WAITING FOR A BITE (FRAMED) Mark Bartlett A fisherman was busy in

A fisherman was busy in his backyard untangling and sorting out floats while his frisky cat kept him company jumping from float to float

Artist statement: Living in Alaska has opened me up for a visual world where large shapes intermingle with shining streaks of brilliant color

She is the winner of the coveted 2004 Skagit Valley Tulip poster contest and the creator of the 2004 Edmonds Arts Festival poster as well

but that's the plan

Artist's narrative: My husband and I are addicted to gunk-holing the remote fjords of Alaska’s Prince William Sound

WAITING FOR A BITE (FRAMED) Mark Bartlett A fisherman was busy inBeth prefers oil paints when she paints and enjoy drawing with ink, graphite, colored pencils, oil pastels, Conte crayons and paint sticks. When painting she prefers to make her own stretchers and stretch her own canvas when working on larger paintings. When making furniture, Beth likes to use cherry, walnut, ash, or some of the local wood found in Southeast Alaska, such as Alaska yellow cedar, Sitka spruce, and red alder. She also incorporates metal