Drawings from Sitka

I just got back from 3 fantastic weeks on the coast of the Pacific Northwest near Otis, OR. While at the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology's residence I took bunches of photos - but I managed to get a few drawings completed when not trekking the trails or walking along the rocky beaches. Here are 3 I have scanned - these are available as Archival Prints. They are titled "Low Tide & Lichen"

SAND & SALT WATER - near Cascade Head

END OF SALMON RIVER - Cascade Head

From the Rock-covered side of Salmon River Estuary - where it meets the Pacific.

CASCADE HEAD TRAIL, from the Top

From Cascade Head Trail - Sunny and not-so-sunny day.

GREEN GROWTH of Cascade Head Area

Lichen, Moss and Ferns....oh how I love thee.

TREES of Cascade Head Area

Here a few of the trees from the Cascade Head Area, including some on the main trail.

SITKA CENTER

The residency at the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology was all that I expected and more.

I hadn't traveled as far north on the west coast til last month. So far its my favorite landscape in the U.S. I loved that in the winter, green is more plentiful than any other color. And having grown up in a tropical rainforest - I didn't mind all the rain. The center sits up on Cascade Head and about a 10 minute walk to the coastline where the Salmon River Estuary meets the Pacific. I hope to be back there soon.