Art in the Barn will continue this year — without the barn.
Art in the Barn is the popular summer art show that has been held for the past four years at the barn of Arlington Arts Council member Monica Yantis and her family, 12 miles east of Arlington.
This past winter, the 40-year-old barn became a casualty of some serious snowfall and crumbled in December.
But the Arlington Arts Council, the group that sponsors the show, decided the show must go on, and in the same spot, which has become a perennial favorite with patrons.
So Art in the Barn will continue for a fifth year this Saturday and Sunday. Without the barn, the show takes on a poignant meaning, Carey Waterworth said.
“It will feel like the heart of it is still there — the heart and soul of what we do and what we offer the patrons who come every year,” said Waterworth, a founding arts council member and one of the featured artists during this year’s show.
Location, location, location is not just the key in real estate but for the Art in the Barn show as well, with patrons enticed into a country drive where they are rewarded at the end of their journey with fine art, food and the peaceful and lovely acreage of the Yantis ranch.
That laid back, lovely environment is still there but with a little bit different atmosphere this year.
“It’s going to feel a little carnivalistic with all the artists bringing their pop-up tents and scattering them through the orchard,” Waterworth said.
Waterworth has been painting for 10 years. She started her artistic journey not in the usual way — but to save her marriage.
“I said to Bill, ‘Our marriage is in trouble, and we need to do something,’ and he said, “You just figure it out and just sign us up for something and I’ll do it with you,’ ” Waterworth recalled.
That was in 1999 and what followed for Waterworth was an introductory watercolor class, a trip to Europe and a return to school in her late 40s for a fine arts degree.
A former kindergarten teacher, Waterworth, now 55, calls herself a constant learner and multi-media painter who dabbles in watercolor florals, creates hard-edged acrylic works and produces opulent oils and pretty pastel pieces.
Waterworth is also an avid traveler who always carries her sketchbook. As the Silvana artist talked, she recalled having to stop her bike that morning and start drawing. The scene happened to involve a barn.
“I saw this incredible view of an old barn going down and the grass was a yellow lime-green color and there was a misty blue coloring on the hills,” Waterworth said. “It was that combination. I just had to capture it.”
Theresa Goffredo: 425-339-3424, goffredo@heraldnet.com.
Art in the Barn
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 20412 Highway 530, Oso. The free summer art show is hosted by Arlington Arts Council member Monica Yantis and her family. It showcases 23 artists. Flutist Paul Nyenhuis will play at various times during the show. For more information go to www.arlingtonartscouncil.net.
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