Art indulges in fall colors

Published 9:00 pm Thursday, November 2, 2006

Artworks Gallery on Whidbey Island is celebrating the changing season with new work.

Watercolorist Pat Brookes is featuring fall with paintings from Winthrop that include turkeys and still life of squash and pumpkins. Her new favorite color is orange in all its shades.

The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays at 765 Wonn Road, No. C102, Greenbank, Whidbey Island; 360-678-1871, 360-222-3010.

Gallery Walk: The November Gallery Walk in Anacortes is from 6 to 9 tonight.

Anne Martin McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., features paintings and prints by Anne Martin McCool, Julie Higgins, Cathy Schoenberg and Rebecca Hyland; jewelry by Carole Cunningham, Debbie Aldrich and Kathleen Faulkner; ceramics, glass and baskets by guest artists.

At Insights Gallery, 516 Commercial Ave., the “Annual Petite Pieces” show will feature more than 60 new works by gallery artists, including LeAnn Adams, Anne Schreivogl and Bill McEnroe.

At Digital Art Moments, 512 Commercial Ave., the theme is “Thanks for the Memories” by various artists.

Adrift Gallery, 510 Commercial Ave., presents work by local artists.

Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., features colorful, textured acrylics by Jennifer Bowman, in addition to oil bar by Pepper Peterson, pastels by Patty Forte Linna and nautical oils by Lorna Libert.

Star Bar, 416 Commercial Ave., is featuring mixed media work by Guemes artist Arden Charles.

Johnny Picasso’s, 1005 Fourth St., is featuring a collection of hand-thrown pottery by Devin Rice.

Gallery at the Depot, 611 R Ave., features a basket show by Sylvia White and pottery by Fidalgo Island Potters.

Bowman Gallery, 801 Fifth St., features fabrics and textiles in two and three dimensions by Barbara Groves.

“GalleryFest A Holiday Art Tour”: A weekend art adventure tour features four galleries in Stanwood and Camano Island with new shows for the holiday season.

The tour runs 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. A map of the tour and driving directions to each gallery can be found at www.galleryfest.org.

Landscapes are the theme at Gallery by the Bay in Stanwood. The “Brushes with the Land” show features works in oil, pastel, watercolor, wood and glass by 55 artists, including artists from the Pacific Northwest.

Stanwood House opens its doors to the Camano Arts Association for the first annual members show. The exhibit is titled “Off the Wall” because art will be available for immediate purchase and delivery.

Camano Island’s Gallery in the Loft presents “Local Color,” a selection of works by 20 of the area’s most prestigious artists. The Loft exhibits sculpture, glass, jewelry, clay arts and painting exclusively with a Northwest vision.

The 17th annual “Honey I Shrunk the Art” show opens at History of the World Gallery on the south end of Camano Island. The show highlights Northwest masterpieces in a small format.

“Window Panes”: Painting in abstract and in a stylized realism, the works by artist Ed Beier are divided into parts or “window panes” that place you inside or outside the composition in a new exhibit at the Art/Not Terminal Gallery in Seattle.

In the gallery’s Subterranean Room, the featured exhibit is “Artists for Breast Cancer,” a charity created by Georgetta Gancarz in honor of her mother, Linda Gancarz, who died of breast cancer. Proceeds of the show will be donated to a woman with stage-three or stage-four breast cancer.

The shows run Saturday through Dec. 4 at the Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave., Seattle; 206-233-0680, www.antgallery.org.

Painted photographs: Barbara Kalhor has been hand-coloring black-and-white photographs for almost 30 years. In the tradition of turn-of-the-century photographers who tinted their black and white images, she applies oil paint to the surface of her 35mm prints.

A muted palette and a sense of distant space characterize her work. The paints allow for a manipulation of color and depth that brings out the solemn tranquility of the rural landscape.

Kalhor is showing at Autumn’s Framing &Gallery, 537 Main St., Edmonds, 425-778-5150, www.autumnsframing.com. The show runs from through Nov. 30.

Columbia City Gallery: The Seattle gallery has two exhibits opening Wednesday.

One is titled “Adornments and Small Works,” which will show the creations of jewelry artists Kathryn Booze, Bill Booze, Carol Hershman and Nikki Jacoby. These artists craft one-of-a-kind wearable art, including brilliantly hand-cut gemstones and chic pounded silver.

Bill Booze spent his childhood rock hunting with his dad in the hills of Idaho and has since turned his passion into a profession. Bill hand cuts each stone for exceptional brilliance and hand fabricates the rings and pendants to complement each stone. Kathryn Booze, a founding member of the gallery, has been designing jewelry for 16 years. Carol Hershman, also a sculptor, creates bold, wearable art pieces. Nikki Jacoby combines gems and hand-pounded silver into stylish necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

The guest gallery has a second exhibit, “From the Furnace.” This show features artists from Viscosity Glass Studio, including studio founders Scott Graham and Cristy Aloysi, as well as Elli Bemis, Becca Chernow, and Brian and Andrea Mazrim. Viscosity glass designs are unique in their clean lines and crisp designs.

An artists reception will be 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. The exhibits run through Jan. 14.

StageCraft: ACT Theatre has opened StageCraft, a new theatrical artisan bazaar offering a wide variety of crafts and art created by Seattle theater artists. Proceeds from the shop benefit the artists and the theater.

StageCraft is located at ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle, on the third floor in the Rubinstein Room, next to the lobby of the Allen Theatre. StageCraft is open one hour prior to curtain and one half-hour following each performance of “The Underpants” by Steve Martin, now through Nov. 12.

Items for sale in StageCraft range in price from less than $5 to $1,200. Original, unique arts and crafts include photography, paintings, hand-woven and crocheted shawls, scarves and hats, children’s clothing and jewelry, pottery, linens, shadowboxes and mosaics. Selected books related to ACT productions are also available for sale, courtesy of Elliott Bay Book Co.

For more information about StageCraft inventory and hours, contact Nicole Cochran at 206-292-7660, ext. 1224, or artistic@acttheatre.org.

Lance Carlton art: The Tri-Art Gallery is now representing the sculpture of Everett artist Lance Carleton.

The gallery is displaying six of Carleton’s works, including “Flat Tire,” a large bicycle recently displayed in the Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at Redmond Town Center.

The Tri-Art Gallery is at 2815 Van Giesen, Richland; 509-551-3360, www.triartgallery.com.

“Snapshot” by Karla Matzke at History of the World Art Gallery on Camano Island.

“Sumi-e Tree and Seed” by Jim Ballard at Gallery by the Bay in Stanwood.

“Pure Passion” by Linda Demetre at Stanwood House.