Sometimes even starving artists have to pay tuition. That’s partly why artist Jennifer Hawkinson is putting on her solo show: to raise money for her fall semester at Trinity Western University in British Columbia.
She’d also like people to see her work, which includes an emotionally charged charcoal triptych. Her show is Saturday and Sunday at The Event Barn, 13420 339th Ave. SE, Sultan.
Hawkinson has been drawing since she could hold a crayon. Her passion has taken her through her postsecondary education and she’s now into her third year as an art major at Trinity Western. Ultimately, she said she would like to open an art studio in the inner city and reach out to underprivileged people.
Hawkinson said she prefers charcoal because of its chaos and rawness. “When harnessed, it produces a work that is emotive and beautiful. I also have a newfound love for working on large surfaces. It provides one the sense of stepping inside of the piece and becoming a part of it. The larger the work is, the more manifest it will appear to the viewer,” she said in a prepared statement.
Scattered sheep: The pastoral peacefulness in the landscapes of painter Roger L. Jones makes you want to lie down in the soft green fields and watch the scattered sheep nibbling on the grass.
Jones’ landscapes and paintings of plants and animals in realistic compositions are on display through Sept. 21 at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace.
Jones, a former Boeing illustrator, received his masters of fine arts in painting at the University of Washington in 1972. He taught art classes in the Edmonds School District from 1964 through 1967, at the Factory of Visual Art in Seattle, and the Bellevue Art Museum School in the 1970s. The Linda Hodges Gallery in Seattle has represented Jones since 1988, where he has had many one-man and group exhibitions.
Outside the box: The fifth annual West Edge Sculpture Exhibition continues on the grounds of the Harbor Steps at Seattle Art Museum and Benaroya Hall. The outdoor sculpture exhibition will run through Oct. 4 and attracts more than 100,000 viewers during the two-month show.
The exhibition covers an area that begins at Western Avenue’s Harbor Steps, leads up University Street in front of the Seattle Art Museum, and ends at Third Avenue’s Benaroya Hall. Two indoor sculptures also are featured in the Benaroya hallway between two Dale Chihuly chandeliers.
The exhibit’s mission is to represent the best example of sculptures from this region and across the country. Also, this annual exhibition serves as a connecting point for artists and their artwork to the business community, which might view sculpture as a creative solution to today’s urban living spaces, said gallery owner and exhibit organizer Bryan K. Ohno.
Group show at Meyers: Meyers Cafe is the home base for the Second Annual Group Show put on by artist Shannon Danks, who said more than 30 local artists show a diversity of work.
The show runs until the end of August at the cafe, 1700 W. Marine View Drive in Everett.
Some of the artists are just budding, where others have been doing art all of their lives but have never shown before, Danks said. There also are works from the late artist Joan True, whose last wish was to have her art displayed, Danks said.
Many other accomplished artists also are featured, including Gregory Hopkins Humes, Kathrine C. Kelly, Karon Leigh, Jules Anslow, Mike Capp, Kim Groff Harrington, Cheri O’Brien, Luyssy Hyder, Ursula Stocke and Justin Hillgrove.
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