Plein Air PDX

  Painting in the rain October 2, 2025, at New Season's pumpkin patch in Slabtown Portland with Karen Liu , Maureen Raad , Mary Carr. Ryan Muller producer Mgr. of New Season's arranged the pumpkins for us. Thanks Ryan. Brooks's acrylic "Pumpkins in the rain" Karen's watercolor "pumpkins" Brooks very wet  Karen under cover Mary Carr and Maureen Raad under cover Ryan Muller arranging pumpkins   

  Plein air Painting the National Geographic Ship Sea Lion September 27, 2025,  with Maureen Raad , Karen Liu , and Sophie. Beautiful weather in Portland. The Sea Lion is starting its fall cruise up the Columbia River. Brooks's acrylic "Sea Lion" Karen and Sophie Brooks Maureen Raad Maureen's watercolor    

  Painting Wednesday Farmer's Market in Shemanski Park Wednesday, September 24, 2025,  with Alice Corbin,  Maureen Raad , Nancy Gillespie, Paul Lockhart , Debra Renard , Janet Grissett , J ane Scott , and Celine Stroinski . Beautiful fall weather in Portland.   Brooks's acrylic "kids on red rope" Hav Paj Garden market booth Alice Corbin Paul Paul's acrylic  Maureen Raad Jan, Debra, and Jane Celine Brooks

  Fall cooler weather is coming. (At least I hope so.) There will be much nicer paint-out weather. You are invited to join me painting on the following dates and locations.   Saturday, September 6: Paint the Dragon Boat races from under the Marquam Bridge from 10am to 12:30pm. Parking in OMSI lot or Oregon Heritage Rail center lot under 99E.   Tuesday, September, 9: Paint Centennial Mill for perhaps the last time from Fields Park, 1099 NW Overton St., from 10am to 12:30 pm. Street parking in the neighborhood. Coffee and restroom in Ovation Coffee on NW Overton.   Thursday, September 18: Paint dahlias at the Swan Island Dahlias Farm, 995 NW 22nd Ave, Canby from 10am to 2pm. Bring lunch or eat in their restaurant. They are open 9am to 5:30pm so you can come early and stay late . https://www.dahlias.com/   Wednesday, September 24: Paint the Farmer's Market Scenes at Shemanski Park from 10am to 12:30pm. Street parking along 10th and Park Ave.   Saturday, Sept...

  Paint Cornell Farm scenes August 21, 2025, with Paul Lockhart, Maureen Raad, Mary Carr, nad new painters Ali Crobin, and Mary Williams. Sunny weather in Portland , but cool under shade screens put up by Cornell Farmers.    Paul Lockhart Brooks Brooks's acrylic "salvia" Paul's acrylic "bird bath" Maureen's watercolor Watercolor Mary Carr's pen sketch  Mary Carr Ali Corbin Mary Williams Salvia 40% off, for your polinator garden  

  Painting Salmon Street Springs Fountain July 15, 2025,  with Paul Lockhart and Maureen Raad. 4,924 gallons of water per minute...and beautiful Portland weather. Brooks's acrylic Paul's acrylic Brooks Paul Maureen Salmon Street Springs Fountain in full force.  

  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...

  Plein air Painting the Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races today with Paul Lockhart . Brooks's acrylic on paper Paul's oil  pastel Paul Brooks Dragon Boats preparing to race  

  U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (295 ft bark, America's Tall Ship) is in Portland. I have painted this ship. Paul Lockhart and Maureen Raad joined me in painting this ship Friday, June 6, 2025 Paul's oil pastel Brooks's acrylic on paper Brooks Paul Maureen's watercolor pens in progress Maureen Raad Riverside and trailside painting US Coast Guard Cutter Eagle