The Bishop's Close is another Portland treasure and this week's sketching site. The Elk Rock Gardens cover a bluff overlooking the W...

This week, we sketched at the Berry Botanic Garden . The six acre estate in Dunthrope area of Portland is full of rare plants from around t...

'Chicago Peace' roses bloom in a great bouquet in my garden. Their fragrance permeates the air as I go about garden maintenance. Mo...

I'm really enjoying my 2007 collaged calendar. The visual images bring me right back to the experience just like a remembered fragrance....

Last Saturday, Suzie led a workshop on Visual Journaling with Soul Collage. Selecting one of our cards for inspiration and deeper understan...

Last week, Martha and I spent a quiet, early morning at Meldrum Bar on the Willamette River rendering the river, rocky beach, wildflowers a...

Yesterday, our Portland Art Collective exchanged art made from recycled materials. Cynthia Mooney made me this wonderful shadow box. It s...