Ashland Oregon Sketchbook
Last month I went to Ashland Oregon for a long weekend of play and relaxation with some women from my book club. It’s the “Bad Girls” book club: you don’t have to read the book if you bring good snacks!
Ashland is a pretty town surrounded by scenic rural areas, and is especially known for it’s almost year round Oregon Shakespeare Festival. We were not able to get tickets for all of the plays we had hoped to see, but we had a great time hanging out, eating out, shopping and talking.
The Fall colors were stunning! The trees were on fire each with their own blast of color: yellow, orange, pink or red. I was able to do some sketching but didn’t fully do those colors justice, I’m afraid. I also had fun sketching from the plane again. That sketch, of course, was drawn mostly from memory.
Sketching in Ashland
Related Topics: Landscapes, Oregon, Travel Sketching
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October 14th, 2008 at 9:22 am
What beautiful paintings! I live here in Ashland and you really captured some of the beauty of the town. I hope you come bacj to visit again sometime and in the meantime keep creating!
January 25th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I loved seeing your sketches of my home town. I have lived in Ashland for 23 years and I adore Ashland. I recognize the Pasta Piatti Restaurant. I love to go to Lithia Park and sketch in my watercolor moleskine journal.
November 29th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Martha! I can’t believe I haven’t visited before! Your drawings are amazing! What an incredible “eye” you have! I’ve been enjoying your sketchbooks, and being from Hawaii, really enjoyed looking through your Maui drawings. You are an inspiration!
November 28th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Love these sketches, especially the first one. I can almost smelll the fresh air.
November 26th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
great sketches. Sounds like a fun trip. Does your entire book club sketch or were you out on your own?
November 23rd, 2007 at 7:11 am
I missed a few of your latest travel sketches and I enjoyed catching up, as is always the case when I visit here…
The “doodles” that you made in the dark, is amazing! Only a talented and practised hand can achieve that, mine would really look like doodles!
And I like your book club – you don’t have to read the book if you bring good snacks!!” Wonderful sketches from Ashland – I love your marin county from the air…it is amazing!
ronell
November 23rd, 2007 at 1:16 am
Wonderful colors on Main Street. The red very effective. I really like the landscape out the plane window with the wing of the plane included. I think that’s my favorite.
November 22nd, 2007 at 2:50 am
Your work always looks so fresh and light…always a pleasure.
November 21st, 2007 at 11:54 am
I really like how you captured the foliage on the trees. Both the line and colors are spot on!
November 19th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Ashland is a very pretty city and the trees have been fabulous in Oregon this fall! These are really nice drawings….love the colors! Your Bad Girls Bookclub sounds like great fun!
November 19th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Great little collection, and you really DO have fun sketching from the plane. Those are some of my favorites of yours.
November 19th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Really nice sketches. We’ve been looking at that area to move to. Interesting that you have some sketches from the town.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
More wonderful travels sketches! The colors of the trees are fabulous.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Sérgio and Leanna: Thank you for stopping by! To answer your questions:
I do start with the ink drawing first, then add the paint. It typically takes me about 30 minutes total to do my sketches. The time is roughly split in thirds: drawing, painting, and waiting for painted areas to dry. I often do the drawing on site and the color later, but always on the same day if possible.
There is a step-by-step demo of a sketch here that you might like:
http://trumpetvine.com/2007/09/20/sketching_demo/
November 19th, 2007 at 7:38 am
Oops! Meant to voice my pleasure in your sketches too!! Lovely! Do you start out using pen & ink????
November 19th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Oh YES! Ashland! Always a wonderful retreat and a good “girls destination” I live in Oregon and grew up doing the annual Ashland jaunt. Haven’t in many years, but my mother and her friends never let a year go by without the annual trek to the Shakespeare Festival.
November 19th, 2007 at 1:38 am
This is a great blog. I really enjoy your watercolors. Thanks for sharing.
I was wondering.. how long does it take to finish one of these drawings?