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JANICE PASTOR
FEATURED ARTIST:
OCT 14 THRU MARCH 31, 2024 ARTIST RECEPTION: TBD Janice Pastor is a fine artist, renowned for her representational style infused with a flair for expressionism. She explains, “As an artist, I find that the expression of my lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest is brought through in my extension of brush to canvas. Living in a natural setting brings strength, balance, and a warm sense of fluidity to my work. One should not live or paint their life in a bubble.”
Janice grew up in a small Ohio town which allowed her to mingle with the vibrant colors and textures of the countryside that have inspired her artistic style. As a military wife, she moved around the country, exposing her to be exposed to the differing materials and techniques. This lifestyle also exposed her to a variety of educational opportunities. She had the incredible fortune of studying under John Heath in Marquette, Michigan, and attended classwork at the Parson School of Design in New York City. “Most artwork shows the artist’s vulnerability, and I am no exception to this human frailty. The challenge for me is using these areas of doubt as a stepping stone for my future work. This is where I will break from my comfort zone of sylvan settings and seascapes, and will dip into painting a still life, such as a vase with irises resting on an old, furrowed wooden table. I find this change to be deeply refreshing and rewarding as it allows me to use the intersection of light and shadow in a different theme. Different mediums allow me to express different ideas.” Janice has her own studio in which she teaches classes, and equally important, has her own quiet space. The ability to walk from her house to her studio has given her the time to expand her subject matter, exploring abstract and impressionism styles, experimenting with new paints and brushes, and working with a variety of canvases all while cherishing her artistic beginnings. She shares, “There is no greater joy for me than ending a day with a good painting session. My art is an expression of my inner self, an outward interpretation of both my inner world and my perception of the outer world. I am an artist because I must be.” You can find Janice’s original oil paintings, prints, and artful merchandise at Gallery-9 in Port Townsend and explore more of her work on her website. |
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C.J. Swanson was born in Tacoma, Washington. She always knew being an artist was part of who she was, and who she would become. She studied painting, drawing, theater, and drama and earned a 2-year degree. C.J. has made art for public projects and commercial murals. Together with her husband, they operated an art gallery offering art classes and monthly exhibitions to artists from around Puget Sound. Her work has been shown in many venues, and she has sold several paintings. Her work is in Microsoft and Pierce County collections, as well as many private collections. She currently lives and paints in Tumwater near Olympia, Washington.
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JUSTIN WILLIAMS
FEATURED ARTIST:
JUNE 27 THRU AUG 2, 2024 ARTIST RECEPTION: JULY 23: 5:30PM-7:30PM 
I began drawing as a youth and never stopped. I studied architecture in college and then worked as an industrial designer for a couple of years in Milwaukee before a career change took me to Baltimore. In my mid-30’s I began to truly pursue fine art, inspired by aerial photographs of towns and villages in the Mediterranean region. The aerial perspective upends the relationship between figure and foreground, middle ground, and background inherent in more conventional vantage points. I like the all-over feel aerial views often have, which is akin to abstract expressionist painting and provides unique challenges for color and composition. My pieces contain a variety of media, including graphite pencil, Prisma color pencil, design marker, India ink, and enamel paints on paper, board, and canvas. In addition to studio work, I have been on several mural and art car painting teams. My work has been shown in solo and group exhibits in Anchorage, Milwaukee, Baltimore, and Olympia.
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james watts
I was born and raised in Sheffield in the north of England. As a young lad my first camera was a point and shoot Kodak Disc 3500 (circa 1982) which was remarkable for its easy drop in film cartridge and utterly dreadful quality photos. The quality of the photographs and ability of the photographer were very much on a par with each other, but it mattered not at all; I was hooked. I began my photography in the Yorkshire moors and after much roaming I found myself in the Pacific Northwest. The weather in both locations is similar. Glorious and sunny, wet, and cold, windy, and misty. Often in the same 24-hours. Despite this you will find me as often as time permits taking my camera for walks and doing my very best to capture the natural splendor with which I am so blessed to be surrounded.
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CARI THOMPSON
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MARC STERLING
FEATURED ARTIST: NOV 22 thru JAN 20, 2024 ARTIST RECEPTION: NONE 
Through photography, I seek to discover the beauty in a landscape or subject, and to reveal its life and story. I search for nature’s paintings and try to capture how the light graces it, how the world surrounds it and its soul. I find that a good image provides a window to a world away and can capture for all time, its experience, awe and wonder. I’m inspired mostly by painters who paint landscapes and common subjects, and who reveal the mood, emotion and essence of the moment.
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Elizabeth Berrien is a world renowned wire sculptor. Her strikingly innovative wire sculpture helped launch wire sculpture as a dynamic art form, the ideal feature for spaces enhanced by substance, yet not overwhelmed by volume. The artist enjoys collaboration with architects and design teams to create award winning installations and projects. Each Berrien wire sculpture begins with the joining of two strands of wire. Then another, and another, until hundreds or even thousands of wires are involved.
JIMMY ULVENES
“Amidst all of our strife and fear, especially in the last few years, Nature continues to do what she does. Leaves fall, flowers bloom, and the tide comes in and out. I find a great deal of comfort and reassurance from that. “
Jimmy is a local artist who has shown his work throughout the Puget Sound for over 20 years. He is known for his landscape and seascape paintings, where he typically places the viewer right in the middle of the scene. |
TOM FATH
Tom Fath’s work includes ribbon installations on wood found in old barns and paintings on canvas. The images he employs arrive totemic, two dimensional interpretations of urban culture and natural themes. Pieces of a puzzle that when finished, makes statements about our culture and nature. His narrative registers the relevance and the power of redemption and reclamation, as a universal emotional need for our times.
Kenyon College BA / Pratt Institute MS ABBY WOLF
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CAROLE LANDISMAN
My artwork examines distortions of perception due to the limits of our physicality, our personal biases, and changes in perspective (both concrete and metaphorical). The multi-chrome pigments cause these works to change their appearance as the viewer moves past or sees them under different illumination over the course of the day. These changes speak to the malleability of our perception and it’s sensitivity to context and time.
CELERY JONES
I'm interested in just about everything. Fascinated by life itself, I like to learn about my environment and dig meeting people and learning their stories. Chances are good I'll like what they like, too. Raised in Appalachia, then moving from Kentucky to rural Wales, on to London, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and now Olympia, I had the opportunity to try all sorts of cultures and geographies. Across the board, I like it! Hence the collection presented here. It may seem all over the map, but that's how I operate: trying different styles and techniques depending on which way the wind blows.
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One of my earliest ecstatic memories as a child is sitting alone in a sea grape tree. I held the branches, listening and observing, and suddenly became one with the tree: the warm breeze in my face, the slight vibration of leaves, a nearby mockingbird singing its endless song. The repository of color, form, pattern, texture and quality of light are imprinted upon my subconscious and translate into subtle layers of meaning- emotions driving the artistic journey forward.
My painting is rooted in my early life experience, amidst the sights and sounds of New York city where I absorbed the loud rhythmic symphony of the subway, the constant construction and destruction of buildings. Moving through diverse crowds that interplay global cultures also had a profound effect. The exciting sounds of Jazz, Rock and Latin music permeated my being. To this day I carry these influences within me and express them in my art.
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Kelly rigg
Olympia blacksmith Kelly Rigg hand-forges metal art and sculpture, plus functional items such as gates, rails and garden hardware,
NANCY ROMANOVSKY
Nancy, an award-winning American landscape artist, has her paintings in private, nonprofit, and corporate collections in the USA, Brazil, Canada, Hungary, Italy, and Russia.
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COLLEEN MONETTE
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JUDITH RAYL
Judith is driven by the creative expression of well-being through art. She is an emerging photographer who discovered her artistic identity at age 50. Her photographs are naturally abstract images found at the confluence of the built world and our environment. Through her intuitive single-capture photographic process, Judith documents the transformative capabilities of the natural world.
jan carlton
"Color helps to express light...
not the physical phenomenon, but the only light that really exists, that is in the artist's brain." -- Henri Matisse Jan Carlton favors a loose impressionistic style, focusing on vibrant colors and the effects of light. Her subjects are mostly landscapes and still-life's. |
katherine ransom
We belong to the elements...earth grounds and holds us, water provides and heals us, air revives and sustains us and fire fuels and humbles us.
Katherine creates expressionist works of art, primarily using oils and mixed media. Her concentration on earth, air, water and fire are informed by her lifelong passion for nature. |
