Roses by Brooks with lots of help.  Plein Air Painting at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland Oregon. Several kids came by and helped me with my painting today. I really appreciate the expansive view kids have have of painting. They have no fear. Thanks. carrie Holtz paint the roses. Help with Brooks' painting. thanks. Joe Howard at Rose Garden in Portland Oregon. Kara Wilde painting the roses red.

Final Test of the Tilikum Lights in Portland Oregon. Trimet has calliope light system that changes with the flow rate and height of the Willamette river that the Tilikum spans. This evening plein air painting by brooks used casein paint of an acrylic wash. I stopped painting the the lights came on. It is like watching an aurora. TilikumLights_PleinAitPatinginby Brooks. Tilikum Crossing LightTest_ June 22, 2015

Painting the Roses Red ...well golden in this case. June 11, 2015 at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland Oregon with Kara Wilde and Aimee Erickson. Brooks' painting of the "strike it rich" rose in the foreground. Example of what bright sun does to the color...washes it out. Kara Wilde painting the roses red. The hat is Aimee Erickson painting the roses red.

  Carrie Holst painting Riverplace Marina June 10, 2015  Carrie Holst and I painted the Riverplace Marina June 10, 2015. Nice day in Portland Oregon. Carrie is painting watercolors and I am painting acrylics on watercolor paper. Works in progress. Carrie painting bridges and marina. Brooks' painting of the Riverplace Marina Portland Oregon. Carrie Holst painting the marina. Riverplace Marina view that I was painting.

USS Champion (MCM-4) plein air painting by Brooks Hickerson, pleinairbrooks. The USS Champion is visiting Portland  for the 2015 Rose festival. I painted it today, June 4, 2015, docked near the Morrison Steet Bridge on the Willamette River. The sun and shade changed constantly and drove me crazy. Plein air painting of the USS Champion.by Brooks Hickerson. USS Champion visiting Portland for the 2015 Rose Festival. Portland city view with USS Champion on the Willamette River.