Another great opening reception for our current Summer Exhibit at the Rec Center on Saturday, July 20. Great art, great friends, great food. A good time was had by all.
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Plein Air Mondays
June 17 – Derby Pond, Whatcom Falls Park
Crinkled Masa Paper Class
Another fun Valley Arts workshop on Friday (June 14). Gwen and Karen introduced techniques for painting with watercolors on crinkled up masa paper for a simple way to achieve a batik-like effect.
Virginia Heaven in the Edmonds Arts Festival
We are pleased to announce that Valley Arts Group member Virginia Heaven has had three watercolor paintings accepted into the 2019 Edmonds Arts Festival, June 14 – 16, at the Frances Anderson Center in Edmonds, WA. The Festival has grown over the years from a small community art fair to one of the most prestigious in the Pacific Northwest, attracting accomplished artists from across the nation and Canada. The Festival galleries showcase fine art from more than 400 regional artists. Juried by professional artists, only the highest quality art is selected to be displayed.
Virginia’s three paintings are variations on a theme inspired by reports of the alleged killing of a mating pair of cougars in Sudden Valley earlier this year. The piece shown here is titled “Karma.”
Congratulations to Virginia for this exceptional recognition. For more information about the Edmonds Arts Festival, click here.
VAG Artists in the Community
Our Valley Arts Group artists have been busy participating in a number of exhibits in the community at large! Stephanie Strong and Karen Peter both had items in the Jansen Art Center’s Spring Juried Show that ended on June 1; Stephanie and Alice Healy now both have paintings showing in the Summer Juried Show that began this week and runs through the end of August. Here are a few of the pieces they have or are displaying.
Danila Van Veen’s paintings are being featured by the Whatcom Art Guild this month at the Village Book Store in Bellingham.
Alice Healy is the Whatcom Art Guild’s featured artist this month at the Colophon Cafe in downtown Bellingham.
Congratulations to all our Sudden Valley artists who have had their talents recognized in the community!
Needle Felting Class
Penny Bamford taught us a new skill during her class on needle felting on May 23.
VAG Out and About
The Camano Island Studio Tour on May 18 was a great success. Members enjoyed visiting a number of Camano Island artists’ studios as well as opportunities to talk with the artists. The day included lunch on the island and a pause for a group photo.
Call For Artists Jansen Art Center
October Show & Open House/Reception
A new Valley Arts Group show is on display through January 12, 2019. You can see a sampling of the show on our website: www.valleyartsgroup.org.
This quarter, our featured artists are Sarah Lane (Creekside Barn) and Stephanie Strong (Sudden Valley Clubhouse).
Join us for an open house/reception on Saturday, October 20th from 4 – 6:00 pm in the Creekside Barn. The reception will honor featured artist Sarah Lane. Please invite friends and family. There will be some fun art activities for children.
Beryl’s Reception
My Retrospective exhibits, in Sudden Valley, were a great success, with numerous paintings being sold. Beryl would like to extend hearty thanks to “The Committee of Angels”, who put together a wonderful reception. (Sarah Lane, Heather Thomas, Virginia Heaven and Stephanie Strong)
Thanks also go to Heather Thomas, for doing the photography, Lee Langdon for working on publicity and Robbie Drabek for website postings, as well as all of the folks who attended. And of course, thanks to the Valley Arts Group for making it all possible.
Gratefully,
Beryl Adams
Valley Arts Group 