Lewisberg Park

Pastel sketch 9 x 12

Fun in the sun yesterday with a group paintout and picnic at Lewisberg Park near Battleground, Wa. Does life get any better than the company of fellow painters at a beautiful location on a warm fall day ?!

Upcoming Gallery Show in Beaverton

Dances With Light watercolor by Cris Merrill

I will be showing 5 watercolors, including the painting above, in a group show sponsored by the Portland Plein Air and Studio Painters. There are over 100 paintings in this show. Worth a visit!

Expressions Of Nature / Expressions Of Self
Portland Plein Air & Studio Painters Exhibit 2008

Kingstad Gallery

15450 SW Millikan Way
Beaverton, OR 97006

Show opens Wednesday, Sept 10, 2008

Awards Reception: Last Tuesday, 9/30, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Catered by Kingstad Catering’s award winning Chef Christian Russell; no-host wine bar.

Second Reception Tuesday:Oct 28, 6-9 pm
Closing Reception Tuesday: Nov 18, 6-9 pm

Exhibit dates- Sept 10-Dec 5, 2008

Heirs to the late 19th- and early 20th-century French plein air tradition, these accomplished artists wander woodlands, fields, and urban landscapes with easel, palette, and brush to record a vista, an existential moment, and their relationship to the world of light