Artist Graham Fracha’s oil paintings on birch clearly show his interest in how architecture flows with natural forms.
Fracha’s work will be featured through March 1 in an exhibit entitled “Mixed Media Paintings” at the gallery store of the Arts Council of Snohomish County, in the historic Monte Cristo Hotel, 1507 Wall St., Everett; 425-257-8380, www.artscouncilofsnoco.org.
The arts council described Fracha’s work as showing the presence of humans in nature as a “constant dichotomy: intriguing and threatening, beautiful and garish.”
It’s Capricorn time: Lowell Art Works gallery is holding an open house to celebrate the January birthdays of several Capricorn artists.
The birthday bash is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at 5205 S. Second Ave., Everett. There will be a potluck dinner party from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, call 425-923-3635.
The Capricorn artists are Cheri O’Brien and Jules Anslow. These two have invited other artists celebrating birthdays in January to the party, including Lisa Spreacker, Pat McVay, Pat Tolle and Lance Carleton.
Meanwhile, The Fortnight Gallery in the Lowell Art Works building opened Thursday, featuring works by Bob Mitchell, Susan Russell, Janet Foley and more. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays or by appointment through Feb. 3.
Beads and sequins arranged in whimsical fashion into female figures and crows is the specialty of Seattle artist Rebecca Roush.
Her artwork is on display at the Lynnwood Convention Center. A reception is planned from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the center, 3711 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-778-7155.
According to her bio, Roush saw an exhibit of Haitian voodoo banners made out of beads and sequins and realized this was a medium she could control. She began making large bas-relief beaded images. These images have been refined over time to female figures and to a series of crows specific to Seattle.
Roush works at a public transit agency. For many years, she worked in mental health with children and adolescents. Roush said her artwork “is a form of meditation. Doing the kind of beadwork I do is at times an almost unconscious act, due in part to focusing on a small portion of a large project for hours at a time while the rest of the world is out of focus.”
“Stream of Color”: An exhibit of paintings and monoprints by Andy Friedlander is on display through Jan. 29 at Gretchen’s Cafe Culture, 109 E. Commercial Ave., La Conner; 360-421-0985.
Paintings by Graham Fracha are on exhibit at the gallery store of the Arts Council of Snohomish County.
Jules Anslow’s “Aaauugghh,”
at Lowell Art Works.
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