Plein Air Brooks

Painting today, March 30th, at Union Station Portland Oregon. Note the jackets and hats. It showered on and off all afternoon. Very wet paintout. We were all exaggerating the blooms on the magnolia tree. Paul Lockhart and Kara Wilde are the painter enjoying this fresh (windy) spring weather with me. Magnolia tree at Union Station Paul Lockhart using pastel in the wind. Kara Wilde oil painting the magnolia Brooks' magnolia tree at Union Station Brooks painting in the rain.

Plein air painting the cherry trees along the Willamette River near the Steel Bridge in Portland Oregon today, March 28. Paul Lockhart and Kara Wilde joined me painting the trees pink. When the cherry tree bloom the tourist and locals all come out. Lots of people on the waterfront today. Kara Wild painting the cherry trees. Paul Lockhart and his two painting. wow. brooks with a painting and cherry trees. Kara's cherry tree painting. brooks' cherry trees

Plein air painting in Portland without rain. We did not know what to do with ourselves today...so we painted Cornell Farms on Barnes Road. Beautiful weather. Hard to believe it is Portland. Kara Wilde, Paul Lockhart, John Lehman, and Judy Shaw joined me.. Carrie Holst painted at PSU after I managed to confuse her as to our location. Sorry Carrie. Paul Lockhart 's oil pastel is hanging inside the Cornell Farms Cafe. Paul and Kara John in action John's watercolor Judy Shaw and her painting. Paul's oil pastel. Two more of Paul'a pastels. Paul with his pastel hanging in the Cafe. Cornell Farms Cafe Brooks' painting of hanging baskets.

Painting in the rain today at the CLSB in Portland Oregon. Wet on wet painting today. This is a do-over. Originally a market scene becomes Ross Island Bridge through the magic of plein air painting. Kara Wilde was also painting in the rain today. (The CLSB is the Collaborative Life Sciences Building of OSU, PSU and OHSU).  Kara Wilde painting Tilikum Crossing. Yes it was a little wet. Brooks' Ross Island Bridge in the rain.

Plein air painting in the rain in Portland at the Oregon Maritime Museum aboard the Steamer Portland. Kara Wilde, Paul Lockhart , John Lehman, and I painted under the awning on the deck of the steamer. Nice view but cold and wet. Welcome to plein air painting in Portland. I painted the Smith Block, an "iron" building on SW Naito. Walkers along the waterfront today were very scarce. A little misty rain and everyone disappears. Kara painting Burnside Bridge. John painting Morrison Bridge. Paul painting the USS Oregon superstructure. Brooks painting Smith Block Pauls' USS Oregon superstructure Brooks' Smith's Block

Painting Elephants at the Oregon Zoo in the rain on March 7, 2017. Kara Wilde, John Lehman, and Paul Lockhart braved the rain to paint at the Oregon Zoo. Fortunately the new elephant house is warm and dry. So when they feed the elephants at 1pm we were all set up and ready for them.  Kara painting elephant Lilly. Paul painting Lilly. John painting elephants. Memorial to Packy. Youngest elephant Lilly (4 years old) Painters in the rain. John's elephant sketch. Paul's oil pastel of Lilly. Brooks' Lilly and Sumatru

Plein air painting at Cornell Farms, Portland Oregon. It was dark and stormy, but no rain. Camellias are not blooming yet but the flamingos have arrived...the first sign of Spring. Kara Wilde, John Lehman, Paul Lockhart, and Mary Hall joined me today.  Paul Lockhart painting with oil pastel. Mary Hall with her watercolors. John Lehman watercolors and fertilizer. Newly arrived pink flamingos. Paul's flowers. Brooks' pink flamingos.