After the Flood: Landscape paintings by Scott Allen
April 4 - April 28, 2024
Artist Reception: Friday, April 5, 4 - 6pm
Scott: The area I grew up in is for the most part open country, and the marks that people make on the land are especially obvious. The roads, fields, and other elements imposed on the landscape inevitably create a visual tension and counterpoint to the natural order. The eye is unfailingly drawn to the way these elements play off one another, whether it is the height of a grain elevator set within a flat horizon, a road and fence line playing off rolling hills, or the starkness of an abandoned farmhouse silhouetted against a limitless sky. These kinds of elements often find their way into my work. They can evoke narratives from a collective history, as it is forever playing out, and invite personal interpretation in the mind of the viewer.
Big Barn on Highway 101, Oil on Canvas, 24”H x 36”W
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Join us for Sunday in the Gallery with Lorna Barth
One Crazy Mother - Using Sourdough as a Unique Painting Surface
April 14, 1pm - 3pm
Lorna Barth
“Paintings on unusual surfaces. If it doesn’t move in our house, it gets painted. The unique Sourdough Gesso that I created in 2020 has proven to be the most satisfying breakthrough in texture and durability and unusual painting surfaces.”
Welcome New Member Artists - Kathleen Casteel and Kris Stewart
Kathleen Casteel
Kathleen has been painting the Northwest landscape for several decades. Her paintings of rivers, water, trees, landforms, mountains, cultivated fields, and remote areas depict the widely varied and diverse regions of the Pacific Northwest.
Learn more about Kathleen Casteel here.
Kris Stewart
Kris is a bookbinder and artist who specializes in leather journals, artists books, and paper marbling. While getting her degree in Art History, Kris discovered she was more interested in the artists’ use of the elements and principals than actual names, dates, and movements. She’s always been a maker and discovered her passion for creating books in 1998, starting with hardcovers then moving to soft leather bindings.
Upcoming Exhibition - May 2 - June 2, 2024
FRESH AIR - FRESH PAINT - 2024
6 Friends Painting the Walla Walla Valley in Plein Air
Artist Reception and Talk
Friday, May 3, 4-6PM
Laura Gable, Cindy Gillett, DeLee Grant, Bonnie Griffith, Sue Martin, Emily Thomas
Painting Days - April 29 - May 2, 2024
Painters painting the Valley: April 29-May 2
Painting on First and Main: April 30, 12pm - 2pm
Painting on First and Main: May 2, 5 pm - 7pm
Past Exhibit - March 2024 - Candace Rose
Obsession: objects, light and shadow
shadows and light present themselves...
there are objects of intrigue everywhere;
I’m intrigued by the detritus of the sidewalk and road, the oddities of yard sales and thrift stores, and the treasures languishing in random attics of friends and family. As I work with the objects, cleaning and coloring and pairing one with another, I ponder their history.