Please join us at
SHAKTI Vinyasa Yoga West on the 2nd Saturday of each month for
our Ballard Art Walk opening reception. Each month we feature
unique, talented local artists showing a variety of media. The
artwork is for sale and reasonably priced, so it is a great way
to add new color and interest to your life. The artwork is on
display for the month so you can come view it at your leisure
if you happen to miss the 2nd Saturday reception.
SHAKTI WEST ARTWALK IN BALLARD, SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Featured Artist-
Bill Matthews
Saturday, Sat
June 9-August 10
SHAKTI Vinyasa Yoga West,
2238 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98004
Artist Statement,
"Beach Abstracts" medium and large acrylic paintings
on canvas
“I
grew up around poets and painters but it wasn't until i was attending
Pitzer collage in the 80's that i discovered that i needed to
paint. My first teacher, Karl Benjamin, had only two pieces of
advice that i remember... "keep painting" and "stay
loose" for over 20 years now i have been trying to follow
those two pieces of advice along the way i have studied and emulated
many visual artists and art genres. my list of most important/influential
artists/peoples looks something like this Picasso, Matisse, Klee,
Miro, Georgia O'Keefe, Richard Diebenkorn, Milton Avery, Stuart
Davis, the desert paintings of Aboriginal Australians, Huichol
Indian yarn paintings, Haitian paintings, Henri Rousseau, Chagall,
The Futurists, Mark Rothko, Balthus, Arthur Yanoff, Paul Shapiro,
Diego Rivera to name a few”
“I
grew up around poets and painters but it wasn't until i was attending
Pitzer collage in the 80's that i discovered that i needed to
paint. My first teacher, Karl Benjamin, had only two pieces of
advice that i remember... "keep painting" and "stay
loose" for over 20 years now i have been trying to follow
those two pieces of advice along the way i have studied and emulated
many visual artists and art genres. my list of most important/influential
artists/peoples looks something like this Picasso, Matisse, Klee,
Miro, Georgia O'Keefe, Richard Diebenkorn, Milton Avery, Stuart
Davis, the desert paintings of Aboriginal Australians, Huichol
Indian yarn paintings, Haitian paintings, Henri Rousseau, Chagall,
The Futurists, Mark Rothko, Balthus, Arthur Yanoff, Paul Shapiro,
Diego Rivera to name a few”