Paintout at the Portland Steamer, SW P ine at SW Naito, this Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23. The Steamer will be open from 11 am to 4pm. I will be there Friday from 1-4pm. I cannot make the Saturday paintout . S o I need a volunteer to take p ictures on Saturday and send them to me. I like to post p ictures of paintouts on facebook and my blog. Attached is a photo of the trees that are blooming along the waterfront. Bring your pink paint. The "Great Nautical Show" is in April at OSA and OMM (Oregon Maritime Museum). If you cannot make this weekend 's paintouts th en paint a nautical scene at home. Either way , s how up with your nautical painting April 6, 10am-noon, at OSA, 2185 SW Park Place , Portland. Keep painting outside, brooks

Painting the Oregon Maritime Museum's Portland Steamer March 8-9, 2013. Joe Howard at the Portland Steamer Paintout March 8, 2013  Jack Robinson aboard the Portland Steamer.  Jeanne and her painting of the Morrison St. Bridge.  Lynnette painting is also painting from onboard the Portland Steamer.  Mary painting the Portland Steamer from the shore.  Regina and her watercolor of the Portland Steamer.

Plein air pai nt out March 8, 9, 22, and 23 , at the Portland Steamer, SW Pine and SW Naito. 11-4pm. We are painting s ce nes for the Gr eat Na utical Art Show in April 201 3. Sponsored by Oregon Society of Artists (OSA) http://www.oregonsocietyofartists.com/ and Oregon Maritime Museum (OMM) http://www.oregonmaritimemuseum.org/

http://www.artiscreation.com/index.html Bets Cole and I started a conversation about how to paint with less toxic paint. I would like to continue that conversation. This data base lists the contents of every paint I have ever heard of. I am looking for replacements for Cadmiums and Cobols...I have taken them off my palette.

Here is Joe Howard under the shelter at Hoyt Arboretum, painting in the rain. Here is the result of my painting in the rain at Hoyt Arboretum, Friday, Nov 2. Much of the paint is on the ground under the elm where I was standing.

Nine paintings from the Portland Art Museum's "Cars in the park" events in the summer of 2011 are on display at Freeman Motors, 7524 SW Macadam in Portland Oregon. The reception will be Saturday, December 1, 1-5pm.

 Engine 197 at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center ; http://www.orhf.org/ Joe Howard and I painted Engine 197 on October 11, 2012. Nice place and very friendly people.