Images from last weekend's paint out and Grand Opening of the Land Bridge

Fay Kahn working on a watercolor
Oleg Ulitsky Painting near the Fort
Puppets from the Lion King were part of the grand opening festivities and the inaugural "First Walk" over the land bridge
Marilyn Hocking at work
Harry Wheeler painting by the fruit orchard at the Fort
Part of the huge turn out that was there to celebrate the grand opening of the Land Bridge
Mitch Baird painting near the Fort
Executive Director of the Confluence Project, Jane Jacobsen, at the opening ceremonies of the Land Bridge, along with Artist Maya Lin, Architect John Paul Jones and other politicians and dignitaries

The paintings from the "paint out" will be on display at Art on the Boulevard during the month of September. The opening reception is on First Friday, September 5th from 5 to 9 pm

Six New Paintings From Jan Heigh!

"Elevate"

by Jan Heigh

24"x36"

Acrylic

$750

To see the other new paintings by Jan Heigh please visit our website at www.artontheboulevard.org. If you are interested in purchasing this painting please contact the gallery at 360-750-4499.

New Robin Hominiuk Vase!

"Cyclops Vase"

by Robin Hominiuck

13"x10"x10"

High Fired

$400

If you are interested in purchasing this piece please contact the gallery at 360-750-4499

Plein Air Paint Out!

Art on the Boulevard's 2nd annual plein air show "Paint the Town II" will open on September 5th (showing through Sept. 28th). This year artists will be painting in and around Ft. Vancouver National Park in conjunction with the grand opening of the Confluence Project's Land Bridge. Artists will be on location on Saturday August 23rd and Sunday August 24th. The public is welcome to come out and watch the artists at work. Participating artists are: Mitch Baird, Eric Jacobsen, Fay Kahn, Marilyn Hocking, Oleg Ulitsky, Harry Wheeler, Rebecca Anstine, Cathleen Rehfeld and Juliet Moran.

For more information about the Confluence Project please visit their website: www.confluenceproject.org

New Gallery Artist: Steve Hill

"Boats at Vernazza Plaza"

by Steve Hill

Pastel

19"x24" (framed size: 30"x35")

$3000 (SOLD)

"Ready for Market Day"

by Steve Hill

Pastel

10"x13" (framed size: 17"x19")

$800

Art on the Boulevard is pleased to announce the addition of pastel artist Steve Hill. A resident of Lopez Island, Washington, Steve is an award winning plein-air artist whose work ranges from Northwest scenes to Tuscan Villas. To see more of Steve's work please visit our website http://www.artontheboulevard.org/.

Steve in his own words:

"There are places in this world where we all like to go to escape the awkward rhythm of our too-busy lives, to “play in the garden”. We may feel a strong urge to linger on a sun-drenched rock where water meanders or hike over pathways that wind through interesting terrain. We like to stand at the edges of fields, along coastal areas, visit beautiful ancient villages or just perch somewhere to contemplate how changing light makes everything look and feel sensual—without light, there is nothing left to define painting elements like color, shape or form. We like to return to a favorite room and lay our hands on familiar objects, read poetry, books, sink into meditation.

If I could put my finger on why I paint, what I paint , where and how I paint, it is to simply search-out these special places and explore the emotional moments with all senses on high alert throughout the entire process of creating art."