Harley Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee

Motorcycles are coming into town from everywhere for this anniversary celebration. See http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Events/105th_Coverage/schedule.jsp?locale=en_US
You can hear the rumble of Harleys and see them everywhere. Welcome signs are on the bridges over the expressway, outside restaurants, shops and bars.

Milwaukee Sketch Club at Brown Deer's Farmer Market

The days are just flying by and fall is here with all the yummy farmers' produce. Brown Deer has a real nice farmers market in Lowe's parking lot on 63rd st. and Brown Deer Road that's open on Wednesday mornings. The vendors and customers are very friendly. Here's a work in progress that is sitting on my easel ready to be finished.

Milwaukee Sketch Club at Greenfield Park

Didn't put in the flock of geese eating under the trees. They were very friendly and let me walk right up to them and take their picture. Young ducks came near us looking for a handout.

Another possibility for about.com July/August abstracted urban painting project

Last month I was sitting outside The Steaming Cup having a cup of coffee with a friend, in downtown Waukesha http://steamingcupwaukesha.com , when we saw these men fixing up the building next door. So I took some pictures. I am very fascinated with men at work.

Downtown Waukesha has some really interesting and excellent buildings to paint. I think maybe we should do a plein air there. There's a gallery right across the street from the Steaming Cup.

Regarding this picture, I wonder if I should make the upper right darker so there's more focus in the center of the picture. My pictures so far are better viewed at a distance rather than close up. I really like oil pastels, the way they feel, even if you do have to save the whites.

A quick oil pastel sketch

A quick oil pastel sketch of my niece while we were up north. Weather very nice, 80 during the day & 40 at night. Not too many bugs, just some flies & gnats. Hardly any mosquitoes, so didn't have to where long sleeve shirts and pants.

Exhibition is ended Saturday at one way cafe & gallery in wauwautosa

Stopped by to see if any paintings sold but don't see any sold signs. So I assume mine didn't sell so will need to get them picked up this Saturday. Also got a mocha coffee over ice and curried broccoli salad to go. Very good. What's really neat about the coffee you can choose to have 1 or 2 shots and have a choice between cow milk or soy milk. Got to go.

Milwaukee Sketch Club Plein Air at VA

I like working with oil pastel even though it is messy. It's really important to lay down your light colors & save those spaces because you can't recover them later.