Scroll down for artist statements and contact information for the twenty-one members on this year's studio tour.

Lisa bade

Drawing, painting, fine art book binding
54 Sauk Place, La Conner (Studio 11)

Lisa is making drawings, paintings, fine art books, and broadsides in her Fidalgo Island studio. Rowing in small boats is a theme in her ongoing series “Tides and Currents,” and another series titled “Murmuration” explores boat hulls, wings and storytelling. Lisa also writes and teaches workshops.

Her studio is in her home in the Shelter Bay housing development, across the Rainbow Bridge from LaConner town. Look for signs to bring you to the location or use your GPS. There’s plenty of parking in front of the house!

Lisa Allison Blohm

Painting in Acrylic, Oil, Pastel and Watercolor
5516 Sunset Ave, Anacortes​ (Studio 15)

I am Lisa Allison Blohm, a Pacific Northwest native and a wildlife/nature artist/painter. Living here in the PNW provides me daily, unlimited inspiration! I especially love to paint those species that need a voice, are at risk, under valued or have a unique story to tell about their lives. I admit to favoring marine mammals and birds, but enjoy painting other local flora and fauna as well. I strive to paint these species in a captivating and interesting manner so that they capture your attention and perhaps tell a story as well. I paint in acrylic, oils, watercolor and pastel.

Sue Bloomfield

​Acrylic Paint
15676 Snee Oosh Rd, La Conner (Studio 12)
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Sue has a passion for the beauty of our world. Painting with acrylics allows her to interpret the energy, serenity, and joy she finds expressed in nature. She paints primarily landscapes and the animals without including human constructs, focusing instead on aspects of nature that can easily get lost in our everyday lives. Movement, light, and color are how Sue express her view of the world with fluid lines, light and shadow and vibrant colors. Her hope is that these paintings will draw the viewer to share a brief moment of respite from the often-hectic world around us.

Steve Bryant

Recycled metal and stone , driftwood and recycled glass
19907 Karla Ct, Mt Vernon (Studio 7)
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Driftwood Creations was founded by artists Steve and Carol Bryant who use recycled and new metal, found glass and driftwood to make truly unique and whimsical pieces of garden art, including: metal sculptures, glass flowers, benches, and bird feeders. Inventory is continuously changing, and the studio is open by appointment.

Ronnie Burgess

Oil
15175 Deschutes Ct, Mount Vernon (Studio 4)

Ronnie Burgess began his career sketching on any piece of paper he could find. Finally at the age of 9 his parents introduced him to oil painting. He is currently 22 years old and focuses his paintings on animals. Ronnie’s other interests include the outdoors, time with his family, dogs and his girlfriend Lia.

Sarah Dalton

Mixed Media
15676 Snee Oosh Rd, La Conner (Studio 12)
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Sarah Dalton creates acrylic paintings, multi-media works, and photographs.  She enjoys collecting objects she finds in her wanderings and incorporating them into her art.  Nature and people are largely her inspiration.  Birds are her 2024 focus.

jean fike

Oils
3509 D Ave, #D2, Anacortes (Studio 14)

Jean's paintings often conjure the tonalist sense of nature in connection to the infinite- they explore the emotional and spiritual dimensions of northwest landscapes. Her non-art career has been in conservation and supporting local agriculture. She lives in Mount Vernon with her wife Sandy and their dog Gilda.

Louise Harris

Fiber arts, wall quilts and quilts to use
11115 Sterling Rd, Sedro-Woolley (Studio 1)
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Louise makes art quilts for the wall and quilts for the bed or couch. She loves color and cutting up fabric and sewing it together. she also makes usable items, Totes, art fabric pillow cases and small zip bags. Her quilts have shown in Europe, Canada, Brazil, venues in the U. S. and one is hanging at Palmer Station in Antarctica.

jennifer harrington

Mixed Water Media Collage
​3509 D Ave, #D2, Anacortes (Studio 14)

Abstract art explores and witnesses the internal world. It expresses experiences, both real and imagined. Experiences that are often difficult to wrap words around. Symbolic imagery emerges in my art from dream, meditation, journal writing, and life experiences. Recurring images include birds, wolf/dog/deer, black and white trees, screens, and shrines.

nicolette harrington

Oil painting, printmaking, weaving 
513 Myrtle St, La Conner (Studio 9)

Given oil paints in the first grade by her grandmother in Montana, she knows the lasting influence of art education. She and her husband, Tim Hyatt, built Windshadow Studios, an art studio in La Conner, where she has worked and teaches art workshops since 2011. She is a weaver, printmaker, and continues to paint landscapes inspired by alpine hikes and kayaking.

Harrington taught for years as an art specialist in the Fairfax County Public Schools benefiting from access to the National Gallery of Art, and then returned to the Northwest to teach elementary art in Oak Harbor, WA. She is compiling art workbooks filled with the best of her teaching strategies. Her first publication, “Draw a Line” is an art therapy workbook. Additionally, she coordinates the professional development program for classroom teachers at the Museum of Northwest Art.

She earned her B.A. from Fairhaven College, a earned K-12 art certification from Western Washington State, and an M.S. from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (1985). She worked in public schools as an elementary art teacher for 30 yrs.

Gene Jaress

Limited Edition Woodcut Prints
2000 Tundra Loop, Mount Vernon (Studio 2)

Gene Jaress makes limited edition woodcut prints that reflect the light, color and character of land and sky in places he’s lived in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from the Discovery Islands well north of Vancouver BC, to his old Mount Baker neighborhood in Seattle, to Skagit Valley, the place he now calls home.

Tia Whitney Kurtz

Ceramic Sculpture
17109 W Big Lake Blvd, Mount Vernon (Studio 6)

My love for figurative sculpture began in 2010. The feel of the clay in my hands while watching the personality of the figure as it comes to life has had me hooked ever since.

Louise Magno

Photography
5530 Swift Creek Dr, Mount Vernon (Studio 3)
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A little about Louise: Photography is her first love. Wildlife, Flowers, and Landscapes, are her favorite subjects, but architecture also intrigues her. She is always looking for a unique perspective & tries to share it with all who view her work. Her goal is to capture moments in time. Her passions are God, Photography, Gardening, Travel & Family. She makes her home in the Great North West. Unplug from life & take a journey with her through her Moments in Time. Where you can find her work: Her work is hanging in businesses; Skagit Valley Hospital, United General Hospital, Mira Vista, & private homes throughout the US, and Canada. She has been published in multiple publications. She shows at several shows throughout the year in WA & Western States.

Mary Molyneaux

Mixed media, painting, sculpture
3804 Deskin Ct, Anacortes (Studio 13)

Molyneaux’s collaged paintings occupy the space between abstraction and realism. Her technique involves the layering of acrylic, paper, collaged elements, ink, and pencil alternating with applications of acrylic medium between layers. Molyneaux has been a practicing artist for over 40 years, working in a variety of media including 2-D and 3-D forms. Her artwork is in private, corporate, and public collections in the US as well as Sweden, Canada, England, Italy, and the Bahamas.

Andy Porter

Photography
306 Morris St, La Conner (Studio 8)

For almost 50 years now I've been taking pictures of mountains, lakes, flowers, waterfalls, trees, rainbows and stars. I've found the process both soothes and excites me.

Liane Redpath

Jewelry
17109 W Big Lake Blvd, Mount Vernon (Studio 6)
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Liane always enjoyed the giant box of crayons as a child. Always wanted to be an artist. She received a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in printmaking and did advanced studies in painting and metalsmithing.

Jon Schmidt

Sculpture and photography
3740 Birch Way, Anacortes (Studio 16)

I have been involved with art in one form or another all my life. I can’t describe how much the love of art has helped me to be a better person and share my accomplishments with others.

My love for stone began many years ago in the form of jewelry making. I cut and polished stone and made many wonderful pieces that I treasure to this day. My sculpture career began as a whim by taking a class at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle. I studied there for several years until moving from Everett to Anacortes in 2016. Since completing my studio in 2019 I have had a highly focused path to create stone sculpture that is varied and beautiful.

Sue Severin

Acrylic paint on canvas
4001 Dogwood Pl, Mount Vernon (Studio 5)

Sue is an artist deeply inspired by the divine beauty inherent in animals and nature, fervently seeking to capture God's magnificent creation through her artwork. Her passion lies in painting images that not only evoke a profound sense of serenity and awe but also reflect the sacred essence found in every corner of the natural world. Whether portraying the tranquility of woodland strolls or the majesty of lakes and beaches, Sue's Canadian roots blend harmoniously with her 25-year residency in the USA, particularly in the enchanting landscapes of the Pacific Northwest that she proudly calls home. With her artwork showcased in numerous juried shows, Sue remains committed to continual growth and artistic exploration, driven by her unwavering quest to capture the marvels of God's creation that surround us.

Judy D. Thomas

Terracotta Clay
321 Sherman St, La Conner (Studio 11)

Judy Thomas is a ceramic artist living and working, since 2021, in the remodeled 100 year old building that was the studio of Clayton James. She received a BFA in textile design from R.I.S.D. After moving to Woodinville, she pursued a career in floral design plus gardening passionately. She finally found Carol Gouthro at KAC where she studied Ceramics for 14 years.

Marie voetsch

Beaded Jewelry and accessories
3740 Birch Way, Anacortes (Studio 16)

Marie has always loved working with beads to create interesting and “fun” items. Over the years she has created many different applications of beads; including suncatchers, wine corks and garden stakes besides the “normal” bracelets, necklaces and earrings.
 
Please allow your curiosity to bring you out to see her work and enjoy the beautiful scenery the area has to offer.

maria Wickwire

Ceramic Sculpture
​17109 W Big Lake Blvd, Mount Vernon (Studio 6)

In my work, the process is most important. Rather than beginning with a concept in mind, I 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 each sculpture emerges, I feel as if I am simply a conduit that allows her to step forth to tell her story. Viewers often have differing interpretations of my work, but that simply adds patina to the pieces. I create from a deep place inside and only hope my work will touch others deeply as well.
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