PERFECT DAY

Day 1. Orientation and meet the other painters at the Hood River Gorge Whitehouse. 40 painters were accepted into the paintout, some from Alaska, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and ??? The following is copied off the advertising card because it explains things so well.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST PLEIN AIR 2011 in the COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
In its seventh year, Pacific Northwest Plein Air competition is a series of art events featuring the art and literary works of accomplished painters and writers created at various locations around the Columbia River Gorge----the nation's first designated National Scenic Area. Works of art will be available for viewing and for sale during a month-long gallery show at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River. Jim Lamb is the juror.