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Whidbey Island's Favorite Art Gallery for over 25 Years
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Richard Nash - acrylics and sculpture
Richard J. Nash lives in Oak Harbor, Washington on Whidbey Island, he is a Northwest contemporary painter who works in acrylics. 
I’m a northwest native born in Snohomish. I have been a student of fine art my entire adult life. I have my MFA in painting and printmaking from WSU (1976) and have studied art abroad in Europe and Japan.
My paintings are a form of Non-objective Abstract Expressionism. It is one of the "purest" forms of the visual arts. The lack of reference to recognizable subject matter allows manipulation of the art elements with a focus on control of space, line, shape, and color. Although there are significant elements of spontaneity, the process requires careful selection to complete the composition. The inspiration for much of my work comes from the "play" of light and shadows from and on architectural forms in relationship to natural forms. The northwest coastal environment provides much of my palette. My focus is to create a thoughtful work of art that will engage the viewer on a cerebral as well as an aesthetic level.
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Penn Cove Gallery is located on the Coupeville Historic Waterfront.  Coupeville, the second-oldest town in Washington,
is the heart of 
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, the nation's first, on scenic Whidbey Island.
If you are coming from the south take the Mukilteo/Clinton ferry; 
from the west the Port Townsend/Coupeville ferry; from the north drive over the Deception Pass Bridge.



Our ADA compliant gallery offers street-level access via the Grace Street entrance
and one public handicapped parking space on Front Street .
All artwork on this site is subject to prior sale. The creators of all content and images hold copyright to their respective work. All rights reserved 2022