The Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge is happening this Labor Day weekend. It is primarily painting, which is judged and accoladed, but there's a small (growing) writing portion. Last year was my first year participating in the writing.
I had published Eyes-Closed Tree inspired by The Gorge White House. You can read it here. Blush of Skin, my other piece, was inspired by Hood River's Waterfront Park and can be read here.
Each day for five days there is a location assigned, somewhere in or around Hood River Oregon. At the end the writer submits two pieces to be included in the online anthology. One of these will be displayed in the Plein Air exhibit at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River during the month of September. Opening reception this year will be on Friday 6th, 6 - 8pm. Attendees can vote for a favorite painting; the writing is not juried.
This year I am busy, with working, kids in middle and high school and all their after school activities, hosting an exchange student, co-chairing the school music boosters and being on the executive team at my church, oh almost forgot the steering committee of the Underwood Community Garden. Against all reason I'm going to do Plein Air again this year. The quickness of it is intimidating but it's a good exercise for me. And it's fun!
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