09/01/2026
I’m getting ready for the American Impressionist Society Paint Out this week!
If you’re not familiar with a paint out, it’s essentially a plein air painting event—artists painting on site, directly from the landscape rather than working from photographs in the studio.
From Wednesday through Saturday, artists from across the country—including some of the nation’s leading impressionist painters—will be out painting throughout Central Oregon. I’m thrilled to be among them, interpreting the landscapes we’re lucky enough to call home.
I’ve got 11 freshly prepared panels ready to go, and now comes the fun part: taking them out into the landscape and seeing what happens!
On Saturday, one of my paintings will join the freshly completed work in the AIS Wet Wall at Mockingbird Gallery. And yes, Wet Wall is quite literal: these are paintings brought straight from the easels, freshly completed and, in some cases, with the paint still wet on the canvas.
Come see what artists from near and far see in our local landscape.
All of the paintings will be available for purchase.
Wet Wall: Saturday, September 5 • 11 AM–6 PM
Reception, judging & awards: 4:30–6 PM
Mockingbird Gallery • Bend, Oregon
I’d love to see you there!