By Geri Zanon
The new month brings new art exhibits to galleries across the North Olympic Peninsula.
Wild Womyn Gallery, 252 Tyler St., Port Townsend, will exhibit the work of Suzanne Cheryl Gardner, artist and publisher of The Higher Source: A Guide to the Healing Arts.
Gardner’s show features the full-color tempera paintings from the covers of The Higher Source, with emphasis on her Goddess images. The paintings symbolize her spiritual journey over the past seven years, Gardner said.
At Artisans on Taylor, 236 Taylor St., Port Townsend, Sandra Dodson presents a collection of small format paintings in pastel, titled “Little Jewels.”
Dodson, who maintains a studio in Port Townsend, said she enjoys pastel art because it puts her in direct contact with her work. “I feel as though I am placing my fingerprints in the work,” she said.
The September show at the Franklin Gallery, 940 Water St., Port Townsend, is “End of Summer,” its final group showing, with new works by Lois Venarchick, Dale Klein, Art Reirsch, Ann Behie, Sylvia White and David Bradbury.
The artworks include basketry, photography, paintings, turned woods and glass, with each artist offering a vision of the days of summer in Port Townsend and the surrounding area.
All of the Port Townsend artists will be honored at receptions during Saturday’s Gallery Walk, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
In Port Angeles, the Clallam Art Gallery — located in The Landing Mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave. — features the work of artist Valle Nevaril beginning Saturday. Nevaril’s exhibit of watercolors and acrylics, titled “Pathways,” will be on display in the gallery through Sept. 30.
The gallery will host a Meet the Artist reception for Nevaril on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at The Landing Mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave.
The Sequim Museum and Arts Center is featuring Raku pottery pieces by Anne Hunt, photography by members of the Olympic Peaks Camera Club, and animal portraits and landscapes in oils and pastels by Shirley Foss. The Museum and Arts Center is located at 175 W. Cedar St. and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1-4 p.m.; closed Monday.
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