Friday was the fifth day of the Stanwood - Camano Island paint out and several artists joined us for the first time. Richard Bulman came down from Bellingham and Paula Ensign drove up from Redmond. Another spectacular day for touring our island and town!
Camano Island Jack Dorsey (below) went back to English Boom to make [...]

Thursday morning brought cooler weather and some clouds to the area. By the afternoon, however, the clouds had cleared and we enjoyed another sunny day!
Many of our artists went searching for farm scenes in Stanwood. Rod and Randolph Jones found a beautiful red barn off Pioneer Highway. Tom Mellado scouted Miller road and found a scenic field with [...]

After the third day of the Stanwood - Camano Island “Plein Air” Invitational, it was clear that people were starting to notice the artists around town. I heard from local business owners who were intrigued to find artists with their easels painting on the sidewalks in Stanwood. And I heard conversations at the restaurant next door [...]