I'm so excited! 'Lavender Field at Sunset' is hanging in the front room at the Kirkland Arts Center Ex Nihilo Show! Sharing the room with lots of beautiful pieces from an amazing array of artists!

Photography Class!

 

Join me for a Photography Class at the Kirkland Arts Center Thursday, May 18 6:30-9:30!

Have a nice camera but stuck on auto? With clear instructions and lots of photo prompts, you will learn how to take control of your DSLR camera settings and enhance your photography skills while we walk around town. Designed for adults and teens and beginning through intermediate camera buffs.

Register here:

https://kirklandartscenter.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=3633

Be Creative this Summer!

Join me for some workshops and retreats!

Painting Retreat on Whidbey Island:

It's All About Color

Let go of preconceptions and push past your artistic road blocks! In this 3 day retreat you will be guided through an exploration of color, texture and form and experiment with freeform expression to create colorful acrylic paintings with meaning and balance.

July 29-31

Register by July 8 for Early Bird Discount

Nuno Felt Workshops at the Kirkland Arts Center:

 

 Nuno Felt Collage Scarf - July 16

 Nuno Felt Flower Garden July 17

For more information and to Register 

 

Photography Workshops at the Kirkland Arts Center:

 

 

Going Manual

Have a nice camera but stuck on auto? With clear instructions and lots of photo prompts, you will learn how to take control of your camera settings and enhance your photography skills while we walk around town.

Sign up for either a morning class to work with Mid Day Sun or an evening class to capture the Golden Hour!
July 21
For more information and to Register

Some Trees

My latest Tree Series
(come see them at The Grape Choice during the Kirkland Artist Studio Tour on Mother's Day weekend!)

Kirkland Artist Studio Tour - Next Weekend!

Kirkland Artist Studio Tour
(and a lovely little sale!)
Mother's Day Weekend - May 7th and 8th 10:00 - 6:00

Come join me!

Over 50 Artists participating in a free, self-guided tour of artist studios, homes, galleries and downtown Kirkland businesses!
I am honored to be sponsored by The Grape Choice* and will set up a studio in their front room (spilling out onto the patio if the weather cooperates!)

I will have my newest (not yet seen!) paintings and nuno felt pieces as well as books and prints. Best of all - all of the artwork that I bring with me will be on a special Mother's Day weekend sale during the event!

SNEAK PEEK of some of my new Nuno Felt:
http://www.beverlyashgilbert.com/newartforkast.html
SNEAK PEEK of new Paintings:
http://www.beverlyashgilbert.com/newpaintingsforkast.html

*The Grape Choice is a yummy wine shop (how fabulous is that?!) located across from Marina Park in downtown Kirkland.

Workshop at Kirkland Arts Center

'Raspberry Lemonade' - a new Nuno Felt Ruffle Scarf

Come join the fun! I'll be teaching this weekend at the Kirkland Arts Center

In My Studio - A Few Paintings in Progress

 Painting in progress... Loving the sunshine flooding my studio today 

Putting on the finishing touches... and getting ready for the Kirkland Artist Studio Tour on Mother's Day weekend (join me at the Grape Choice!). This painting will be there though I can't seem to capture the colors with my iPhone, background is a deep Tuscan gold color.

 Painting up a storm and getting ready for Kirkland Artist Studio Tour on Mothers Day weekend!

Kirkland Arts Center - Teaching a Special Workshop

Excited, thrilled, honored to be invited to teach a special private Nuno Felt workshop for the Kirkland Arts Center Angels (board members and other movers and shakers behind the art center)! 

Some of my Nuno Felt students at the Kirkland Arts Center today. Everyone's piece unique and very colorful - even though 2 of the gals came in saying they wanted neutral colors!