Jan Aungier and her Broadway Bridge Painting.  Carrie Holst just getting started.  Cybil Nelson from California and her Broadway Bridge painting. Brooks Hickerson's Broadway Bridge Painting.

 Carrie Holst and her sketch at Wednesday Market.  Brooks and his painting of market scene. Brooks' painting of Wednesday Market - June 26, 2013. Missing are pix of Joe and Jan...where are those two?

 Pat Newbery of Edmondton, Alberta, Canada, was visiting the Rose Test Garden in Portland and joined us plein air painting today.  Jan Aungier painted and painted and painted...using her oils.  Carrie Holst painted watercolors of the fountain.  This is Brooks' painting of the Fountain in the Rose Garden. Here is Carrie's wonderful watercolor of the same fountain...this is just half done...it gets even better.

 Cheryl Reed is just starting on her rose garden painting.  Here is Cheryl's painting half done.  Here I am with a rose garden view painting. This is the Rose Garden with a small tour in progress.

 Portland Art Museum Roses painted by Jan Aungier.  Jan, the painting, and the patrons of the arts that bought the painting.  Jan with her painting. Brooks with his painting of the Roses in front of the PAM.

 Sandra Pearce and her two lovely paintings.  Joe Howard and his award winning painting at the Rose Garden.  Humberto Gonzalez and his stunning  "Freemont Bridge" painting.  Humberto and his colorful  "Izquierdo's Gold" painting.  Brooks and his "Rose Garden Fountain" painting. Brooks and his "Rose Garden Rhodys" painting.

June 2013 Paintouts  We must paint the Rose Festival this week with Dragon Boat races and mini Fleet week. The Broadway Bridge also deserves our attention as it celebrates its 100 anniversary. Keep Painting outside. Brooks Hickerson , 541-520-1423 cell, (call if you cannot find pleinair painters…we are out there somewhere.) June 6, Thursday, Find the Fleet Paintout. Canadian and Coastguard ship on the Willamette waterfront between the Burnside and Morrison Bridges (I hope). I plan to be there 10am to 2pm. June 8, Saturday, Paint the Dragon Boat Races from across the Willamette River near the OMSI. View of Portland in the background. I plan to be there 10am to 2pm. Parking near the OMSI. June 9, Sunday, Paint the Rose Parade Floats up close and standing still. They will be on display along SW Naito from 11am to 4pm. I plan to be painting from 1-4pm. June 13, Thursday, Paint down town Lake Oswego at Millenium Plaza Park. The Lakewood Art Festival is next week. I will be ther