This is a wonderful opportunity for the public to enjoy the talents of the artists in our community. A committee reviews submitted art pieces and selects a collection.The local businesses in our neighborhood offer up their walls to local artists. In addition to established artists, this year there are art pieces from school children and from residents of the local highrise retirement community. All of the pieces are for sale and the artists receive the proceeds. Many communities are launching similar local art walks, do you have one in your area??

There is an opening reception Friday, September 9, from 6 ~ 9 at our local Starbucks, to find out why it is so famous click on New York Times article. At the reception, there will be a program of all of the art you can see as you walk. Also, refreshments will be served {they serve wine at our Starbucks, you’ll read about that in the article} I haven’t indulged yet, but I’m planning to tomorrow night!

Here in the PNW, summer has finally come to call, so I wanted to feature a couple of pieces from the art walk that are my favorite summer colors, blue and orange.

This piece is by William Ingham and is called “White Rhumbus Blue”, it looks just like the sky outside my kitchen window.

I love the warm colors and brush strokes on this piece from one of the participating artists, Margo Spellman {my neighbor}, the Collapse of the Colony…