It's finally hot, stifling hot, but not bad at all in the shade. Fortunately we live in a state filled with trees, and shade is seldom far away. This quick sketch was made in the shade along the Willamette, in Maddox Woods park, where I go to throw sticks for the dog and walk in the sand, enjoying the play of light on the water. This trip, I came across a dead sturgeon on the shore, about six feet long; it was prehistoric looking, the lower jaw much like a shark, though there weren't any scary teeth showing.
I also hauled out an old photo I took in the park at Chateau Chantilly, north of Paris. It's been far too long since I have been there, and the feeling was a bit forced. Maybe it's time to return, once we Americans are allowed back into Europe.
And after all the work I have done on landscapes lately, it was a pleasure to switch to a portrait for a little work in the sketchbook today.
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