Island artist offers art classes, trips
Theresa Goesling wants to “make every day a painting.”
She has made a creative home on Mercer Island while venturing once a year to Spain, France and other exotic locales.
Paintings of European landscapes adorn the walls of her gallery and studio at 2885 78th Ave S.E. The space is ideal to both teach and exhibit art, she said, though she plans to change locations when the proposed Hines development on the property starts moving forward.
Goesling plans painting trips every year, inviting students to “paint just outside your door or go out and paint at select inspiring locations everyday.”
This summer, she will travel to Spain on May 3-10 and Collioure, France — the “city of painters” — on May 10-16. Registration for the France trip closes on March 1. Email makeeverydayapainting@yahoo.com for more information.
This July, she will co-chair an exhibition for the Northwest Watercolor Society (NWW), which is celebrating its 75th Anniversary.
The juried International Open Exhibition will include a retrospective Cascadia Museum Show, a new book — “A Fluid Tradition,” workshops by Judy Morris and Alvaro Castagnet, and, at the Crowne Plaza-Seattle — a full day of mini-workshops by over 20 leading artist/entrepreneurs, a Diamond Gala Awards Banquet, a vendor fair and more.
Other arts news
New gallery opening: The Mercer Island Arts Council invites residents to an artists’ reception on Feb. 26, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mercer Island Community and Events Center, to welcome a new multimedia gallery exhibit: Harmony of Color.
Come meet the members of the artists group, all women who are unified by their mutual yearning to paint, but “restrained by daily labor and busy schedules.”
By sharing paintings and working together, group members improved their skills as they gained confidence in their aesthetic senses and capabilities. The women decided to share their work with the broader population in the hopes of inspiring others to make time in their own busy schedules for the discovery of hidden talents through participatory art.
Complimentary refreshments will be provided at this free event.
Call for entries: The deadline for entry in the Mercer Island Visual Arts League’s (MIVAL) April show, “Treasures in Miniature,” is March 20. The entry fee is $25 for up to four pieces of artwork.
First prize for the “small format art show” is $200. Second place will receive $100 and third place will get $50.
Publicity image jpegs are due Feb. 18, to to miniatureshow@mival.org.
The MIVAL Gallery is located in the Avellino Buildin at 2836 78th Ave. S.E. The show runs from April 2 to May 2.
