Snohomish and Island counties

3231 Creatives Gallery: 3231 Broadway, Everett; noon to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays; www.3231creatives.com. Hosting Kevin Marshall’s multimedia exhibit, “Share, Remix, Reuse” through Nov. 16.

Anabel’s Framing & Gallery

: 2531 Broadway, Everett; 425-258-6402; www.anabelsgallery.com. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Local artists’ etchings, watercolors, textiles and photographs.

Arts of Snohomish Gallery: 1024 First St., Snohomish; 360-568-8648; www.artsofsnohomish.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, by appointment Mondays. Autumn has arrived and there is one outstanding compensation for the unpleasant aspects of this time of year: artists’ creations which have captured the varied hues of this time of year in the exhibit, “Fall Colors.”

Artworks Gallery at Greenbank Farm: 765 Wonn Road, C102, Greenbank; 360-222-3010; artworkswhidbey.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, closed Tuesdays. October’s featured artist is Maggie Lancaster who specializes in original silk paintings and braided rugs. Her newest series of silk banners feature stylized animal designs that are a nod toward native Northwest motifs.

Autumn’s Framing & Gallery: 537 Main St., Edmonds; 425-778-5150; www.autumnsframing.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Cheryl Hufnagel “Shades of Hope,” original pastel paintings. Through October.

Balefire: 1801 Hewitt Ave., Everett; 425-374-7248; www.balefirebar.com.Featuring artwork by Ray Edwards and Keith Pace through Nov. 15.

Bookend Coffee Company: Inside Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-3492. Open daily. Michael T. Gardner’s colored pencil, ink, and acrylic drawings and mandalas until Nov.18.

Brushstrokes Art Supply: 5702 172nd St. NE, Arlington; 360-658-4044; www.brushstrokesartsupply.com; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Brushstrokes and their resident art teacher, Coleen Allen, are presenting a collaborative art show featuring Allen’s current and former students. Show runs through Oct. 31.

Citrine Health: 2817 Rockefeller Ave., Everett; 425-259-9899; www.citrinehealth.org. Featured fine artist for October is Josey Wise.

Cole Gallery & Artist Supplies: 107 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; 425-697-2787; www.colegallery.net. Amanda Houston and Michael Orwick bring a new show to the gallery as co-feature artists; both capture light-filled and mystically beautiful Northwest landscapes with grace and insight in oils and pastels. Through Nov. 16.

Edmonds Arts Festival Museum Gallery: Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds; 425-771-1984. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Seattle artist Toshi Asai presents a two-part exhibit that blends visual and literary arts; part one (in the display case) contains “Sakka Series” a collection of famous, significant modern Japanese authors; part two (in the gallery) includes a form of collage-like drawing and painting done during an intensive 30-hour drawing-performance; the show is up through Oct. 29.

Edmonds Community College Art Gallery: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays, 1 to 5 p.m. weekends, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood. An exhibit by artist Evan Blackwell whose “Metropolis” reflects the planning for and response to his piece of the same title commissioned for the front of Meadowdale Hall. Through Dec. 9.

Edmonds Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds; 425-774-0900. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. The Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild will display more than 40 works of needlecraft during their 2011 Fiber Show through Dec. 31, featuring techniques such as embroidery, quilting, felting, crocheting, knitting, basketry and cross-stitching. Also, a model train exhibit with layout is on permanent display downstairs.

Everett Community College: The Russell Day Gallery, 2000 Tower St.; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon on Fridays; closed Saturdays and Sundays. www.everettcc.edu/gallery; “Reflections and Illuminations” Oct. 31 through Dec. 2 is glass art by Merilee Moore and “Table Lamp Luster-Illusion” by Mark Ellinger. Moore, who was born in Everett, learned glassblowing at the Pratt Fine Arts Center and Pilchuck Glass School. In 2009, she was the Arts Council of Snohomish County’s artist of the year. Ellinger, of Stanwood, started blowing glass in 1983. Moore and Ellinger will speak about their work at 3 p.m. Nov. 8 at the gallery, with a reception to follow.

Fogdog Gallery: 318 North Olympic Ave., Arlington; 505-660-6825; www.fogdoggallery.com; acrylic artist Marvin Lilley featured 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28.

Gallery by the Bay: 8700 271st NW, Stanwood. 360-629-4297. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; www.gallerybythebay.com; the juried art show, “Embracing Mother Earth” is through Nov. 20.

Garry Oak Gallery: 830 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor; 360-240-0222; www.garryoakgallery.com/; open daily 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. , first Friday of each month, till 8 p.m.; glass artists Clark Donnell and his daughter Kelsea are featured artists for November; a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 4.

Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve: 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 29, 6410 23rd Ave NE, Tulalip; www.hibulbculturalcenter.org; Richard Muir, Jr. demonstrates the art of beading. Admission is $10 per person with discounts for seniors, students and families.

The Loft at Terry’s Corner: 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island, 360-654-6547. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Dorothy Faydo fused glass jewelry acrylic paintings.

Lowell Art Works: 5205 S. Second Ave., Everett; 425-923-3635; www.lowellartworks.com. Open 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays and by appointment weekdays. “Ursula Stocke: New Work in Oil”; an accomplished oil painter and watercolorist, Stocke’s newest work in oil is captivating, colorful, emotional and lyrical. Through October.

Lynnwood Library Gallery: 19200 44th Ave. W, Lynnwood; Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. 425-670-5518; http://tinyurl.com/3g2z24y; “In The Red” is an annual juried themed exhibit with more than 40 Washington artists of all ages showing artwork that explores either the color red or the play on the meaning of the phrase. Through Nov. 17.

Marysville Floral: 1512 Third St., Marysville; 360-659-7651; www.marysvillefloral.com. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Presenting original art work by local artists in watercolors, acrylics, oils, pottery, blown glass and photography.

Matzke Fine Art Gallery: 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island; 360-387-2759; www.matzkefineart.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, by appointment weekdays; “The Show Must Go On” features 16 artists’ works in painting, glass and scuplture, including Debbi Rhodes lifesize whimsical circus sculptures; show continues through Nov. 13.

Meyer’s Cafe: 1700 W Marine View Drive, Everett; 425-259-3875. weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Photographer Howard Lazzarini’s photos from Lassen National Park in Northern California and Crater Lake in southern Oregon are on view in the exhibit “Cascadia: Celebrating Sacred Places”; reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 4. The exhibit runs through November.

Mountlake Terrace Library Gallery: 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-776-8722; www.sno-isle.org. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. “Kim Lindsey/Judy Ryan Mixed Media Exhibit” presents two friends and artists who have diverse backgrounds but who share a common love of mixed media and collage art; up through Oct. 31.

Mukilteo Art & Frame: 11700 Mukilteo Speedway, No. 408, Mukilteo; 425-315-8506. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Encaustic paintings by Jackie Cort and mixed media by Jody Cain; handmade jewelry by Mariah Batterman, Nancie Melde, and Rosalie Melde; October through December.

Raven Rocks Gallery: 765 Wonn Road, C101, Greenbank, 360-222-0102, www.ravenrocksstudio.com. “The Fabric of Imagination” includes the artwork of Anne Niles Davenport and Richard Engstrom. Engstrom uses acrylic paint to build images that invite the viewer into a rich world of light, texture and imagery; Davenport is a fiber artist who uses large computer-assisted production looms with specialized software to integrate her complex patterns into an assortment of hand woven scarves and shawls; show runs through Nov. 2.

Rob Schouten Gallery: Greenbank Farm, C-103, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank; 360-222-3070; www.robschoutengallery.com.

The Schack Art Center: 2919 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050; www.schack.org; “The 2011 Artist of the Year” honors Paul Vexler, an Everett native and wood sculptor known for taking reclaimed wood and turning it into lightweight, kinetic sculptures; through Dec. 29.

Seagrass Gallery at Islander’s Restaurant: 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island; www.seagrassgallery.com. Bev Paulson is a watercolor artist with a sense of humor, along with a keen sense of form and design. Through October.

The Sisters: 2804 Grand Ave., Everett; 425-252-0480; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Artist Janie Olsen’s voice is recognizable in every work whether whimsical or mystical and she has a versatile portfolio — fantasy, animals, illustrations, portraits, from large scale to miniatures. Up through Nov. 10.

Whidbey Art Gallery: 220 Second St., Langley; 360-221-7675; www.WhidbeyArtists.com; open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Painter and mixed media artist Shirley Ashenbrenner is the featured artist for October. Ashenbrenner’s abstract artwork ranges from paintings in oil, acrylic, mixed media to encaustic and assemblage.

Wicked Cellars: 2616 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-299-3360; www.wickedcellars.com. Melana Bontrager’s exhibit of India ink and acrylic on canvas “Earthscape V” through October.

Wisedesignz: 2908 Wetmore Ave., Everett; 425-259-2361; www.wisedesignz.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, by appointment Mondays. Karin Exter presents “Illume-Washi” figures in watercolor through October.

Skagit County

“Paint Me a River Too!”: Features the work of more than 100 local artists and reflects their personal view of Skagit history in all types of media at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S Fourth St., La Conner. For more information call 360-466-3365 or www.skagitcounty.net/museum. Through Dec. 31.

Museum of Northwest Art: 121 S. First St., La Conner; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday; 360-466-4446; www.museumofnwart.org; “The First 30 Years: MoNA Collects,” is a celebration of the museum’s first 30 years with an exhibition that fills every gallery on both floors. This comprehensive exhibit honors more than 200 donors to the permanent collection; up through Jan. 1.