HATS at PAT'S - The Miner's Hat

The days we dress up to sketch each other are just the BEST. We gathered at Sketcher Pat's house, and brought with us many and varied hats, which we sketched and wore. This is a vintage Coal Miner's hat with a brass, coal oil lamp, with its own flint and steel striker. FANTASTIC!!!

CHANGING IMAGE SIZE AND RESOLUTION ON YOUR MAC (USING PREVIEW)

MAC users - this is an easy way to change the size and resolution of images using the PREVIEW app that is right on your computer, and which you probably already use.

STEP #1 - Take a photo or scan an image.

STEP #2 - Put it on your desktop. 

STEP #3 - Click on the photo on the desktop to open it in PREVIEW

On the PREVIEW screen, click on TOOLS.

STEP #4 - After you click on TOOLS a screen will drop down that lets you change SIZE and RESOLUTION

 Click the down arrow to allow changing to INCHES, then change the largest measurement to the size you need (say to 7", for 5 X 7). Be sure there is a check mark in SCALE PROPORTIONALLY.

Change the RESOLUTION to either 72 or 300 (Tom says 72 is enough to keep FB happy)
Click OK to save your changes, and you should be done.

SKETCHING IN A RETRO "JAPANESE MODERN" HOME

We met at Sketcher Annette's unique and lovely early era Japanese Modern style home overlooking the Sound at Mutiny Bay. The view is extraordinary from her decks, and we all settled in comfortably in cozy deck chairs at tables. The spectacular, the view didn't appeal to me as much as did the exotic decorative pieces around the home. This golden rooster, one of a pair of handsome fighting roosters, especially caught my eye. I paired it up with a gilded imari bowl from a different room. Perfect together!
Fellow sketcher Judith lent me use of her neat set of gold watercolors, which made this guy really crow!

The Corner Bar, Rockford, MI

From 1976 to 2010 this place loomed very large in my life and my heart. I did hate the hotdogs, but the rest of West Michigan LOVED them (and in all fairness, I hate ALL hot dogs). This was the gathering place, the community rec room, the meeting hall, the place for students to get their first jobs. It was a friendly place for young and old, families and friends, business people and little league teams to meet and greet and enjoy deep fried pickles and see if they could eat enough hot dogs to get their names on the Wall of Fame. 

I felt the sorrow clear out here on the Northwest tip of Washington when it burned to the ground early this month.  And painting it was a balm for me. 

And it will rise up and come back, and be better than ever. And I want the Corner Bar family to know  that this is how I feel about it. 

"The Corner Bar"
Watercolor, pen and ink
Image 9.5 X 13.5

Archival Gicleè print in a 14" X 18" mat, shipped flat - $85 (includes S&H)
Digital print, 9.5X13.5, shipped rolled in tube - $25 (includes S&H)
Greeting cards, 5"X 7", blank inside, in sleeves, suitable for framing - 5 for $25 (includes S&H)

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Summer in Langley Series - "Langley Lavender, City Sheep"

You know it is summer in Langley when the sheep are out in the fields of Fossek Farms, and the balls of fragrant purple lavender are in bloom all up and down Langley's streets. One of my favorite sights, and it is just at the corner of De Bruyn and Third Streets. 

Summer in Langley Series - "Adirondacks on Anthes"

You simply cannot miss these two chairs sitting side by side in this flower filled yard on Anthes in Langley. They are so bright red I think they can be seen from space. 

Summer in Langley Series - "Cool Treats at Sprinklz"

Sprinklz is a very popular new spot in Langley, for young and old. Hot dogs on the go, ice cream, crazy gifts and gags, and the smell of freshly baked waffle cones on the air. Mmmmm, SUMMER!