Plein Air PDX

Plein air painting today at Pittock Mansion Portland Oregon with Paul Lockhart , Kara Wilde , Jane Scott , Jessie Rohrig , Maureen Raad, Jessie Rohrig, Mary Carr and Lauren Grube. Beautiful Portland Weather.   Mary Carr's Oil Brooks's acrylic Kara's gouache in progress Jane's watercolor Paul's oil pastel Maureen Raad"s watercolor pencil in progress Jane's second watercolor   View of Portland from Pittock Pittock Mansion Jessie Jane and Kara Maureen Brooks Paul Mary Carr

  Summer is here, and with the warm weather the Portland fountains are on and the kids are out wadding. We are painting the fountains, "not because they are easy to paint, but because they are hard" (apologies to John Kennedy). Thursday, July 3 :   Paint Lovejoy Fountain Park, SW Harrison St & Southwest 3rd Avenue. from 10am to 12:30pm. Portland's stealth fountain. Behind a Harrison Tower on Harrison Street. Tuesday, July 8:   Paint Ira Keller Fountain Park, SW 3rd Ave &, SW Clay from 10am to 12:30pm. Portland's largest volume fountain at 13,000 gallons per minute. ​ Tuesday, July 15 :  Paint Salmon Street Springs Fountain, 1000 SW Naito Pkwy, from 10am to 12:30pm. Portland's waterfront fountain with views of Hawthorne Bridge. Thursday, July 17 :  Paint Portland views or Pittock Mansion views from 3229 NW Pittock Dr,. 10am to 12:30am. (no fountain here) Tuesday, July 22 :  Paint Jamison Square Fountain, 810 NW 1...

 "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

Painting Caroline the Cat at Pittock Mansion Portland Oregon today with Paul Lockhart. Brooks's "Caroline at the Pittock" acrylic on paper Paul's acrylic on paper   Brooks Paul Caroline and Pittock Caroline the Cat A quinceañera celebration at the Pittock today

  Plein air painting today at Pittock Mansion with Paul Lockhart, Jan Grissett, Jane Scott, Jessie Rohrig, and Michele Bader. Beautiful weather today in Portland. Paul's acrylic on paper Brooks's acrylic on papeer Jessie's pen and watercolor Michele's watercolor   Michele's Beatles Tee...love it. Paul Jessie Jane Janet brooks Mt. Hood appears over Portland