2009 Art Show Gallery
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Cody Blomber
BIO:
I love the challenge of painting a portrait. To be close enough to the likeness yet still have a great oil painting. The spontaneity of a sitting is inspiring to me. Whatever I feel gets translated into a colorful and emotional portrait. Each of my portraits is what I like to call a portrait sketch. Taking around 2 to 3 hours. Yes quick, bold, and confident strokes are what it takes to make these wonderful portraits.
Marguerite Devine-Mraz
Youth Artist
Douglas Dietiker
BIO:
Raised in the PNW, my love of the oudoors and the beautiful scenery of this area got me into photography and allows me to share that beauty with you. Published in Outdoor Photography Magazine, Featured Photgrapher on Visit Rainier.com, Featured in Singh-Ray photography Filters Blog, and Multiple awards at the Washington State Photography Exhibition.
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Shelly Engels
BIO:
Shelly Engels has always been inspired by architecture's basic aspects: form, space, proportion and light. Starting with legos at age 3 to her architectural studies in college. Now, Shelly carries a camera wherever she goes and is brazen enough to shoot a picture right after being kicked by a horse! She has a degree in interior architecture and product design from Kansas State University and moved to Seattle in 2005 for work in the design field. This city is ever inspiring for her creative endeavours.
Shelly's work is available in various mediums and sizes and can be special ordered.
You can reach her by phone: 206-679-7745 or email shelly.engels@gmail.com
Eberhard Fetz
BIO:
My interest in collage stems from the rich associations evoked by juxtaposed images. Initially inspired by the works of Robert Rauschenberg, I first explored ways to combine photo images with cyanotype (or blueprint), which uses contact printing of enlarged Kodalith negatives on photosensitized paper. To work beyond the restrictions of the cyanotype technique I began processing digital images with Photoshop, which provides unlimited freedom to manipulate all parameters of the images. In 2004-5 I devoted a 10-month sabbatical at the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin to creating collage prints that represent brain function. Going beyond digital print collage, future work will explore multimedia techniques, combining structural representations of neural networks with projected videos representing the activity in those networks.
Eberhard Fetz is Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington.
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Charlette Haugen
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Magnolia artist who was Summer Festival poster artist in 2004 & most recently poster artist for both the Edmonds Arts Festival and Shoreline Arts Festival.
Li-ting Hung
BIO:
Art for me is an expression of my senses. I feel most in touch with myself when I make art. Art is an exploration of both the visible, and the subconscious world that lies within.
A leaf becomes a symbol of birth or rebirth in my painting. A house cat is transformed into a day dreaming, adventuress blue cat which I try to capture in clay.
As a teacher, I am always surprised at the wonderful creativities of my student. My job is to nurture this creative energy, introduce them to new mediums and techniques and to encourage them to share their art with others. My favorite teacher once said, Artist share not only their vision, but their kindness. Art making after all can be as simple as a smile.
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Jeff Krewson
Jiross Lakey
Youth Arfist
Christopher Lemmen
BIO:
Chris is an emerging artist who began creating metal art in 1977. In 2002, after 21 years in the US Army Rangers and Special Forces, he studied welding/metal fabrication and resumed his artwork. His work is very diverse and includes architectural and public works. Chris lives in Seattle and shows his work locally.
Mark Lubich
BIO:
Mark Lubich was born in Port Hueneme, California in 1956. His father, a career Navy Officer, moved the family around the country on an almost yearly basis until he retired and the family settled in Seattle, Washington in 1970. Mark graduated from West Seattle High School in 1974 and the University of Washington in 1978. He has always called the Pacific Northwest his home. His family and many of his relatives were born and raised in the Grays Harbor and south sound region of Washington State. Though Mark lived in Seattle for most of his adult life, he currently lives in Olympia, Washington. Here he creates his fused glass pieces as well as his mixed media collage work.
Mark’s career as an artist began with an emphasis on mixed media collage. He started experimenting with various mediums in 1992. In 1999, Mark began working with glass, both stained and fused.
Mark is a self-taught artist, his only academic work coming from a pottery course in his freshman year of college and the required art classes in high school. His work is shown at the Art/Not Terminal Gallery in downtown Seattle as well as various juried shows around the country.
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David Jaewon Oh
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David Jaewon Oh is currently a student at University of Washington, majoring in photography. Originally born in Seoul, Korea but immigrated to US in '97. He currently calls city of Seattle home although he lives in Mill Creek and commutes to Seattle on regular basis.
As an aspiring photographer, he loves to take a picture with black and white film on any given day.
Steven Reddy
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Local teacher and weekend oil painter.
Carlin Reilly
Youth Artist
Stephanie Reilly
BIO:
Stephanie Reilly works in a variety of art mediums. Her interests include beading - jewelry making, stained glass, knitting, sewing, clay and collage. Her recent passion has included a series of mixed media collage.
Her designs are divinely inspired and come from a place of renewal and hope. Each piece is unique and develops in its own time.
Her recent series, collectively entitled "thoughts from the divine" include numerous pieces. Each may contain multiple levels of paper, artist medium, printed media and collected pieces.
Stephanie Reilly lives in Redmond with her family, including two children.
Mary Romig
William Scales
BIO:
I'm an architect by trade but an an artist for fun. I love the challenge of capturing the shapes, light and colors of the built and natural environment in watercolors, both at home in Seattle and abroad..
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Isabel Schuchardt
Youth Arfist
Kristen Scott
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I was born and raised in Seattle, oldest child of three in a happy family. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t keenly aware of the world around me--everything from the movement of the leaves in the trees, the sound of the birds, the color of the sky. I live in my senses and love to paint the landscape around me. I am happiest when I can be in the natural world, seeing, thinking, listening and drawing.
Christine Sharp
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Award-winning artist, writer, documentary producer. Loves watercolor and oils and paintint plein air in the northwest. This particular painting was done a the wooden boat center in seattle after sketching and photographing a group of children at a sailing class. priceless!
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Ellie Sprague
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Local photographer Ellie Sprague's recent work features horses. Throughout her life she has had a special affinity towards them. Memories of growing up with horses and riding bare back have inspired her to capture their majestic beauty. This summer Sprague has been traveling to remote places and small town rodeos gathering images for an up coming art show this winter.
Gunnar Stultz
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Current University of Washington student and emerging local artist. “Trophy” is a direct response to the strain often placed on the human mind to both express oneself and fill a pre-existing societal mold.
Chelsea Willett
BIO:
I currently live in Tacoma, Washington, working day jobs to support myself as an artist. My main passion is painting. I want to say it's almost a form of air for me. I strive to spend at least spend 4-8 hours a day on painting. I work part time at a law firm. I typically paint on canvas in oils. My smaller stuff is in acrylics and there are times when I want a painting done fast so I'll use acrylics. I have been painting more professionally for 8 years. I love painting murals and have had the opportunity to paint them in local businesses. I was a muralist for Trader Joe's for 5 years and most of my work for them happened in California, University Place, WA, and Federal Way. I dabble in graphic design, more of a fun change for me. I went to Los Angeles Figurative Art Academy and studied the human figure using charcoals. Eventually I plan to go back to art school to continue to refine my skills. Ultimately I want to paint full time but until then I am striving to just get out there and make connections.
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