FIRST THURSDAY ART WALK & PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT

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Name: FIRST THURSDAY ART WALK & PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT
Date: June 5, 2014
Time: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
Event Description:
On the first weekend of each month from April-October, The Skagit Valley Art Escape invites out-of-area visitors to spend the weekend experiencing art activities in the Skagit Valley communities of Anacortes, Edison, La Conner, and Mount Vernon. Visitors and locals alike will be delighted with gallery art walks, music performances, and artist demonstrations encompassing a broad range of media. Margaret Horak and Tom Pickett are poster artists for the June 5, Art Walk. Margaret, who will be displaying her delightful watercolors at the Front Gallery, 420 Myrtle, in downtown Mount Vernon, likes the way watercolor "moves" on the paper, and never knowing what she'll get. Before she starts a painting, Margaret thinks about the "invisible" colors hidden in each scene; that's part of the fun for her. She and her husband, Ray, love to travel, and she's inspired by the colors, scenes, people and food during those travels.

The Art In The Alleys Committee is also partnering with the Mount Vernon Downtown Association (MVDA) to produce art-related exhibits and events during the First Thursday Art Walks. Plein Air Artist Tom Pickett will be coordinating a “Plein Air Paint Out” during the June 5, Art Walk, from 3-7 pm in downtown. Plein Air painters are encouraged to contact: Tom Pickett, (360) 770-7524, tom@thpickett.com. The finished works will be displayed during the following art walk, on July 31. 

The June 5, Art Walk includes 17 venues featuring work by some of our area’s most prestigious artists. The Skagit Valley Art Escape is a fun, social, and creative excursion to the best in art and music of the Skagit Valley. With great restaurants, bars, galleries, and places to stay, the weekend provides many opportunities to get lost in the character of four unique waterfront communities.
Location:
Downtown Mount Vernon
Date/Time Information:
Thursday, June 5th, 2014 from 3pm to 8pm
Contact Information:
Cathy Stevens
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