Painting in the rain and sun with John Lehman and Paul Lockhart today at Oregon Society of Artists in Portland Oregon. The pesky rain and pesky sun alternated all afternoon. Typical Portland April weather. When the sun is out the dark shadows hide my painting in this video.  John Lehman Paul Lockhart Weepting plant in OSA Garden Brooks and his painting. Oregon Society of Artists

Painting in the rain with Paul Lockhart , Roberta Hodara , and John Lehman at Crystal Springs Gardens in Portland Oregon. Nice wet Portland day but only about 10% of the Rhodies are blooming. There is a lot more color to come in the month of May. Video of Brooks painting in the rain. Rhoda painting under cover. Paul Lockhart and his oil pastels. John Lehman and his watercolors. Brooks' King George Rhodies. Paul's King George Rhodies

Painting the King George Rhodies at Crystal Springs Garden this afternoon, April 17, 2017, with John Lehman and Paul Lockhart.  It rained all afternoon so we stood under the wide poarch and pained the Rhodies and in rain.  Brooks painting the King George Rhodies. View from the poarch. Paul Lockhart with oil pastels. Paul's pastel of the rhodies and a goose. Brooks' King George Rhody trunks... John and Paul on the dry poarch. 

Painting the blooming trees in the Rose Test Garden in Portland Oregon, April 13. Kara Wilde, John Lehman, and Paul Lockhart joined me today painting the trees at the Rose Test Garden. It was cold and wet and we are 2 months from having any blooms on the roses. The Rose Garden looks like a construction zone with most of the walkways and stairs being replaced with ADA standard ramps...Yea..I have appoligized to people in wheel chair for not having ramps in our Rose Garden. I won't have to do that again.  Here I am painting the trees white and the rose bushes red. Brooks painting the blooming trees at the rose garden. Paul Lockhart with oil pastel. Paul's oil pastel for the white trees. Kara, Paul, and John in a moment of sunshine. Kara's white trees oil painting. John and his watercolors. John's watercolors in progress. 

Painting the magnolias and rhodys that are starting to bloom at Crystal Springs Gardens April 11, 2017. Humberto Gonzalez, Yolanda Valdes-Rementaria, Kara Wilde, Roberta Hodara, Vicky, Gretchin, John Lehman, Paul Lockhart, all joined me painting the trees and ducks and water of Crystal Springs. Yolanda at work Yolanda's painting "bridge and magnolia" Paul and Humberto Paul's oil pastel Humberto's watercolor Vickie Roberta John Lehman Gretchen Brooks' magnolia tree

Plein air painting Tuesday, April 4, at Crystal Springs. The magnolia trees and a few fruit trees are blooming. The Rhodys are just barely peeking out.  Paul Lockhart , John Lehman, Humberto Gonzalez, Kara Wilde,  Peggie Moje  and  Roberta Hodara ., Roberta all set to paint. Humberto and Kara. Peggie Moje and her painting cart. Paul oil pastelling. John talking to Moya. Paul's oil pastel. Brooks' Magnolia in full bloom. Kara's bridge and magnolia Roberta's ducks