The works of Edmonds photographs are on view this month in two locations in the city in an exhibit sponsored by the Edmonds Arts Foundation and the City of Edmonds Arts Commission.
The photos can be seen in the Arts Foundation Museum gallery at the Frances Anderson Center and the Edmonds Library.
On view are Bruce Coxley’s color landscape photographs of Yellowstone National Park; Ursula Curran’s black-and-white photos of New York City; and Dawn McLellan’s black-and-white photos of Europe and color portraits.
Nancie Wood is showing color photos from the Southwest; Sharon Sneedon is exhibiting black-and-white landscapes; and photos by Ira Spring that are part of the City of Edmonds Public Art Collection are on view.
Art benefit: A garage sale for art. That’s the Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation has planned this weekend at its “Previously Loved Art Sale” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at ArtWorks, 201 Second Ave., Edmonds.
Artists and patrons of the Edmonds Arts Festival have donated fine arts and crafts for this sale, with the idea of giving the art a second-life with new owners.
Money from the sale will support education programming at ArtWorks, the new art space in downtown Edmonds that is used for exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, classes and seminars.
For information on Saturday’s sale, call 425-778-2869.
Open house/artist reception: Four area artists will be showing their work and meeting the public from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at The Offset Corner, 310 Maple Ave., Snohomish.
Sultan artist Helen VanProyen paints in oil and acrylic in both contemporary and traditional styles.
Bob Dunn of Granite Falls paints in watercolor and gouache specializing in wildlife and nature.
Janet Myer from Marysville works in watercolor, acrylic and colored pencil in a variety of themes and styles.
Evelina Huck, from Snohomish, works in oils and paintings still life and landscapes.
Information, 360-862-1100.
Whidbey workshops: Judi Betts, watercolor artists, and Colleen Howe, landscape painter who works in pastel, will teach workshops Monday through Aug. 20 at the Coupeville Arts Center on Whidbey Island.
Betts, who lives in Baton Rouge, La, is an internationally recognized painter, instructor, juror and author. The Midwest Watercolor Society recently honored Betts with their Master Watercolorist designation and in 2003 the Watercolor USA Honor Society presented her with a Special Recognition Award for outstanding contributions to the medium of watercolor.
Her workshop, “Creative Expression: Exploring Color, Form and Composition In Watercolor,” will explore how to create expressive watercolor paintings using color, texture and design.
Howe is the recipient of numerous honors and is president of the Pastel Society of Utah and past president of the Intermountain Society of Artists. She teaches workshops for the Pastel Societies of Oregon and New Mexico, among others.
Her workshop, “Outdoor Landscape In Pastel,” will focus on drawing and composition, values and massing, color and layering, edges and finishing, and then putting it all together.
Each of these workshops is $395 and is for artists of all levels; www.coupevillearts.org, 360-678-3396.
At the Frye: Seattle’s Frye Art Museum opens an exhibit of realist paintings by American artist Scott B. Goodwille on Thursday. Goodwille gives a talk at 7 p.m. that night. Admission to the talk as well as the museum is free.
“Figuring the Forces,” which will be on view through Nov. 14, showcases the artists style, which combines the smooth, studied brushstrokes of the Dutch masters with edgy, contemporary subjects to create works that are both classical and modern in mood.
The Frye Art Museum is located at 704 Terry Ave. and is open daily except Monday. Admission and parking are free; 206-622-9250, www.fryeart.org.
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