Plein Air Brooks

Painting Portland and the Hawthorne Bridge from across the Willamette River by the OMSI, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Great place to paint with Humberto Gonzalez, Paul Lockhart, and Kara Wilde. The barges in the foreground are dredging the Willamette and little deeper.  Paul Lockhart Paul Lockhart and Humberto Gonzalez Portland with dredges Hawthorne Bridge Brooks and painting Paul's "Hawthorne Bridge and Portland" Brooks' "Hawthorne Bridge and barge"

Saturday, August 26th, Portland Parks celebrated the Centennial of the International Rose Test Garden in Portland Oregon. Oregon Society of Artists participated in the celebration by plein air painting roses and providing an opportunity for kids and adults to paint roses. 5000+ people attended the event and hundreds stopped by the OSA table to paint roses. There are a lot of rose painters out there. Peggie Moje, Sandra Pearce, Michael Musto, Randall Vemeer, Kara Wilde, and My self painted roses. While Nancy Klos, Sharon Hall, and Yolanda Valdez-Rementeria enabled the hundreds of kids to paint rose themselves. I have never seen such dedication on the part of the kids and adults. We also had two eagle scouts helping us all day, Tony Kollman and Neil. Tim and Barbara Mahoney provided transportation and support all day also. Thanks everyone for a great event. Nancy Klos Painters P Rose Painter Nancy Klos and friends More painters Peggie Moje's "Roses&

Painting Ground Works booth at Wednesday Market Portland Oregon, August 2, 2017. John Lehman and Kara Wilde also painted the market today.  John Lehman  Kara Wilde Ground Works painting and booth. "Ground Works" by brooks

Painting the rose at Peninsula Park Portland Oregon, August 1, 2017. John Lehman and Kara Wilde helped me paint the roses on Tuesday.  John Lehman working on a half sheet watercolor. Kara Wilde painting the fountain. Brooks Hickerson with paints Kara's fountain - Painting in progress. Brooks' fountain and gazebo

Plein air painting Ira Keller Fountain in Portland Oregon July 27, 2017. John Lehman, Kara Wilde and Humberto Gonzalez also painted the fountain this Thursday. Humberto Gonzalez paint the falls. Keller Fountain Portland Oregon Kara and Humberto  John Lehman painting in the falls. Brooks' painting Kara painting the falls Humberto's painting in progress.

Painting Baird's peaches at Wednesday Market July 26, 2017. Kara Wilde and John Lehman are painting market people also. Kara painting people Brooks painting people Brooks' painting Market View

Paint the Roses at Portland's International Rose Test Garden July 25, 2017. Kara Wilde and John Lehman were painting there also. The gardens are such a large place I did not see John who was painting in another section of the gardens. Sorry John.  Brooks' painting of the rose gardens.  Brooks in action Kara painting a single rose. Kara's single rose. View of the Rose Garden.