Focus on Landscape Show At BallardWorks For May Artwalk

Come and see the landscape in a new light, as the work of four artists show us how they see the world. It is fascinating how different, yet similar, these interpretations of human perception can be. Compare it to your own experience of your senses.

Stephen Gilbert--Abstract Landscape Watercolors
Rosemary Antel--Mountain Portraits in Oil
Amy Pleasant--Landscape Images in Acrylic
Jan Viney--Landscape Photographs

Three floors of art studios and exhibition spaces open for the May Artwalk. Families and kids welcome. Enter through the 1st or 2nd floor doors on 30th Avenue NW. Includes painting, wearable fiber art, lamp worked glass, encaustic painting, jewelry and print making, all under one roof.

BallardWorks
2856 NW Market St

Resident Artists Exhibit New Work At BallardWorks For April Artwalk

Just as the spring rain heralds fresh new flowers, the cold of winter encourages artists to cocoon in their studio and produce new work. New concepts, new materials, new dreams and visions, captured and held in place for your viewing in a relaxed and friendly setting.

Let's not forget new artists as well. Amy Hamblin joins the roster, working on the main floor in Spark Studio. Her current work is created from recycled rubber playground balls. These dynamic pieces are wearable art unlike anything else you've seen. 

Three floors of art studios and exhibition spaces open for the April Artwalk. Families and kids welcome. Enter through the 1st or 2nd floor doors on 30th Avenue. Includes painting, wearable fiber art, lampworked glass, encaustics, jewelry and print making, all under one roof.

BallardWorks
2856 NW Market St

Invisible Adventures: A Story in Art & Poetry By Cynthia Heino Smith On View at Blowing Sands for the July ArtWalk

Paper collage, acrylics, wire, and watercolors—art in a range of mediums each with a corresponding poem: The concept of this show is that while each piece stands alone artistically, the whole of the show is connected through a character’s story.  This is a show to read your way through while on a summer’s art walk. 

Fox on Julie's Door

Elemental

  Opening July 13th.  Show continues through August 7th.

Blowings Sands

5805 14th Avenue

Stop By The Ballard Landmark Featuring Jimie Conner Gregory for December's ArtWalk

I paint and draw outdoors with ink and watercolors. Responding to the scene directly is energizing and brings out my individual response or ‘my voice.’ When I paint in a studio I use my own sketches for a basis from which to paint.                                                                      ~Jimie

Ballard Landmark
5433 Leary Avenue NW

Local North Beach Watercolor Painter, Sally Parker-Henderson, On View at The Scoop at Walter's for November

The Second Saturday Art Walk of November will feature the watercolor paintings of local
North Beach artist, Sally Parker-Henderson.  Sally is a painter, photographer and children's book illustrator.
 
Come view her work At The Scoop at Walter's Cafe.  Drop by to enjoy coffee, sweets, and art, all available in one local location.

The Scoop at Walter's
6408 32nd Avenue 

Venue Presents the Paintings of Walter Share for the July ArtWalk

Artist Walter Share has been a painter for 35 years. Through his talents with watercolor, oil and acrylic paints as well as digital (drawn on the computer), he creates images of nature and landscape from the places where he has lived and painted including Seattle, Oregon and Alaska. Watercolor, oils and acrylics are his favorite mediums. 

Walter enjoys the soft edges that permit paintings to change with mood and invite imagination to complete the painting. He also appreciates the ease of digital imagery in creating features with crisp lines and colors like silk screens. 

 

 

 

Through his company, WalterColors, he does his own printing for greeting cards, prints and calendars to get the colors just right. At Venue this month, Walter will be expanding his collection of Northwest cards and matted prints, as well as offering some framed and original works in variety of sizes. Walter will also be on hand during Artalk demonstrating his process.

Venue

5408 22nd Avenue NW

July ArtWalk Participants

Annie's Art & Frame
2212 Northwest Market Street
Joey Bates often focuses on portraiture with an emphasis on facial expression. "In my down time I turn to figure studies. The pieces exhibited here are the result of several drawing sessions over the course of the past two years."

Bates received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in 2005. His work has been shown in over 40 exhibitions along the west coast and appears in several private collections. To view more art and information check out the artist's website.

Haven Salon
5810 24th Avenue NW
Artist Jenifer Rees has long worked in watercolor to create beautiful blends of color through repeated overlays in her landscape paintings. In recent years, she has experimented with using the medium more gesturally, through both wet and dry techniques, to create vivid and expressive images. Jenifer is drawn to outdoor subjects that reveal something about how they have been formed, and/or those subjects that create strong juxtapositions to their settings. Her current show, Gestures, features both scenes from her travels and studies of the beautiful madrone tree found here in the Pacific Northwest.

Cliffhanger Madrone

Santorini Belfry

Kiss Cafe
2817 NW Market Street
Dave Bloomfield, aka "Starheadboy", is a super prolific artist born and raised in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest. He flows his vibrant art through pure stream of conscious and relies on raw instinct, unlimited imagination, and constant inspiration to create his work.

Habitude Salon & Spa
2801 NW Market Street
Monica Frisell grew up in Seattle and began photographing while in high school. Moving to New York City in 2005, there she photographed musicians both in live concerts and at recording sessions. Frisell's work has been published in national magazines such as Jazz Time and Fretboard Journal. Most recently, she publishes a photo essay entitled Sign of Life Recordings, documenting Bill Frisell's 858 Quartet recordings at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.

In the last five years, Frisell has also traveled extensively around Europe and America to explore her interest in modern decay. Her photo essay on post-Katrina New Orleans lead to her most recent project American Archeology, showing here in July. This show also includes photographs taken during a two-month road trip around the United States last winter. Frisell works predominately in black and while with a Leica M-6 camera, developing and printing all her photographs in her Ballard studio.

July ArtWalk Participants

Dutch Bike Co. Café
4741 Ballard Ave NW
Sasha Robinson is a local jewelry artist who works in sterling silver and semi-precious gemstones to create high quality heirloom jewelry. Her line, Mrs. Robinson's Affair, is inspired by family traditions, one-of-a-kind stones, and the gorgeous natural environment of the Pacific Northwest.


Dish it up!
5320 Ballard Avenue NW
This month they’re doing an Art of Wine in Food evening. Featured are recipes for "Sauces that go well with Fish", including recipes for folks to take home and try on their own. And don’t miss their awesome sidewalk sale!


Velouria Boutique and Gallery New Stop on the ArtWalk!
2205 NW Market Street
It’s an evening of art and fashion. Local artist/musician John Atkins shows a new watercolor series at the July ArtWalk. Also joining the festivities are two local designers, Christine Chaney and Frankie Four (formerly Angel Eyes) who share their one of a kind, up-cycled dresses. tops, and swimwear.

Work by John Atkins

ROOT. Integrative Health 2026 NW Market Street Enrich your senses with Bill Matthews, painter and owner of the Fremont Drum Shop. His original works adorn the walls with an exploration of themes that include jazz, African folk tales and jungle scenes. Bill and his drumming group will also be showcasing their love of West African polyrhythms, performing traditional rhythms in new and creative ways throughout the evening.

Painting by Bill Matthews

Miro Tea 5405 Ballard Avenue NW Barbara Trentalange is a multimedia artist better known for her musical endeavors. Having released three albums under the name "Trentalange", she currently performs as a guest vocalist with Head Like a Kite. In 2005, she toured as a member of Crooked Fingers where she had the opportunity to play with other notable musicians like Devotchka, Micah P. Hinson and Calexico. After the birth of her daughter early this year, Barbara needed to temporarily find a quieter outlet and picked up her paintbrush. Her The Baby Napping Series of acrylic paintings pays homage to some of the Seattle musicians she has worked with over the years.

Nina Simone