April 2025 Paint-outs

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 Spring is here and the trees are blooming. Time to get outside and paint:
Thursday, April 3: Paint the blooming cherry trees at NE Tillamook and NE 16th from 10am to noon. Parking on the street and interesting houses to paint.
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Wednesday, April 9: Paint Magnolia Trail Trees at Hoyt Arboretum,, from 10:15am to 12:15pm Meet at Hoyt Arboretum, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd at 1pm where there are restrooms. Walk down the trails to Magnolia Trail, and back after paint-out. This does require carrying your art supplies several hundred yards.

Thursday, April 17:Paint the Dragon Boats from the Riverplace Marina Public Dock, 1500 S Harbor Way, from 10am to noon. Stand (or sit) on a floating dock in the Willamette river and paint Dragon Boats and Riverplace Marina.

Keep painting outdoors,
PleinairBrooks

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