Pastel painter Jean E. Mann is the featured artist at the gallery store for the Arts Council of Snohomish County.
Mann’s work will be shown during July at the store in the historic Monte Cristo Hotel, 1507 Wall St., Everett.
Visitors can meet Mann at the opening of the arts council’s 16th annual juried show from 5 to 8 p.m. July 12.
Mann’s dexterity with pastels and love of color comes out in her artwork; even if it’s just a simple blue glass, there’s emotion in the painting.
Scented and surreal: Artist Carol Chellino infuses scents into her work while photographer Earl Cooper focuses on the surreal.
An exhibit showcasing the two artists begins today and runs through Aug. 16 at the Lynnwood Library Gallery, 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood.
Chellino, of Seattle, uses wax to paint abstract landscapes. These products are made of pigmented molten wax to which Chellino has added scented oils to create a sweet smell.
Cooper’s photography is surreal, often depicting two images together in dreamlike situations. Through darkroom techniques and digital editing, he plays with original photographs taken throughout his travels.
Every picture tells a story: There’s almost a storybook quality to the tar, oil and wax paintings of Michel Tsouris. And when you read the titles such as “Thin Line Between Life and Death” and “Then There Were Three,” you are drawn in, wanting to know more and trying to imagine the story behind the painting.
Tsouris’ new paintings can be seen through July 30 at the Museo Gallery, 215 First St., Langley. The show’s opening reception is from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Also at Langley is the opening of “Mitakuye Oyasin: We are All Related” which will honor that sentiment while showcasing the photography and art of Ken Lubas and introduce the work of emerging artist Sharon Lawrence.
The opening reception is from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Raven Rocks Studio, 220 First St., Langley. The show runs through Aug. 3.
Lubas was a photojournalist for the Los Angeles Times for more than 33 years. His work has appeared on the covers and in the pages of National Geographic, Time, U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek and Life magazine. Lubas has won two Pulitzer Prizes as a Times team member. Many of his artistic images consist of powerful photo illustrations of American Indian people and wildlife.
Also on Whidbey Island at Greenbank Farm is the work of artist Eva Blaisdell.
An open house is planned for 5 to 7 tonight at Artworks Gallery at Greenbank, 765 Wonn Road. The show runs through July.
Blaisdell worked for 20 years in photography, graphic design, mainly in commercial advertising, and studied watercolor for three years at the Chicago Art Institute. The majority of her works are scenes from the island, and all her painted flowers are from her own garden. Her painting “Maple Leaves in October” won first place this year in acrylic at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
The soft touch: The mixed media paintings of Sue Robertson, who works mostly with liquid for soft body acrylic, will be shown in Edmonds this month.
The exhibit may be viewed through July 30 at the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St., Edmonds.
Robertson’s style is loose and colorful, and she often incorporates other elements such as ink, graphite, paper and beeswax. Whether she is painting a landscape, still life or abstract, the subject is simply a vehicle for the color and stroke.
Summertime, summertime: Painter Joseph Lesser has a way of reminding us it’s summer and then allowing us to keep summer all year long.
Lesser’s summerscape paintings are being featured through July at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The opening artists’ reception will be in conjunction with the First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 tonight.
Lesser’s acrylic realistic paintings of boats on the beach are reminders of the beauty of summer and will be shown along with photographs by Lewis Jones, nautical oils by Lorna Libert, mixed-media work by Renate Trapkowski, oils by Gail Weir and soft pastels by Sandra Westford.
One visit will get you two: Seattle’s Art/Not Terminal Gallery is featuring two artists this month: one who eschews technique and the other who dabbles in fantasy.
Jeffrey Bergstrand mixes and applies oil paint with only one brush as he explores his visual thoughts.
Paul Berg’s latest series of paintings depict the twin realms of fantasy and disguise, and any other illusions into which the artist escapes.
The opening reception is from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday. The show runs until Aug. 2 at Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave., Seattle.
ABOVE: Artwork by Carol Chellino (left) and Earl Cooper is featured through Aug. 16 at Lynnwood Library.
LEFT: “Blue Glass,” Jean E. Mann, is at the gallery store at Arts Council of Snohomish County.
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