Sunday Afternoon at ARTspot

I really enjoyed the people coming in to the store today. Art supplies for someone making a gift, one man getting back into his art after many years, another wanting supplies for his wife, my son’s high school teacher coming in to sign up for a class. Everyone has a reason for what they do, and making art is always based on our ultimate human desire to express ourselves. I hope you have some art making in your near future.

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The JR Project

Mona Fairbanks is one of the most socially conscientious people I know. Two years ago she emailed me a link [which I have included below] which features a French artist who goes by the name “JR.” 

His work has created a movement around the world, and the movement has touched down in Edmonds thanks to Mona. Here is her JR project image at the Edmonds downtown Kiosk. I know she would like to grow this project in the community. Contact us if you are interested! Check it out.

TED Awards : JR

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We are OPEN

Don Robertson came in today to install our OPEN sign. We are a lot like the sign here at ARTspot: shiny and bright and open... to new ideas, new customers and new ways to make art. 

Thanks to all the artists and art lovers who have stopped by to welcome us to Main Street, and to friends who come by and help out. Thanks to Mom for giving me this pretty sign for my birthday this weekend too. As soon as Don put it in the window, we had some people coming right on in. Perfect.

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Angela @ ARTspot

ARTspot welcomes Angela Bandurka. She is a talented and accomplished artist. Here she is with a drawing she created on our mid-tone Strathmore journal the other day. She will be here on Monday and Friday mornings 10-2 to help you with all your art supply dilemmas and/or inspirations. She will also be teaching Oil Painting techniques using water-soluble fume free paint in the new year. Yeah, we walk the talk here at ARTspot. We are glad to have you on-board Angela!

Click here for Angela’s Website. 
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Family Connections

ARTspot is very much a family business, but not in the way you may expect. Here I am with my son, Mason, a few days before he goes off to college. He helped out at our new store all summer, along with my Mom, Melda. As my business partner Denise Cole coordinates with me in all aspects of ARTspot - her husband Rich is our handyman and sons Luke and Jimmy do whatever we need doing. Everyone else, from our floor managers, Scott and Angela, our class coordinator, Mona, to our instructors are all becoming part of our extended family also. Look for Animation Studio workshops for teens in December, taught by my daughter Bryn!

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Photo by Bob Sears

Meet Scott Burnett

Set aside this Thursday evening to meet Scott. He will be our featured artist for Edmonds Third Thursday Artwalk, 5-9 September 20th. Scott is an elequent artist and musician. He will be debuting new work and demonstrating his painting technique here at ARTspot. I hope you will take some time to hear his viewpoints and the story of his art path. 
Also check out his web page:

Life is on the Ground

photography by Bob Sears... more about Bob in the next blog!

Edmonds Art Studio Tour this Weekend!!

Can hardly wait three more days. ARTspot will be debuting on the 7th Annual Studio Tour this weekend! I helped start this event and am darn proud of it. The Tour brings together art lovers with the artists in their studios. Having access to 20 artists studios is a real treat. This is such a win-win for everyone. I hope we have a beautiful sunny day again but either way it will be reigning ART in Edmonds Sept 15-16 10am-5pm.

Join us at ARTspot to see my hot wax encaustics and Robin Westbrook’s full line of NOt jUne’s Jewelry! We will both be demo-ing for sure.

Link: Read article in the local paper about us.... Thanks Beacon!

Link: Edmonds Art Studio Tour website with map and info.

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Darlene Gentry Lucas

I know some amazing artists and Darlene is one of them. She is what I call a “cerebral artist.” She is very thoughtful about her process and subject matter. If you are very lucky you will get to see one of her sketchbooks. Color swatches, notations, thumbnail sketches and notes about paintings. I am proud to say she is one of ARTspot’s Teaching Team and is beginning her watercolor classes with us here next Tuesday morning 10am-1pm. Consider joining us - she has been teaching for 40 years! Experienced teacher alert!! 

Check it out at our website...