Aragon Alpaca Farm Paintout

First a thank you to Ann & Mike Dockendorf our hosts at Aragon Alpacas. Great hosts and a great plein air site.


The Alpacas checking out Kerri and her wonderful watercolor on Saturday


Mona painting large


Mara and Don contemplating a painting


Leigh's pastel study of the Alpacas


Leigh was really taking it all in


Kerri painting near the pond


Kerri did two paintings on Saturday, the weather was wonderful


Kathy getting ready for an acrylic painting.


Jacki, Ann, our host, Kerri and Leigh, there was much to see and talk about today.


Victoria and Kerri discussing technique


Don, enjoying Friday at the Alpaca Farm and working in oils.


Don on the hill.


Barbra, outstanding in her field

The Wetlands

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Cathy Meyer trying her hand at acrylics.


Phoemie came out to join us.


Phoemie's wonderful, in progress, oil painting.


Jacki got really animated!


Sally, geared up and doing a study in acrylics.




Mark Logan came out to enjoy the beautiful day.


It was a wonderful, perfect weather weekend at the Wetlands!

The Amazon Paintout - 2010-04-07

There's nothing like a warm sunny day to get Plein Air painters out.


Amazon Park was a little soggy but perfect for painting either from a lawn chair like Victoria...


... or standing in a wet soggy field like Vern.


Randi, a reporter from the Register Guard, was enjoying doing interviews.


Chris a Register Guard photographer, got down and dirty to take an interesting shot ...


... of Renee who was well along in her painting.


When the painters are out they really draw the interest of people in the area.


Most artists gathered on the knoll and with the heat, they gathered in the shade.


Mara and Victoria were busy as Sally was setting up her easel.


As Sally (purple shirt) set up Victoria was hard at work with her Goliath brush...


... and things were taking shape in her painting.


Sally moved into the sun with some distant onlookers.


Interesting how it looks like a tiny Renee is standing on Victoria's painting.


Kathy arrived and quickly set up.


Later Chris (the photographer) talked a bit with Sally and Victoria.


I got home just in time to get a shot of my fully opened red/white Tulip. It was a great day to be out painting and shooting with my camera in perfect light.

Brooks Hickerson Farewell & Coastal Paintouts

Brooks, Lois, Susan, Mark and Kathy saying farewell to Brooks


Kerri, Lee, Mara, Nancy, Marilyn, Dorothy, cold, but happy to here.


Brooke, Jacki, Bets, and Sharyn beaming towards Brooks

Victoria sharing how much Brooks and Peggie have meant to the Plein Air Painters of Lane County.


Susan, Mark, Kathy, Sally, Carole, and Nancy at Brooks farewell party.

Here is a look back to a group of Coastal Paintout Photos


Victoria Biedron studying rocks at Yachats


Yolanda and Humberto taking in the view at Yachats


Cathy Meyer doing some tail-gate painting at Ona Beach


Dana, Erik, Yolanda, and Humberto at Yachats


Ellen Gabehart in front of a line of painters at Yachats


Erik Sandgrin doing a lovely painting at Yachats


Kathy Heerema at Seal Rock


Seal Rock


Seal Rock #2


Turtle Rock