Northwest Beauty on View

I never tire of viewing or painting the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Here's my favorite neighborhood park and the gorgeous Oregon coast. This and 25 other paintings will be on view at the St. Johns Art Constitutional, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Spring in St. Johns, 20x16", oil on canvas, Quin Sweetman

Cape Arago, 14x11, oil on panel, Quin Sweetman

Later that evening, the painting of the Columbia River Gorge paradise 

the American Indian's called Wahclella Falls, will be on view at the 

Recycled Rain Project Show in the Ford Building Gallery, SE Portland, opening Saturday, 6-9 p.m.

"Rain Made Paradise", 18x24", acrylic/rain-water on Canvas, Quin Sweetman,
for the Recycled Rain Project Show

Long time, no blog ...

Local Color, St. Johns, Oil on Panel, Quin Sweetman

Here's a painting of my favorite bridge, in honor of St. Patrick's Day. I am showing this and five other  paintings at the Northeast Community Center this month, along with fellow Alla Prima Portland artist, Celeste Bergin. I'm always thrilled to show with Celeste as she is both very talented and a delightful person. Her beau, Dave Burbach is a wonderful photographer and very kind to document the hanging of our show and the ensuing shenanigans:

Quin Sweetman and Celeste Bergin at the Northest Community Center,
Portland, Oregon. Quin's paintings behind them.

Quin Sweetman and Celeste Bergin at the Northest Community Center,
Portland, Oregon. Celeste's paintings behind them.

Quin Sweetman and Celeste Bergin at the Northest Community Center, Portland, Oregon, through April, 1630 NE 38th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97232 http://necommunitycenter.org/community/art/

Mon - Fri: 5:30am - 9:00pm Sat: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Sun: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm - See more at: http://necommunitycenter.org/community/art/#sthash.sD8eiuGY.dpuf

I Love Painting Bridges!

What a day! I am blessed to live in such a beautiful neighborhood and have a group of painters who like to get out and paint "plein air" (Frenchy term for painting outside, like the Impressionists).

Bridge Rhythms (work-in-progress), Oil on Canvas, 20" x 20", Quin Sweetman

Painter buddy from the neighborhood, Jodi Burton

End of the day, light dying, packing up

This is a larger painting for plein air but I'm going to paint larger more often as it is more freeing for gestural brushwork and compositions. Go big or go home!