Painting Demo & Talk with Artist Aimee Erickson

Known for an engaging style and versatility in subject matter, Aimee Erickson is an internationally renowned oil painter and instructor who has given lectures and demonstrations at venues nationwide and abroad. Her work will be on display at the museum as a participating artist in Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia Gorge (April 27-May 26).

Erickson will paint live in the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Education Center from 10:30 am until early afternoon. See the completed work and learn from Erickson about painting still lifes, painting en plein air, working with natural light, and more in an Artist Talk at 2:15 pm in the Education Center.

About the Artist: Aimee Erickson

A standout at plein air painting competitions, she has won both Best of Show and Artists’ Choice at Plein Air Easton, as well as Best of Show at Carmel, Sonoma, Olmsted, Laguna, and Pacific Northwest Plein Air art festivals. Erickson has been a Portrait Society of America finalist, won Best of Show at an American Women Artists national show, and is a signature member with multiple awards from Oil Painters of America.

She has exhibited with international plein-air groups in China and Russia, is an inaugural member of Charlie Hunter’s En Train Air expedition, and in 1997 painted the official portrait of governor of Oregon Barbara Roberts. Her work has been featured in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine, American Art Collector, and Plein Air Magazine, and on OutdoorPainter.com. Her first book, Plein Air Techniques for Artists: Principles and Methods for Painting in Natural Light, was released in 2023 and is widely available. Erickson has a BFA in Visual Communication Design with an Illustration emphasis.

She lives in Portland, Oregon, and carries a sketchbook.