Plein air painting on Magnolia Trail in Hoyt Arboretum Portland Oregon March 23, 2016. with Marua Jess. No rain but the clouds got dark and light and then dark again. It started raining about the time we left.  Magnolia Trees in bloom Maura Jess drawing Magnolia trees.  213- Magnolia Trail by Brooks Painting setup on Magnolia Trail.

Plein air painting on Magnolia Trail in Hoyt Arboretum Portland Oregon March 23, 2016. with Marua Jess. No rain but the clouds got dark and light and then dark again. It started raining about the time we left.  Magnolia Trees in bloom Maura Jess drawing Magnolia trees.  213- Magnolia Trail by Brooks Painting setup on Magnolia Trail.

Painting in the rain in Portland Oregon today aboard the Portland Steamer (Oregon Maritime Museum) Kara Wilde is the painter in the green jacket. The red boat ii the Portland Fire Department practicing water rescues. Thank you Fire Department. Kara Wilde Painting in the Rain aboard the Portland Steamer. 212-/FireBoatBurnsideBridge by Brooks view of the stern of the Portland Steamer. 

Plein air painting of the Collaborative Life Sciences Building (CLSB) MAX Station in Portland Oregon January 27, 2016. You can see the walkers, bikers, buses, MAX trains, and Trolleys all going over Tilikum Crossing on this nice winter day in Portland. Red umbrellas on the right are the outside seating for Flying Elephant Deli. MAX station with yellow trolley. 201- CLSB Max Station by Brooks

Plein Air Painting Tilikum Crossing in Portland Oregon January 13, 2015. This is what painting outside in Portland in January looks like. It was 50F and no wind or rain. Very nice weather. You can see the Trimet MAX trains, buses, and Trolleys as they cross the Willamette River Bridge in the background. Kara Wilde joined me. Here painting is oil and mine is Acrylic. Tilikum Crossing Kara Wilde painting Tilikum Crossing Kara's Painting of Tilikum Crossing Brooks' painting of Tilikum Crossing

Plein air painting in the rain in Portland Oregon December  10 and 17, 2015. This is a do-over of a bridge painting. This is Caboose 25198 from the Union Pacific at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center here in Portland Oregon. This yellow caboose was calling to me...Paint me...paint me. Fortunately there is a 10 ft. overhang that kept me fairly dry. Kara Wilde painting Old 197 engine. Kara's watercolor of Old197. Brooks' Old 197 painting. Brooks' Union Pacific Caboose 25198 Painting Caboose 25198 with painting. Old 197 Engine

This is what plein air painting looks like in Portland December 2, 2015. Cold (45F) and cloudy, we love it. Humberto Gonzalez, Yolanda Valdes-Rementeria, and Kara Wilde joined me today painting the bridges along the Willamette River in back of the CLSB, Collaborative Life Sciences Building. Here are a few pix of the painters and a couple of paintings in progress. Enjoy. Yolanda Valdes-Rementeria painting Tilikum Crossing. Kara Wilde sketching and trying to stay warm. Humberto Gonzalez sketching. Prepared for the cold. Humberto sketching bicycles. Brooks with watercolors. Humbertos bicycle sketch. Brooks watercolor '