show and I’m hopeful that it will go great. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/10/26/beloved-liberty-building-watch-my-process monthly 0.5 2019-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572131242208-YSCE9CSQI20CX572DSPR/sketchonlocation Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process I started by doing sketches on site, trying to figure out proportions and settle on a size for the commission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572130900195-MQA0P6C7BAYD6L4AJLHY/sketchonlocation Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process I counted windows and was surprised that there were more on one side than on another! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572131497820-XBO4MZSVDCL1HME84FXI/inkdrawing Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process After I got the ok from the patron, I went to my final drawing and transferred it to the watercolor paper and began inking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572131563990-BT6I2FOAZYZ7DXM91D6Z/IMG_8465_smaller.jpg Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process Inking is a slow and deliberate process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572741850073-G5OR1X1CNK68UMBRBU6D/workinprocess Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process A shot in action as I waited for the sky wash to settle down. I tackled the largest washes in the background and the road since I wanted soft edges between the road and the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572741924448-OM9C4A1N19I09BPR40OK/Closeupwindows Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572741967995-NTA5UP08XJX8OAJVRL5G/peoplewalkingonsidewalks Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process Next the brickwork! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572742080233-E7X4UN7QV7SFJKUXJ77N/peopleonsidewalksinprogress Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process Working my way down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572742250881-8DITQ6GW9RVN6VLWBT5O/Liberty+Building+close+up Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process Full color! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572742336954-I4D48JRJQDS6UTW8DMQM/Liberty+Building+Painting+in+full Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process I had so much fun tackling this great subject in a big way. I can’t wait to visit it in its final home! Right now, it is at the printer, so 11” x 14” prints of this guy will be available soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572743256686-M8T1LN1MGBV0RQB52DCU/Womans+Club+Show+invite Blog - Liberty Building Painting-Watch my Process Hope some of you can mak it to the show this weekend! It’s always a good time and supports the historic Woman’s Club! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/10/26/fall-love-amp-art-shows monthly 0.5 2019-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572129256716-G1V2XC4U6NSXI29XZ5VF/redmaplewoodbridge Blog - Fall Love & Art Shows The Japanese Gardens at Manito is my favorite place in Spokane to go enjoy fall color. Not only are there so many amazing trees, seeing their colors reflecting in the pond is AMAZING. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572129341732-DG4M554FZFZNETBA8NSC/Eveningatpumpkinpatch Blog - Fall Love & Art Shows Siemer’s Farm up at Greenbluff! This was drawn on location, sitting on the ground in the pumpkin field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572129374990-UNCE3M6XSPDEX3DD7OB6/pumpkinfield Blog - Fall Love & Art Shows The Golden Hour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572129684097-5DCL4SO7QCHWQGBF9KUT/fall+landscape Blog - Fall Love & Art Shows Teeny Autumnal Road scene (3” x 5”). I’m loving playing around in this smaller format becuase it lets me experiment with colors and compositions quickly and have a lot of fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572129743457-LDJO7LH8GVE9WANW8DCM/sunsetroadpink Blog - Fall Love & Art Shows Another 3” x 5”, this time inspired by sunset on a wet road seen this last year on my drive. This guy will be for sale at the Spokane Art School Holiday Small Works and Ornament show November-December! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572129586305-515CCLIBRZTH5XDDCZRJ/Woman%27s+Club+Show Blog - Fall Love & Art Shows I’ll be at the Woman’s Club Holiday show on the second weekend of November. I always look forward to spending time with all the other cool artists. I’ll have a bunch of my calendars! Come get your Christmas presents! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1572130566448-F4FHAFO6P6KXNKYYQ6UV/IMG_8670_smaller.jpg Blog - Fall Love & Art Shows I will also be the Custer Christmas Arts & Crafts Show at the Spokane County Fair Grounds November 22-24th. It is $7 at the door for the whole weekend. This is my first time doing this show and I’m excited to see how it goes! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/10/20/tyvc9hsprex3evpr8tjf93c0mw84eu monthly 0.5 2019-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571616766700-XG0RHP58NC09DC1VHCJP/Arc_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Autumnal Adventures! This painting is of the University District Pedestrian Bridge over on the East side of town. I had a good view of it while I was waiting to get into the Terrain show at the Jensen-Byrd Building on First Friday, which was a rainy night. I like the contrast of the white arch and the dark foliage and sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571617518716-JSADDXGDFJLOEUVPK1WH/Pumpkin_sketch_small.jpeg Blog - Autumnal Adventures! I also participated in the Monster Drawing Rally benefit for the Spokane Art School this past Friday. Artists work on a painting/drawing for one hour and at the end of the hour, the painting is auctioned off for $50 to benefit the School’s children programs. Last year, I was sweating bullets toward the end so I decided to do even more prep work this time. I went with some happy pumpkins, I’m not much of monster girl! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571617626677-G6HONFME9JTTEZA72ZO8/Pumpkin_sketch_color_small.jpeg Blog - Autumnal Adventures! Autumnal color palette! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571617670122-GG77B5J066TCYNOAYMXW/Pumpkin_painting_Final_small.jpg Blog - Autumnal Adventures! The final piece! Mixed media-watercolor, pastels, and gold ink for some extra sparkle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571617150792-F2VS646Z7I5DPCU6INAA/IMG_8225_smaller.jpeg Blog - Autumnal Adventures! October is also known as Inktober to many artists. Inktober is an international art challenge founded by Jake Parker where people draw to draw in ink every day for the whole month of October. You can use the official prompts or do whatever you want. Trying to squeeze in some drawing, I drew during this month’s Art Salvage board meeting with the kind indulgence of my fellow board members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571617234652-2H0ZILM62LNIHY3AVBJY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Autumnal Adventures! I love drawing people I know and parts of my daily life because when I look back at the sketchbook, it will take me back to this time in my life and the people who surrounded me. So valuable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571617129295-MMOJGBLWOHLA9PTGA3HA/IMG_8228_Smaller.jpg Blog - Autumnal Adventures! Silly robot doodle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1571616629960-XH50P2IF5ORDRVUMUTYN/Grant+Us+Peace.JPG Blog - Autumnal Adventures! I’m honored to have my work decorating the poster for the Kantorei Choir’s “Grant Us Peace” concert at St. John’s. I feel like the peaceful atmosphere of the painting is such a good fit for the concert’s name! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/10/6/20g195zw2ovvsg41we3jws4hl7yw2z monthly 0.5 2019-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1570381271259-8SW62KDCLE61DN4JNR7P/public.jpeg Blog - Small explorations! Had way too much fun painting this little garbage goat! I wasn’t surprised that he got snapped up right away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1570381335663-DEJQK134CRYF7TYXL6NR/public.jpeg Blog - Small explorations! Paintings inspired by the landscape around my home. The painting on the bottom left was inspired by photos I took on my drive home. I saw that, pulled over and then walked back to take photos and a very nice lady asked if I was ok and I was like, “”Everything is fine! Just an art emergency!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1570381430764-EWBHF8NQKGTRACGMA1LG/public.jpeg Blog - Small explorations! The top painting came from photos taken at Lake Crescent near our campground from my trip earlier this summer. The bottom left is the Monroe Street Bridge and the painting on the right is also based on my drive home on an evening with a beautiful sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1570381535438-QLJNKLYBX54EAJ2TWDLW/public.jpeg Blog - Small explorations! Fall and spring scenes here. I had a lot of fun playing around with different mat colors to go with paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1570381691635-WIC2SDAQ9A7KB4F9IKYI/public.jpeg Blog - Small explorations! My feature in the Spokane Coeur D’Alene Living Magazine this month is all about my love for beautiful fall foliage. The year I did this painting the Japanese Gardens stayed open a couple days longer than usual so we could all enjoy the fabulous colors of the leaves. I hope we have a beautiful leave display this year and that the surprise snow earlier this month didn’t put it off! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/9/15/spokane-county-fair monthly 0.5 2019-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1568583070658-40JSVGEV2JJL0IXGPUJB/IMG_7904_smaller.jpg Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair I came out of the animal barns to the rear view of the carnival rides. I loved the colorful tent and Ferris wheel and sat down right there to draw! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1568583482148-KJCW8TIZED3NK38ZMUG6/sketch_Spokane_County_Fair_Tent_300dpi.jpg Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1568583116687-YUTJ1HQWBUB3PEOP8HQG/IMG_7892_smaller.jpg Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair Amazing Eurasian Eagle Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1568583739864-5S12YGSK3E6NROJ9H0LP/IMG_0693.jpeg Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair My September Spokane Coeur D’Alene Living Magazine column using sketches from a visit to the fair two years ago, pigs and a really fun bear ride where people climb into the cavity of the bears and ride around and around and around. No thank you for me, but cute to look at! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1568745789790-THYARQVFLDOQZGNW389O/IMG_7908.JPG Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair GIANT PUMPKINS (that is all.)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1568843453771-0W6APWN13V2MKFNVG7ZM/IMG_0705.PNG Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair I will be at this show this year at Kay’s art studio! This is my favorite show of the year to visit so I’m so excited to be a part of it. An extra bonus is getting to snoop in the artists’s beautiful gardens and studios as well as ll the fabulous artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1568843504244-B4KHGTDCW8CXBHYETJD9/IMG_0704.PNG Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1568843572306-NEYMW62EW9J9V7ZJY118/IMG_0703.PNG Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair There I am in the fourth column! I hope to see you there! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/8/19/lake-crescent monthly 0.5 2019-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566326979129-8896CTC6YGYU2ZXNZM9B/IMG_7152.JPEG Blog - Lake Crescent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566333438130-AZ3DWIH1DJ7CMYXGII2M/IMG_7149.JPG Blog - Lake Crescent My friend, Danielle, is an experienced camper. In fact, my first experience camping was when I was 10 years old with her family. While I pretty much never camp (This is the first time in nearly 5 years!), Danielle has carried on the tradition of camping and has picked up all sorts of outdoor skills and supplies. This is a tiny chimney style stove that she used to boil hot water to make us coffee and instant oatmeal one morning. Do you guys go camping? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566326525210-Q8VGRU6DOFVDJSYUDZ5F/View_from_Chair_300dpi.jpg Blog - Lake Crescent This was the view from our campsite. I could see why this was Danielle’s favorite campground in the area! Lake Crescent is incredibly clear and I was fascinated by the way the color of the lake changed depending on the depth of the water. I painted this as the light shone through the trees and adorable duck families paddled by. A great memory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566326576884-8DR0XKHOZO89WG2VTT9V/Hammock_Time_300dpi.jpg Blog - Lake Crescent Our campsite was just yards up from the lake front and we had a great view through the trees. We hung Danielle’s hammocks and we had our morning coffee and contemplation in them. I, of course, chugged my coffee and put it down so I could draw. These little stuff sack hammocks sure are fun and I can’t believe how easily you can set them up. I may have to buy one! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566333235101-8NVXR9ZHCYPX50Y4WY00/Uke_300dpi.jpg Blog - Lake Crescent Danielle has a camping tradition of playing the ukulele and singing around the campfire after dinner (multi-talented, this friend of mine!). I painted this by the light of the dying campfire, using memory to mix colors. Her face should be much redder due to the fire, but I’m quite pleased with how it came out, especially the contrast between the warmer colors of her face and the cooler ones on her hand and uke where her phone screen light (for reading lyrics) shone up at her. Ah, the magic of camping! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566327604441-2882ZYZ9VI6MJR2LG5GK/Lake_Crescent_Lodge_300dpi.jpg Blog - Lake Crescent In the grand tradition of National Parks, Lake Crescent has a historic lodge that’s heavy on the dark wood and has a giant fireplace. My favorite spot was the sun porch-windows all the way around with views of the lake and great light. I painted this while enjoying a mojito and it’s a miracle that I didn’t drink my paint water or put my brush in my mojito. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1567724830101-UPJSVCJZ6SLG65T7NAMB/IMG_4289.JPG Blog - Lake Crescent Photo credit: Danielle Curl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566327416067-1693GZJRDHXPEBXQNAKY/IMG_7162.JPEG Blog - Lake Crescent More camping adventures with Danielle doing the work and I sketch. I drew her progress from right to left across the pages and she started a fire with flint and tinder, split wood for smaller slivers and built the fire into something to cook our sausages on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1567724870242-YUK2JHOI0TA468LQI7AL/IMG_4301.JPG Blog - Lake Crescent Photo credit: Danielle Curl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566248479792-X8OO0Z8ZCAW9H2XTPC08/IMG_7179.JPEG Blog - Lake Crescent This is probably my favorite painting from the trip to Lake Crescent. This is the Devil’s Punchbowl, the deepest part of Lake Crescent. You can see down over 40 ft and that is not at all close to the bottom! It was cold, SO COLD, but also, so beautiful. Danielle lasted longer than me, you can see her swimming in the far right sketchbook page. Freezing to death, I got out of the water and onto a rock to make this painting using water from the lake. It was very windy so I had to clutch my supplies to keep them from blowing into the water, but on the plus side, I dried out quickly for our walk back to the car! What’s been your favorite trip or adventure this summer? https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/8/19/fall-art-classes-with-megan monthly 0.5 2019-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566261885290-75RWW3XVG2JYX2P895C8/0048C62D-A8E8-4978-B77E-1CE70103F2C2.jpg Blog - Fall Art Classes with Megan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566261967616-U016UMKJYZXYZTHDDWS5/Pink_smaller.jpg Blog - Fall Art Classes with Megan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566262080901-2SYBSBLQJE1H2FCQPGJM/IMG_6011.JPG Blog - Fall Art Classes with Megan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566262706040-HHZIQIOIUQSHC7D2KKV0/painting_Hands_painting2_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Fall Art Classes with Megan https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/8/19/recent-paintings monthly 0.5 2019-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566248218243-A79P4APGR0K1J8MU3DZC/Like_Your_French_Girls_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Recent Paintings! I spotted this scene back in February while walking around downtown. I just love Garageland’s sign-how could I not paint it after that? And the Budweiser truck adds a great pop of color to a grey late winter’s day (painted in the sweltering heat of summer, imagining a chill in the air!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566248265702-VUH5FP6W14A965O6G00H/Howard_St_smaller.jpeg Blog - Recent Paintings! I see this door every time I head down 2nd Ave to go to the galleries on Adams St and I just love how ornate it is. I’d love to know the history of this building. I know it is part of a historic district but not much else. Also the address is S 178 1/2 Howard St! 1/2! I do love a good address. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566248340656-8V4DPB4GN3DMPBEHXOCM/Moonrise_at_Priest_uncropped_300dpi_smaller.JPEG Blog - Recent Paintings! Did this painting of my aunt’s lake house while day dreaming about being back at Priest Lake. Moon rise on a warm summer’s evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566249469460-5YZD7KUTZ53DPQ22UQ3E/Womans_Club_300dpi_cropped.jpg Blog - Recent Paintings! More attempts to stay cool in the summer time by using my imagination (We don’t have air conditioning!). This is the Woman’s Club, on the lower South Hill. It’s a gorgeous little historic building and every November I do a holiday show there and while I’m trying to hold onto August with all I’ve got, I know that snow and winter is just around the corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566259502639-JMQCMT1MGMWV7S8PJ062/IMG_0508.jpeg Blog - Recent Paintings! My latest couple of features in the Spokane Coeur D’Alene Living Magazine! This one is June. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566248294359-KPXGU3PN9BMRI13ILEG7/Garland_Masons_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Recent Paintings! A painting of the North Hill Masonic Center, now a restaurant, that was featured in July’s Spokane CDA Living. You may have noticed that I like doors. This one caught my eye on my regular commute down Garland to teach classes at the Spokane Art School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566259355384-0WRDT4DJK0IYZHSYZULR/IMG_0561.JPEG Blog - Recent Paintings! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/8/19/arborcrest-art-amp-glass monthly 0.5 2019-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566247625595-QBWOF8IDSDS0BPF5ZAFX/IMG_7335.JPG Blog - Arborcrest Art & Glass-This Weekend!~ In the studio with the original painting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566248745050-I3B89CPC471ENISGU6G0/IMG_0600.JPG Blog - Arborcrest Art & Glass-This Weekend!~ In the wild! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566247741629-LUJCOFG7OMU60MC6VYBZ/IMG-7442.jpg Blog - Arborcrest Art & Glass-This Weekend!~ Arborcrest Art & Glass is another organization that reached out to me! I’m going to actually be at this show with all my paintings and prints AND my new calendar this Saturday and Sunday. I hope you guys will be able to come by and say hi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566247814505-YMUUSAQ10USL39E5Y9H5/AF7E21D2-80F7-40C7-A510-A070F722F25A.jpg Blog - Arborcrest Art & Glass-This Weekend!~ The original painting. I so love the swooping swallows at Arborcrest. I stand close to the edge of the cliff and pretend that I’m soaring over the Spokane Valley with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1566247687957-2CKPFU4ULXNR0ASD4XXW/IMG_0599.JPG Blog - Arborcrest Art & Glass-This Weekend!~ I love how the poster came out! It’s a bit hard to tell in a photo but the designed pulled the yellow background in the bottom half of the poster from the paint I used on the yellow building. In person you can see the slight paint granulation creating texture behind the fonts. I love details like that! Coming up next: Some of my recent paintings and adventures at Lake Crescent with a friend! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/8/1/august-first-friday monthly 0.5 2019-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1564712604880-5HV208RRQ8KY99GVQQVH/IMG_7048.JPG Blog - August First Friday https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/7/3/spokane-summer monthly 0.5 2019-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1562176249724-C1P7CE7VIZAN0QMQRD3C/Strawberries_smaller.jpg Blog - Spokane Summer Heyday! Strawberry picking up at Green Bluff. I picked a total of around 36 lbs in June to eat fresh and to make fruit leather that I treasure in the winter (if it makes it that long!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1562178091737-8IUWLKT6IJU3ZCBIU2ND/IMG_6876.JPG Blog - Spokane Summer Heyday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1563747347174-P3EG82XY13L3Z59KOL3G/Rocket_Dog_Shoes_300dpi_2019_smaller.jpeg Blog - Spokane Summer Heyday! Doing some house cleaning and assessing things found in the back of the closet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1563747460598-X6S2P2HNULQBBC85HS9A/sketch_Priest_Lake_Leaves_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Spokane Summer Heyday! Enjoying a rainy summer day, painting some salmon berry leaves photographed in Priest Lake in a sketchbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1563746877870-AEMPQ8UMI1086NAAYE7T/sketch_sketchcrawl_300dpi.jpg Blog - Spokane Summer Heyday! Plenty of Plein Air sketching with my Garland Sketchcrawl classes at the Spokane Art School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1563747686530-7V7M8ZP6K5ZOZZ2F4UE3/sketch_Garland_Theater_uncropped_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Spokane Summer Heyday! Demonstrating how trick it is to draw the Garland Theater sign at last week’s class, haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1563747710079-GF28YZATJRKWZYUBP6ZF/sketch_Parkade_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Spokane Summer Heyday! Playing with a colored pencil with a multi-colored lead (orange, blue, green, yellow) and drawing an interesting intersection of buildings downtown by the Parkade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1563747742974-81HJQ5IN1VD2JN6MZJ73/painting_Sunflower_glow_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Spokane Summer Heyday! Completed this painting last night ask the sun went down behind the trees to the west of a volunteer sunflower in the rocks by the edge of the deck. Did this sitting on my deck, barefoot, listening to cricket buzzing and the sound of the neighbor’s goat. Peak summer joy! What have you been up to this summer? https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/6/29/priest-lake-summer monthly 0.5 2019-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1562174910682-OCVASVX9M2CZQXZK5HBX/View_From+_Cavanughs_300dpi_2019.jpg Blog - Priest Lake Dreaming This was painting while waiting for our food at Cavanaugh’s restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1562174968573-Z4Y1202IVH2NVR2C8OHO/View_From_Reillys_300dpi_2019_smaller.jpg Blog - Priest Lake Dreaming The view from the end of the dock. The extra green in the water in the sky is from where the paint bleed from a rogue wave encounter I’ll talk about below. It actually looks pretty good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1562175052087-8FSK5Y4XCLFKRFWVEADU/Mom_and_Judy_300dpi_2019.jpg Blog - Priest Lake Dreaming Mom and my aunt Judy were talking with my Aunt Marcy on the phone while we were out on the dock. I sat on the ground and tried to capture it. Aunt Judy suggested we try Facetiming her and with some technological wrangling, we managed to get her on the screen. Everyone got down on the planks of the dock and we all tried to squeeze our faces into the tiny iPhone screen. We weren’t very successful and our attempts were keeping us occupied because a huge wave came up and over the dock and OVER US! We all leapt up, there was a lot of shrieking, the dock rocking about, confusion abounding. I grabbed for my sketchbook and loose supplies to keep them from washing away. We were all soaked up to our waists and my sketchbook was soaked as well! I carried it up to the house and blotted it with paper towels and then used a blowdryer on it. I managed to dry it out with minimal damage, except for the separation you can see in the “gutter” of the page on the spread above where the glue dissolved. Luckily, this is a very high quality sketchbook (shout out to Hahnemuehle!) and it is sewn as well as glued so its still holding together well! What an adventure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1562175128222-UHLXIPX2R23F00WAWLG7/IMG_2627.JPEG Blog - Priest Lake Dreaming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1562175359765-08A5U3GSARLHHGWA8FLE/IMG_6762.JPG Blog - Priest Lake Dreaming Lots of gorgeous wildflowers at the lake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1562175543285-ZR2X0KQBJ0E1LSCEZNKL/IMG_6761.JPG Blog - Priest Lake Dreaming So many fun different shapes of leaves and flowers. I’m thinking I need to do some more Priest Lake paintings! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1562176416952-895FJH28ZNTXBLJYGPWN/painting_Garland_Neon_300dpi.jpg Blog - Priest Lake Dreaming Garland Sketch Crawl For students 14 years old and up $40 Wednesdays, July 10 & 17, 2019 10 A.M. – 12 P.M. Come sketch the fabulous landmarks of the Garland neighborhood with me. Learn to sketch on location and add color with watercolors, colored pencils or markers (your choice). Urban sketching is an art adventure! Sign up here! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/5/18/slice-of-life monthly 0.5 2019-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558205414957-5UZA778JG8YGBWOYFZWH/sketch_Eden_Valley_uncropped_300dpi.jpg Blog - Slice of Life We went on a trip to visit my husband’s aunt at her guest ranch-Eden Valley Ranch up in the Okanagan back around Easter. They are at a higher elevation and nearly to the Canadian border so it was interesting to see how much further behind the plants were here than back in Spokane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558205451703-X4JWNWX906YEHVZSFPOT/sketch_spring_field_uncropped_300dpi.jpg Blog - Slice of Life I accidentally used a watersoluble pen on this sketch, but the bleeding ink creates a really great effect, capturing the sort of greyed tans and greens of the land just barely coming out of winter (this was back in April). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558205932737-6BD4WQTO9XRJUGGH2B4S/IMG_6012.JPG Blog - Slice of Life I’m doing spring cleaning around the house and trying to clear space both physically and mentally! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558287902874-ARGOINRTJOGGUS7MVVIN/Howard_St_smaller.jpeg Blog - Slice of Life This door on Howard Street is a favorite of mine. I see it whenever I head to the group of galleries over on Adams Street for First Friday. It’s just so dramatic! I’ve never been inside. To be honest, I think the interior will disappoint me after the door! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558287926036-9LBW7F1Y9SWN31BLKCIV/Purple_Parkade_smaller.jpeg Blog - Slice of Life The Parkade, captured at sunset with some dramatic clouds. I think of the Parkade as an enormous animate sculpture, a head with broad shoulders looking over downtown and Riverfront Park. I love to watch the way the light moves on and across it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1559781692222-GD8Z5ASX8O1TRJ36SII9/IMG_6479.JPG Blog - Slice of Life I’ll be at Art on Blacktop up at 29th Ave Artworks in my fancy new white tent June 21st-23rd! I’d love to see you! And thanks to everyone who came out to see me at Artfest this past week. I really appreciate it! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/5/17/spring-in-spokane monthly 0.5 2019-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558136683948-UDPSABZHKXGPCZV9ARYI/Arrowleaf+Balsamroot Blog - Spring in Spokane Gorgeous swathes of arrowleaf balsamroot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558136760379-SMDL7XSGKXXXTWKANF5C/IMG_6078.JPG Blog - Spring in Spokane Dishman also have some fabulous rocks and geological features that are great examples of the uniqueness of the Inland Northwest landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558136854268-2U85XL032R2DB2N83X4G/IMG_6089.JPG Blog - Spring in Spokane Shooting star flowers! They are so delicate and lovely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558136920228-2RQ9I9QA35IZ0OP43L53/IMG_6090.JPG Blog - Spring in Spokane Not sure what this flower is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558137116116-EB6WC3FPKG6GSPSXND6H/ink+drawing Blog - Spring in Spokane Ink drawing of the trifecta-pine tree, arrowleaf, and rocks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558137172926-HMK7VL5SH0GTDZD8GZ2P/painting+in+progress Blog - Spring in Spokane In progress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558199653268-LE3TQ5N7C5WE122UKCXL/sketch_Dishman_Arrowleaf2_uncropped_300dpi.jpg Blog - Spring in Spokane The finished painting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558199710125-VF5SNJNEMS36D29SM07S/sketch_wildflowers_uncropped_300dpi.jpg Blog - Spring in Spokane Sketchbook pages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1558199875562-4F0WWYVOUJI6GJ1QN2NN/IMG_3279.jpg Blog - Spring in Spokane I am going to be at Artfest this year! May 31st 12-5, June 1st, 10-7, June 2nd, 10-5! Its at Coeur D’Alene Park in Browne’s Addition, home to this charming structure. This is my first show of the year and I’m looking forward to setting up in the park and chatting with people about art. Hope to see you there! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/4/3/final-kolkata-adventures monthly 0.5 2019-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554323524249-3215POLRNQ3IUN6NV1S9/IMG_0194.JPEG Blog - Final Kolkata Adventures This was the largest obelisk in the cemetery and it is even bigger in real life. I had to squish it a bit to fit it on the page! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554323650410-NHTPSAV4SZT3WE092N6G/IMG_0196.JPEG Blog - Final Kolkata Adventures There were many monuments in this style and homeless people lived in them years ago before the cemetery was restored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554323580315-2CL30WCPFF0CQZ2Z2QIQ/IMG_0195.JPEG Blog - Final Kolkata Adventures This is the Marble Palace, an enormous house of a very wealthy family that still lives in one wing. It is a museum now. We had to pay a bribe to get in because you’re supposed to fill out paperwork with the government to get in, but our Indian friends told us that that process is so impossible that it is better to just give the guard money. We did and were lead on a tour through rooms filled with classical sculpture, huge Chinese vases, and more. The floors were elaborate inlaid marble and oil paintings papered the walls. The lights were turned on as we entered a room and turned off as we left. There was a sense of decaying grandeur in the air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554323736525-HQ90SKBMYZEQSTPI50IM/IMG_0197.JPEG Blog - Final Kolkata Adventures I was constantly agog at the beautiful outfits of the women out and about on the streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554323936017-S81RTU859B7O2WWJ9TVB/IMG_0198.JPEG Blog - Final Kolkata Adventures The pollution resulted in pink, hazy sunsets, most obvious out in the countryside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554324020720-QLDT8CWLO6OK1GEWJFTC/IMG_0199.JPEG Blog - Final Kolkata Adventures A leftover from the first post! This is my husband doing sudoku in the Telegraph newspaper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554324321149-GSM2B5QW3SUP22WFHYP2/IMG_0200.JPEG Blog - Final Kolkata Adventures Many of the stores in Kolkata were tiny, sometimes just alcoves with the proprietor sitting on a shelf. This store was just down the block from our friend’s house and we got our water from them. They didn’t speak much English, but whenever they saw us coming, they’d get out the water! Doing this sketch in the neighborhood attracted around forty people in the hour and a half it took me to do it. I had a group of older gentlemen move their bench so they could sit directly behind me and watch my every move! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554913736508-WH9LDC7QPL9694H5PYXD/sketch_Pink_Building_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Final Kolkata Adventures I spotted this pink and blue house on a walk around our friend’s neighborhood. Buildings are so much more colorful in India than in the US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554323479383-7YEL6ILTXOXNRGDGPDDX/IMG_0193.JPEG Blog - Final Kolkata Adventures There was a frame shop by our friend’s house and they had a collection of Jamini Roy prints in their frames. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/4/3/sketching-in-kolkata monthly 0.5 2019-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554322000790-7J9J8V37X8BBN8TDSHGM/IMG_0204.JPEG Blog - Sketching in Kolkata The left side of the page is a tile pattern that frequently made up the sidewalks and the one on the right was the floor in the entry courtyard to the apartment complex we were staying in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554321591917-ISKMUB97OQYU4JR3U6MO/Auto Blog - Sketching in Kolkata Kolkata traffic is astounding-cars, trucks, motorcycles, these three wheeled autos, everyone honking and weaving through the streets cutting each other off. Serious accidents are rare because nobody can get up enough speed to damage each other because there are just too many other vehicles in the way. Still, the number of pedestrians crossing the street or standing in the road was BONKERS. Plus, of course, the cows in the road. We took Ubers because renting a car would be suicidal and that way we didn’t have to worry about communicating the address to the driver-it just went directly to their phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554321526878-GOJRXKX3DX1R779I4YVP/IMG_0185.JPEG Blog - Sketching in Kolkata This is the main temple at the Belur Math complex in Kolkata. This is probably my favorite sketch from the entire trip. We found a place in the shade and I spent a little over an hour doggedly working on this sketch, trying to finish before they kicked us out (they close midday and then open again in the late afternoon). As was usual, we attracted a lot of attention and people drifted over to either ask us for a selfie (For real, so many requests while we were there. We had to have a strict no selfie policy or else that is all we would have been doing!) or to see what I was up to. We had some nice conversations with some other families enjoying the shade as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554322245016-7QNON5ND70NEU6KNCJGL/IMG_0201.JPEG Blog - Sketching in Kolkata This is one wing of the enormous family home of Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel prize winning poet and writer. It is HUGE museum about him and his accomplishments and the world events surrounding his life at the turn of the last century. Because it is technically a home, we had to take off our shoes and walk barefoot through the rooms and displays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554324175704-VSMEVVPSR3E4RLJ6P5X4/IMG_0202.JPEG Blog - Sketching in Kolkata I have no idea why there are terracotta pots/vases tied to this tree. I saw several trees like this on our adventures, but I couldn’t ever get a satisfactory answer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554321768218-KFOGTRYWGYPNSQSY1KH3/IMG_0187.JPEG Blog - Sketching in Kolkata A montage page, bits and pieces of the day. The cab was drawn from a photo because none of them stay still long enough for me to draw. I nearly got run down by it just trying to take a picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554321563905-4TUQO6WTR81UJ94TRFKS/blossoms Blog - Sketching in Kolkata Trying to draw fascinating flowers in the Botanical Garden, but had to give up partway through this drawing because of the mosquitoes. Too many bites and they swelled up HUGE so I decided to move on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554324099588-WO7A5RYBBCKDU9TM8UAG/IMG_0205.JPEG Blog - Sketching in Kolkata A colorfully paintined storefront door on the left, and a sculpted framed relief of Ganesh on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554913651368-XTCOSDT5WZT3JKW6WXR2/sketch_on_the_Street_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Sketching in Kolkata On the left: A doorway with what I think might be Kali over looking it and on the right, an older couple walking in front of a worn wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554321644088-MZXRWBXT2ITWA9PA7UJ2/IMG_0182.JPEG Blog - Sketching in Kolkata We went to the zoo because Luke had never seen a live tiger before. We saw several and got to hear them roar which was a smidge hair raising. I loved all these pink birds and managed a couple sketches before wilting in the heat-around 95 degrees with 70% humidity. One more post to go! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/4/2/adventures-in-india-home-stay monthly 0.5 2019-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554246574198-M6V8L37MAKRBD29UCY2K/IMG_0177.JPEG Blog - Adventures in India: Home Stay The journey to India is LOOOONNGGG-it took us around 26 hours to get there and about 30 to get home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554248186366-E9IYTVHUI2KOX3CSKLOQ/IMG_0179-1.JPEG Blog - Adventures in India: Home Stay We stayed with my husband’s friend’s family while we were in Kolkata which was a fabulous experience. This is the view into the dining room from the living room and I made all sorts of notes about my surroundings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554251866242-SWDXXJBIMPCYL5G96RNN/IMG_0180.JPEG Blog - Adventures in India: Home Stay This is the view across the room from where I was sitting when I made the drawing on the previous spread. The carpet patterned thing on the wall covers a painting of a battle from the Mahabharata. It is gorgeous, but after buying it, they learned that a battle painting can cause arguments in the home so they keep it covered up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554247879376-WN695W0DIAPKMAA8RCWC/IMG_0178-1.JPEG Blog - Adventures in India: Home Stay The bed in our room was very comfortable in red and gold. Every night we erected a tent of mosquito netting to protect us and slept under it with the fan on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554251927857-N461X1MEG5EDQFW0M5MV/IMG_0190.JPEG Blog - Adventures in India: Home Stay This is the view outside the window above our bed. Every morning someone would hang laundry in this little rooftop courtyard and in the afternoon they would take it down. Pigeons, sparrows, crows, and the occasional kite (like our hawks) would perch on rooftops and eaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554252061143-TPU940O4RNVO6PV4J992/IMG_0188.JPEG Blog - Adventures in India: Home Stay Quick sketches of our friend’s maids who came once a day to sweep and mop, and a sketch of their two year old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554253372463-8SQJ17Y6B3TMTZQ879P0/IMG_0192.JPEG Blog - Adventures in India: Home Stay A rare quiet moment! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1554252529358-R8KJXV76DX8UR5A5GGR3/IMG_0183.JPEG Blog - Adventures in India: Home Stay Biscuits and tea were a high point of every day. We brought home the same tea mix that we had while we were there and I am now learning how to brew loose leaf tea at the age of 31! Next up: Our adventures outside of the house. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/2/12/mukogawa monthly 0.5 2019-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1550016480228-KEN83W2NUMMKXX4WT3YD/painting_Koi_300dpi_smaller.jpg Blog - Mukogawa This painting is the result of wistfully thinking about spring as I batten down the hatches for another snow storm. Koi fly at Mukogawa in the spring time for Boy’s Day, a Japanese children’s holiday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1550016708821-6WLOTFBBB0EQ22PVMPUG/Koi+in+process Blog - Mukogawa In progress shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1551306157273-43AL5K08QRVFDVA1ZAUR/painting_Music_Building_smaller.jpeg Blog - Mukogawa I had to laugh when I saw the Sisters of the Holy Names Music Center on the Mukogawa campus. I went to Holy Names High School in Seattle and it seems like the order of nuns pops up all over the Pacific Northwest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1550017282569-4OF5APGQ8NCAFRKIO7V2/painting_Tree_Lined_Road_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Mukogawa One of the things I love about the Fort Wright Mukogawa campus is the quantity of tall old trees, especially the ones lining the road into the campus. I even heard that one of the oldest ponderosa pines in Spokane is here on campus! Want to take a stroll? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1551306100876-I4UOU9G8WFTX0BGIIKG8/White+Church+Sketchbook Blog - Mukogawa Sketchbook studies of a petite white and gold church decorated with all sorts of interesting shapes. I heard it was moved over the Fort Wright campus from Gonzaga long ago. Anyone have an information about its history? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1550017090953-JRGDKORU7GS4CZSYWM81/painting_statuary_300dpi_smaller.jpeg Blog - Mukogawa A surprising sculpture in an evergreen shrub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1550017256584-27OU6CFTPI8NNPRCJ2W8/Floor+tile Blog - Mukogawa Gloriously colored and patterned brick make up the paths in some parts of campus. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2019/2/4/portraits-in-oil monthly 0.5 2019-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549338458881-IDYM71HD2YQK0IUDX7U3/Sophia2 Blog - Portraits in Oil A tricky painting with cool light coming in from the window and hitting the edge of her profile while warm light from a lamp glowed on her shoulders. Also, an excellent lesson in how color bounces around! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549337844724-OXVFVT0E3NSUVVGA9YL7/Sophia1 Blog - Portraits in Oil Another portrait of my friend Sophia, rocking a gold suit against a maroon and cream backdrop. Once again, cool light on one side of the face and warm on the other. I love the pop of orange on the glasses! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549337938794-NUC2Z4NCFMD9RXJLAME2/Maleportrait1 Blog - Portraits in Oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549337954968-HV186GHM64I6WPL0AZFU/maleportraitcloseup Blog - Portraits in Oil Close up on a nice thick highlight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549338444792-S8EX8IX83V6IN8ZF5HSQ/Sophia2 Blog - Portraits in Oil I took this picture part way through the painting because I really loved how it was coming along and then I totally overworked it. MAN! But this is another friend of mine and she has offered to let me have another go at painting her in the future. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/12/31/2018-in-review monthly 0.5 2018-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546296979624-ZWC2LDA0EW1AW1OKCMCR/Spokesman+Review Blog - 2018 in Review From January to May, I completed the last 20 weeks of my Artist’s Eye on Spokane painting challenge. The Spokesman Review was a favorite painting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546295824578-UDULNQSWDKDYPQHBJSS1/Spokane+Aerial Blog - 2018 in Review In February, I did this painting for the Mayor’s Office and was invited to live paint at the Mayor’s State of the City address, a event that had my paintings of Spokane playing behind Mayor Condon as he spoke. His staff bought the original painting for his birthday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546295747388-4YLI6CHA04KDL6N3R4MN/Paulsen+Building Blog - 2018 in Review In March, the Bozzis kindly let me paint on the outdoor patio of the Paulsen Penthouse, whose remarkable view and beautiful decorations dazzled me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546295616294-LNUEX5K3C06Z68JE6W2P/Film+Camera Blog - 2018 in Review In April, I went on KXLY’s morning show, getting up at 4 am to do so! I painted at the station in between segments and had a lot of fun, though I don’t know how the news anchors are so cheery every morning (Coffee, lots of Coffee). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546295985172-HL51EN3CZYQR0JVHQP4V/Mt+Fuji Blog - 2018 in Review In May, I went to Japan. Visiting Mt. Fuji, Tokyo, Kyoto, Takayama, Kanazawa, and Osaka and I have plans to return! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546296097718-BHF0OW4CLGWZDLL4BTEN/Leavenworth Blog - 2018 in Review In June, I spent a short weekend with college friends in Leavenworth to celebrate our 30th birthdays. I did this sketch on the deck on a cold and windy morning, in love with the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546296148460-T0TXVRLRVFYF50X9AC83/Priest+Lake Blog - 2018 in Review Fourth of July was spent at my aunt’s cabin in Priest Lake. I’ve been going there since I was born and it has a special place in my heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546296037340-1BDC5L6F3DSVU7BGEFIR/Edinburgh+Castle Blog - 2018 in Review In August, I jetted off to the UK-Ireland, England, and Scotland. I was thrilled by the rain and temperatures below 70 degrees. Travel sketching is always a challenge but the challenge of filling a whole sketchbook in the limited time really makes me get creative when it comes to filling the pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546296761300-86VPDT9ECHGCT7K9HHOL/Garland+Theater Blog - 2018 in Review I taught several classes at the Spokane Art School and Corbin Art Center, including a couple sketch crawls through the Garland neighborhood throughout the spring and summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546296851405-TQOYX6WXCD1WPASDISJL/Kantorei+Choir Blog - 2018 in Review I made it to several live music shows (a goal for the year) at both the Fox and St. John’s Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546294790407-J9R5JVX02668AHW2Z6EU/Artist%27s+Eye+Book+Cover Blog - 2018 in Review And the final, crowning achievement! I wrote and put together my book. It was funded on Kickstarter and it is now available for sale to the public at Pottery Place Plus here in downtown Spokane and can be shipped to people all over just by emailing me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1546297920431-V88NM2I2TT5GV52GNCP4/Megan+Sketching Blog - 2018 in Review Plans for the future? Taking my book and myself to our sister city in Japan, Nishonmiya and bringing back sketches of that city to share with the people of Spokane. Perhaps a Spokane coloring book and lots of paintings to come. I still haven’t painted half of what Spokane has to offer! If you have any suggestion, don’t hesitate to reach out and let me know! And in personal adventures: My husband and I am off to India in March. I’ll be bringing my painting gear, of course, so check back here for the colors and flavors of India! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/12/13/artists-eye-book-sneak-peek-amp-final-holiday-show monthly 0.5 2018-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1544743289786-IQ3XKFNZNO2X5TOW6PAW/Fox+Theater+Spread Blog - Artist's Eye Book Sneak Peek & Final Holiday Show Fox Theater Spread! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1544743345911-07NT7ZMDJLFBUI7IBUM0/Tower+spread Blog - Artist's Eye Book Sneak Peek & Final Holiday Show Tall Towers down town! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1544743394167-9OZ75EDQ7ALZ00IJ9RZ0/Downtown+spread Blog - Artist's Eye Book Sneak Peek & Final Holiday Show Enjoyed seeing similar stone colors on two separate buildings downtown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1544743454265-27S6PW362RP0ZCLUIV7P/Browne%27s+Addition+Spread Blog - Artist's Eye Book Sneak Peek & Final Holiday Show Browne’s Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1544743499478-HFF6GRF6322JZD726FX5/Avista+Spread Blog - Artist's Eye Book Sneak Peek & Final Holiday Show My adventures at Avista Stadium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1544743527727-P5SGKVSGGWXFSTX6645L/Terrain+Brrrzaar Blog - Artist's Eye Book Sneak Peek & Final Holiday Show My last Holiday Show of the Year with Terrain’s BrrrZaar! 11 am-10PM at Riverfront Park. I’ll have a small handful of books if you didn’t grab one during the Kickstarter. I’ve looked at the list of vendors participating and it is going to be such an awesome show! I may have to do a bit of shopping myself. I hope to see you there! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/11/13/final-uk-sketching-adventures monthly 0.5 2018-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1542137903400-4MALA2E5DNK6MQ0I3RJM/Highland+Cow Blog - Final UK Sketching adventures This guy is currently hanging on my mini-Christmas tree in my living room and making me so happy! I love the crazy bangs on the cow and the fact that he is playing the bagpipe. ADORABLE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1542138010118-E5E3TWZFNSMQE8NLLIKX/Crunchie+Bar Blog - Final UK Sketching adventures I confess, I haven’t actually eaten this. I stashed it in my luggage in case I needed a snack at some point in our journey and then forgot to eat it or throw it away so it came all the way across the pond with me. I cam down with a cold as I was flying home so I didn’t want a candy bar for a couple weeks afterward as I recovered and now it is old. What does one do with an old, strange foreign candy bar? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1542138071732-Z4RZJCGKRK85R87X6Y7L/sketch_luggage_uncropped_300dpi.jpg Blog - Final UK Sketching adventures My beloved blue luggage, sketched while waiting in Seatac for my flight home to Spokane to distract myself from the way my sinuses were pounding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1542138306820-WBBJ0S86NYCMPDTOYUSK/UK+Money Blog - Final UK Sketching adventures I drew various bills during the trip and drew the coins when I got home (coins and a couple of fivers were what was left at the end of the trip, no worries, I’m sure I’ll be back in the UK eventually!), adding paint all at the end. Money in the UK is interesting and shows how we’re a bit of an odd duck with our purely paper, one size, all green money. This stuff is plastic-y (goes the wash great, but apparently can get stuck together which is no good when paying bills!), has clear sections, is different sizes at different denominations and comes in all sorts of colors. I enjoyed seeing the difference between bank notes issued by the Bank of England and those by the Bank of Scotland. A theme among everyone though? So many drawings of Queen Elizabeth! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/11/26/artists-eye-kickstarter-funded monthly 0.5 2018-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1543280275088-3DXBHYJRLNRYMK7WGZWM/FUNDED Blog - ARTIST'S EYE KICKSTARTER FUNDED! The number has gone up even more since this photo was taken. As I’m writing this, we’re just above $5,600 dollars, which brings me to the next item! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1543279304606-PKH3KVYZW464L5I9RHQA/Custom+Stamp Blog - ARTIST'S EYE KICKSTARTER FUNDED! A custom Artist’s Eye on Spokane stamp! We blew past that stretch goal ($5,500) in one day, so now everyone who buys a book through the Kickstarter will receive a stamp on the inside of their book! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1543278882345-FGFY1OZQY6GX4OCD1ZLH/AEoS+Front+cover+only+no+bleed.jpg Blog - ARTIST'S EYE KICKSTARTER FUNDED! Thanks again everyone. I couldn’t have done it without you! Regularly schedule updates will resume soon. I have the very last part of my UK sketchbook to share! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/11/13/artists-eye-on-spokane-updates monthly 0.5 2018-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1542645994074-VX8VMPE813PUWCHQDW9A/Artist%27s+Eye+Cover Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Updates! Here are some new spreads of Spokane neighborhoods that are going to be included in the book! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1542646277780-MZWYJ9XK8L2LCGGQXIVO/Perry+Street+Spreads Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Updates! Perry Street Neighborhood! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1542646209670-53INGZUKP20LNFM3Q0YY/Gonzaga+Book+Spreads Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Updates! Gonzaga! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1542646237084-RKBZU37ZU41KL87TYOAN/Kendall+Yards+spreads Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Updates! Kendall Yards Night Market! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1542592578756-BO8D2XPGX3HFX4XKU161/Urban+Art+Coop+Show Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Updates! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/10/18/york-amp-edinburgh monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1539920291829-DYNF7ME1H1WOYPLUBDOB/Train+Station Blog - Artist's Eye in Edinburgh We continued on from Dublin to York (didn’t manage to do much sketching there)and then up to Scotland. This is the York Train Station which when it was built in the late 19th century, was the largest train station in the world. I got this scene sketched in pen before Dad came careening around the corner to tell us that our train was here and we needed to MOVE. Mom and I grabbed our stuff and booked it down the very long platforms and caught out train to Edinburgh. I painted it later based on some quick photos and memories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1539920316147-BZPJIGWRVYTE7V6AR7F7/Chips+and+water+sketch Blog - Artist's Eye in Edinburgh Fancy British train snacks. They really love their trolley carts here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1539920418569-O2ZVEOFI3086V3ENGIDD/View.jpg Blog - Artist's Eye in Edinburgh The moody view from our hotel at one of the various volcanic mounds surrounding the town of Edinburgh. It rained and was in the low 60’s which was very confusing coming from Spokane August weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1539920578356-WLITRIPHL5DNLDFYOVFX/Castle+view Blog - Artist's Eye in Edinburgh We had dinner in the castle before the Edinburgh Tattoo (an event that has been on Dad’s bucket list since he studied abroad in York in college). I got a seat at the end of the table which I loved because the view was AMAZING! We had haggis (surprisingly good!) and I was delighted that they piped it into the room and back out again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1539920764196-J2TIUWCLJ158CIS7VRS1/Scotland+Tattoo Blog - Artist's Eye in Edinburgh I wore all the clothes that I packed for the night show of the Edinburgh Tattoo. It was 50 degrees and rained at the beginning of the show enough that my pen wouldn’t write on my paper and I had to switch to pencil. Luckily, the rain cleared up and we were wowed by a Lebanese performance group riding horses and drumming, a Swiss troop that lit their drumsticks on fire, and SO MANY bagpipes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1539920657331-8ZYEFHUXZRHZUNBMAL5Z/The+Doric Blog - Artist's Eye in Edinburgh Sketched while waiting for fish and chips at the Doric in Edinburgh. The Walter Scott monument peeked out from above this wall. It is the largest monument to a writer in the world. Edinburgh is a very literary city. Next up: Adventures in trying to get home and what I brought back. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/11/2/artists-eye-on-spokane-book-kickstarter monthly 0.5 2018-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1541185088618-CKED9600JQ2VBIB91NY5/Artist%27s+Eye+on+Spokane+Book+cover Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Book Kickstarter! The cover! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1541185260291-WPWUN4MSYZX39C4QHILY/More+Garland+Spreads Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Book Kickstarter! More Garland Spreads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1541185224541-0RBXJ1B6GOE0TETCZV2Y/Garland+Book+Spreads Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Book Kickstarter! Garland Spreads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1541185149174-62RZNN8VQVEAJT6VNW1C/Mt.+St.+Michaels+Spreads Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Book Kickstarter! Mt. St. Michael’s Book Spreads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1541185191642-ABN2FTPZV5QIHHO7VH46/St.+John%27s+Book+Spread Blog - Artist's Eye on Spokane Book Kickstarter! St. John’s Spreads https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/9/30/uk-travels monthly 0.5 2018-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1538355059928-BI4TEYCFPOW7XE2U7QGL/Irish+College Blog - Ireland is Gorgeous! This is a college that was a short walk from our hotel. The rest of the family decided to go to bed early (It was 8pm but we weren’t adjusted to the time zone yet!), but I decided to walk back despite the stormy skies and try to get in a quick sketch. I sat just inside the wrought iron gates in case they closed at a certain hour and I’d have to Indian Jones my way through before they locked me in (High stone walls are everywhere in Ireland!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1538355296213-OACGM7QWZCBBGVTC6KIL/St.Johns.jpg Blog - Ireland is Gorgeous! This drawing got made because we made a miscalculation about when our train back to Dublin left and I got a spare hour to sketch this Gothic beauty that was across the street from the station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1538355152921-8LJMXAZGUOHSV6JAB0OX/Gothic+Cathedral Blog - Ireland is Gorgeous! Painted later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1538355558374-X01AKAVB4JAPUYP868ZV/O%27Neil%27s Blog - Ireland is Gorgeous! O’Neil’s is a sprawling pub in Dublin that had multiple bars on multiple floors. We sat near the Whiskey Bar, but there was also the Lounge Bar, the Wine bar, and more (SO many staircases!)! Food was downstairs and some of it was a deli/cafeteria style but it was also a to-order restaurant. In conclusion, we were so confused and ended up spending a ton of time there trying to figure out what we needed to do to get some food!. We were there so late, we decided to hang on just a little longer when we learned there was going to be live music. We were rewarded for our patience. I drew a million whiskey bottles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1539920184664-7SI2TDWE3W5MNNWB1BO9/Fiddler+%26+Guitar Blog - Ireland is Gorgeous! Surprise live music at the bar! It was fabulous and there were two Irish dancers who performed mere feet from our table. One of those magical moments of travel where you luck into something amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1539920213274-LLI3K8LGGMF0KVMEZQGZ/Airplane+propeller Blog - Ireland is Gorgeous! We took a little prop plane from Ireland over to England. I was going to give my brother my window seat just to be nice, but then I saw this view and told him, “Offer revoked!” https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/8/27/megan-sketches-in-the-uk monthly 0.5 2018-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1535481018311-I00MYI5JFDFGI36UFN16/Celtic+Nights Blog - Megan Sketches in the U.K. Ireland seems to be filled with musical people and listening to this performance reminded me how much Irish music has spread all over the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1535481063142-YWZ85VS0I8V32PHD70X1/Desert+and+Dancers Blog - Megan Sketches in the U.K. Adorable dsesserts and amazing dancers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1535481107452-J7AWPTHNOJ3SD9C8BYLK/View+from+Winding+Stairs Blog - Megan Sketches in the U.K. A quick sketch before an ENORMOUS bowl of mussels for dinner in Dublin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1535481167136-0WQ2N5USQWJV35S0MVII/View+from+the+Train Blog - Megan Sketches in the U.K. Small sketches of views from the train during which there was singing by passengers. In the US, if people sang on public transit people would kick you off the train! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1535481252763-4Z7BNYHXPMJJH623N4Q0/The+Flaky+Tart Blog - Megan Sketches in the U.K. Ireland seemed to have a lot of buildings with a strong divide between upper residential floors and commercial ground floor. I loved the bright green of this building and the amusing name of the bakery. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/9/29/my-painting-on-the-inlander-cover monthly 0.5 2018-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1538273972348-9R97ANLJU66NALX6UR4V/Fall+Arts+Cover Blog - My Painting On the Inlander Cover! YAY! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1538274162157-KG250CYDXFNB5X6KMTX8/Fall+Arts+Cover_Smaller.jpg Blog - My Painting On the Inlander Cover! Here is the original painting on watercolor paper which shows how much color shifts when printing, especially when you’re going from white watercolor paper to grey newsprint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1538274133433-2WD7WHLGXTRWGHX1DTHH/Fall+Arts2_Smaller.jpg Blog - My Painting On the Inlander Cover! This is the cover of the Fall Arts Pull Out inside the newspaper. Surrounded by wheat and with the way the past few summers have been, it isn’t surprising that this is what came to mind when I thought of fall around here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1538274246071-ELHKVU315XLGJ4WCMW0G/IMG_4190.JPG Blog - My Painting On the Inlander Cover! Live sighting last week at Spokane Art Supply! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/8/12/garland-sketch-crawl monthly 0.5 2018-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1534106820079-MT67Z24LQQW2F0F0LTYC/Milk+Bottle Blog - Garland Sketch Crawl I've painted and drawn the Milk Bottle many times, but it is always a delight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1534106866132-9E1JURD8M9QYNGJ1HD0U/Garland+Theater+sign Blog - Garland Sketch Crawl Another go at the Garland theater sign. I love the light up starts in the middle! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/7/15/priest-lake monthly 0.5 2018-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1531690055010-5V4ASPCV9L1CJTVSBH6L/IMG_3272.jpg Blog - Painting at Priest Lake The view from my aunt's deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1531690641382-9PC5TNSZJ74UHJWRXH8J/IMG_3271.jpg Blog - Painting at Priest Lake Yellow umbrellas on the deck while eating at Cavanaugh's. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/7/15/leavenworth-weekend monthly 0.5 2018-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1531689085860-P1XPFEVPZBMY8SLQNRWY/Leavenworth+Mountains Blog - Leavenworth Weekend Since we were up on a ridge, it was both windy and COLD early in the morning. I did this on the deck wrapped in a blanket with a mug of hot water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1531689447104-GXY4YWZI31VV5TU3YI4M/Leavenworth+Facades Blog - Leavenworth Weekend It was the Accordion Festival at Leavenworth so we got serenaded by a lot of polka. A concert was going on right behind me as I sketched the fancy facades of these buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1531689565701-KRAAT1O4TBXEMDZOZGQU/Molly+in+Leavenworth Blog - Leavenworth Weekend Sketched a friend sitting in the window at a restaurant as an accordion parade went by. Then I ate a giant soft pretzel and was very pleased with myself. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/7/2/sketching-in-japan monthly 0.5 2018-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1530556176708-MKSZWSBCHS1M7D56E2YV/Yukata Blog - Sketching in Japan At every hotel we stayed at, they had yukata or "lounge wear" for visitors to wear while staying in the hotel. This was one of my favorites-a classic white and indigo cotton robe decorated in simply "mon" shaped designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1530556476293-7MZ7972UOVPKUX20FSSJ/Green+Pond Blog - Sketching in Japan This pond was full of koi, several of whom leaped out of the water to catch the bugs hovering above the water in the evening air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1530555341773-TOABVIABXCLGCNC4DQ2M/Cathay+Airport Blog - Sketching in Japan Waiting at the airport in Hong Kong for our 8 hour lay over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1530555533825-HOQVA6P4Q4WPXKLIBT51/First+Class Blog - Sketching in Japan Watching TV in my seat nook on the flight home. Thanks to Dad's crazy mileage points, we flew First Class home to the US and it was AMAZING. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1530555649546-2IRXBI2LIXPV4H4YXL8P/Airplane+Wing Blog - Sketching in Japan Back to my beloved Alaska Airlines and the commuter flight from Seattle to Spokane. I decided to make the 40 minute flight a good reason to be really minimalist with this sketch. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/6/21/artist-adventures-in-japan-pt-2 monthly 0.5 2018-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529608037426-Y4V6G0YTJ4Q5WSO7SCW7/Mt+Fuiji Blog - Artist Adventures in Japan pt 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529608101180-YWOH54ACNQUQ4I6BOO0C/Stone+Lantern Blog - Artist Adventures in Japan pt 2 Stone lanterns were everywhere. I was also thrilled to discover that many locations have stamps as a continuation of Japanese pilgrimage culture and I made a dedicated effort to find the stamps everywhere we went and put them in my sketchbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529608581361-FORDZEEAMSZR47DHSZ50/Toto+Toilet Blog - Artist Adventures in Japan pt 2 I have never experienced so many fancy toilets as I did in Japan and that is thanks to the Toto Toilet company! These toilets play music, have warmed seats, bidets, and more. They have control panels! Crazy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529608767913-5LN5L87MISCNIEP3K7K8/Sarubobo Blog - Artist Adventures in Japan pt 2 This Sarubobo Doll is a folkcraft supposed to represent a monkey. They were frequently made by Japanese Grandmothers and given to their grandchildren for good luck/good fortune. Depending on the color they can be for good wishes in school, work, love, and more. The red was the most common and I think it is for a sort of general good fortune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529608990440-AKM4HESX2ZHU10RPR2BP/Shinto+Shrine Blog - Artist Adventures in Japan pt 2 This was a simple temple not far from our hotel. In a quiet moment I ran out to sketch it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529609118974-FSM9HJKLI1E4282XXNFA/Kenrouken+Gardens Blog - Artist Adventures in Japan pt 2 Kenrokeun Garden is a beautiful walking-style garden that reminded me of a Japanese Versaille. In thirty minutes I did this speed sketch of a bridge of a river of purple irises. I wish I had had more time to do them justice.   One more post to go about Japan! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/6/21/shows-sketch-outs-with-megan monthly 0.5 2018-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529606286000-2AH1YHA7U35PQ9Y7HU88/Garland+Theater+Sign Blog - Shows & Sketch Outs with Megan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529606109987-G8DP7YG9CO9CA7H8HIQD/Monroe+Street+Bridge Blog - Shows & Sketch Outs with Megan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529605249001-HU1RMKX0Z08D49JTI7JU/painting_The_Shop_uncropped_300dpi.jpg Blog - Shows & Sketch Outs with Megan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529604862720-97DLSW504IPS8YQ9DB3G/Pig+Out+Under+the+Clock+Tower Blog - Shows & Sketch Outs with Megan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529605459317-PR2J7AAD7HCX4S13AXEM/Carousel+Construction Blog - Shows & Sketch Outs with Megan! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/6/18/japan-adventures monthly 0.5 2018-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529342068696-REGJR3FIMBCD39QMILU8/Kando+Myojin Blog - Japan Adventures Kando Myojin, a shinto shrine in Tokyo. We watched a BMW get blessed by a Shinto priest in traidtional garb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529345418886-UZ1758MAJWY94JJUZCBF/Kando+Myojin+Wish+Stand Blog - Japan Adventures At most shrines there is a stand or two for people to tie on their wishes and prayers, often on small wooden boards. This one was absolutely packed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529344925322-64G5NKFEL1WYVF74VK89/Calligraphy1 Blog - Japan Adventures Collaged paper with kanji and hiragana on it (left), calligraphy done as a religious prayer/act by temple staff in exchange for a donation to the temple (right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529343365947-RT72R6RQ40K37TL0VFQL/Tour+Bus Blog - Japan Adventures We were in a tour group for the first part of the trip as we shuttled around to all the different cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529349389479-IFJ9YMXIOBM484BQ4MTO/Scott+on+train Blog - Japan Adventures On the bullet train, my brother looking out the window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1529344005698-HROST40TDBTPJC7WA32I/IMG_3164.jpg Blog - Japan Adventures We left Tokyo and headed up into the mountains and some smaller towns. More to come! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/6/7/52-weeks-of-artists-eye-on-spokane monthly 0.5 2018-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528393476869-SMVCGOUY604D86J8CNV1/Gaiser+Conservatory Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane Holiday Lights at the Gaiser Conservatory! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528393707822-99IR6RNLZFSTNHV8DJCA/Red+Maple+Bridge Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane Beautiful fall foliage at the Japanese Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528401785983-GT32MMUMYO9ACZIV0BFK/Bear+Fair+Ride Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane A ride made of giant bears at the Spokane County Fair! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528393811188-TU2LMGFMEZSJ6120JT0G/High+Bridge+Park Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane A lovely October afternoon at Highbridge Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528395142541-HDM12KBBC8767IH9BYDL/Pumpkin+pile Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane Pumpkin season is a way off and I'm ok with that. I need to earn some more sunburns before I'm ready for frost again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528393895481-4RJPVA5JJQI6M8BSJ6P0/Laying+out+Mandala Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane A group of Buddhist monks came to Spokane Community College to make a sand mandala as a wish for world peace. This sketch shows them setting up the preliminary details of a seriously complicated mandala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528394008138-WVH9J67VYW7JWV9PGCC9/skywalk Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane A building downtown where a skybridge meets a facade covered in classical designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528394319862-PKJ4WNPU1NAXSN59T243/Sprague+Trio Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane A classic car moment on a sunny, but COLD spring morning on the newly renovated Sprague Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528394495990-JB26CJNS9BM0KO1HIAOH/Carousel+Construction Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane Just over a year ago, this is what our shiny new carousel building looked like. I stopped by this week and the finished building is so shiny and fancy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528394537439-LTNIICXSN9ZIMCD6MMK7/Red+Wagon Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane Lilacs are gone now. We are in the short moment of reprieve just before summer's heat hits us all like a hammer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528401416387-B1G91B95WJWIE8B6PZW2/Food+vendor Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane A vendor at a Spokane Indians baseball game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528401078899-SOQ06D0Q1Z35YAG5IYLD/Crescent+Machine+Shop Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane Vintage signage on Monroe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528394970079-RDN2OY422LY0DZ42OC8O/Diner+customers Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane A burger and fries at Wolffy's Diner by Gonzaga. Get there early, there aren't a lot of seats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528400645976-DXY1K053YNQCYCF6CRFW/Hazen+Jaeger+Building Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane The gorgeous light of a winter's afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528395427767-L47KP4T1STD8WQ24PMH5/Courthouse+Towers Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane The magical castle of paperwork-the Courthouse! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1528395294972-RAHLKB143NZ42GU1UR4S/News+Anchors Blog - 52 Weeks of Artist's Eye on Spokane Our delightful local news anchors who are way more perky than I ever could be at 6 am. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/5/5/get-lit monthly 0.5 2018-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1525548304232-I6M2VXN140BH30PEHEHW/Anne+Lamott+Get+Lit Blog - Artist's Eye at Get Lit! The Anne Lamott talk at the Bing Crosby Theater on Saturday night was the head lining event of the festival this year (Well, at least in my opinion.). While I was driving around trying to find a parking spot, I noticed that the line to get in was around the block! A fully sold out show, it was so fun to spot people recognizing friends in the crowd that they hadn't realized were also coming. Anne Lamott dished out advice on writing "shitty first drafts," giving yourself short assignments, and the creative process. Wisdom and laughter, always an excellent combination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1525556713762-0Z19II0KNZ6YBXW5FUP9/Stephen+Pitters+Poetry+Reading Blog - Artist's Eye at Get Lit! Stephen PItters's released his latest poetry book, "Unrecorded" at the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture in a event featuring visual artists (me!), amazing jazz music by Jermaine Carlton, and a video of a dance choreographed by Gonzaga University dance students set to a song written inspired by one of his poems. A multi-media extravaganza! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/4/23/sketching-at-the-kxly-morning-show monthly 0.5 2018-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1524519414556-47VDLQAGXNRDTYRD8YJR/Film+Crew Blog - Sketching at the KXLY Morning Show Ready, set, ACTION! (They don't actually say that. Instead they do a count down until "live."). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1524519306212-O8JJM76B1O1UND7FRKIH/News+Casters Blog - Sketching at the KXLY Morning Show Derek and Robyn at their desk with their coffee! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/4/17/main-street-explorations monthly 0.5 2018-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1524010992873-LV9W7L2S2QO0J5U3J9Z6/Boots+Bakery Blog - Main Street Explorations I love this shade of blue! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1524011314101-6QRFV6ZOYEN5VG2SG7RG/Leadership+Spokane+sketching Blog - Main Street Explorations I painted this during Leadership Spokane's Art day. Thanks to Brooke Nicholson for inviting me. It was great to meet so many lovely people interested in doing exciting things in Spokane! If you'd like to invite me to come paint at your event, please email me at meganperkinsartstudio@gmail.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1524011182687-EOZ6NS7HZH1J228SBXK5/Mirror+Wall Blog - Main Street Explorations This wall of mirrors is inside of Boots. The way the light comes through the front windows is lovely and there is something about the repetition of a objects that makes a collection on the wall very compelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1524011062249-POAZJWAIY1Q80MUH88I4/LongBottom+Crown Blog - Main Street Explorations Boots is one of the restaurants inside the Longbotham Building. Zola is another one. There is so much going on at street level, I don't know how many people look up to admire the building's crown but with its signage, year, sculpture, crests, rusty bits, and a teal and lime green patina if they aren't, they are missing out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1524011267989-DAS5XUDO9E702BKP4KBX/Long+Bottom+paintbox Blog - Main Street Explorations I think I need to do a bigger painting of this building-maybe something full scale from the crown to the sidewalk. Another one for the to-do list! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/4/8/our-lady-of-lourdes-cathedral monthly 0.5 2018-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1523551337026-BNRO0KI8H9DDHFMJ6I2T/Our+Lady+of+Lourdes Blog - Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral I'd describe the brick that makes up the Cathedral as "salmon," though "pink" works just as well! I am constantly astounded by the range of colors in the brick buildings I find all over town. Brown, orange, burnt siena, umber, pink, salmon, cream, ochre and more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1523200869578-J7SALVX6OQ6XIUS4EBFP/Door+Patina Blog - Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral The patina on the bronze cast doors was unreal, practically a rainbow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1523201103401-2QO53QYYB4CZEMM6DAG4/Mother+and+Child Blog - Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral This is my favorite of the bronze sculptures above the three entrance doors. I loved how the bronze had a purple cast to it and how that looked next to the salmon pink brick. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/4/4/megan-perkins-art-at-pottery-place-plus monthly 0.5 2018-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1522871637087-S8DURF1MQR55YZ83K2LY/Pottery+Place+Plus+Display Blog - Megan Perkins Art at Pottery Place Plus My art wall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1522872364978-5XRMF56W6YJA8331WSNI/Pottery+Place+Plus+Close+up Blog - Megan Perkins Art at Pottery Place Plus I have cards of lots of my paintings and well as prints! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/3/24/kyrs-sketching-on-the-radio monthly 0.5 2018-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521909611150-ULGY1E582E4NS81F0C4R/KYRS Blog - KYRS: Sketching on the Radio KYRS is inside the Community Building down on Main Street, one of the many lovely brick buildings in town and I loved that they left the interior walls as the rough brick. There are so many different colors and shades to brick! Just delightful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521909663336-EODPOU0Y3F8RC06ZGO9U/Paul+on+Air Blog - KYRS: Sketching on the Radio Paul of the Spokane SOS radio program, let me sit in the recording booth with him while he interviewed a groups of former Peace Corps volunteers about their experiences with the Peace Corps. There were four of them plus Paul and an extra gentleman helping with the recording machinery plus me so it was a little tight! I did this painting while sitting on the ground looking up at Paul and I am super pleased with how it came out, except for one thing. Hey Paul, I know this is radio not tv, but how about wearing some color? Haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1522380590601-DT9OP3PR57RUBBSX83RU/Sketching+Paul Blog - KYRS: Sketching on the Radio The view from my corner! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521909750886-GN271Q4PIL0RBOGETZ9R/sketchintherecordingbooth Blog - KYRS: Sketching on the Radio A quick sketch made while Jennifer and I are waiting for the clock to tick down to when we are on air. Not a good likeness of Jenn, but that's how it is sometimes. All in all, a lovely way to spend the afternoon-drawing and painting, old friends of mine, combined with a first-being in a recording studio! I love how art encourages me to experience new things! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/3/21/playing-at-the-paulsen-penthouse monthly 0.5 2018-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521846137553-3X7VM5OALV9VR5HFHNVF/Paulsen+Penthouse Blog - Playing at the Paulsen Penthouse Being out on the deck at the Paulsen Penthouse. The view was fabulous, all of Spokane spread out below me, but being right up by the rail made me a little dizzy so I decided to focus on the beautifully adorned crown of the Paulsen Building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521826645228-6GPANM5CQMAFZVZUF322/Paulsen+Penthouse+Geometry Blog - Playing at the Paulsen Penthouse While I was up there, the sunshine began to be eclipsed by the grayer weather. I was still caught up in the details even though my fingers were going numb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521910007594-0K42O1WOSLH6NX9AVIBT/Painter+Statuette Blog - Playing at the Paulsen Penthouse So I decided to go inside where this lady caught my eye for obvious reasons. She was a part of the frieze on the fireplace mantel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521909896833-43XISZE1CMPF0UCJS2JB/Paulsen+Stair+Newel+Detail Blog - Playing at the Paulsen Penthouse There were plenty of beautiful details to be found down in the lobby as well. This is a carved element on the stair newel post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521909839888-6R7VZ3PMTZSR9MEW69UJ/ceiling+detail Blog - Playing at the Paulsen Penthouse One pattern lozenge from the painted ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521909858902-TG0XV6813TSXRI7XGVW0/Paulsen+Detail Blog - Playing at the Paulsen Penthouse Engraving on a wall decoration I think. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/3/17/take-a-class-with-me monthly 0.5 2018-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521677833736-S8VU76UCVSE62YNZRTCW/Beet+It+Up+Food+Truck Blog - Take a class with me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521678189667-ENZKLK48H6QY84ST8QM3/CostaRican+Rainforest Blog - Take a class with me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521678330132-GV19408XP3PP14XK2C0R/Amaryllis Blog - Take a class with me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521678405172-56ZDJW4IH6ZVWUR9YJYP/Road+Into+Hills Blog - Take a class with me! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/3/17/garland-neighborhood monthly 0.5 2018-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521317332741-J3LV5MBUE00ONK69N00L/Garland+Theater Blog - Garland Neighborhood When I saw that the Garland Theater sign getting repainted this summer, I knew I needed to do another painting of it. Vibrant and still kicking after all these years! I've seen several delightful movies there in the past and for my brother-in-law's bachelor party, his best man rented out the theater so that all the family could come and watch movies for a night. It was a lot of fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521317591106-XJRC9YNV9G4Y4JCMQJ7C/Tinman+Art+Gallery Blog - Garland Neighborhood Here's a favorite haunt of mine in the Garland Neighborhood. At one time, it was the Tinman Gallery, a combined bookstore and gallery. Nowadays it houses the Spokane Art School and has frequent shows of local art. The current show is of Maya Jewell Zeller's poetry, illustrated by Carrie DeBaker. Stop by sometime and take a look! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521317657144-9J0OQELBHP7TGSFDT2UJ/Garland+Milk+Bottle Blog - Garland Neighborhood Mary Lou's Milk Bottle is not the only "Milk Bottle" shaped building in town (There's another one downtown, not far from I-90.), but this one serves milkshakes, burgers and fries. I think they have the best milk shakes in town (But then, I like mine so thick that it is a challenge to suck it through the straw.). Who do you think has the best milkshake in town? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521317497650-VHLU3VVLAPU9B6GZ3RL7/Milk+Bottle+Plein+Air Blog - Garland Neighborhood Flashback Friday! These two paintings were done on location on a hot summer afternoon on Garland. Man, I’m looking forward to sunshine and short sleeves! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1521317866904-DY787UNXHDX263G59XKE/Garland+Theater+Sign+2016 Blog - Garland Neighborhood Here you can see that the paint job is much more faded in the theater sign. Oh for sunny summer days! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/3/12/sketching-at-the-steam-plant monthly 0.5 2018-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520880698579-UVV93X51T4AYQ624443T/Pipes+and+girders Blog - Sketching at the Steam Plant This is a corner in one of the side rooms of the building. I loved the abstract composition created by the girders and pipes and the way the lighter elements emerged out of the darkness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520880435239-ANHCJL3KYO4JABG23FYO/WIP+Pipes+and+Girders Blog - Sketching at the Steam Plant I worked my way across the page from left to right in order to not smear the paint (I'm right handed). Painting this was slow work, but worth it for the final result! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520879562088-OI7Y5NAI1WGWUW3HPI3U/painting_ThroughthePortHole_300dpi.jpg Blog - Sketching at the Steam Plant Walking by, this caught my eye. I think it is the front of an old boiler room, but don't quote me on that. Now it is a window into a private dining room, wallpapered in thin pipes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520880772400-VUQ96W44PRV3PJT02NXR/Steamplant+Fountain Blog - Sketching at the Steam Plant The pipes that run down the wall here trickle water into a trough made by cutting a large horizontal pipe in half. You can see the fixture it ran through on the left size just above the table. Creative thinking with a great result! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520880900750-DBEUH5U6T47NI3VQS5FH/Steamplant2015 Blog - Sketching at the Steam Plant This is a sketch done in a long vertical sketchbook two years ago. Done while sitting on a window ledge of the Davenport Hotel (carefully avoiding their decorative spikes!) just before going to the Broken Mic poetry reading at Neato Burrito. The stacks of the Steam Plant are an iconic part of the Spokane skyline and I hope they always will be! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/3/3/boulevard-mercantile monthly 0.5 2018-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520135593292-SSZUB72L45BMHM8EB22A/Boulevard+Mercantile Blog - Boulevard Mercantile I love the shape of the Boulevard Mercantile building. It reminds me of the Flatiron building in New York. I also love the antennae and other doodads on the roof. It makes it seem like the building is somehow alive and listening to all the bustle going on around it. I stopped by one rainy day to admire it and this painting is the result. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520135872868-YQSJLY1MZ7LQTPXTDC02/BoulevardMercantileWIP Blog - Boulevard Mercantile Splashy in-progress painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1520135767253-XBWF8W5V4YCXLFWNJTD7/Lionandstar Blog - Boulevard Mercantile Peeking in the windows of Boulevard Mercantile whenever I drive by always makes me smile. Here a lion and light up star sign share the stage. I think the big red star would look great in my studio! I'd just have to move some furniture! Haha! If you need a Mother's Day present (It isn't too early to get that nailed down), stop in and shop around! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/3/1/see-my-art-at-bellwether-brewing monthly 0.5 2018-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1519929157363-BZWSX2S49GEBDADR6377/Boyd-Walker+Sewing+Machine+Co. Blog - See My Art at Bellwether Brewing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1519929198104-WOH7K3FZ93ZL4RWOKEJL/Diner+Customers Blog - See My Art at Bellwether Brewing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1519929302079-YBWJZ6VE2HNNARECKYMK/HighBridgeinFall Blog - See My Art at Bellwether Brewing https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/2/18/go-zags monthly 0.5 2018-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1519166429991-XHH3KL0EN3DQLCF535F7/Bulldogband Blog - Go Zags!     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1519166222216-A77JD5B7AWEM3Y1V0TT1/GU+Big+Heads Blog - Go Zags! The students at Gonzaga are really the ones who make the atmosphere at the Kennel. Chanting, dressing up, turning up the volume and bringing "Big Head" signs of players to the game results in a pumped up game experience. I couldn't resist drawing this section of the crowd where a student wearing a Panda head stood next to two students holding Big Head signs. Other outfits sighted? A Cardinal (as in the religious figure, not the bird), a cow, lime green footie pajamas, a lion and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1519167536039-EWHW01VVYLOV9YF7O8ZZ/GU+Basketball Blog - Go Zags! Trying to catch some of the action as the players ran up and down the court. It was an action packed game and way too close a match for this Zags fan for most of the match, but the Zags pulled it out and won in the end! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/2/16/state-of-the-city monthly 0.5 2018-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518800051737-XRF0M2IA6YV7BI9EQ5GY/Spokane+Aerial Blog - Spokane's State of the City Clearly, this one was not painted from life-though if any one wants to put me in a helicopter to paint, I would love to! This was painted from a photo provided by the city. I love the blue of the Spokane River winding its way through the city. It really is a remarkable landmark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518800301443-Y477DBBGCLEDPJJNH32B/Spokane+AerialWIP Blog - Spokane's State of the City While in progress-I couldn't resist doing the river and greenery first! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518800413752-8XCX76595LSBEIWOWDUI/Prints+on+table Blog - Spokane's State of the City The mayor's staff liked the painting so much that they asked me to make prints that could be provided as a give away at each table. I was thrilled! Take a peek, under the bake you can see info sheets about me-you can just see the White Elephant Ride beneath the carrot cake plate here in the front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518801096932-FV01EDPRGKW8FJMNFF6E/Stateofthecitybanner Blog - Spokane's State of the City The painting was also used in the printing material for the talk and the original painting was presented to the Mayor for his birthday (which was the day of the speech!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518800842864-5K6VWV237WSPGHX6RCZC/Sketch+on+location Blog - Spokane's State of the City I also attended the State of the City and painted the mayor as he presented, live! I was sweating a bit, trying to get it all done in time, but I think it came out well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518990014103-POTV7WVP3687O0H94MEM/Spokane+Experience Blog - Spokane's State of the City Here's the report for the city that was handed out to all the attendees. Photographed just below the circle with the Pavilion in it, is the Coin of the City, which was presented to me at the end of the speech. I suppose it is like the traditional Key of the City. Here's to Spokane and its future! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/2/11/revitalized-sprague monthly 0.5 2018-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518391013924-UJUJNYB5W8FY5N45N20T/Best+Asian+Market Blog - Revitalized Sprague Best Asian Market down on Sprague! I love the Art Deco building and the bike rickshaw perched on top. It is always fun to go into the store and buy things just based on how much I like the packaging. It has a sister building on Market St. in Hillyard that I saw last week that currently has an auction company in it. I hear that they both use to house Safeways back in the day. Any one have memories of that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518391182552-P1P2HLV5Q9FEU1Z1PBCJ/Best+Asian+Market+Sketch Blog - Revitalized Sprague To compare-here is a marker sketch done from life on the sweltering sidewalk during the heat of summer about two years back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518391077456-KUHKSREV7VKQG6E61HI0/Sprague+Trio Blog - Revitalized Sprague I was walking down Sprague and was thrilled to see this car pull up to the street. What a fun colorful trio! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518391201631-LLMUZONWPXWB5RKNIADC/FirehydrantWIP Blog - Revitalized Sprague I started the painting with the fire hydrant and I was tickled by the contrast between the fully realized fire hydrant and the drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1518391106162-3ROWHT7L0NBSXJPTK9AA/Boyd-Walker+Building Blog - Revitalized Sprague I've always been charmed by the Boyd-Walker Sewing Machine building. Great signage and wonderful to have a small business repairing and servicing sewing machines still in operation. I have bought a couple attachments for my sewing machine there and I always have warm feelings when I drive by. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/2/3/hillyard monthly 0.5 2018-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517677799068-ANJZTI5MC7E5OZBLEHYE/HillyardBullseyeDrawing Blog - Wandering Hillyard Initial Drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517677820059-Y3SR5MK2AFGO1U54SHG5/Hillyard+Bullseye+WIP Blog - Wandering Hillyard In progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517677844390-3U8HA540L8A8L05RGG6U/Hillyard+Bulls+Eye+Painting Blog - Wandering Hillyard Finished! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517677896285-35XV62U6XWAF7MCXA7O1/Olympic+Pack+%26+Ship Blog - Wandering Hillyard The shocking orange and red colors down a side street caught my eye as I was walking around the Hillyard Neighborhood. Then I saw the lovely hand lettering on the sign above the door and all the great peeling paint texture and I knew this had to be a painting! I have no idea if the Olympic Pack & Ship company are still in business, but it seems like this scene has a story to tell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517678243664-5PKN8WQR34Y0435CGY5S/Hillyard+Antiques+Drawing Blog - Wandering Hillyard Initial drawing-only one person! I'm really starting to lost the lamp posts here in Hillyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517761484824-WJYNFHW8EJ3AW9GKFDBT/Hillyard+Antiques+Painting Blog - Wandering Hillyard And now two! I loved the green and yellow color scheme on this building. Beautiful! The rest of the scene is a series of subdued neutrals to set off the yellow and green. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/1/27/hotel-otis monthly 0.5 2018-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517079136968-QDMHKW8D9EBII0GINCZG/HotelOtisComplete Blog - Hotel Otis Continuing my love of vintage signs and brick buildings-something Spokane has a plenty. I was also charmed by the red fire escape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517079094430-UNJ3RCTYCCO92QFXXS2U/OtispaintingWIP Blog - Hotel Otis Here is an in progress shot, probably a little before half way done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517079067058-TZ3H9ABTOK7ITOBYQUSW/HotelOtisDrawing Blog - Hotel Otis My initial drawing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1517078906415-07MO6OLY3V19DEKHMQHL/119+Stevens Blog - Hotel Otis This building used to exist at 119 S Stevens. It was 110 years and had been a grocery store before being converted into a parking garage according to an article in the Spokesman by Nicholas Deshais. The article continued that it was being knocked down to make a 57 stall street parking lot. After reading said article, I made the time to go sit on the sidewalk and paint its funeral portrait. When I went by the area last month, it was gone. My effort to get out and document the face of Spokane makes me more aware of all the changes-amazing renovations of great old buildings and the destruction of others. Spokane is changing fairly quickly right now (for a city-slightly faster than geologic time, not as fast as people time!) and that lends a certain urgency to my project. Times and places are a changing! But then again, aren't they always? https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/1/20/the-spokesman-review monthly 0.5 2018-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1516733322247-SR311CS7AJQ1TSDD1A4E/SpokesmanReviewBuildingPainting Blog - The Spokesman Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1516480518665-K1N4IMLTEG34UP521WB7/SpokesmanReviewWIP Blog - The Spokesman Review In Progress! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1516480498873-1CBGMTTSBCQ6YN41746W/Spokesman+Review+Drawing Blog - The Spokesman Review This drawing took me a while to do all the windows and arches, especially in two point perspective. Also, I discovered that it is really fun to write/draw in Times New Roman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1516480400810-MH6W9K515JY87Y7VR09C/Spokane+History+Busts+Drawing Blog - The Spokesman Review These guys (along with many others) line the outer wall of the Printing Annex. Done by Wayne Chabre, these busts depict important people in Spokane's history. They aren't in this order or positioned this close to each other in reality. I just picked four of the busts that I was drawn to to paint (no pun intended!). If you're interested in more, I highly recommend going on down to Monroe to look at it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1516480425731-S7B7K2009S5GYB0Q9HP5/Spokane+History+Bust+Painting Blog - The Spokesman Review We have William H. Cowles, the founder of the Spokesman Review (among other things), Spokane Chief Garry, a remarkable native leader from the turn of the previous century, Mother Joseph, an architect, religious leader, and founder of multiple hospitals, and Aubrey L. White who is known as the father of Spokane's parks. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/1/10/the-bing-theater monthly 0.5 2018-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1515879638438-5EBV5MKJITW9XCOPP104/TheBingTheatersign Blog - The Bing Theater I am really getting fond of painting neon lights and fun lettering! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1515879674729-ENCC20G7NNITF4RI5UA5/Bing+sketch+in+progress Blog - The Bing Theater A peek at my work table inside the studio. It is waaay too cold and wet these days to sit out a paint on the sidewalk like I do the rest of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1515879561022-1WTM9B1KS19EH6Z8A7D0/TheBingmurals Blog - The Bing Theater The murals on the wall were painted by Ivar Peterson, who also did the murals at the Davenport Hotel a few years early. This was painted on location with me sideways in the theater seat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1515960264664-B13F0NRP1Y4S7409CWD7/View+Outside+the+Bing Blog - The Bing Theater This one is rather different than the other paintings. I'm trying to use Artist's Eye on Spokane to push myself in new directions and experiment, rather than just cranking out the same drawings and paintings the whole time. This is a view from the inside lobby of the Bing. The gold and blue shape on the left is the coffered ceiling reflecting on the inside of the window. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2018/1/5/spokane-courthouse monthly 0.5 2018-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1515170983102-9POI2YUJL6XOIZAWDTSI/CourthouseTowers Blog - Sketching at the Spokane Courthouse I love the way the late afternoon light warms the stone on the building and makes such a delightful combination with the blue roofs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1515170901560-BF37D7XA4RC0PWMNDBIY/Courthouse+Tower Blog - Sketching at the Spokane Courthouse A close up of one of the towers and its decorations, bare tree branches intruding on the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1515286030317-VXC3I9MZS1D8LOO7A0MK/CourthousefullWatercolor Blog - Sketching at the Spokane Courthouse This painting is bigger than the others-11" x 14", in an attempt to try to get most of the courthouse in. I decided to try something different, forgoing my beloved Pentel Pocket Brush. The trees in front of the courthouse are beautiful with their bare branches and now make me want to come back and try to capture them in the fall as well. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/12/29/more-monroe-street monthly 0.5 2017-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1514571066906-F1SXT3DKKHWC03MRYA27/Hothbuildingdrawing Blog - More Monroe Street My intitial sketch in ink (My beloved Pentel Pocketbrush!). Do you recognize this distinctive landmark? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1514571161356-GW3CDSI9DBKA37F3NPQ0/Hothpainting Blog - More Monroe Street I've always thought that this building looked like something out of Star Wars, particularly the Rebel Base at Hoth. This seems extra appropriate as it seems we have hit the point in the Spokane Winter Season where the snow isn't going to melt until Spring. If you look at my initial drawing, you can see that I added another tree on the left side of the painting to balance the composition while I was in the process of putting paint to paper. I love it when last minute changes work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1514571249312-JIF4TZOIC709QBIX86E8/Purple+Roof+Building Blog - More Monroe Street This guys with its curly purple roof and winking round windows on top reminds me of buildings I saw when I was studying abroad-particularly the ones in Amsterdam and the Netherlands. It was empty and then under renovation for a long time and I'm happy to see that it has a new residence in the form of some kind of hair salon. It also happens to be across from Giant Nerd Books, one of my favorite places to look for unusual art books! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1514571352667-L684IYSU4VGY8C2CUEDS/Crescent+Machine+Shop Blog - More Monroe Street Spokane has a lot of amazing vintage signs and this is one that I've always admired. The crescent moon with gear teeth is such a creative touch! This building is no longer the Crescent Machine Shop (I think it might be being used by the next door restaurant for storage or prep? Unsure), but I'm glad that they kept the sign! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/12/22/christmas-scenes monthly 0.5 2017-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1513984499987-E7KP7UUJ850086UQAMJZ/Gaiser+Conservatory Blog - Spokane Christmas Scenes On these dark and wintery nights, holiday lights are a welcome addition. Frankly, I'd like it if they went up after Halloween and stayed till Valentine's Day! This is the Holiday Light show at the Gaiser Conservatory at Manito Park. Sadly, I think they might be done for the year, but get out and savor all the other lights that can be seen around town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1513984428831-CQWK8VFUZF6H1ISFKOV3/Mall+Christmas+Tree Blog - Spokane Christmas Scenes This epic Christmas tree was found in River Park Square Mall. It is SO TALL! Santa was busy with quite a line of children excited to see him and his cheer and kindness warmed my heart. I sketched this sitting next to the escalator in the entryway and for a while, my view was blocked by a high school band group waiting to perform Christmas music. It's a busy season! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1513994936614-6R8WMCKSAPFMUUS3WHVQ/Mallchristmastree2016 Blog - Spokane Christmas Scenes I also sketched the same tree last year, using a combination of watercolors, markers, and metallic Sharpies. It is always fun to revisit a subject and try to capture a different element of it. As you can see from my notes, I had musical accompaniment to my drawing this time as well, a choir instead of a band! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1513995198531-9KABT9W5FSICQATGZEZ0/CarriageRidesketch Blog - Spokane Christmas Scenes Wheatland Bank has been doing free carriage rides around downtown for the past couple of weeks. Festive and fun! I hitched a ride on the tailgate and enjoyed a horse paced tour of downtown while the kids in the wagon sang Jingle Bells. Have a lovely holiday weekend everyone! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/12/13/south-monroe-street monthly 0.5 2017-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1513220542399-XMG4B5G2KOM1YJQD85K5/Spokane+Public+Radio+Sketch Blog - South Monroe Street Here is the Spokane Public Radio Station with its fabulous Harold Balazs sculpture out front. Spokane Art Supply is right next to it, so I see it a lot! There is a video on the Spokane Public Radio website of musicians drumming and playing with the sculpture and its inauguration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1513219728567-0AATBSSOK7K03NUZ9WZS/Vacuumstoresketch Blog - South Monroe Street I've always loved this little building. Seeing these vacuums hanging out on the walls always makes me laugh whenever I drive by. Plus the fact that a small business focusing on sewing machine and vacuum repair still kicking is great. This was painted in my car with the heater on to keep me from freezing. Winter puts a cramp in my plein air painting habit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1513219629650-IWKEJQAJBJPPJ8HG2Q3B/Hazen+Jaeger+lettering Blog - South Monroe Street Hazen Jaeger is a respected funeral service, but what caught my eye was the fabulous signage lettering on the side of their building and the incredible molding and architectural embellishments on the frontage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1513220649615-WVE6R3GVXCYKMYNLXAGK/HazenJaegerbuildingsketch Blog - South Monroe Street On the winter afternoon I came by to take photos (no place to park to sketch in my car, sadly), I was struck by the way the fading light hit the upper part of the building and the beautiful structure of the bare branches of the tree planted along the sidewalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1513220100027-AL300QHBHL0HNSOR5K5X/King+Building Blog - South Monroe Street The King Building at Maxwell and Monroe has such a regal "crown" (pun intended!), I love the white molding and the name plaque on the edge of the roof. One of our many great brick buildings here in Spokane. How about you guys? What bit of every day beauty have you seen lately? https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/12/7/fox-theater monthly 0.5 2017-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512935637669-MLU04EXI3ZD43KV4LTS0/Fox+Marque Blog - Sketching at the Fox Theater Before the Nutcracker started, my friend Molly and I went over to the Brooklyn Deli for a little something to nibble. While we were waiting for our food to arrive, I sketched the Fox Theater Marque over the 1st Avenue entrance. There's nothing like beautiful, magical theater on a cold winter's night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512935659537-0RRYKTTHF1XMUK4UM2OV/Sunbeamwall Blog - Sketching at the Fox Theater I've been itching to sketch the starburst capped panels on either side of the stage since I first saw them at a Gonzaga Choir/Spokane Symphony performance years ago. I finally got my chance while I sat waiting for the Nutcracker to start. Thank you to Alison Highberger for making it possible for me to paint the Fox. Your support and enthusiasm is greatly appreciated! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512664721902-BJDODX8GEXGZID9LQO1I/Seaweedmuralsketch Blog - Sketching at the Fox Theater The murals on the walls inside the Fox depict the transition from under the sea to land. Down here on the ground floor, we're under the sea, with silver, shimmering seaweed. Anthony Heinsbergen created and hand painted these gorgeous murals. I can hardly believe that at one point this dreamy landscape was covered under red paint. I'm so glad it got a chance to get out and shine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512664791748-SRMFGS7R75NT5X1QY8JP/Foxsunbeamsketch Blog - Sketching at the Fox Theater The huge sunbeam in the theater atrium is glorious and awe inspiring. Tackling it was intimidating (Especially since I was being filmed for a clip on KXLY!) and it took four tries before I got the size of the sunbeam on the page correctly, but I'm happy with how this painting came out! Thank you to Alison Highberger for making it possible for me to paint the Fox. Your support and enthusiasm is greatly appreciated! It never would have worked without you! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/12/4/holidays-at-the-davenport monthly 0.5 2017-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512412441787-Z1BWRQDCYFY97I8A1927/DavenportChristmastreesketch2015 Blog - Holidays at the Davenport I did this sketch when I stopped in two years ago to take in all the holiday decorations. A live pianist was playing Christmas music as I sketched. It was pretty much perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512412464762-FEV6O7X9Q8J03LDU63ET/Davenportxmastreept1 Blog - Holidays at the Davenport Capturing all the complicated paneling and beams was a challenge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512412490704-6V3D4BA6Q371PHZC4Q1V/davenportxmastrees2015pt2 Blog - Holidays at the Davenport Who doesn't love a GIANT Christmas tree? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512412580982-MG0A5FODCI28QTYNTBBY/Davenportxmastreesketch Blog - Holidays at the Davenport Here is this year's take on the giant Christmas tree. Rather than trying to sketch from ground level, I took to the second floor and found a little table to work at. I got an up close look at the giant lanterns as a bonus! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512412719963-7KP6IKB0W58W549526DU/TheDogeshall Blog - Holidays at the Davenport The Doge's Hall, an intricate gem of a room. is absolutely gorgeous and rather intimidating to draw. Can you believe that the whole thing was lifted out by a crane during the remodel and then returned? While I was painting this, several people came to admire the room. One woman walked in and promptly laid down on the carpet to take a picture of the beautiful mural on the ceiling. My kind of person! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1512412654045-0UAVUND6RSM1YRRQG0W7/Davenportexteriorsketch Blog - Holidays at the Davenport The exterior of the Davenport is lovely as well. I had a lot of fun playing with all the different warm and cool tones! Stop in and visit the Davenport this month while they still have the decorations up and make sure to grab one of the "Historic Walking Tour" brochures at the desk to learn about all the amazing architecture and history in the hotel. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/11/22/zona-blanca-me-on-tv monthly 0.5 2017-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1511817752303-BT4D0Q1PJH82P8SMVL6N/Rainyrailtown Blog - Zona Blanca Elevated train rail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1511817785132-E31NM0R5Z0T7P8AWOE5C/ZonaBlancatostada Blog - Zona Blanca Delicious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1511886211329-KPOOFVFWL7CDZHAN20N3/Tostadagone Blog - Zona Blanca All gone! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1511820536682-XRRRQSI3JVMLA4QVC9YO/White+Elephant+Ride+Sketch Blog - Zona Blanca White Elephant Store Kiddie Ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1511820568525-V08FFZZXBA23HXIRJISB/Auntie%27s+Sign+Sketch Blog - Zona Blanca Hurray for Auntie's Bookstore! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/11/22/artists-eye-on-spokane-on-tv monthly 0.5 2017-11-27 https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/11/18/aunties monthly 0.5 2017-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1511043393160-7I89Z7YV3STTHBQ3Y160/Auntie%27sstaircase Blog - Auntie's Bookstore The sweeping staircases up and around the open atrium at Auntie's is a distinctive part of the store. It is always fun to peer down at everyone browsing their way around the ground floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1511112910338-ILH05F8LLPKTUUPMSEN4/Auntiessignsketch Blog - Auntie's Bookstore Here is Auntie herself, happily reading with a hot cup of tea on her sign outside the store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1511112934759-696AIC0VJ14U6S4C3QER/Auntiesbookstandsketch Blog - Auntie's Bookstore I always stop at these freestanding bookshelves when I visit. I always find new and interesting books that way. This stand seemed to have a lot of Star Wars and Harry Potter stuff! Not sure how I feel about the Star Wars/Shakespeare crossovers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1511112960956-XKUNMSWWUFV0H9PCSB3B/RickDavisfishsculpturesketch Blog - Auntie's Bookstore Rick Davis is a local sculpture artist working in metal. Several of his sculptures hang from the railings in the atrium. Large, strange and kind of prehistoric looking, I love seeing them. Definitely not something that they would have at Barnes & Nobles! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/11/8/wolffys-diner-a-spokane-stalwart monthly 0.5 2017-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1510282448225-66OAK9TU7D0AQAC1XI50/Wolffy%27s+Exterior+Sketch Blog - Wolffy's Diner-a Spokane Stalwart The restaurant has a really fun retro exterior. I had a lot of fun painting the neon lettering! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1510282498569-CBHPOHWAGZD7PGBXG6O5/Wolffy%27sCounterCustomers Blog - Wolffy's Diner-a Spokane Stalwart I stopped in to sketch at Wolffy's around 11:30 am and the place was packed! It is a lot of fun to sit at the counter with other people-college students, construction workers, people bringing their out of town visitors...I'm so glad to see the restaurant is doing well and staying busy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1510282469529-6CZTX0TJ5RIDZAK9W88Y/Wolffy%27sgrillsketch Blog - Wolffy's Diner-a Spokane Stalwart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1510280583524-TREKYZ3GSGB9H3CFWBET/Friesandashake Blog - Wolffy's Diner-a Spokane Stalwart A big basket of fries and a milkshake for around $7 is hard to beat, plus you get such great atmosphere. Get on down to Wolffy's and grab yourself a spot at the counter! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/11/8/the-white-elephant-a-spokane-tradition monthly 0.5 2017-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1510176605273-BHBD9EFW4D2YYTFAX1QZ/WhiteElephantOutsideSketch1 Blog - The White Elephant-A Spokane Tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1510176637684-1EIJ3PTHNWHFAD1U6VK9/WhiteElephantOutsideSketch2 Blog - The White Elephant-A Spokane Tradition Why is there a swing set on the roof of this building? Who knows. Also, MORE elephants! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1510176580640-YHHNOBCGDUQX8UQYE6X0/WhiteElephantRideSketch Blog - The White Elephant-A Spokane Tradition This kiddie ride is a beloved toy for all children visiting the store. I saw several delighted kids ride it was I painted at the store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1510176558417-8ALUR6GAEDPWT04IPAG3/Playmobilefigurinessketch Blog - The White Elephant-A Spokane Tradition I played with Playmobile toys when I was a kid so I LOVED seeing these three foot tall Playmobile figurines on the shelf at the White Elephant. So fun! The blue rectangles below are a wall of endless Hot Wheel cars. Perhaps the White Elephant needs to be on your Christmas shopping list? (Eep! Sorry for bringing up Christmas shopping! :) ) https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/10/26/fall-at-the-japanese-garden monthly 0.5 2017-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1509211400072-FFKX3F2ZBKVBY1PDPBGG/flamingstonelantern Blog - Fall at the Japanese Garden I just LOVE the color behind this stone lantern. Absolutely GORGEOUS and so much fun to paint! This is the most recent sketch I did at the garden and the foliage is really at its peak! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1509211715305-D4NVZAL7ST34YX6U6LYD/japanesegardensketchonloc Blog - Fall at the Japanese Garden This sketch was completed on an overcast day before the foliage really exploded into full color. The evergreen shrubs and trees really set off the red maples well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1509212252045-D77HKHTZPLVSJUIW4GR5/redmaples Blog - Fall at the Japanese Garden On the day that I sketched this, there were only a few visitors standing on the bridge, but when I returned to paint the stone lantern above, the bridge was crowded with people taking photos! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1509211640993-YE2X501028L9OCUYW0QP/stonepagoda Blog - Fall at the Japanese Garden To paint this stone pagoda, I balanced precariously on a rock along the walk way, trying to stay out of the way of passersby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1509211605421-02NV8TL60KAVPQR4J470/goldattheendofpath Blog - Fall at the Japanese Garden As I was walking into the garden, I saw this view. The gold at the end of the path along the outside garden fence caught my eye and when I needed a break from over 2 hours of sketching on a chilly day, I got into my car, cranked on the heat, and painted this! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/10/17/individual-world-poetry-slam monthly 0.5 2017-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457111640-ZOV8OCWA2DOW091LH9Y6/Supermanpoet Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam Superman themed poem! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457139472-KHAG4XIL3A0359IDSMN9/poetsketch Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam Gesture and body language was a big part of the performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457202747-PNYNNKJ7H0PE6O5PMO5P/poetsketch2 Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam There was some swearing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457286110-M00VQ2X103HOH35ZJIUD/girlpoet1 Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam People are really into Game of Thrones, man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457317931-2AFKZAJ2EOXD4H0FSLCJ/girlpoet2 Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457401028-7VKJNJHOCSK6F5YY361N/glowingphonesketch Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam I thought it was interesting that all the poets that read their poem, did so off a phone, not a piece of paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457427731-QBIIF49OMR1D6UD46ZIN/poetsketch3 Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam Loved the flower headdress and tinted glasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457463987-XOK5M66T8LNR2KAZ0BML/drwhopoetsketch Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam Dr. Who was very popular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457567698-X8KZ8QDX1NQYARSQF1N7/girlpoet4 Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam Poem about Stephen King horror novels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457633125-C46MA0SBUPFGK50ZUN8B/girlpoet5 Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam The rest of the writing reads, "I never would have gotten a Star Wars tattoo if I knew that it meant Geek Boys would touch me." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1508457733396-4KT6RUFMT1413ABRS0R8/IMG_2440.jpg Blog - Individual World Poetry Slam This guy started off the event and I had a chance to sketch some of the background poster as the organizers were getting set up. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/10/11/pumpkins-in-the-field-no-pumpkin-spice-in-my-cup monthly 0.5 2017-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507919216113-QLLWVYRFQWCPWIIKLFAM/pumpkinfieldsketchonsite.JPG Blog - Pumpkins in the Field, no pumpkin spice in my cup Pumpkins as far as the eye can see and that warm, golden hour light! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507919171478-XGR6WBR792EWE0MXZU4B/pumpkinfieldsketch.jpg Blog - Pumpkins in the Field, no pumpkin spice in my cup Siemer's Farm in GreenBluff has all the pumpkins you need! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507919277475-0W7WK2NFZRA1JOET8LFH/pumpkinpileonsite.JPG Blog - Pumpkins in the Field, no pumpkin spice in my cup I loved how the farmers made piles of different pumpkin varieties! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507919300677-3SNQLEPHUZQLSQS8VVX1/pumpkinpilesketch.jpg Blog - Pumpkins in the Field, no pumpkin spice in my cup In the cooler fall temperatures, my ink wasn't drying as quickly as usual so I got some interesting bleeding effects that I think gives this painting a bit of a spooky look! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507919089166-UY24C69BWZU2IBC2HG7B/Cornmazefullpg.jpg Blog - Pumpkins in the Field, no pumpkin spice in my cup This was the last sketch of the day and the fading sun gave the scene a darker look, though I loved the whimsy of the castle in the middle of the corn maze! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507919141431-7G3I4GGTLHFHU7OMMR6U/cornmazecenter.jpg Blog - Pumpkins in the Field, no pumpkin spice in my cup https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/10/8/adventures-with-architecture monthly 0.5 2017-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507506892670-H5JIA7K4NPZBTQVYDGPV/Highbridgeinfallsketch Blog - Adventures with Architecture The graffiti contrasting with the dried grasses and fall foliage was fascinating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507506996305-PBK3OLPIOTOJ0WDPI3X8/Molly+sketching Blog - Adventures with Architecture Sketching other sketchers when out on an excursion is a delightful, meta practice. They are usually engrossed in what they are doing and don't move around a lot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507507118933-VXOLUH4BXQBA06JZ1V36/overhandbwsketch Blog - Adventures with Architecture I decided to use a pen with a smaller nib for this sketch in the hopes of having an easier time capturing the detail in this building's carved overhang, but it was still a little tight, so I had to abstract the patterning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507506799811-KJOZMFZ1NF2QOSYJMU47/decorativeoverhangsketch Blog - Adventures with Architecture I love how the off white stone picks up creams and yellow tones from the light bouncing around the city streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507507245159-N4T8N1SLSZD17MI9NZ5U/skybridgejoinsold.jpg Blog - Adventures with Architecture The contrast between an old fashioned building syyle with classical swirls and dental moulding and the midcentury skybridge caught my eye as I walked by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1507507171142-EKHI72OPJWMDOMU311MO/blockpatternwindow Blog - Adventures with Architecture This is the simplest of the building vignettes I saw that day. I liked how whoever designed it, decided to make the interlocking patterns of blocks beautiful as well as functional. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/10/2/megan-perkins-art-updates monthly 0.5 2017-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506968923045-CR2RSCTPJ3WRBAR5D81Y/Tuscan+Tomatoes Blog - Take a Class with Me https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/9/29/buddhist-monks-build-mandala-at-spokane-community-college monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506709835474-8PRP9RMV2U1VC6F4VWE1/monk+with+bell Blog - Buddhist Monks Build Mandala at Spokane Community College The opening ceremony involved chanting and the playing of horns, cymbals and bells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506709975457-C5OKYO96CWLCO6S8G8LP/Monks+chanting.JPG Blog - Buddhist Monks Build Mandala at Spokane Community College The monks chanted with their eyes closed, completely focusing on their task. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506709797330-XE5YDIO05XXM93VPPGOZ/horn+blowing Blog - Buddhist Monks Build Mandala at Spokane Community College The horns and trumpets played were silver and gold colored metal that was embossed with decorative designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506710094724-YAOKB9VQ7XJOJQI3G9KT/mandala+making+tools.jpg Blog - Buddhist Monks Build Mandala at Spokane Community College This table held the tools of mandala making-rulers, compasses, white colored pencils, the metal cones that transfer the sand to the right spot in the design and cups and cups of colorful sand (my favorite part!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506710029903-19MKZWJ8F06KSXCTQKQ5/Monks+laying+out+mandala Blog - Buddhist Monks Build Mandala at Spokane Community College I'm not sure what I would use it for, but I really want their giant wooden compass. I was very impressed with how deliberately and precisely they laid out the marks for the mandala. I guess it is all part of the meditative process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506710061395-VRZOI3WVW1X9XDHKBZM8/Two+monks+with+horns Blog - Buddhist Monks Build Mandala at Spokane Community College These horns were super long and the monks held their crescent shape hats in the arms until it was time to blow the horns. Then they donned their caps and let out a deafening sound! Drawing quickly was essential to capture all the action! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506709711838-9Z3V23L54VSFF5K33KUU/Monk+chanting+closing+ceremony Blog - Buddhist Monks Build Mandala at Spokane Community College Excitement grew in the community over the days that the monks made the mandala. At the closing ceremony, there was a huge crowd. I was working standing up with people pressed on all sides of me. In this sketch you can see people standing on the stair case behind the monks, trying to get a view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506709764738-0DNJH72GGSS8IJ4VVPAM/finished+mandala Blog - Buddhist Monks Build Mandala at Spokane Community College This is my impression of the finished mandala on its black table. Musical instruments and other mysterious objects are on the table behind the mandala. I was blown away by the detail in the mandala and the 3-D quality. Some of the edges look like they were frosted. Gorgeous! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/9/21/fire-station-1 monthly 0.5 2017-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506288644855-5M2KDECYD5OO7VX3J608/Fire+truck+hose Blog - Fire Station 1 I thought, with fire season winding down, that it would be fairly easy to do some sketching of the fire trucks when I visited, but the station was a hub of activity with trucks going out on call and returning. I managed to sneak in this quick sketch of part of the side of a fire truck-a bunch of mysterious knobs and levers, along with a coiled up fire hose, ready for deployment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506288577145-HJJB5WBPLFU8YLGU5BGO/Hazmat+Truck Blog - Fire Station 1 Luckily (for everyone!), the Hazmat truck wasn't deployed at all and I assumed myself painting this creative interpretation of a Hazardous Waste sign on the back of the truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506290384134-YSBWFDYJ5KMXZGWJYMXG/Firefighterjackets Blog - Fire Station 1 This classic scene caught my eye-coats, bags, and helmets hanging on their hooks, ready to for the firemen to swing into action! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1506288614721-NICIXDUENNDAJ2LI48OT/Fire+Fighting+Equipment Blog - Fire Station 1 The firefighters came by to see what I was working on, and kindly pulled several pieces of rescue equipment out of one of the trucks to arrange it for me. Painting this got interrupted THREE times before I finished it (It usually takes me between 45 minutes to an hour and an half to do a sketch). https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/9/15/sketching-at-the-spokane-county-fair monthly 0.5 2017-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1505505846192-PUIWQWU6I38XXOAZQEUJ/John+Deer+Tractor Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair I've always been fond of tractors and really enjoyed the display at the fair. It was amusing to see how the manufacturers were making new tractors in the vintage style. And it was rather odd to me to see shiny tractors rather than the slightly rusted worn tractors I'm used to coming across in the field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1505505891691-C25M7QJU83MSO9BESLYL/Bear+Carnival+ride Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair Colorful carnival rides were everywhere. This "Bear Affair" ride was super popular with kids and the bears in overalls and hats made me laugh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1505686592793-XVUGN2DD9O593NYPXHBZ/pairofcows Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair I broke out the brown paper sketchbook to draw some cows, waiting patiently in the barn. They are HUGE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1505686618289-D467HYV0QNZ83FKFDXEB/cowwithhorns Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair Check out the horns on this guy! He was in the petting zoo tent (in an enclosure by himself), but I'd feel pretty tentative about petting an animal this big with horns like that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1505686977335-JDABER4QBUR91P5H09PB/Parrots+Full Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair I was super surprised to see these parrots at the fair. They seemed so exotic among the cows and sheep. These two are sleeping with their heads resting on their backs, but as soon as I finished my pen drawing, their owner woke them up and gave them some snacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1505687005650-W0FWDF8LK1BLN754NLAR/Parrotscloseup Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair Their plummage was a little ruffled looking. Time for some preening perhaps? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1505687026919-XCKJCAY1WNARWHJDGG4T/Louisethebunny Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair Rabbits are a good animal to sketch at the fair because they are in fairly small cages raised up off the ground. I rested my sketchbook on the edge of their table as I drew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1505687054292-6ZR1R4W0A3GATXC3BAPO/Pig+sketch+Full Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair Pigs are another good choice. These guys were not bothered by ANYTHING. This particular pig had sawdust all over her fast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1505687077875-IO13HFZQNTTBY5VUXYY5/Sheep+sketch Blog - Sketching at the Spokane County Fair Sheep on the other hand were a bit more skittish. I approached several pens to have the sheep leap up in alarm before I found this pretty chill individual. His (her?) pen mate was on his feet and eyeballing me, but this one was completely unconcerned. I worked fast, trying to capture as much as I could before he moved. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/9/6/pig-out-in-the-park monthly 0.5 2017-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504998833401-RRCXPWZ7E11IAZCSCI14/Pig+Out+Under+the+Clock+Tower Blog - Pig Out in the Park Piggly's Barbeque had meat spinning on skewers and the smokey smell of BBQ filled the air as I sketched the Clock Tower overlooking all the activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504998805153-CAUALJB1WD1P22VQ8MG2/Kettle+Corn+Booth Blog - Pig Out in the Park The kettle corn booth was fascinating. Corn kernels were popped in a wide open kettle that was then flipped into the barrel of caramel syrup as the man stirred frantically and steam rose from the barrel. The guy had to wear a protective face mask! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504998860236-L4Q0GJR7UQDRRAM1ZQXF/Pig+Out+Concert+Full+Size Blog - Pig Out in the Park Pig Out isn't just about food, there are plenty of concerts as well! I had a great time sketching the lunch time crowd while enjoying fabulous live music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504998880268-QUUVUGGJNZX5717UKXRJ/Pig+Out+Concert+1 Blog - Pig Out in the Park These next three images are close ups of the sketch above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504998900853-JMCTOUTDGZPTMC48EMUU/Pig+Out+Concert+2 Blog - Pig Out in the Park     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504998916491-M4KZPJE6ZH7T22WLA3FC/Pig+Out+Concert+3 Blog - Pig Out in the Park     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504999022975-SO203B589W1FMJEUM586/Pig+Out+2016+cropped Blog - Pig Out in the Park Here is a sketch of a concert at the Clock Tower field at last year's Pig Out in the Park.   Did any of you go to Pig Out in the Park? What was your favorite thing to eat? I had a gyro, but was sorely tempted by a block of fries! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/9/1/gathering-at-the-falls-pow-wow monthly 0.5 2017-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504297520722-KX1QLGZZJRUNTQE7L3RH/Final+Touches Blog - Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow I watched this dancer get the final touches put on his face paint before he put on his feather bustle and strode off for the grand entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504297487180-OVF48KYRH8P1NAUX7HYR/Feather+Bustle Blog - Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow This feather bustle was resting on one of the fences while I sketched it. I think these are turkey feathers, but I'm not sure. The animal medallion in the center was intricately beaded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504297458218-K66OE2A27AK5IKP3M477/Drum+Circle Blog - Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow This sketch depicts one of several drum circles providing music for the dancers. Everyone is crammed so tightly together you can hardly see the drum, but their drumsticks were a constant waving rhythm. The fiery colors in the far right corner is an unused feather bustle resting in a blue wagon. One gentleman was drumming while on his cellphone! I wonder if the person on the other line could hear him at all? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504297569023-HE7Y2EH7LSTMSFWTI755/Open+Dance Blog - Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow The frenetic energy and constant movement of the dancers made capturing them in action very tricky. I focused on the open, non-competition dances which were more about community and thus tended to be a little slower paced. As dancers came around toward me I would start trying to get them down on paper, finishing as they walked away from me, thus why this sketch is from the back. A fun side effect of choosing the open dances is the variety of regalia that everyone was wearing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504304601029-W58NLPESTFTE4O4HJ8JY/Pow+Wow+Princesses Blog - Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow At the Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow, the next Pow Wow royalty had to be chosen. These girls are giving their speeches about why they should get picked to be Pow Wow princesses. The gentleman dressed in red in the next images was one of two of what I think were the judges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504304620635-N90H3R778HSR0AW9GLPB/Pow+Wow+Judge Blog - Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1504304650674-9MT1A8EG7SKRPT1UN1PV/Pow+Wow+Sketches+Group Blog - Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow Here's a little montage of my sketching over the afternoon. It was a hot day and a bit of challenge, but I'm glad I finally made it out to the Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow. The music, dancing, and regalia were all amazing! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/8/27/august-sketch-grab-bag monthly 0.5 2017-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503881247261-ZJV6P4YSO2WB3LHTRS8Y/119+S+Stevens Blog - August Sketch Grab Bag S. 119 Stevens, soon to be a parking lot. I hope the sign gets preserved. If they were going to throw it out, I'd take it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503881393949-WAPTSFNH4XVMIU858BEQ/The+MAC Blog - August Sketch Grab Bag This is the Museum of Art and Culture out in Browne's Addition. I've always loved the statue of the animals stacked on top of each other. I wonder what their story is? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503881359947-YPMRWO2ARHQDW0UKJL4G/The+Fourleggeds Blog - August Sketch Grab Bag The other bronze animal sculptures at the MAC definitely have a story according to Zachary Wnek of Spokane Historical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503881556979-P00D4OI5OHW425VGYYM2/Weasel+Sculpture Blog - August Sketch Grab Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503881487536-558GUSTTVSGS9C58XGP1/Weasel+Sketch Blog - August Sketch Grab Bag This is the Weasel, negotiating with the Two Leggeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503881329750-L6DVG1FERBYUNRQRCDG7/salmon+finding+way+sketch Blog - August Sketch Grab Bag Here is the Salmon preparing the way to the River. I just thought they were chubby goldfish with a penchant for destruction of public property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503881305619-LNN83OWK4HWH3K163QGW/salmon+finding+way+sculpture Blog - August Sketch Grab Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503881442900-MMOHCAOWXHDMJDPRTH5W/Salmon+Sculpture Blog - August Sketch Grab Bag And this Salmon has the money! Now I want to go back and find all the other figures that are part of the story! What fun! The maker of these sculptures is Tom Otterness if you'd like to check out the rest of his work. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/8/15/kendall-yards-night-market monthly 0.5 2017-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503109027675-7981YKIZH8U5ZB6VUV2U/Kendall+Yards+Night+Market Blog - Kendall Yards Night Market August is sunflower season at the farmer's market! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503109123121-SY9PWZHY6OIHQK3ESLKJ/Beet+It+Up+Food+Truck Blog - Kendall Yards Night Market There usually a couple food trucks on site to tempt the taste buds. I was too busy sketching to sample this one's wares, but judging by the gathering of people in front of it, it is good! I believe it is called Beet It Up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503109172906-TV965497QKB4Y6278IG9/Spokane+Sidewalk+Games.JPG Blog - Kendall Yards Night Market Spokane Sidewalk Games provides over sized games to play on the sidewalk (duh!). Both Connect Four and Checkers were immensely popular with kids of all ages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503109212897-N37RCAHC6TQ6U8LQ1TMF/Renaissance+sketches Blog - Kendall Yards Night Market I attempted to sketch a couple of the Renaissance performers as they went through the motions of a dance. I am planning to attend and sketch the Renaissance Fair in October, which should be a lot of fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503109077456-SIQ4RZ2NDVYFGN2YQPAT/Folkinceptionsketch Blog - Kendall Yards Night Market Folkinception, a local band, gearing up to "Rock the Nest" aka perform in the plaza in Kendall Yards, known as "the Nest" because of a nearby osprey nest and the plaza's position near the edge of the river gorge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1503109255457-OSEN24NF5RGWCRFTVL97/Red+Sculpture Blog - Kendall Yards Night Market I'm not sure that the maker of this red abstract sculpture planned for it to be climbed by children, but I'm sure he or she would be delighted to see their work interacted with in such an enthusiastic fashion. I loved to play with public sculpture as a kid and it still makes me immensely happy today. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/8/7/small-town-americana-spokane-indians-game monthly 0.5 2017-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1502507464458-EH37VJM7QWWVASE4ZEYN/Food+vendor Blog - Sketching at a Spokane Indians' Game This vendor had a great sales patter routine, a highlight of which was "The sun is hot, this beer is NOT." Luckily, I found a tiny patch of shade to sit in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1502507365688-0WT9GTCWSFBBAQ15POIL/AvistaStadium Blog - Sketching at a Spokane Indians' Game Sketched from the dancing mascot platform next to the Coors Caboose, you can see the smoke and haze in the air as the sun sets. I had to hurry to finish this painting so that the mascot could take the stage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1502507430565-X5PXFZHPEESRU32L0UK3/Baseball+diamond+from+above Blog - Sketching at a Spokane Indians' Game They let me up into the press box to sketch the scene below. I clamored up stairs and ramps that led up the back side of the stadium walls and roof into the box where I quickly discovered that when the crowd got excited, the whole box rocked! This made painting both challenging and exhilerating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1502508028078-UY2PZI3FU9WM3E4W7EM3/stadiumfromabove Blog - Sketching at a Spokane Indians' Game I was determined to try to capture a wide lens view of the field and stands from above, but was foiled by the limits of my paper and time. You can see the sky is dark here and before I was able to add color to the players or the crowd in the stands, the last inning was played and I had to clean up and head for home. It was a delightful night. Thank you so much to the Spokane Indians for hosting me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1502507510968-PQXNEWLMIWO7W2YTXCUH/avistastadium+sketchbookpage Blog - Sketching at a Spokane Indians' Game https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/7/31/st-johns-cathedral monthly 0.5 2017-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501716553977-PZ8QQ966T9AORMX68ADF/stjohn%27stower Blog - St. John's Cathedral The Tower is 167 ft and 9 inches tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501722391728-26UN824ROCK0THYI4AAY/St.+John%27s+Tower+Pic Blog - St. John's Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501555198232-TUS3DZJG4UWBECTOTR4L/StJohn%27sstainglass Blog - St. John's Cathedral The ceiling beams in the nave are made of California Redwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501722286873-C0RG6B3ZJBKEU8EAQ4BJ/nave Blog - St. John's Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501722341945-LTKDAHN19EHI9SQ26MRL/baptismal Blog - St. John's Cathedral     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501714741150-ZYC3M6L5YY7ZQBEQMPSS/baptismalsketch Blog - St. John's Cathedral The baptismal font is made of Tennessee and Italian marble and weighs 2,600 pounds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501716626751-65JF4W648ZE8X3RMF14L/stjohnsconcert Blog - St. John's Cathedral Spokane Youth Symphony practicing in the nave of the Cathedral. I stumbled upon this by accident and it was fabulous to paint with live music accompaniment! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501716682724-932TV7WVVVMIBFHWATBO/stjohnsdoor Blog - St. John's Cathedral Oops! Ran out of paper trying to fit this MASSIVE door front all on the same page. The sketches made at St. John's are some of the largest I've done thus far for the Artist's Eye on Spokane Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501717133189-Z4CN4VNBJOAQIZ4CB0NY/st.johnfrontdoor Blog - St. John's Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501717204403-4WZGA2ED6Z88SMMTUF8N/St.+John+outside1 Blog - St. John's Cathedral The outside of the cathedral is made from stone quarried in Tacoma. The interior of the nave is sandstone from Idaho and the rest is Indiana limestone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501717263918-D7S3RJ5DISLKCAUL1CDJ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - St. John's Cathedral Volunteer guides offer tours of the Cathedral most Fridays and Saturdays 11 am-2 pm and on Sundays following the 10:30 am service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501789824958-IA5AO9NKEK3XBNOZFU29/Rose+Window+Painting.jpg Blog - St. John's Cathedral I was walking around exploring the darkened corners of the cathedral and then I turned around and saw this view. Absolutely stunning! This is the biggest painting I've ever done on location 16" x 20" ! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/manitopark monthly 0.5 2017-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501107664456-FSREK8LOBVVMS4102P6O/joeleferrisgarden Blog - Manito Park One of the beds in the Joel E. Ferris garden. So many different foliage shapes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501259698753-80Z8LIZ0Q3E22G32S1XX/backlitflowers Blog - Manito Park Subjects that are back lit are always fun to paint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501108355675-A7FSYKROXJGKJOU3D9GV/gaiserconservatory2 Blog - Manito Park The Gaiser Conservatory is a favorite refuge of mine during the colder months of the year. I get desperate to see living things and wandering through the tropical jungle and dry desert areas under the conservatory glass are just the boost of warmth and light I need on a gray, cold, February day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501259876039-K3CQB660A6QLYK3YJ5YE/gaisertropicalssketch Blog - Manito Park I stared up toward the roof of the conservatory to sketch this tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501108298516-9DR3BTPUYRG011HFCHT3/Gaiserconservatory1 Blog - Manito Park You can see the shade cloth the staff put over the conservatory to keep the plants from frying in the hot Spokane summers. It is very pleasant inside even when temperatures outside climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501108694924-J1LWGJRDG19KMLFQUYVA/Gaiserconservatory3 Blog - Manito Park A wall of orchids! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501104522606-MUVHI2BHXFMP6WY25DL7/gaiserconservatorydesert Blog - Manito Park The dry, desert side of the conservatory. I love the large cacti and agave! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501108088586-1SUQL9E9Z23I1FD6AQMT/duncangardens Blog - Manito Park Here, the garden is still slightly shaded in the morning light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501108136919-CSFFXTHZHUJ9S7JONE7E/Duncangardenscloseup Blog - Manito Park The Duncan Garden is laid out geometrically, a formal sunken garden. Planted in a "carpet bedding" style, the overall effect is of a dramatic abstract painting, masses of color offset by the repetition of green hedging and embellished with a fountain and rotunda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501108239492-NU64ON81X3A682Y51BRS/Duncangardensketch Blog - Manito Park My pen sketch of the garden before adding paint. I used a Pentel Pocket brush pen, which I am madly involved with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501259739226-46Y10XXV4D954X8B5BJV/duncangardenspainting Blog - Manito Park So much color! It was a joy to paint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501108480027-X7FCMY88ESBG4Q4A6AWA/Rosecloseup Blog - Manito Park While sketching at the park, I had to stop in at the Rose garden to admire all of the different rose varieties in bloom. On weekends it is a popular place for weddings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501260002386-3Q7FVTVI4MQCMF0W8XGX/roseandcolumnsketch Blog - Manito Park This rose was leaning on a pillar of the white arbor that is so popular for wedding and prom photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501108799972-YE8VDH2TQEKQLP8B9L0R/PinkRoses Blog - Manito Park I love the broken color on this flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501108866382-A0ANS7051EO9Q5AOB0PD/Stonebridge Blog - Manito Park A path going away, tempting me to see what is around the corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501259920702-D4LBRMQNFTUGHD7E0LZE/stonebridgepainting Blog - Manito Park Instead I resisted and made this painting! https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/7/17/spokane-rail-town monthly 0.5 2017-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500504045083-F99VK6AHBWCDLY22LE4F/Yardley+Rail+Yard Blog - Spokane Rail Town As I sketched this from my position on the Fancher bridge I enjoyed watching the trains come and go. Sketching while surrounded by activity and change is part of my favorite things about sketching on location. When I packed up my kit, the scene looked quite different than when I'd started thanks to trains leaving and new trains arriving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500328982024-IYHTBQCIN24EMFMZ0K5A/blacksmithbuilding Blog - Spokane Rail Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500328659214-RXXNLQLVBK8KTBI1J3FR/brickdetail Blog - Spokane Rail Town Beautiful brick step detailing along the roof line here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500503777318-W56JSC2NIJB7UUXBP81S/blacksmithshop Blog - Spokane Rail Town I cropped off part of the building in order to keep the proportion correct on the sheet of paper that I had. That is part of the challenge of painting on location. You only have the supplies that you brought with you and sometimes they aren't ideal and you have to adapt. I liked how it seemed like a solid "object" on the page and decided to isolate it. I struggle with leaving white space, negative space, so I'm proud that I managed to leave some here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500499469390-SDVM2Q4HB21XJPSMMAVB/windowdetail Blog - Spokane Rail Town You can see the age showing on this window edge. Love the old glass in the windows too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500329025757-NN8CHGF47U6OD1HV7E69/blacksmithbuildingdetail Blog - Spokane Rail Town The repetitive shapes of the window panes are fascinating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500503980970-D0NIM2UQIWUR3PYIX800/turquoisecaboose Blog - Spokane Rail Town I was attracted to this caboose because of its fabulous color combination of turquoise/teal and bright yellow! Super cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500330279449-KJF7LRRBVZ0ED54MZH8O/railgrader Blog - Spokane Rail Town A road grader? Clearly it doesn't move around a lot, but I love the cheery primary colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500328703482-2DIQMZXV2OZH6W2UV5YO/railgrader Blog - Spokane Rail Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1500503685269-U4CL1UUXXXECPOVYZ6H0/roadgrader Blog - Spokane Rail Town https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/7/8/mount-saint-michaels monthly 0.5 2017-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499727666008-18LOILNK96VKMO0DVXNX/Mtstmichaelsfullviewpainting Blog - Mount Saint Michael's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499724146392-LUTY8KG910WYMR9CPTY6/mtstmichaelsfronttop Blog - Mount Saint Michael's It just goes up and up and up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499646034087-A7S1WKK2BHZEREBDBE6V/mtstmichaelsfront Blog - Mount Saint Michael's The frontage of the building is enormous. Birds flitted along the walls, perching on the gutters and architectural molding, adding an air of lightness and fun to the heaviness of the brick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499724365298-NO5QZR3C8D36PVHNQPIZ/Mtstspokanecloseup Blog - Mount Saint Michael's What a doorway! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499650377948-HRSVZGL6J529N247X9O3/mtstmichaelsbrownpaperdrawing Blog - Mount Saint Michael's The statue of the angel over the main door interested me. The shield it carries say "Who (is) like God?" in Latin and is the literal translation of the name Michael in Hebrew, so perhaps this is the Archangel Michael. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499566599202-HL5IY2ISMOD7PNZYMRAL/shadedarbor Blog - Mount Saint Michael's I followed a trail down to the grotto, passing under shady trees, which was a relief on the hot day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499727581313-CSD8PEDT8SBMEZN04FUD/arborintowoods Blog - Mount Saint Michael's A shady path into the trees is always a temptation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499646264666-HIB1YURDJ9D6DLRI5PY2/maryingrotto Blog - Mount Saint Michael's The grotto was built by an injured Jesuit brother who promised to build the Virgin Mary a grotto if he were healed. 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I doubt it since a service wasn't going on and I was surrounded by so much art aimed at beautifying the chapel ("glorifying god" is probably how it would be termed). https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/6/26/courtside-sketching-hoopfest-2017 monthly 0.5 2017-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1498697348870-9KW3LV1J7N2QVFYKL3KC/HoopfestParkade Blog - Courtside Sketching-Hoopfest 2017 Downtown Spokane in the midst of basketball fever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1498697395394-ANVKZDXA4Q48G2PA5LSF/waitingforcourttime Blog - Courtside Sketching-Hoopfest 2017 A very common sight, teams waiting in their matching t-shirts for their turn on the court. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1498697578048-WTJVTQTTXF27S8K0H0Y8/Hoopfestcourtside Blog - Courtside Sketching-Hoopfest 2017 A court monitor presides over a rowdy game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1498697634356-IENPKWJGOEOZ26SPUKJ5/Hoopfeststreets Blog - Courtside Sketching-Hoopfest 2017 Basketball on Washington near where it crosses over the Spokane River with Riverfront Park favorites, the Pavilion and Clock Tower, in the background. https://meganperkinsart.com/blog/2017/6/8/the-lilac-city monthly 0.5 2017-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1496952467769-M0KX19ZMFT77OMJBCNZS/lilacs Blog - The Lilac City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1496952371165-FOEKIK5R83N1ELNXEUD3/brickbuildingwithlilacs Blog - The Lilac City This lilac is across the street from Spokane Art Supply (a place I visit a lot!) and behind the Spokane Public Radio station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1496952167668-K6RXXUWKHW8RUTET0CGA/Spokane+Art+School+Lilacs Blog - The Lilac City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1496952559664-97BGAPSC7H47G5QJ5YAG/Lilacswithcat Blog - The Lilac City I had a inquisitive visitor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1496952051616-0IZV7E298MSA661FFBWL/lilac+studies1 Blog - The Lilac City Lilacs come in many different shades-white, lavender, mauve, dark purple, "lilac" and these days, even pink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1497129116564-VCH8YUPP40SI4QSP7NDU/lilacstudies2 Blog - The Lilac City I am fondest of the purple shades, but I have white lilacs thanks to the previous owner of our house. 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The plan is to freeze them so I have garden grown tomatoes all year long, but usually I just eat them straight from the pan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499026269716-PSTX0XCM8DOXH6PZT3C7/Tuscan+Tomatoes.JPG Oil paintings - Tuscan Tomatoes I grow tomatoes every year in my garden and roast them long and slow in the oven. The plan is to freeze them so I have garden grown tomatoes all year long, but usually I just eat them straight from the pan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1501451842121-GPEB91R2MP8VFCJ6VU7J/MustacheinRed.JPG Oil paintings - Mustache in Red I love the rich red tones in this painting, especially with the lime green couch behind the model! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499026124028-OZSB427PBSOQ9ISVAF62/Fruitintheblue.JPG Oil paintings - Fruit in the Blue Grapes and cantaloupe, two of my favorite fruits...though I admit it is much easier to pick good grapes than a good grapefruit! Luckily even if they don't taste perfect, they work great as models for painting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499026592711-JSZUPX3SF9LHKS3UBOUR/Purple+Grapes.JPG Oil paintings - Purple Grapes Shiny jewels on a turquoise plate, these grapes are too beautiful to eat. Only one thing to do, paint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569191043-A0RNFKUF161J0WV0RQ1I/Coyote.JPG Oil paintings - Coyote Coyotes are tricksters, song dogs, and neighbors. Problematic as they are (one ate a couple of my chickens!), I love to hear them sing at night while I lay in bed.   6" x 6" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499026712895-ZQT6TTIKVYTJZ1SU8K1K/Strawberries.jpg Oil paintings - Strawberry Trio Red and ripe these strawberries are a treat all by themselves...though if someone were to offer me some shortcake and whip cream to go with them, I wouldn't say no! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569152733-2X4K15WIG4V23Y72EROM/Crow.JPG Oil paintings - Blue Raven We have ravens where I live. They are huge, intelligent birds who fly over my head so low that I can hear their wings beating before I see them.   8" x 8" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499026362862-3DPTUX3RE7JIXF24XYHR/Parisian+Breakfast.jpg Oil paintings - Parisian Breakfast Coffee and a chocolate croissant, the perfect way to start the day. Also, oh my gosh guys, it was so hard not to eat the entire croissant instead of painting it. SO HARD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499026491616-842K56FPBBAO5WAIWH2O/Pink+Grapefruit.jpg Oil paintings - Pink Breakfast I don't much like eating grapefruit but it sure is fun to paint them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569494230-FU3OD1DF8UA9X84MIKMY/Green+Fields.JPG Oil paintings - Green Fields I live near the Palouse. Big skies over fields of green and gold are a treasured part of my life. I'd like to share a bit of that with you.   5" x 7" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569054196-7G3R1Q64G5BS64A1SETT/Danielle.JPG Oil paintings - Fierce I have a friend I've known since I was nine. We've gone to different schools, moved away, moved back, grown up (mostly!), but I count myself lucky to still be friends with this fierce, beautiful, loving lady. When we're together we always end up laughing uproariously and I always love catching up with her life...wrangling teenage boys at a Catholic school, learning Krav Maga, driving a convertible in Hawaii...this lady cannot be stopped! 8 x 8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1549592077082-X2XEJ67M8V7I9CYLLYBU/IMG_4388_smaller.jpeg Oil paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569112013-5WOU9R72ZCN4M1462XK5/Brown+Eyes.JPG Oil paintings - Brown Eyed Beauty Rifling through a bin at a local vintage store, I found a black and white photo of this lady. We locked eyes and I knew I needed to take her home with me. Trying to imagine her in our technicolor world resulted in this painting.   5" x 7" on wood panel $80 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499026006030-4BMGN9GEKQU7U479SPJ2/Frosted+Pastry.JPG Oil paintings - Frosted Pastry I bought this pastry from a local bakery specifically to paint it. The frosting was just so much fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569583331-MZQSUCJWU8MUHC5DVH3F/Tuscan+Towers.JPG Oil paintings - Tuscan Towers Looking at this painting takes me back to a day hiking in the Italian countryside. We walked the fields, saw a ruined abbey with a missing roof (the monks sold the roof!), and exclamation point after exclamation point of cypresses! Cypress and towers and olive oil, some of my favorite things from the time I spent living in Italy. 5" x 7" painted on wood panel with 1" cradle. $80 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569614744-WDFCE1F3X0ZH0W5VYCO1/3+Little+Pumpkins.JPG Oil paintings - Three Little Pumpkins I love the little mini pumpkins that you can buy to decorate your table at Halloween. They are just so adorable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569630198-KZ6EOGLD5TR9KXDR5SI1/A+Cup+of+Tea.JPG Oil paintings - Lemon Tea A warm cup of tea with lemon and honey hits the spot on a cold day!   5" x 7" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569780033-66QQCD5FSN5TSDMCH48M/Chestnuts.JPG Oil paintings - Horse Chestnuts Every fall that I studied on Gonzaga was marketed by chestnuts. There is a stand of the trees by the old Administration building and every fall they would drop their spiny seed pods and shiny chestnuts would fall out. Walking by on my way to class, I could never resist picking a few up and putting them in my pocket to carry with me.   Sold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569060571-KZNS4MHJFZ2HBR130ZP9/Vintage+Vamp.JPG Oil paintings - Vamp Inspired by a black and white vintage photo of a woman who seemed like she had been through a lot in her life. I wonder what her story was?   6 x 6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490569803818-9101ODXETH1HMHEQ0PXI/Cosmos.JPG Oil paintings - Zinnias Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers. They are so cheerful and come in so many colors! I start them from seed so that I can have as many as possible and set them out in the garden in a riot of bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570036681-02ZBQHN7GTUA6UU82I1G/Heritage+Apple.JPG Oil paintings - Heirloom Apple Being from Washington State, apples have always had a soft spot in my heart.   5" x 7.5" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1499025884507-VRQCIVJ79FIPBVX1GVNP/Artichokeandfriends.jpg Oil paintings - Artichoke and Friends I love the overlapping petals on an artichoke and the hints of purple in the green globe. Arranging this still life, I might have been thinking a bit about what artichoke *tastes* good with, not just looks! Though I left out my favorite thing to have with artichoke-butter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570516729-PPB8S4K6COLTRVJVSWWX/Lime+Tea.JPG Oil paintings - Lime Tea I found this tiny brown tea pot at the thrift store and when I got home it went really well with a mug I already own. A great match! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570537907-KAICMIODJ72GAJOU4GXE/Mr.+Ducky.JPG Oil paintings - Mr. Ducky Mr. Ducky was already in the house when we bought it. I found him on the very top shelf in the shower. He smiled at me. I smiled back and brought him into the studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570598436-H4GPHR53ZRTTXT3G2N38/Mullein.JPG Oil paintings - Mullein A study of native plant commonly considered a weed by farmers in my area. Still, I love mullein for its tall stalk, sometimes bent like twisted candelabras and big soft leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570607719-839WXLS1HU9GVNM2W0L7/Orangeyougladtoseeme.jpg Oil paintings - Tea and Three Sold! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570712396-0TAM1PPYYT8Q54ORQJDB/Primrose.JPG Oil paintings - African Violet Somehow I got it into my mind that African Violets are fussy plants and so, never bought one for my house plant collection. This one was gifted to me by an African Violet master. I'm still nervous about keeping it alive so I decided to memorialize it in paint, just to be safe!   8" x 10" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570749110-X7Q9SLBY164DJRG7DTLV/Pomegranate.JPG Oil paintings - Pomegrante Jewel Pomegranates are the weirdest fruit in the world, but there is something about their shape and their color that reminds of jewels-rubies and garnets to be exact. Delicious, delicious jewels!   6" x 6" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570821765-T4O5OB7NU9DIINO1HSIL/Three+Tomatoes.JPG Oil paintings - Tri-colored Tomatoes Home grown tomatoes in different shades. 6 x 6 on flat wood panel SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570941282-92FNVZ4H39XFZQ4SQ0PE/Vintage+Tea+Kettle.JPG Oil paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490570979981-TQI774M7N3UH5GHMA6AT/amaryllis.JPG Oil paintings - Amaryllis Every year I grow amaryllis and document it from bud to full bloom. They are such dramatic flowers and so large that it is easy to see the changes that happen day to day in the flowers and when they fully bloom I find every bit of the wait worthwhile. I love them so!   8 x 10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f9c54f0bb4ebd409af60f9/1490571054827-SJX8EES8FAXJZT7RIK4N/birdnest.JPG Oil paintings - Renewal Several years ago I worked at a plant nursery and we had a problem with starlings nesting in our displays and plants and attacking customers. Eventually we had to start finding nests and dumping the eggs out of them in the hopes that the starlings would move on. I kept a couple of the nests and at the end of the summer while weeding under some shrubs, I found this bird skull. 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