Art Pigment Data Base - look up your colors http://www.artiscreation.com/yellow.html I am learning about colors from Adam Blakey (great nephew).

Paintings on the Move - Joe Howard and I are moving the Double Secret Probation paintings to the US Bank Lloyd Center, 1601 Ne Wielder Street Portland, OR 97232, March 2, 2012. These secret paintings will be out in the open for the month of March. After that, back into hiding. Portland cannot take too much of these painting all at once;-{)

You +1'd this publicly. Undo The Art of Giving (TAOG) gallery has added Brooks Hickerson's paintings to its' website. TAOG  is a n ot-for-profit gallery with beautiful art and meaningful gifts raising funds for Mercy Corps, Room to Read, Oregon Humane and Oregon Food Bank. The Art of Giving is dedicated to a single proposition - art enriches life and art for charity enriches life immeasurably. I will donate 20% of the purchase price of any of my paintings bought from TAOG gallery. You can choose the charity you wish to support from the four that TAOG currenty sponsors: Mercy Corps, Room to  Read, Oregon Humane and Oregon Food Bank. Thank you Sharon Graugnard-Fall for creating and maintaining this gallery.   http://www.taog.org/catalog.php?category=31 Portland Waterfront for sale on TAOG website $500

Painting Demo - I will be painting a "do-over" ...painting over another painting. at OSA (oregon society of artists 2185 SW Park Place, Portland) March 8th, 11am, during their regular monthly meeting. http://www.oregonsocietyofartists.com/ Merchants Hotel Portland Oregon

Joe Howard and Brooks Hickerson Double Secret Probation Art Show Reception Feb. 12, Sunday, 1-3pm The Secret Door Knob Gallery 4039 N. Mississippi Ave. #309  Portland Oregon "Miltnomah Falls" by Joe Howard "Fleet Week 2011" by Brooks Hickerson This is a one time chance to see this show. The Door Knob Gallery is locked at all times. Our security is great. We just have to work on publicity.

Over the next few months I am going to paint the portraits of each cast iron building in Portland Oregon. Each week I will add pictures of the iron buildings as I paint them. They were all built between 1857 and 1889. George Franz Building (1878) 124 SW Yamhill is a good place to start. The Franz Building is across from the Yamhill MAX Stop, and is home to a Yoga center. Around the corner is the Poppleton Bldg. (1867) 808-816 SW First. There are two more iron buildings on either side of the Poppleton, the Pearne Bldg. (1865) on the left and the Harker Bldg. (1880) on the right. I will paint these two buildings then the trees in the area drop a few leaves so I can get a better view. Van Rensseler Bldg. (1878) 65 SW Yamhill is in the next block corner of SW First and SW Yamhill. Paddy's on the first floor wit h outside tables. There are two more iron building next door, Love Bldg. (1878) and Harker Bldg. (1878), that I will also paint after the trees drop some leaves ...

Yolanda Valdes-Rementeria with her painting of the Jackson wetlands. Brooks Hickerson with his painting "Market Music 2011" - John Twist is the musician. http://www.johntwist.net/home.html/