Visual Arts: Summer serves up a variety of art across North Idaho

It is definitely summertime in North Idaho when both Moscow and Sandpoint convert downtown shops and eateries into wall-to-wall art venues.

This is the 21st summer Sandpoint’s art galleries and businesses have teamed up with regional artists for two six-week artwalks.

Coordinated by the Pend Oreille Arts Council, Artwalk I includes 24 venues and runs Friday through July 23. All opening receptions on Friday are from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The second cross-town artwalk, with a new mix of artists, starts Aug. 3 and will go through Sept. 10.

One event not to miss is the second annual “Plein Air Paint Out” sponsored by the Timber Stand Gallery, Panhandle State Bank, Taylor Parker Motors and the Seasons at Sandpoint.

“A dozen top-notch plein air (outdoor) artists are painting at various locations across downtown Sandpoint,” says Jim Quinn, owner of Timber Stand Gallery.

They will be painting on the beach at Seasons at Sandpoint, 313 S. Second Ave., between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, and on Friday at the Town Square, Main Street and Third Avenue, between 1 and 3 p.m.

All of the work will be on display and for sale Friday between 5 and 7 p.m. at the Timber Stand Gallery, 225 Cedar St.

Artwalk brochures are available at participating locations, Sandpoint City Hall, Chamber of Commerce, in the POAC Office at the Old Power House building, 120 Lake St., and online at www.artinsandpoint.org.

Sandpoint Artwalk I

“Arts Alliance, Sixth and Oak – “Solstice Celebration” with artist booths, art activities for youth and adults, live music, storytelling and carving demonstrations.

“Art Works Gallery, 214 N. First Ave. – works by Mary Alderete, Dennis Brady, Mat Hall, Susan Hedstrand, Marita McDonough and Rebecca York.

“Coldwater Creek Wine Bar, 311 N. First Ave. – Tom Woodward, David Mender, Amelea Burr and Alana Berk-Smith, photography; Amy Munson, giclee photographic prints.

“Connie’s Café, 323 Cedar St. – Victoria Broeckel, oil; Stephen Wylie, watercolor.

“F.C. Weskil’s, Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. – Gretchen Hellar, watercolor.

“Hallans Gallery, 323 N. First Ave. – Dann Hall, photography.

“Ivano’s Ristorante, 102 S. First Ave. – Chris Guibert, photography; Mary Alderete, Mark Kubiak and Rick Thompson, sculpture.

“Just Clever, Cedar Street Bridge, Public Market – Davis Judd, acrylic; Colleen Piatt, Diana Tillberg and Mark Green, mixed media.

“Misty Mountain Furniture, 502 Cedar St., Suite D – Larry Book, wood carvings; Tom Brunner, sculpture; Karen Robinson, mixed media and watercolor; Earl Wortman, sculpture.

“Northwest Handmade, 308 N. First Ave. – Maria Larson, acrylic; Gary Rennert, wood.

“Northwest Mortgage, 216 N. First Ave. – Brendan P. Rodgers, photography.

“Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery, Old Power House, 120 Lake St. – “Driven to Abstraction,” works in all mediums.

“Pend d’Oreille Winery, 220 Cedar St. – Jeff Hughart, oil; Tom Brunner and Jennifer Del Carlo, sculpture.

“Petal Talk, 120 Cedar St. – Amy Hanson, sculpture.

“Racks, 502 Cedar St., Suite B – Whitney Davidson, mixed media.

“Stage Right Cellars, 302 N. First Ave. – Catherine Earle, watercolor; Doug Fluckiger, graphite; Paula Lewis, photography; Jessie Townsdin and Lisa VanDerKarr, acrylic.

“Sand Creek Grill, 105 S. First Ave. – Mary Alderete, Derk Klein and Rick Thompson, sculpture.

“Sandpoint Art Commission, Farmin Park, Main and Oak – “Art by the Inch” project, sidewalk paintings.

“Taylor Parker Motors, 300 Cedar St. – Brent Flint, photography; Barton DeGraaf, watercolor; Rene Kaup, mixed media; Erin Wert, oil.

“Three Glasses Restaurant and Wine Bar, 202 ½ N. First Ave. – Leslie Alexander, acrylic.

“Timber Stand Gallery, 225 Cedar St. – “Plein Air Paint Out,” with more than a dozen outdoor artists from throughout the region.

“U.S. Bank, 201 Main St. – Jeannine, watercolor; Mark Heisel and Earl J. Wortman, sculpture; Julie Reinbold, oil.

Moscow venues

This Friday, three dozen shops and restaurants in Moscow will transform themselves into public art galleries for the summer. Many are holding opening receptions on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Pick up free artwalk tour maps at all locations and plot your own course. Most of the shows run through Sept. 15.

“Above the Rim Gallery, inside Paradise Creek Bicycles, 513 S. Main St. – “Eclectic Cloth by the Palouse Patchers,” fiber arts.

“Allegra Print and Imaging, 507 S. Main St. – Judith M. Brand, watercolor.

“Bearable Dentistry, 1410 S. Main St. – Gary Kok, photography.

“Bucer’s and Ball and Cross Books, 201 S. Main St. – Mark Beauchamp, coffee illustrations; Lance J. Luchnig, photography.

“Café Silos, 693 Styner Ave. – Marilyn Lysohir, sculpture.

“Camas Prairie Winery, 110 S. Main St. – Kay Montgomery, watercolors.

“Center on Disabilities and Human Development, 129 W. Third St. – community artists.

“Cowgirl Chocolates, 428 W. Third St., # 3 – Ryan Law, watercolors and clay sculpture.

“Eastside Marketplace, 1420 S. Blaine St. – “Friends of Eastside,” members of Moscow’s disabled community.

“Experience Mortgage, 206 S. Main St. – Bill Voxman, photography.

“Gail Byers Real Estate, 110 E. Third St. – Doug Davidson, photography; Lizette Fife, fiber arts; Phyllis Oliver, watercolor.

“Gritman Medical Center, 700 S. Main St. – Lynn D. Cameron, photographer.

“Hair Designers, 205 E. Third St. – Gerry Queener, photography.

“Heart of the Arts, 412 E. Third St. – Bonnie Brainard, pencil; Cyndi Faircloth, lithography.

“Hodge and Associates, 405 S. Washington St. – Jill Matsuoka, ceramics.

“Hodgin’s Drug and Hobby Store, 307 S. Main St. – Jeanne Wood, ceramics; Monica Hulubei, oils and acrylics.

“Inland Cellular, Renaissance Mall, 672 W. Pullman Road – Jeanne Wallace, water media; Karen Lewis, pastels.

“Latah County Historical Society, 327 E. Second St. – “Western Landscapes of Eliza Brachus (1857-1959).”

“Latah County Title Co., 106 E. Second St. – Cheryll Halsey, oils.

“Marco Polo Imports, 511 S. Main St. – Carolyn Doe, watercolors, Katazome stencil.

“Marketime Pharmacy, 209 E. Third St. – Flip Kleffner, watercolors.

“Moscow City Hall, Third Street Gallery, 206 E. Third St. – “City of Moscow Art Collection.”

“Moscow Chamber of Commerce, 411 S. Main St. – Carolyn Guy, ceramics; Michelle Carr, digital collage; Nick Bode, watercolor.

“Moscow Family Medicine, 623 S. Main St. – Guy Baldovi, encaustics; Ineke Grounds, printmaking; Eric Anctil.

“Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. Fifth St.: Friday through Aug. 8, Russ Wheelhouse, mixed media; Aug. 10 to Sept. 12, Christie Stordahl, photography.

“New Saint Andrews College, 405 S. Main St. – Dave Gressard, acrylics; Bethany Hoyt, painting and calligraphy; Mark LaMoreaux, Bob Newton and Peter Roise, photography.

“One World Café, 533 S. Main St. – Elaine Green, charcoals; Shanti Scutt-Norman, mixed media.

“Red Door Restaurant, 215 S. Main St. – Ray Esparsen, mixed media..

“Sister’s Brew Coffee House, 218 S. Main St. – Elizabeth Sloan, mixed media.

“Sweet Peas & Sage, 122 W. Fourth St. – Judith Marvin, acrylics.

“Team Idaho Real Estate, 204 S. Main St. – Malcolm Renfrew, watercolors.

“University of Idaho Business & Technology Incubator, 121 Sweet Ave. – Anne Pekie, watercolors.

“University of Idaho, Prichard Gallery, 414 S. Main St. – Friday through July 21, “Million Bead Project”; Aug. 17 to Oct. 6, “Scott Fife: The Idaho History Project” and “Gerrit van Ness: Evening News.”

“University of Idaho, Reflections Gallery, Commons – George Wray, mixed media; Moscow High School art students.

“Untamed Art Tattoo Studio, 230 W. Third St. – Steven Franklin and Jay Brown, tattoo artists.

“Wild Women Traders, 210 S. Main St. – Marea Carr, acrylics.

Tinman opening

Spokane artist Garric Simonsen opens his new show of urban landscapes, “Wanderings,” on Friday at the Tinman Gallery in the Garland District.

Simonsen’s new watercolor and oil paintings feature interpretations of downtown Spokane.

The opening takes place Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., at the gallery, 811 W. Garland. The show is up through July 21.