Camano Island goes ‘Unclad’ for au naturel artwork

“Unclad,” the annual Camano Island art show featuring the nude figure, might have outdone itself this year.

For this ninth annual celebration, “Unclad” unveils the artwork of 108 artists from across North America, including lots of new artists from New Mexico, the East Coast and the Midwest, along with several large-scale paintings.

Music, wine tasting, a life drawing marathon and cooking demonstrations will be part of the show this year, said director Gayle Picken, owner and operator of Gallery by the Bay, where the show will take place.

“Unclad” begins with a reception from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Gallery by the Bay, 8700 271st NW, Stanwood.

A wine tasting and chef competition to benefit Relay for Life is set for 6 to 9 p.m. March 27 at the gallery. Tickets are required for this event and proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.

For more information, call 360-629-4297. For a complete schedule of events go to www.uncladart.com. The show is on display through March 28.

“Focus on public art”: In 1997, Jean Whitesavage and her husband, Nick Lyle, created a forged steel piece, “Water Plants,” which surrounds the first floor elevator at Edmonds City Hall.

This was one of the percent-for-art pieces created when the building was renovated, but it’s far from the only piece this couple created for public places.

The couple has collaborated on more than 20 public art projects as Whitesavage &Lyle in Washington, Oregon and California.

The Edmonds Arts Commission and the Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation are presenting a joint exhibit of work, “Working Drawings,” through April 30 at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds.

Up and coming talent: Many artists start their careers at gallery art classes. An exhibit of student work, “The Creative Process,” continues through March 31 at the Arts of Snohomish Gallery, 105 Cedar Ave., Snohomish.

Comprised of a variety of mediums, “The Creative Process” is a display of up-and-coming talent including works by Brenda Schaff, who began taking classes at the gallery about three years ago as a good diversion after her sons had enlisted in the military.

Artists are made, not born: Under this motto, the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle provides a foundation in the principles of drawing, painting and sculpture to artists of all levels.

In the current exhibit at the Rob Schouten Gallery, eight students of oil painting instructor Milo Duke will show the results of their newly acquired skills. The show is up through March 30 at the Rob Schouten Gallery at Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, Whidbey Island.

“Color for the Eye and Hand” is a show featuring artists Earl Olsen and Cheryl Kamera in Langley.

Olsen’s award-winning photographs feature beauty in the common place. Kamera creates wearable art accessories that transform cloth into sculptural art in shibori scarves and wraps.

“Color for the Eye and Hand” continues through March 31 at Brackenwood Gallery, 302 First St., Langley.

“Resonances: Contemporary Echoes Modern” highlights selected regional artists from different generations whose works share affinities of subject, style, and process.

This theme comes through in the Museum of Northwest Art’s Benaroya Glass Gallery, where the works of Ginny Ruffner, James Minson and Masami Koda echo each other with their focus on lampworked glass.

The show kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday with a curator’s panel for a talk about their selections and a discussion of current trends in Northwest art.

A reception follows at 2 p.m. at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. The show is up through June 13.

Theresa Goffredo: 425-339-3424; goffredo@heraldnet.com.

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