Plein Air PDX

Forecast for Portland is wet, wet for the next couple of weeks. So tomorrow, February 28, looks much too wet and windy to paint outdoors. Let's start painting on March 4th, next Monday.aint-outs for March, 2024: Monday, March 4: Paint Hawthorne Bridge and Willamette River views from the trail in front of Kimpton RiverPlace Hotel, 1510 S Harbor Way from 1pm to 3pm. Thursday, March 14: Paint view of Union Station from NW 9th Ave, between Johnson and Lovejoy, from 1pm to 3pm. The post office building has been demolished so we can paint Union Station from NW 9th Ave. Street parking along 9th Ave. Lovejoy bakery on NW 10th and Lovejoy. Thursday, March 21: Paint Cornell Farm, 8212 SW Barnes Rd, Portland, OR from 1pm to 3pm. Deby Barnhart has invited us to paint the flowers and views at Cornell Farm. Please park out back to leave spaces for her customers. There are restrooms and a lovely restaurant for coffee or brunch. Wednesday, March 27: Celebrate Emily Carr's life b...

Painting Milwaukie Bay Park today with Janet Heller., Lauren Grube, and Jeanne Cuddeford. Brooks's acrylic   Janet's oil painting Lauren's watercolor pencils Jeanne's watercolor Jeanne, Janet, and Lauren Jeanne in action Janet and her round oil Lauren Brooks

Brooks's acrylic "pumpkins" Brooks Jane and watercolor Paul and his acrylic "pumpkins"   Paint Cornell Farm Portland Oregon with Beth Brown,  Paul Lockhart, Leeann Rooney, Tobey Shaw,  Tarooa Marashi, Diane, Lauen Grube, and Jane Scott.    

  In an attempt to pick the driest days for painting this month, I am scheduling both paint-out dates on this Thursday and next Thursday.   Thursday, November 9: Paint the Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 4000 SW Canyon Rd., from 1pm to 3:30pm. Parking and restrooms at Oregon Zoo.   Thursday, November 16: Paint Lake Oswego in full fall colors from Milwaukie Bay Park, 11211 SE McLoughlin Blvd, from 10am to 12:30pm.   Keep painting and stay dry, Brooks http://www/pleinairbrooks.org

  Painting Overlook Trail in Hoyt Arboretum today with Paul Lockhart , Sonja Lockhart, Vicki Zimmerman , Tetiana Dmitrichuk, Vickie Szukalla, Barbara Legacy, Wendy Seeruto, and Joanne Thorpe, Bob Bertrum.  Beautiful weather and lots of foot traffic. Paul's acrylic Brooks's acrylic   Brooks Paul Tetiana Joanne Thorpe Vickie Szukalla Cynthia Jefferies   Downtown Portland w/ Mt.Hood Pittock Mansion Wedding couple  

  Paint the fall colors of Portland State University Campus today with Fernando Vallejos. Brooks's acrylic (12x12) Fernendo's oil in progress   Campus  Fall Colors Fernando Brooks

  Plein air painting in Cathedral Park October 5, 2023, at Brooke Borcherding's workshop for Oregon Society of Artist.  I and 14 close friends painted plein air while Brooke demonstrated and then helped us. Thanks Brooke. Brooke's Demo 36x24 acrylic John Lai's watercolor in progress Jane's watercolor in progress Paul's acrylic   Brooke and Katherine Jane Scott Bill Peggy Swenson Monica Donohue Tetiana Dmitrichuk Brooks Paul Dee Horne Lawrence Brooks's acrylic Painters in action Debra and more painters