Plein Air PDX

  Plein are painting South Waterfront Park Portland today with Jason Roberts, Mary Carr, Maureen Raad, and Debra Renard. Brooks's acrylic waterlilies Jason's watercolor OMSI Maureen's watercolor Hawthorn Bridge Photo by Debra Renard Photo by Brooks   Visitors from Baja California and Mary Brooks Maureen Maureen, Jason, and Mary  Mary Mary's gouache sketch 

Rose Festival and Rose blooming weather is here. So we have to get out there and "Paint the roses red" as Lewis Carroll said. Friday, June 6:   Paint Fleet Week Ships from Vera Katz Eastbank Trail near  Morrison Bridge, from 10am to 12:30pm. No restrooms. Bring earplugs, I5 is noisy.  Saturday, June 7 :  Paint Dragon Boat Races and views of downtown Portland from the  OMSI. 1945 SE Water Ave. from 10am to 12:30pm. Paid parking at the OMSI or free parking under 99W at Oregon Rail Heritage Center,. Restrooms inside the OMSI.   Tuesday, June 10:   Paint Water Lilies in Tanner Springs Park, NW 10th Ave & Marshall Street, from 10am  to 12:30pm. Street paid parking along NW Flanders, and NW Marshall.   Thursday, June 12th:   Paint Peninsula Park Rose Garden at N. Albina and N Ainsworth from 10am to 12:30pm.   Tuesday, June 17th :  Paint International Rose Test Garden, 400 SW Kingston Ave, from 10am to 12:30pm.  ...

Plein air Painting at "Elk Rock Garden" today with Paul Lockhart , Mary Carr, Maureen Raad, Debra Renard , Jane Scott , Vicki Zimmerman , and Cheryl West. Beautiful cloudy day in Portland today. Cheryl's first paint out, welcome. Paul's oil pastel "Foxglove" Brooks acrylic Vicki's oil "Foxglove" Maureen's watercolor in progress Jane's watercolor just getting started Debra's watercolor in  progress   Mary Carr's oil in progress Paul, Cheryl, and Debra Maureen Jane Debra Mary Carr Paul Vicki Mary, Brooks, and Paul

 Brooks painting "Broadway Bridge Roses" from the Waterfront Pearl May 16, 2025. Hyperlapse video. This is a paint-over as a Portland steel building becomes "Broadway Bridge Roses" .   Acrylic  on paper "Broadway Bridge Roses" Brooks

 Plein air painting Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden May 15, 2025, with Paul Lockhart, Mary Carr, and Annette Ripplinger. Brooks's acrylic Paul's oil pastel Mary's water soluble oils Annette and  watercolor in progress   the view Paul and his oil pastel Mary Paul Brooks

 "Portland from Pittock" acrylic on paper by Brooks on May 8, 2025. Hyperlapse video shows Brooks painting very fast. Original painting was Portland Steel Building. Brooks "Portland from Pittock"  

  Plein air Painting May 8, 2025, at Pittock Mansion Portland with Sam Kallen, Mary Carr, Maureen Radd, Paul Lockhart , Bill Martini , Jason Roberts and a visiting artist from Boston. Brooks's acrylic on paper Paul's oil pastel on paper (sold today) Bill's acrylic (in progress) Jason Roberts acrylic with palette knife   guest artist from Boston Bill Sam Jason Brooks Paul Mary Carr Mary, Maureen, and Jason