5th ANNUAL HILLSBORO PLEIN AIR (Hillsboro, OR)

(Brooks Hickerson painting in 2010 Hillsboro plein air event)

Join the Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council for the 5^th Annual Hillsboro Plein Air Competition on July 15^th and 16^th!

Artists can enjoy painting the sights and scenes of historic downtown Hillsboro, the Saturday Farmer’s Market and—new this year—the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve. Painters can compete in three categories: Landscape, City Scene and Figurative Quick Draw, with cash prizes in each category.

Contestants may check in as early as 9 am on Friday, July 15^th at the Walters Cultural Arts Center. Artists must have their canvases stamped at the time of check-in to enter them in the competition. All entries are due at 2:30 pm on Saturday, July 16^th at the Arts Center.

A Figurative “Quick Draw” event will take place on July 16^th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the East Lawn of the Arts Center. Costumed models from Lavender’s Green Historic Clothing will provide a historically themed tableaux vivant or “living picture” for painters to capture during the Quick Draw event.

A catered reception and award ceremony will close the event on Saturday, July 16^th at 2:30 p.m. on the East Lawn of the Arts Center.

Local artist Kitty Wallis will judge the competition. Wallis is a professional painter and pastel artist, who has painted and taught across the country for more than 40 years. She is also the inventor and manufacturer of Wallis Sanded Paper for Artists.

Painters ages 16 and up are welcome to participate. There is a $25.00 registration fee for each participant. All participating artists are invited to leave their works to be exhibited at the Walters Cultural Arts Center during the month of August.

You don’t need to be an artist to enjoy this event! The public is welcome to experience the creative process in action or join the artists for the closing reception and wine tasting on July 16^th.

All proceeds from this event will go to benefit the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve.

To register for this event or for information including rules, prizes and fees, call 503-615-3485 or visit www.hillsboroarts.org.

Hillsboro Plein Air is presented by the Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council with the support of the City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department, the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, the Walters Cultural Arts Center, Art Media, Gamblin Artists Colors, Garden Vineyards, Guerrilla Painter, Helvetia Winery, Lavender’s Green Historic Clothing, J. Albin Winery, Oak Knoll Winery, RayMar Art and Sun-Eden Artists’ Gear.

The Walters Cultural Arts Center is conveniently located just two blocks off the MAX Blue line at 527 East Main Street in Hillsboro, Oregon 97123.

For more information, contact:

Cassie Welliver, Cultural Arts Program Supervisor

cassiew@ci.hillsboro.or.us

503.615.3497

An additional workshop offered by Eric Jacobsen (Portland)

(Here is a message from Eric)

Hello All,

I have added a new plein air workshop to my schedule.

Here's the info:

When: Saturday April 30th (9-4) and Sunday May 1st (9-4)

Cost: $200

Where:

Hansen Studio Estate

17525 S. Ferguson Rd

Oregon City, OR

Come and join us for a fun and informative outdoor workshop at Hansen Studio Estate in lovely Oregon City. The estate provides ample subject matter including rock gardens, lilacs, deciduous and coniferous trees and a rustic red barn. Please contact Eric Jacobsen to sign up. A $20 deposit is requested to reserve your spot. Please send deposit to Eric Jacobsen at 25 Bird Creek Rd., Glenwood,WA. 98619.

Thank You!

-Eric

P.S. I will be actively updating my blog after a long hiatus. In case you're interested in checking it out here's the address:

jacobsenstudio.blogspot.com

(Editors note: scroll down one post for further information on Eric's other upcoming workshops)

Summer Workshops with Eric Jacobsen (various locations)

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Hello from Eric Jacobsen!

Here is the 2011 Summer Workshop Schedule.

All workshops are from 9-4
All workshops are $200

May 21&22 Sauvies Island, OR

June 11&12 Cannon Beach, OR

July 23&24 Hood River, OR

Aug. 20&21 Sauvies Island, OR

Sept.17&18 Glenwood, WA

Oct. 15&16 Cannon Beach, OR

To Sign Up- Call or email
jacobsenstudio@gmail.com
509-365-0018
Send your $20 deposit to-
Eric Jacobsen
25 Bird Creek Rd
Glenwood, WA 98619

Some of Eric's Plein Air Paintings can be seen HERE and HERE.

Utrecht's 4th Annual Plein Air in the Park--Saturday, July 10

(from an email from Utrecht) Plein Air in the Park will take place on Saturday, July 10th from 12pm to 4pm to correspond with the Pearl District's Bastille Day celebrations in Jamison Park. Our event will be located in the NW Park blocks between Davis and Everett. Everyone is invited to bring easels and painting supplies. As in years past, Utrecht Art Supplies will provide some materials for passers-by who would like to try their hand at painting en plein air, and will provide water, snacks and free gifts for the “featured artists” as a thank-you for your participation. Come enjoy the summer with Utrecht ...ALL LEVELS encouraged to participate...the more the merrier! -------------------- Google Map There is a smart park garage just off the broadway bridge, about 7 blocks from the north end of the park if you get frustrated trying to find a space on the street. Here’s a link to the park smart garages: http://www.portlandonline.com/smartpark/index.cfm?c=35506

(Photos from 2009)

....Don't forget! Ultimate deadline for Hood River Oregon 2010 Plein Air Competition is June 30

Pacific NW PleinAir2010 Call for Entries Applications now being accepted through June 30, 2010 LINK for additional information: Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2010 Columbia Art Gallery

Three Day Plein Air Summer workshop with Janis Ellison (Grants Pass, OR)

Save the Date! Learn to paint outdoors…Plein Air.
Join Janis Ellison, an accomplished award winning painter for a three day tour of learning to paint Plein Air or refreshing your skills after a long winter. She will demonstrate how to simplify the subject matter, focus on the big shapes and values to create a successful painting on location outdoors.
Janis has been painting in pastel for over 15 years and is an experienced and patient teacher. She has signature status in SPS, NPS, PSO, and PSNM Pastel Societies. Her works are in galleries in California, Grants Pass, Cannon Beach and Bend, OR. Pastel Techniques
Pastel Plein Air Latour…with Janis Ellison
Artist demonstrations and lots of individual easel time with the instructor.
June 21, 22, 23
Cost 150.00
Location Grants Pass, OR
Register Early…Class size limited to 10
Call to Register: Janis Ellison, 541-955-1888
www.janisellison.com
Email Janis Ellison

Summer-Fall 2010 Oil Painting Workshops with Mary Lou Epperson

Mary Lou Epperson conducts all day workshops with demonstrations and intensive, individualized instruction in a small group setting.

Two-day Plein Air Workshops

Fri-Sat, Aug. 20-21, McMinnville

Practice seeing, selecting, sketching and painting your impressions of rolling hills, majestic evergreens (and maybe even an elk herd), on this 160-acre ranch.
9 am-4 pm. Limit 10. All levels. $195.

Fri-Sat, Sept. 17-18, Oregon Coast

Paint studies of wave patterns and rock formations, and learn to capture sea and sky color notes at some of Oregon’s most scenic coastline at Cape Mears and Three Arches.
10 am-5 pm Fri., 9 am-4 pm Sat.
Limit 10. All levels. $195.

Two-Day Studio Workshop

Sat-Sun, Oct. 23-24, Beaverton

Create a larger studio painting from this summer’s plein air studies. Develop new, personally meaningful compositions from small paintings and photos while exploring how color, contrast, edge and texture define space and volume
9 am-4 pm. Limit 4. All levels. $195.

Email Mary Lou Epperson

THREE Elio Camacho workshops to chose from! (Yamhill, Columbia Gorge & Hillsboro, Oregon)

Here is up-to-date information for popular Elio Camacho's workshops in Oregon this summer. Elio's mentor is highly respected Ovanes Berberien, the Russian painter who studied under Sergei Bongart. Elio is a very favored teacher of several PPASP members. Sign up at your earliest convenience so that you don't lose your spot. Elio's workshops fill up! Scroll down to read about all three opportunities. (Testimonials here)

1. June 25, 26 and 27, 2010

Yamhill Lavender Festival Yamhill, Oregon

Elio Camacho will teach a three day workshop held at Wild Rain Farm or Woodland Lavender. The cost is $265. There are only 16 spots available. To secure your place, a deposit of $50 is due with the balance of $215 due by June 1, 2010. Elio workshop will kick off the Yamhill Lavender Festival Plein Air Paint Out. The paint out will begin June 25 and go through July 9, 2010. The cost to participate in the paint out is $25.00. The festival itself will be July 10 and 11, 2010 at Beulah Park in Yamhill. Direct any questions to: Cathy Long (503) 857-0145 e-mail: stevewlong(at)comcast(dot)net Susan Day (503) 662-3339 Mail registration of workshop to: ECW c/o Cathy Long 1320 SW 2nd St McMinnville, OR 97128-5440 Make checks out to: ECW/YLF

2. July 5-9, 2010

Five days of plein air painting in the Columbia River Gorge Join Elio Camacho for five days of plein air painting instruction on the Columbia River Gorge. Elio studied under Russian Impressionist Ovanes Berberian and is influenced by master impressionists such as Bongart, Sorrolla, and Fechin. Elio is was named "Artist to Watch" in the July 2009 Issue of Southwest Art. If you want to learn to fill your canvases with color and boldness then this class may be for you. Some of the things we will cover are:

• Stroke angle and how it affect depth in thick loose strokes
• Properly holding a brush to ensure you have limitless possibilities with your strokes
• Brush speed
• Time management and capturing the moment: The question most often asked is “how do you deal with the changing light”. We will cover efficient ways of painting so you dont waste strokes or motions.
• Forget formulas and learn to “SEE”: Learning see nature as paint.
• Color temperature
• Harmony
• Each day will end with a group critique

To find out more and register: Workshop information Sign up now to secure your spot!

3. July 15 and 16, 2010

Cultural Arts Center Hillsboro, Oregon Join Elio Camacho for this special two day Plein Air workshop preceding the Hillsboro Plein Air Painting Event on July 17th. Painters will join Elio at various Hillsboro locations and brush up on their skills while painting the town. Elio’s colorful approach to painting and his sunny disposition are guaranteed to inspire.

Students will need to bring all their own materials and will be given a map to locate Elio after they check in at the Arts Center the morning of the first day.

7/15 & 7/16 Day: Thursday and Friday Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Fee: $175 Blurb in the front of the catalog: On Saturday, July 17, the Cultural Arts Center will host Hillsboro Plein Air: An Outdoor Painting Event and Competition sponsored by the Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council. This year painters will again enjoy painting the sights of Main Street and Saturday Market. A series of historically themed tableaux vivants will be presented by Associates of Lavender’s Green Historic Clothing, The Ladies’ Tea Guild and the Oregon Regency Society for those painters with an inclination for figurative and narrative art. Artists who want to brush up on their craft may want to take a special Plein Air workshop prior to the event with guest artist Elio Camacho. Camacho hails from the Bay area and makes an annual trip to Oregon to teach his vibrant style and infuse students with positive energy. The Plein Air event costs $25.00

http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Arts/HACC/PleinAir.aspx http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Arts/WCAC/

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"Good News"! Hood River (OR) area Plein Air Artists Tuesday 4/13/10

A message from Bonnie White:

Tuesday is supposed to be cloudy with a chance of rain but I thought we could get the season started anyway by going to Good News Gardening. They have tons of bright and cheerful flowers to paint and I was out there the other day while the rain was pouring and it even sounded good coming down on the greenhouses. If it gets too cold they have food and coffee at the Cafe. I'll be there at 9:00 a.m. if not before.

The address is 1086 Tucker Road, which is on the heights. If you are coming from Portland, take the first Hood River exit going east. Turn right. You will be on Cascade. Follow Cascade to the first stop light which will be 13th. Take a right on 13th. Go up the hill past the hospital, keep going through the business district (you will go through two stop lights). The road turns into Tucker Road. When it narrows after the second stop light, continue on until you reach 2086 Tucker Road on your right. It is right before the first big curve in the road. For parking, you can continue around the corner to the parking in the Church lot, which is clearly marked. You enter the gardens through the gate in the back. From the west, take the city center exit. Turn right on Oak Street, continue to 13th Street. Take a left on 13th and follow that road up past the hospital, through the two stop lights to 1086 Tucker Road on the right.

Hope to see you there. Bonnie

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Cast Shadows; Pacific Northwest Plein Air Landscape opening at Aurora Gallery in Vancouver, WA, November 6

(Painting by Brenda Boylan)

P R E S S R E L E A S E

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2009
EXHIBIT TITLE: Cast Shadows; Pacific Northwest Plein Air Landscape
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION:
Cast Shadows: Pacific Northwest Plein Air Landscape, is a juried invitational art exhibit reflecting a broad range of representational painting styles and approaches that capture the beauty and diversity of the Pacific Northwest.
EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Members of PPASP (Portland Plein Air & Studio Painters): Kathy D. Allegri, Celeste Bergin, Brenda Boylan, Michael Fisher, Pam Flanders, Carrie Holst, Amanda Houston, Joe Howard, Kimberly Kent, Mark Larsen, Karen E. Lewis, Gretha Lindwood, Carolyn Rondthaler, Barbara Szkutnik, Maeona Urban, Katherine van Schoonhoven
And Kitty Wallis.
JUROR:
Elizabeth Steinbaugh
OVERALL ART EXHIBIT DATES: Nov 6– Nov 28, 2009
ARTIST RECEPTION: First Friday, November 6, 5-8pm
LOCATION:
Aurora Gallery, 1004 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660-3151
(360) 696-0449
http://www.auroragalleryonline.com/

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Eugene: A message from Brooks Hickerson

The "Save the Schoolhouse" Crestwell group is working to save their old school house at 2nd and D street, built in 1874. They have invited us to paintout at the schoolhouse October 7, 2009. They have also arranged a show for our paintings at the Crestwell Library. Paul Viel worked all this out for us. Thank you Paul. This is a great opportunity to paint in Crestwell and have a plein air show in Crestwell. I have put "Crestwell School house"on our October Calender (Wed. October 7th) , and I will be sending directions and additional information with the October paintout schedule. Here is the "Save the Schoolhouse" website:
http://savetheschoolhouse.com/

Today, Sept. 21st, the art supplies go on sale at the Duck Store on 13th. Most of their art supplies will be 20% off for the next month.

Saturday, Sept. 26th, is the date to bring your paintings to Emeral Art Center, 500 Main St. between 11am and 4pm, to enter the Springfield Mayors Art Show. The prospectus is on the EAC website: http://www.emeraldartcenter.org/.
The Springfield Show is a fun event. More like the Refuse in Eugene than the Eugene Mayor art show. All paintings that meet the prospectus criteria are hung. Your painting does not have to be jurored into the show. So bring a painting to the EAC this Saturday.

Friday, October 2nd, pick up our paintings at the Island Park Gallery in the Willamalane Center at C st. and Mill St. This is a very good show. I recommend it to anyone has not seen it yet. I have been several times. The Willamalane Staff, specifically Emily Heilbrun, did a great job of hanging this show and making cards for us titled "In the Open Air"...good name for a plein air show. Thanks Emily.

Chamber Music Amici the first resident company of the Richard E. Wildish Community Theatre in cooperation with Emerald Art Center is sponsoring an art contest to select art to be used on posters. They will select 5 paintings, drawings or designs ‘that capture the beauty and excitement of chamber music' to be used for publicity purposes for the 2010-2011 season. There is a stipend of $100 to be paid the artist for the use of the image on the posters.

Chamber Music Amici Art for the Poster Contest is now online at Emerald Art Center website at:
http://emeraldartcenter.org/Downloads/Contest.pdf

"Artists planning to enter the Chamber Music Amici Art Contest can attend a Chamber Music Amici rehearsal at the Wildish Theater. Email chamusicamici@aol.com for permission to attend free the dress rehearsal Sunday, October 11 at 10:00 AM.

See you outside painting,
brooks



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