August 2010 Paintings by Brooks Hickerson

Council Crest Park in Portland. Mt. Hood is in the distance.












Another view from Council Crest Park.











Gazebo at Ft. Vancouver. This is the Thursday Yoga class.











Grant's House on Ft. Vancouver. Now it is a restaurant "Grant's Place".












Hawthorne Bridge is 100 years old. The celebrations included lights and sails that are visible at night.











Ira Keller Fountian if a favorite cooling off place at lunch in Portland.











This is the Ira Keller lunch group cooling their feet in the water.











Jamison Square is another cooling off fountain in Portland.











Jamison Square in the heart of the Pearl District of Portland.











The Portland Trolley rolls past Tanner Creek Park with a view of Fremont Bridge.











Smith Student Union at Portland State University is connected via covered walkways to other campus buildings.















The Rose Test garden in Washington Park is in full bloom.

Sacajawea points the way to Washington Park Portland.

The Great Elk stands in the middle of Main St. Portland. Slowing traffic and reminding drivers that they could be walking through the forests.















The glass buildings of Portland surround the Main St. Elk.











Golden August sunsets surround the Marquam Bridge and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.











Tanner Creek park in the Pearl of Portland is build with rails from the local rail yards.











Wednesday farmers market on the South Park Blocks of Portland bring the fresh produce to city dwellers.