Browse the list of participating artists from the 2017 Studio Tour, including multiple images of their work, which studio they will be at, the media they work in, statements, and contact information.
Steve Bryant
'Kokopelli and leader of the band.' 6 ft. high x 2 ft. deep x 4 ft. wide. Recycled metal.
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Recycled metal and driftwood In 2001 Steve’s art changed direction and he started sculpting with Driftwood making Birdhouses, Feeders, Benches, and Sculptures. In 2004 in collaboration with Carol we added Recycled Glass and Driftwood flowers, and in 2005 added Blacksmithing and Metalsmithing. Self Taught, our works use mainly recycled materials to create Fine Art and Yard Art using Driftwood, Glass, and Metal making a truly unique pieces for your home. Members: Skagit Artists Together Snohomish Arts Council Northwest Blacksmith Association Stanwood Camano Art Guild Duval Art Council. Visit this artist's website |
Margaret Carpenter Arnett
'Changing Times.' 18 in. x 24 in. Pastel.
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Watercolor, pastel, mixed media Margaret Carpenter Arnett was born and educated in England and has lived most of her adult life in the western United States. Artist, therapist, teacher, writer, mother, and grandmother, she is an accomplished and talented artist working in watercolor, pastel, collage and mixed media. Her award-winning watercolors are hanging in collections in England and throughout the United States. She has participated in juried and invitational shows in the northwest and had many successful one-woman shows. In 1984 she published her first book, Seasons of Change, a thoughtful blend of words and watercolors. She is currently represented by galleries in Seattle, and La Conner Washington. Believing that art facilitates healing both through self-expression, and as a key to the unconscious mind Margaret has worked as an art therapist in medical settings and in the community at large for the past thirty years. “To painting, writing, and therapy, Margaret brings the same philosophy, within her work there is strength, gentleness, reality and a special faith that good will prevail despite hardship. Her work is neither contrived nor overly conceived. She paints what she sees and feels in an uncommon manner.” Margaret lives with her husband in La Conner, Washington. Visit this artist's website |
Dedrian Clark
'Morning Haze.' 12 in. x 9 in. Soft Pastel.
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Soft Pastels A native Californian, Dedrian spent her childhood enjoying the beauty and small town atmosphere of Saratoga, and surrounding areas of Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. Summer vacations were spent with her family exploring the forests of northern California, Nevada and Colorado. These experiences left Dedrian with a deep appreciation and connection to nature and it’s preservation. Fast forward, now in retirement, it is no surprise that Dedrian lives in the beautiful forested small town of Bow, Washington just south of the North Cascade mountains. Inspired by her partner and artist/sculptor Robert Gigliotti, Dedrian now translates her appreciation for nature to her pastel paintings. Initially dabbling in watercolors and acrylics, upon retirement Dedrian discovered soft pastels and fell in love. Self taught, Dedrian spends most days in her newly designed studio in Bow, honing her skills painting landscapes and wildlife, watching them come to life on her canvas. Although Dedrian may be considered an “emerging artist”, her work is increasingly seen at many of the art shows and galleries in the surrounding areas. Stephen Hunter recently reported for the Cascadia Weekly, “Not a stroke of color is out of place. Clark, upon retirement from business, enjoys an amazing burst of creativity: her studies of wildlife, domestic animals, moths, stream-sides and similar, quiet natural subjects are moving and luminous”. Visit this artist's website |
Sarah Dalton
'Anacortes Tree 2010.' 12 in. X 18 in. Mixed Media.
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Mixed Media My primary art form is photography. I started as black and white film photographer in high school. I studied photography, design and drawing at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School and the Sun Valley, Idaho Center for the Arts. In the last ten years, I transitioned from film to digital photography. I continue to enhance capabilities by continuously pursuing new techniques and processes. I want my work to be one-of-a-kind so I transfer my photographic images to multiple substrates including metal, plaster, wood and paper. Every transfer is unique. I transfer to the inside of aluminum cans and to wood I collected on the beach because I like to transform discarded items to art. Since took up painting in 2016, I transfer digital images to painted surfaces. In 2010, I created my business, Simply Images. I sell at local art festivals and out of my studio in La Conner, WA. I have participated in the Edmonds Art Festival, Best of the Northwest (Spring and Fall shows), Salmon Days, Bellevue Festival of Arts and the Anacortes Art Festival. My work is at the artEast Gallery, Issaquah, WA. I opened my studio in November 2015. It is open upon request. Visit the artist's website |
Marie-Claire Dole
'Reversible - Laughing Maiko/Chrysoprase Necklace.'
Fine Jewelry - Chrysoprase, 14KY, Mokume Gane, Fine Silver, Argentium Sterling Silver and Sterling Silver.
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Fine Jewelry, Pastel and Oil Paintings. European craftsmanship in every detail with an inspired simplicity. Visit this artist's website |
Greg Dugan
'Alpen Drive-In.' 20 in. x 16 in. Watercolor.
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Watercolor The focus of Greg’s work is to create art that is both beautiful and inspiring. Visit this artist's website |
Andy Friedlander
'Taking Off.' 18 in. x 24 in. Oil on canvas.
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Oil As a young artist in 1966, I was exploring mediums including painting, theatre performance and music. My first painting teacher was Mitsuo Kakutani, a Japanese garden and landscape artist turned abstract painter. He was exploring the shape of color and his students shared in that exploration. It was exciting, original and timely. I soon discovered, however, that my medium was the theatre. I retired 10 years ago from a 45-year career in the theatre and began painting again in earnest. Movement, shape, texture, emotions and ideas all begin with and find their full expression through color. Light and dark contrast, collaborate and combine. It is wonderful to be an emerging artist at the age of 70. I continue playing music – for the past 20 years with the Prozac Mtn. Boys, an active bluegrass band playing venues throughout the state of Washington. In all my pursuits, it is the process of creating art that fascinates me. The studio tour gives artists the opportunity to share that process, enhancing the experience of both viewer and artist. Visit this artist's website |
Robert E Gigliotti
'Into the Mystic.' 18 in. x 15 in. x 6 in. Cast bronze on granite base.
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Cast bronze, fabricated metal, stone carving Robert E Gigliotti was born in Utah in 1947 as the second of 5 children. His father was Italian and his mother was Scotch/Irish from the deep south. This was an interesting cultural mix for a boy growing up in a mountain state. He went to parochial school where the only path was college prep. In 1965 he headed off to the University of San Francisco for undergraduate studies, not having a clue what to take. After changing his major several times Rob ended up with a BA in sociology. What do you do with a degree in sociology? You go to graduate school. So Rob drifted off to the University of Victoria to work on a masters degree. Deep inside he “knew” that he wanted to create but didn’t know what or how. Somehow Rob latched onto photography and decided to quit grad school in favor of art school. He went to Oregon State University to study photography and, with great trepidation, took a bronze sculpture class as an elective. Rob fell in love with it. He had found his path to creativity. The following year Rob transferred to the University of Oregon where, in 1976, he earned a masters degree in art education. He has been sculpting ever since and loves to create figurative bronzes with symbolic twists and turns. His art derives a lot of inspiration from mythology and various spiritual paths. He refers to some of his newest work as “visual koan” from Zen practice. Rob has 3 grown children and lives in Bow, WA. Visit this artist's website |
Gary Giovane
'An Eala Bhan (The White Swan).' 20.5 in. x 22.75 in. Acrylic on cedar w/ red oak frame.
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Acrylic on cedar My acrylic paintings on red cedar are inspired by a cultural fusion of Northwest Coast Native, Celtic, and Japanese arts and are influenced by the British Arts and Crafts movement. I believe that art should be created to reflect the beauty of the natural world and to link us to our place within it. Visit this artist's website |
Ria Harboe
'Pinyon.' 18 in. x 24 in. Acrylic on canvas.
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Oil, Acrylic. I have always gravitated to painting another level of awareness, one that is just beyond the real world. If you look at the history of my art, you will see this attraction to the more mysterious. As I wander in nature I love finding the otherworldly quality in our own world. I am in awe of a light that makes the day or time of day more eerie, more dramatic. If I can push that quality even a little more, to create something beyond real, I try. Bio: Ria lives on Lummi Island, Washington and maintains a studio there as well as one in Bellingham, where she participates in Studio Tours and Gallery Walks. Her work is part of several shows and festivals each year. A daughter of Danish immigrants, Ria grew up in the high desert of California, where she fostered a love of the environment, art and music. After graduating CSU Chico, with a BA/Fine Art in 1985, she moved to the Pacific Northwest and this is where she has pursued her art. Her travels have taken her many places in the world where the beauty and culture of a specific place has inspired and informed her work. Visit the artist's website |
Chad Houtz
'Low Tide @ Rye.' 16 in. x 20 in. Oil.
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Linde Husk
'Flutter.' 36 in. x 48 in. Acrylic on canvas.
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Acrylic on canvas Painting is one of the rare things in my life that doesn't require any external forces or deadlines. It just is. It just becomes. I paint the things that sing to me and hope my art bring others a sense of peace and beauty. Visit this artist's website |
Gene Jaress
'Refined Living in Anacortes.' 36 in. x 24 in. Oil on canvas.
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Painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, jewelry For over fifty years Gene Jaress has been a working artist. As a master craftsman, he believes in thoroughly mastering the medium he works in to produce an excellent piece of art from the support to the frame. Visit this artist's website |
Ron King
'Mount Shukson.' Mixed digital media.
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Mixed digital media Ron’s art in all of its forms reveals an instinctive emotional reflex that lies beyond simple vision or hearing. Reflected in both the man and his work is the artful bridge between reality and what his unique vision sees just beyond. Visit this artist's website |
Maggi Mason
'A Walk in the Woods.' 18 in. x 14 in. Collage.
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Collage and oils As an artist I prefer to work in oils and collage, but occasionally I revert to watercolor or acrylics. I work mostly from imagination, drawing inspiration from poems, songs, myths, memory and travels round the world. Although I have listed the main points of my formal art education, I am very aware that an artist never finishes learning new approaches and the use of different media, or a combination of all of them. That is what is so exciting about being an artist. Visit this artist's website |
Shawn Pagels
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Rebecca Parker
'Larch Summer Wishes.' Acrylic on canvas.
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Acrylic on canvas. Bright and Bold Brilliantly Hidden Adventures await For the Visually Driven Visit this artists website |
Kat Peterson
'Kestrel Falcon.' 11 in. x 14 in. Overglaze oil.
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Overglaze oil. One-of-a kind painted overglaze pieces in glass and porcelain. Visit this artist's website |
Tom Pickett
'Blue Night.' 48 in x 48 in. Oil on canvas.
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Oil Art has been my life-long pursuit. I have worked in several mediums: clay, silver, encaustic and oil painting. My current works are oil paintings; some pleine aire landscape, some portrait and studio work of varying subject matter. I have continued to make art simply for the pleasure of seeing the creation and to satiate my own desire to make a beautiful mark. Visit this artist's website |
Andy Porter
'Tulips.' 24 in. x 36 in. Photo - Canvas print.
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Photography Photography is about getting outside. Its about mountains and rivers and glaciers and stormy skies. Photography is also about joy and exhilaration, it’s about the wonders of nature and preserving our wilderness. Visit this artist's website |
Liane Redpath
'Sterling Pod with Pearls.' 2.25 in. diameter. Jewelry.
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Jewelry As a child I knew I would be an artist. Color held a great fascination for me. A box of 64 Crayolas was the greatest gift I could receive. I arrived at jewelry making after experimenting for years with most every art medium. What continued to hold my interest was metal. It is a malleable material upon which countless numbers of colors can be obtained from applying patinas, enamels or paint plus the option of adding countless gemstones. Visit this artist's website |
Tony Stinson
Outdoor sculpture environment. Dimensions variable. Found objects.
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Found objects Found object sculptures and mixed media paintings in an uN-aRts environment in the heart of cOnway. |
Neil Wesche
'Dolphin on a Wave.' 11 in. x 5 in x 3 in. Sculpture.
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Sculpture I was born in Belt, Montana and Frew up on a ranch near Great Falls. After high school I went into the military and was sent to Alaska. I stayed in Alaska and homesteaded prior to Alaska becoming a state. I came back to the lower 48 states and became an aerospace engineer for my life's work. Various hobbies led me to doing stylized sculpturing using different types of materials. I sketch my designs and then use hand and power tools to create finished works of art. |
Katie Walton
Blue Elegance, 14 in. x 44 in. Glass mosaic on fiberglass.
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Glass mosaics, ceramics Katie creates vibrant, bold glass mosaics inspired by memory, mood and the feminine spirit. Each glass piece is hand cut, adhered and grouted to vintage windows and mannequins, each piece taking from a month to a year to complete. Katie'a studio, Red Barn Art Studio, is a thriving art school where she teaches painting & ceramics to all ages the spirit of creativity and self expression. View the artist's website |
Jill Whitmore
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Kiln fired glass & multi media paintings incorporating glass I love the act of creating. I'm a musician, writer and visual artist. Magic happens when "in the zone", where the seen and unseen happens, the muse steps in and lends her voice. My work is about joy, inspiration and honoring the exquisite wild beauty of this thing we call life here on the planet. I've shown extensively throughout Central and Northern California, Colorado (where I had a gallery for 5 years) and New Mexico. I am so enjoying being back in the beautiful Northwest after 18 years away. Visit this artist's website |
Maria Wickwire
'May I Suggest?' 5.5 in. x 9.75 in. x 4.25 in. Ceramic clay and rust.
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Ceramic clay figure sculpture I work with the most elemental of materials: clay, story, and human form. Clay is the oldest material we humans have used to express ourselves. Rather than beginning with a story or concept in mind, I start to play with the clay and watch as the sculpture takes shape in my hands, intuitively responding to her and even being guided by her. As she emerges, I feel as if I am simply a conduit that allows her to step forth to tell her story. The process of making sculpture is, for me, a creative journey, a quest for discovering the stories that bring meaning to our lives. I am always amazed that the stories about growth and creativity, intuition and courage, discovered through this process, have been told in cultures all over the world, separated by time and geography, but like dreams, archetypes common to people everywhere. Visit this artist's website |
Peggy Woods
'Lake Como Headwaters.' 22 in. x 30 in. Watercolor.
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Watercolor Peggy Woods grew up drawing, painting and exploring the beaches and woods of the west coast. She spent hours in nature with her sketchbooks and paintbox, developing a deep connection to the natural world and teaching herself to observe and paint the things she loved. Over the last decade, she has returned to her original love of watercolors, recently moving to Anacortes, in order to build an art studio and live in the environment she loves to paint. Peggy’s work has won numerous awards in national competitions. Visit this artist's website |
