EVER WONDER "HOW DO THEY DO THAT?"
ALL OUR DEMOS FEATURE PROFESSIONAL WORKING ARTISTS AND INSTRUCTORS HERE TO SHOW YOU THEIR TRICKS-OF-THE-TRADE. WE OFTEN HAVE HANDS-ON DEMOS SO YOU CAN TRY THE MATERIALS TOO.
Artspot always has something interesting cooked up for Third Thursday / each month / year round/ Always 5-8pm. click here for the art walk map!
We promise to introduce you to a talented local artist doing interesting things and often will have a few cool art materials out for you to try. Come SEE!
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First Saturday Demo & Edmonds Sketchers!
Saturday, February 3
Free Demo 12pm-1pm
Join us the first Saturday of the month for a Free Demo! We’ll show off a different featured artist material each month. All are welcome.
Edmonds Sketchers! 1:30 - 3:30pm
Come check out our monthly sketching group, Edmonds Sketchers!
Meet at ARTspot after the demo. No registration required. All are welcome. Stay up to date on our facebook page.
Art Walk Edmonds: Gabi Campanario
Thursday, Feb 15
5pm-8pm
Spotlight on local talent this month is the founder of Urban Sketchers, Gabriel Campanario who you may know as the “Seattle Sketcher’ columnist at the Seattle Times. We are holding a sketchers open-house tonight with treats and tables set up to sketch & chat. Check out some of Gabi's sketchbooks! We will also feature Gabi’s books on how-to sketch and art books by other artists from his Sketcher Press Publishing. Purchase tonight for an autographed copy!
Gabriel “Gabi” Campanario is best known for his storytelling sketches of the Seattle area —which appeared weekly in The Seattle Times between 2009 and 2021; and for his role as the founder of Urban Sketchers, a global organization of artists who aim to “show the world, one drawing at a time” through on-location sketching and reportage. He is the author of Seattle Sketcher: An Illustrated Journal, and The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around the World.
~REJECT TALENT~
INTRODUCING THE NO TALENT ART CLUB
STARTS FRIDAY, FEB 16 & 23
6PM-8PM AT ARTSPOT.
SPACE IS LIMITED.
BAD AT ART? Who Cares! Come express your creativity and hang out other un-talented folks.
Free to attend. Pencils and paper provided for all, or “rent” some art supplies for the evening, or bring your own! More details here!
Deep Dive Demo
Sat Feb 24. 12-1pm
Two sides to every color. Join Vincent for a deep dive into the difference between warm reds and cool reds.
check out these interesting art walks and studio visits
Paint A Postcard with Bryn + Tracy June 2021
Stencil + Fiber Paste Demo with Bryn & Tracy May 2021
Acrylic Paint Pour Demo with Bryn + Tracy April 2021
Encaustic (Hot Wax) Demo with Bryn + Tracy February 2021
Encaustic + Indigo + Resin with Whitney Buckingham Beechie Nov 2020
Block Printing Studio Visit with Chris Minor Oct 2020
what fun we’ve had every july: our Annual Dog Days of Summer Pet Portraits for PAWS
Thank you Mike O’day, Cody French and Ray Rusi for volunteering your time and talent to raise $800 for our local animal shelter! We will reschedule this event when we get the go-ahead for phase three social gatherings :-)
Another great night to raise $ for our local animal rescue!
A parade of dogs waited patiently along the sidewalk in front of Edmonds art store ARTspot last Thursday during 3rd Thursday Art Walk. Each dog was accompanied by their owner, who were excited to have a custom pet portrait made.
This annual event, touted as “Dog Days of Summer” by ARTspot owner Tracy Felix, features talented local artists volunteering their time and talent to complete an estimated 45 to 50 pet portraits during the event. Suggested donations of $10 per portrait were collected with the proceeds benefiting the Lynnwood PAWS animal shelter.
Felix conceived the idea three years ago as a way of giving back to the shelter where she adopted Pippen, a Jack Russell Dachshund mix. “The artists are so generous to do this event for me. They are all dog lovers too!” Felix added.
“The best thing about this experience is the passion and love I see from each owner when I draw their companions for the PAWS cause,” said artist Cody French, who, along with local artist Mike O’Day, has participated in all three ARTspot pet portrait benefits. Artist Raynaldo “Ray” Rusi, who joined the staff of ARTspot this year, readily pitched in to draw for the fundraiser. “It was a pleasure meeting everyone and their adorable pets. I hope to see everyone again next year!” said Rusi.
“We will definitely be doing this every July.” said Felix. “People are starting to look forward to it. This year we doubled the amount raised for PAWS!” $800 was raised for the shelter, and many folks have a great drawing of their pet to treasure.
100% of funds raised will go to PAWS Animal Rescue. :-)
"Heart Spot" events are designed TO ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER, TO MAKE ART together and TO SUPPORT GOOD CAUSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. Here's what we have accomplished so far with your support and generosity:
We continue to offer artspot's first self published coloring book dedicated to saving coral reefs
Designed and Illustrated by Bryn Fraker
ARTspot's first original coloring book designed and illustrated with the amazing coral reef drawings of Bryn Fraker. The coloring book craze continues, and Bryn's passion for marine biology inspired this book. Every purchase will result in a donation to the Coral Reef Alliance.
Bryn is an Edmonds native, and a four year recipient of an Edmonds Arts Commission College Scholarship. She graduated with honors from California College of Art in 2014. Bryn's degree in Stop Motion Animation is augmented by a second degree in Art History.
Bryn is currently building her career in the animation industry in Los Angeles, California. After working on the Academy Award nominated animated movie "Anomalisa," she continued on with Stoopid Buddies Stoodio working on original programming for television. She has done some commercial work, including Honda, and even an intro to "The Simpsons!" You can see some of her work at brynfraker.com.
Coloring Books are 8'x8' with 18 illustrations to color. Available now only at ARTspot for $11.95 -OR- Click here to order a copy!
proud to be part of a giving community. Some events from past couple’a years…
Edmonds has a Heart February 2018
ARTspot joined Edmonds Downtown merchants in raising money for Washington Kids in Transition. We raffled off a basket overflowing with art supplies. We raised $140, and the event earned $1,200 total to help out homeless kids in the Edmonds School District!. washingtonkidsintransition.org.
"Heart Spot" events 2017 were designed TO ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER, TO MAKE ART together and TO SUPPORT GOOD CAUSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. Here's what we accomplished in 2017 with your support and generosity:
ARTspot window display featured 20 paintings made during last years Creative Connection event for disabled youth and their families. Sales of these paintings went towards sponsoring the event for this year.
January/february 2017:
over $200 raised for the "VOICE" Program! Thank you everyone who purchased art to support this special group of artists!
Thank you Mary Peterson for all you do in the community, making the Creative Connection happen, and for making monoprints during February art walk with Edmonds art walk visitors!
ARTspot donated canvases and we raised over $200 from sales of the wonderful art the kids made for VOICE (Vocational Opportunities In Community Experience) program!
"Nasty Woman" Pendants made lots of people happy at the March Art Walk and sales went to our local YWCA, working to support women and children in our community.
March 2017: Barbara Wyatt "Nasty Woman" Pendants proved to be a great Fundraiser. Over $300 raised for our local ywCA
Thank you Barbara Wyatt for making and donating your time to a great cause. Barbara is a very talented, local artist and very good friend of ARTspot. Barbara is one of the most versatile artists ever! She is always learning and teaching new techniques.
When she decided to go to the Women's March in Washington DC this January, she went into production mode making these delightful "Nasty Women" pendants. It seems she could not make enough of them, as so many women who saw them wanted one!
This month's community fundraiser was for the YWCA. This organization helps homeless women and children in our community.
Look who showed up to paint!.... Tracy Felix (far right) with members of the board from Washington Kids in Transition at the 2nd "Paint-Together session April 11th.
April 2017: "We're Better Together" painting Sessions
Over twenty artists got together this month to paint life affirming, uplifiting art.
The 10x10" paintings created at the "Paint-Together" sessions were revealed in the front windows of ARTspot for April's Third Thursday Art Walk. Folks came in to purchase the art through May 1. 100% of proceeds from artist fees and the purchase price of $50=$150 went to washingtonkidsintransition.org. We raised almost $1,200 to help out homeless kids in the Edmonds School District!
May 2017: Scooped up ice cream for Doctors Without Borders
Heart Spot's May Art Walk event raised $200 with the help of artist Cody French's "Sweet Show!" Everyone enjoyed both Cody's funky crazy ice cream cone sculptures, and the scooping of real ice cream to kick off summer. It felt great to raise money for Doctors Without Borders.
June 2017 ARt walk: ART Rocks!
Lots of donations for The Edmonds food bank
A little over a year ago, you may have noticed colorful rocks showing up in the most surprising places around downtown Edmonds. ARTspot was interested... and with a little detective work, and talking to some of the Mom's coming in to buy acrylic paint at our art store, we discovered "Edmonds Rocks."
A group of Moms and kids have been painting rocks, and hiding them with the express purpose of surprising and delighting anyone who either want to just admire, or even keep them as a found treasure.
For June Art Walk Edmonds, we set up a project table for anyone who wanted to take a little time to paint a rock. We supplied the paint and brushes. Thanks you to the "Art Rocks" group here in town for bringing rocks to share. Thank you to all who brought a donation for the Edmonds Food Bank.