Colored Pencil artist, Janis Collins, is our Featured Artist for the month of July. Janis loves the detail and precision of pencil drawings. Her inspiration comes from every form of animal life as well as shells, water, plants and trees found on Whidbey Island.

Janis begins her work with a sketch, deciding lighting, form, color and composition, and then gradually shapes it into its final form. She will be at Penn Cove Gallery July 17th, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm and will demonstrate her colored pencil techniques.

Watercolor artist Randy Emmons is our Featured Artist for the month of June. Randy paints local scenes in his own special and very recognizable style. Some people say they are “wonky”. Others say they make them happy. Randy says that is his aim - to make people feel good. His painting method is to try to lay his watercolors down clean and crisp, with the whites intact, making each painting truly sparkle. 

Randy will be at Penn Cove Gallery on Tuesday, June 6, from 10-5:30 pm with his brushes, paints and easel. It's a great time to stop in, see him in action, and talk with Randy about his techniques.

Photographer M. Denis Hill is Penn Cove Gallery's Featured Artist for the month of May.  Denis is based on Whidbey Island, and specializes in capturing the landscapes and structures in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve and the Pacific Northwest coast. He loves to share the beauty of the area.

Denis' work has captured some of the most iconic photographs now used for promoting the region. Executed with film and digital photography, infrared photography, high-dynamic-range photography, his work emphasizes strong composition and emotional content. 

Denis will be at Penn Cove Gallery May 17th and 18th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm with some of his photographic equipment. It's a great time to stop in, talk with him, and see his work.

The work of relief printmaking artist, Linnane Armstrong, will be featured in Penn Cove Gallery for the month of April. Linnane creates woodcut and linocut prints inspired by the dramatic landscapes and natural elements of her Whidbey Island home.  Her colorful and monochrome images use value and pattern in ways that draw the viewer deep into the scene. 

​Linnane begins most pieces by sketching on location and taking some reference photos. Later in her studio, she completes a more finished layout sketch for the piece, detailing the composition, values, and in some cases color. Most of her linocuts are printed in one color, either designed as monochrome prints, or awaiting hand-applied watercolor paintings over the finished prints. To create a multiple color woodcut, Linnane carves a separate block of wood for each color in the design, printing them in layers to achieve the full image. Each hand-printed block print may have slight natural variances can appear from one print to the next, adding to the uniqueness and charm of these original artworks.

Stop in gallery to see Linnane's exquisite work.  

Artist Jim Short is Penn Cove Gallery's Artist of the Month for March.  Jim rescues homeless wood. His turnings often come from local trees headed for the landfill or a stove. He enjoys the wood's connection to Whidbey Island’s climate and community. A signature of his work is highlighting "imperfections." Forms are developed on the lathe as the wood allows. Most pieces are turned green, allowed to dry and then turned again, sanded and finished. Other green pieces are turned to a finished form and left to find their own shape and texture. Finishes are generally different combinations of shellac, tung oil, walnut oil and beeswax. 

Jim will be at Penn Cove Gallery on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10AM to 5PM along with a few of his wood turning tools.  It's a great time stop in and talk with Jim about his techniques.