Blue Door Cottage original oil painting by Wenaha Gallery artist Marilu Bryan

Too Busy to Paint, But That’s Never Stopped Her — the Oil Paintings of Marilu Bryan

Most people, in the midst of raising a family on a tight budget, have little time, money, or resources to seriously attack fine art oil painting, but this never daunted Dayton oil painter Marilu Bryan,…
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Welded horse sculpture by wenaha gallery artist Carlos Acevedo

A Boy’s Insistent Dream Becomes Reality — The Welded Metal Sculpture of Carlos Acevedo

From the time Carlos Acevedo was a little boy, he wanted to be an artist. He knew that he was an artist. But like many determined people with a strong dream and an equally strong personality to…
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The Artist’s Life, and Wife — A Different Perspective on Fine Art Painter Steve Henderson

"It must be fascinating, being married to an artist!" This is one of those less than profound comments one encounters in social situations in which the speaker is really looking for someone else…
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A Connoisseur of Trees and Wood — the Hand-Carved Sculpture of Jordan Henderson

Sustainability: it's contemporary, fashionable, sensible, and beautiful, and for woodcarver Jordan Henderson of JDC Woodcarving, there is an art to doing it right. "I source all of my wood locally,"…
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Water, Water Everywhere — Just Not in the Studio — the Pastel and Watercolor Paintings of Judy Robertus

Water is one of our planet's most valuable resources, and other than air, it's probably one of our most vital. For Dayton landscape artist Judy Robertus, water is a focal point of her work: it is…
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The Best Thing to Do with Wood in Alaska — the Sculpture of Pat and Peggy Bookey

When you live in Alaska, what do you do with wood? For wood artists Pat and Peggy Bookey of North Pole, AK, you don't necessarily burn it, even though, according to Pat, "The lows here can be between…
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One, Two, Three Artists Are a Charm — Caprice Scott (Ceramics), Joyce Wilkens (Author) and Wanda Thompson (Graphite)

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Good things come in threes. Consider this: how many important decisions are made with the simple game, Rock, Paper, Scissors? There were three wise men, three Bronte sisters, and three muskateers;…
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Exploring the Pacific Northwest — All of It — with the Photography of John Clement

Those of us who live on the east side of the Washington State Cascade Mountains know that there is more to the Pacific Northwest than the city of Seattle. "Oh, it rains all the time over there,"…
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Birds and Antlers and Frogs — Oh My! The Sculpture Art of Ralph Trethewey

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Most people think of pecan shells as something to throw away after eating the nut within. For sculptor Ralph Trethewey, however, the material on the outside is far more valuable, and he has carved,…
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Van Gogh Lives on — the Art of Jeffrey Hill

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  Van Gogh and wine -- they're both so delightfully European somehow. What starts in Europe, however, doesn't necessarily stay in Europe, and the Walla Walla area finds itself with its own version…
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Not Just Your Standard Birdhouse: the Art of Papa Jon’s Fly Inns

For sculptors Jon and Marilu Bryan, art is for the birds, literally. The Dayton couple, who operate under the name of Papa Jon's Fly Inns, create hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind birdhouses that look…
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Fusing Psychology with Spirituality — The Art of Denise Elizabeth Stone

We’ve all heard of the artist’s Muse. While some artists credit (or blame) an outside source of inspiration for their work – whether it is one of the classical Greek goddesses or an actual human…
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