Cropping upQuincy Valley, WA

Washington crop sketch by Chandler O'Leary

I spent one of my teenage years living on a rural military base in North Dakota. An interesting side effect of having to bus half an hour into town every day for school is that I learned to recognize every type of crop in the fields along the way. But when I moved to Washington, where they grow all kinds of things that won’t survive the short season of the northern plains, I had no idea what I was looking at half the time.

Enter the kind folks of Grant County—who clearly understand the incurably curious people of the world. As you pass the farms along any state or federal highway in the Quincy Valley (many of which are certified organic—bonus!), you’re greeted with helpful crop labels in front of every field.

It’s like they knew I was coming, and was going to want to label my sketches!

Apple orchard sketch by Chandler O'Leary

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  1. Robin

    LOVE your work! I have your site bookmarked so I can enjoy your art every day. Thanks for sharing your gift!
    -Robin

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