October

'Padilla Bay' 10x10" mixed media; Kathleen Faulkner

I will be in a group show for the month of October 

at 

Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes, WA.

The opening is October 3rd from 6 to 8 pm.

I will be showing oil pastels, mixed media, and a few oils.

'Sea State' 12x12" mixed media; Kathleen Faulkner

From October 24th through the 27th, 

I will be showing in ART'S ALIVE at Maple Hall in LaConner, WA

The opening is October 24th from 5 till 8pm. 

'Tidelands' 30x30" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

and, of course,

My work is always available through 

Perry + Carlson Gallery 

in Mt Vernon, WA. 

Hero of a sort

'Low Tide, Padilla Bay' 10x10" oil on panel;
Kathleen Faulkner

I have watched the ebb and flow of Padilla Bay for 32 years.

I once worked an oil spill there. At the time, I wondered if the bay would ever recover.

It did. It took years. 

In the end, Mother Nature cleaned things up. 

Padilla Bay is known for its immense eelgrass meadow.

Some scientists suggest these meadows sequester atmospheric carbon.

Up to 80% of fish species and marine invertebrates 

use eelgrass during some part of their life cycle.

It is a place of magic. It keeps me hopeful.

as the world turns

'Field Work' 37x33", 37x27" oil;  Kathleen Faulkner

While we isolate, 

the earth carries on

going about its business.