Art Walk Edmonds brings you Artists In Action this month during the Third Thursday Art Walk! Jan Graves will be in front of Cole Gallery, Tracy Felix will be in front of Graphite, and Ruth “Rifka” Barth will be in front of Coldwell Banker Bain. Feel free to stop and chat with them!

Aria Studio Gallery // Joan Archer and Leah Goodwin

535 Main St, open Tuesday 1-6pm, Wednesday-Friday 11am-4pm, Saturday 12-4pm
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Original watercolors and oils in the studio gallery painted by local artist Joan E Archer. Scenes from Joan’s travels and imagination painted in an impressionistic manner, as well as works in a more representative style. Leah Goodwin’s photography from Belize, and Brazil. Joan gives a watercolor demonstration on the night of the Third Thursday Art Walk at 6:30pm. Come join the fun and learn some tips about painting in the medium of watercolor.

ArtSpot // Dog Days of Summer

408 Main St, open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
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Come get a portrait drawn of your pet by an artist! Bring your pooch in person or a photograph. We are hosting our favorite summer fundraiser for our furry friends! $10 suggested donation per drawing. All proceeds benefit our local animal shelter, PAWS! Portraits drawn by Cody French, Angeline Phan and Bryn Alberto.

Bench & Board // Bear Carpenter

610 Main St, open Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5:30pm, Sunday noon-4pm
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Bear Carpenter is an acrylic artist based full time in Edmonds, Washington. Raised in Oceanside, CA, the 1970s SoCal surf scene informed Bear’s early watercolor work of coastal surroundings. Turning to acrylics in 2015, his work reflected an appreciation of streetscapes, historic buildings and ocean waves. Surfing days long gone, the Pacific Northwest provides new creativity. His style is mostly self-taught, and his acrylics today have been influenced by those many years as a watercolorist. Bear was mentored by San Diego watercolorist Dan Camp, honing techniques in studio and plein air painting of San Diego beach towns, local landmarks and California missions. At that time, some of his watercolors depicting coastal scenes and missions were accepted into the Ruth Mayer Gallery in Laguna Beach, California.

Bear finds inspiration around his hometown on Puget Sound, yet a surf vibe still shows up in the artist’s work. You will often see a van make an appearance in many of Bear’s paintings. It is a personal homage to the old surfer and to the first vehicle he owned—a 1968 white VW van.

Cascadia Art Museum // Kerry Clavadetscher

190 Sunset Ave, open Wednesday - Sunday, 11-5pm
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Kerry Clavadetscher is a fine artist and certified natural science illustrator from Lake Forest Park, WA. Her work was most recently featured on the 2023 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival poster. Realistic detailed landscapes with wildlife and botanicals from the Pacific Northwest are the hallmarks of Kerry’s artwork. She paints mostly in watercolor, but also works in acrylic, gouache, pencil, and more.

And as always, admission to the museum will be free during the Art Walk Edmonds evening!

Christopher Framing & Fine Art // Judith Perry

537 Main St, open Tuesday - Friday 12-5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm
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Judith's advanced studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago focused on the figure. She still finds it fascinating and draws and paints the figure for shows. But to her they are the ultimate landscape. Judy's mediums vary. "Watercolors were natural while living in Hawaii due to the colors and light. Landscapes in oil are a comfortable fit. But drawing with graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel and vine charcoal are like an extension of my arm." The passion comes from the first drop of color on the surface. The drawing and composition are the warm up for that to happen. The world is full of beauty and shapes and social circumstances—seeing is the most important skill for Judith as an artist.

Coldwell Banker Bain // Nancy Duncan, Margaret Tollefson & Tina Goodrich

108 5th Ave S, open daily 10am-4pm
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Nancy: Since retiring from the publishing industry as a designer and book producer, I've been able to experiment with my own work. This grouping of images is a broad spectrum of subject matters and represent my curiosity for the intimacy of design, shape and form. I use Photoshop extensively to enhance the essence of what I see– with the hope of inspiring others to see beyond the obvious.

Margaret: I paint moments that make my heart skip a beat. From the simplest shell or flower to an unforgettable sunset, I find inspiration in shadows and light. In each painting I hope to transport you to that moment. Watercolor allows me to refine details while still letting the paint flow and mingle on the paper. The colors of the Pacific Northwest are soft and subdues but there are bright pops of color everywhere.

Tina: Being an artist is my most enormous blessing. I can't imagine my life without it; it is the way I view the world. Art is my dance with the miracle of life. Intuition, paradox, integrity and balance mixed with dream images, ancient symbols and letterforms are some of the interests I bring to my artwork. My curiosity drives my exploration in an attempt to push against boundaries, find the impasse in an attempt to break through to new meaning and understanding.

Crow // Carol Ross

114 4th Ave N, open Monday 11am - 4:30pm, Tuesday - Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm
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As an art extrovert, Carol paints both to connect with people and to push her work beyond the “obvious” and into a story that she wants to tell. Carol is passionate about recording the humor, the absurd, and the eccentric that surrounds us. Carol has a disciplined studio practice and works in series, whether subject or palette driven. This gives her the chance to reflect on themes from several perspectives. Her work is a process where she finds a subject, studies it, maybe adds in humor or emotion and then goes to the easel.

The Curious Nest // Ellie Hoffman

405 Main St, open Thursday - Sunday 12-4pm
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Ellie Hoffman is a painter and illustrator residing in Shoreline, Washington. She works primarily with ink and watercolor to create small, delicate, and detailed expressions of human emotion and decorated beauties. When she isn’t creating art, she’s a gardening homebody, wife, and mother to two precious daughters.

Driftwood Modern // Artists of the mid-20th Century

403-1/2 Main St, open Thursday - Sunday 11am-5pm or by appointment
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Driftwood Modern proudly presents an ongoing and changing collection of the original paintings, prints and sculpture of nationally and internationally known artists of the mid-20th century, with a focus on the acclaimed Northwest School. We also offer an eclectic array of authentic Modern home furnishings. “Beauty in our lives!”

Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation Gallery // Women Painters of Washington

Frances Anderson Center - 700 Main St, open Monday - Friday 8:30am-8:30pm, Saturday 9am-2pm
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Six artists from Women Painters of Washington are presenting a show is called “Serendipity”. Serendipity by definition, “explores unexpected discoveries and occurrences which come together in a pleasing or beneficial way”. For the artist, this can be the discovery and interpretation of a new found subject matter, or the exploration of a process or idea that leads to a fresh and thoughtful engagement with the viewer. The exhibiting artists offering their own artistic experiences with seredipity are: Beth Van Faasen Betker of Seattle Judith Heim of Woodway, Donna Leavitt and Beverly Shaw Starkovich of Edmonds, Marsha Lippert and Jane Mayer of Shoreline.

Women Painters of Washington is a state wide organization which was founded in 1930 to empower professional women artists to create, exhibit and market their work while fostering art appreciation within their communities and beyond. The exhibit will be on display from July through September.

Edmonds Vision Center // Scott Chreist

201 5th Ave S, open Monday - Saturday 9am-5:30pm by appointment only
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Seattle-based painter, Scott Chreist, has been honing his skills in abstract acrylic for the past several years. Originally a behavioral scientist, Chreist blended his observational skills with his passion for expression, bringing about a perfect pairing of his two passions. Chreist’s evolution into abstract acrylic allowed him to introduce another element to this union and extend the range of his talent even further. His use of wine, music, and memory fragmentation allows Chreist to challenge the boundaries of acrylic painting – using a wine wash, pigment, and clay to tell stories that explore the depths of memory and composition.

Edmonds Waterfront Center // Puget Sound Camera Club

220 Railroad Ave, open Monday - Friday 8am-4pm
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The Puget Sound Camera Club (PSCC) endeavors to provide fellowship and to advance the skills of the serious amateur photographer. It encourages a free exchange of ideas on both the artistic and technical aspects of photography. It believes the input gained from comments and critiques by other members is invaluable to building skills as creative artists.

Gallery North // Anne Prather

401 Main St, open 11am-5pm daily
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Artist, author, scientist and musician Anne Prather, whose book “Mystic Intersections” explores her early artistic journey, is delighted to share its continuation in her solo show: Flight of Fancy. A battle with breast cancer in 2015 left Prather without the cancer but with new challenges in her artistic career. “As my eyesight has changed, I‘ve learned to use the numbers in a color picker to mix and match my colors and gradients, much like a painter uses a palette,” Prather says. A long-time textile fan, Prather used her new-found inner vision to transfer her images onto shimmering silk scarves. “It’s a complete blast to imagine, unhindered by looking at them, these images draped, tied and otherwise reshaped by the cloth.” Her current show Flight of Fancy explores specific aspects of her emergence as a sighted person and post-cancer return to near-blindness. “In my head I still have 20/20 vision,” Prather says. Flight of Fancy reflects this vision.

Gallery North would like to invite you to the artist’s reception for Flight of Fancy on Saturday, July 8 from 1-4PM. You can also meet Anne and other gallery members during the third Thursday Art Walk.

Graphite // Sketching Cascadia

202 Main St, gallery will be open to the public every Saturday Noon-4pm, and daily entrance through Charcoal Restaurant 4-9pm
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A collection of art capturing a sense of place and time in the Pacific Northwest. Original drawings and sketchbooks by 21 regional artists. In association with Seattle Urban Sketchers and Sketcher Fest Edmonds. Opening Reception on June 24th from 7-8:30pm with a presentation by artist and author Gabriel Campanario. Founder of the nonprofit Urban Sketchers, Campanario's advocacy of on-location sketching helped launch a global movement. Come hear his story.

Interiors of Edmonds // Giclée prints by David Marty

326 Main St, Monday - Saturday 10am-4pm
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Landscapes of the western United States are often the subject of David’s paintings. However several tours throughout Europe, and in particular Italy, have inspired him to regularly paint scenes from European country and city life as well. His work is a combination of plein air and studio paintings. He loves to get outdoors and painting on location whenever he can. Interior of Edmonds is happy to be showing David’s limited edition giclée reproductions.

Salish Insurance Group // Katrin Mucke

111 Main St, suite 111, open Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
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As long as Katrin can remember, she enjoyed painting. Despite being fascinated by the French Impressionists as a teenager, Katrin stayed more on the abstract side for her own creations. Katrin’s high school art challenges reflected the work of graphic design artist Victor Vasarely, which led to a quick excursion into studying graphic design and a period of exploring watercolor. When she started travelling extensively, she felt the need to capture the uniqueness of the destinations by photography. During Katrin’s travels, she also got in contact with silk painting which became her favorite medium for a decade. After moving to the PNW, Katrin joined her new friends and acquaintances in acrylic painting and has loved it since then.

Sugarology Edmonds // Ann Dreyer

133 4th Avenue N, open Monday 12-6pm; Tuesday - Thursday 9am-7pm; Friday 9am-6pm; Saturday 9am-5pm
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Ann’s interest in photography began in the late 1980s as a way to chronicle her travels. More recently, she has developed a passion for night photography and delights in capturing the Milky Way as well as the Aurora Borealis. This has turned into a quest to capture the perfect picture. Ann admits she has a long way to go, but then the goal is the journey not the destination.

Sale of Ann’s art is used to raise money for our community's HIV services. Proceeds from the sales will be donated to Aids project Snohomish County (APSC).

Vie & Vin // Kim Parsley

172 Sunset Ave, open Tuesday - Thursday 11am-6pm, Friday & Saturday 11am-7pm (21+ only)
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Where Art Meets Science: A Collection of Vintage Travel Bars and Original Encaustic Artwork.

The Artist & Curator, Kim Parsley, has combined her passions for finding a new life for old things, elevating great design, and renewing the enjoyment of creating cocktails (spirit-free or spirit forward) into her vintage travel bars; affectionately named The Happy Travelers. Each Happy Traveler is designed around a wine experience or a specific cocktail and includes all the bottles, bar tools, and glassware needed for the creation and enjoyment of that cocktail. Because most items are vintage or second-hand, each travel bar is one-of-a-kind, creating a renewed purpose to items that would otherwise sit on a shelf or in a landfill.

Kim also brings together art and science in creating her original encaustic artwork, in which she uses liquid beeswax to express the unique juxtaposition of places or textures and objects that are otherwise not connected to each other.

At this showing, Kim will have a collection of her vintage travel bars for sale or to inspire, as well as a selection of her encaustic paintings. Stop by during the art walk to speak to Kim about curating a custom travel bar set-up that has a personal connection to you or a gift recipient.

Windermere Real Estate // Cindy Cruz

210 5th Avenue S, open 9am -5pm daily
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Cynthia (Cindy) Cruz is an artist who was born and raised in Edmonds. Her interest in art began during the trying times of the 2020 pandemic. It all started when she painted with a paint by number set. She enjoyed it so much that she decided to try original florals, landscape and then abstract art. Art is now her passion and form of creative expression. She loves to paint with acrylic paints and also uses spray paints, charcoal, inks, acrylic markers and oil pastel sticks. She enjoys mark making with a variety of tools such as stencils, twigs, squeegees, wedges, trowels, painter's tape, her hands and of course, brushes of many kinds.

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