Seattle Real Estate Associates is very pleased to invite you to join us for the West Seattle Art Walk on Thursday, December 7th between 6 and 9pm. At this time, we will have the distinct privilege of hosting the incredible exhibits of Larine Chung and Doug Tsang.

Larine Chung

Larine Chung was born in Shanghai, China and raised in Hong Kong. She was trained as a classical pianist since her childhood, but decided to pursue art in college. After she completed her BFA in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she immigrated to United State in 2004 with her family. She is currently living in Washington State and had just graduated from the 4 year Classical Atelier program trained in classical painting tradition under Juliette Aristides. With her traditional art training background, she is interested in creating works that is relevant to now and would evoke an intellectual and emotional response in people. Chung’s work has received recognition nationally and internationally. She was the recipient of the Waterway fellowship organized by Studio Escalier, France, Robert DeZordo scholarship and Gregory Robinson Scholarship. Her works shown locally with Fountainhead Gallery and Seattle Art Museum gallery, her works also being written in the Stranger (02-2007),  American Art Collector (10- 2009) and Classical Painting Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio practice by Aristides.

Artist Statement

Human face is one of the most intriguing things in art. We are so familiar with faces. Since the day we were born, we can make out faces and our brand new face recognition power is on. Every face is unique, each with its own story to tell. Our faces (and body) show the way we are, what we eat, how we feel and what have we went thru… everything is written clearly and honestly all over us. With that in mind, I love drawing and paintings my family and fellow friends as they are all a complete entity who bears such amazing stories.

All the works in this exhibition are being done since 2008. Some were created while I was a student studying in the Classical atelier under Juliette Aristides, some were done in Argenton, France and others were created in my independent years. They all were created with my most sincere feeling. When a model/ friend sitting in front of you and revealing his/ her life in front of you, it’s the most humbling experience. I wish I have captured a glimpse of deeper human connection thru my depiction of them and I hope you will enjoy the show.

Doug Tsang

Doug started taking photos at a young age, with his own Meikai plastic lens camera.  He has since explored the joys and frustrations of both darkroom and lightroom photography.  Counter to his training in engineering, he prefers the serendipity of handheld shots, snapshots, and the journalistic style.  He loves traveling, meeting people, and cooking, so his subjects often include people, their reactions and interactions, as well as their interactions with food.  He’s lived in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Rhode Island, New York City, and finally settled in Western Washington State for its seasons, its sunny and rainy days, and the range of outdoors activities.  He holds an ScB from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia Business School, and is currently a software engineer doing what he loves – analytical problem solving.

Artist Statement

Light and Shadows – without light and shadows, the world would be but a flat display of colours without depth, contrast, hue, tone, and vibrancy.  In this collection, the artist attempts to show how the differentiation and integration of light and shadows make the world whole and balanced.

ART WALK MISSION
The mission of the Art Walk is to acquaint the audience with Igor’s latest art as well as introduce our business to West Seattle community. The exhibit will take place at our new office located on 4535 44th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Be ready for food, beverages, art and of course a lot of fun! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Seattle Real Estate Associates is very pleased to invite you to join us for the West Seattle Art Walk on Thursday, November 10th between 6 and 9pm. At this time, we will be hosting the incredible exhibits of Josh Pemberton and Christopher Ramsey.

Josh Pemberton

Josh Pemberton’s unique work utilizes the phenomenon of how, through even a few marks of charcoal, an artist can evoke an idea in whoever sees it. Josh’s astonishing attention to detail, and creative imagery introduces new thoughts and emotions to the viewer. It allows the viewer to introduce their own narrative to the work, and to decide for themselves it’s meaning.

Artist Statement

The phenomenon of how, through even a few marks of charcoal, an artist can evoke an idea in whoever sees it interests me to no end. In my work I strive to engage the observer in this activity through content, composition, and technique. I have heard it said that the single image is not a very effective way to convey a narrative because it relies on the viewer to bring meaning to it. This suits me just fine. I strive to balance meaning and ambiguity to challenge the viewer to bring their own narrative to my work and hopefully confront and re-evaluate it along the way.

Christopher Ramsey

A Washington native from Spokane, Chris knew he loved painting even as a child. His favorite subjects are landscapes, with a focus on Northwest light, colors, dramatic geography and textures that often are juxtaposed with the human constructed world.

Christopher’s landscapes transport the viewer to places both real and imagined. They invoke the freedom of imagination, fantasy, and reality all in a unique, and beautiful style.

Artist Statement

I am a Washington State native from Spokane. I knew I loved to paint when I was a young child and first dipped a brush into a jar of tempera paint. I have not stopped painting since. I graduated from the University of Washington School of Art with a BFA, majoring in painting.

ART WALK MISSION
The mission of the Art Walk is to acquaint the audience with Jack’s latest art as well as introduce our business to West Seattle community. The exhibit will take place at our new office located on 4535 44th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Be ready for food, beverages, art and of course a lot of fun! We look forward to seeing you soon!

For more information please see our West Seattle Artwalk Website

Seattle Real Estate Associates is very pleased to invite you to join us for the West Seattle Art Walk on Thursday, October 13th between 6 and 9pm. At this time, we will be hosting the incredible exhibit of Jack Johnson.

Jack Johnston

Jack Johnston has been an artist most of his life, since his years of study at the San Francisco Art Institute instilled a conceptual and process approach to visual art. Photographs were, and are, documentation of performances, performances for small gatherings and for one, just the machine and him.

Artist Statement

An artist most of my life, three years of study in the 1970s at the San Francisco Art Institute instilled a conceptual and process approach to visual art. Photographs were, and are, documentation of performances, performances for small gatherings and for one, just the machine and me. I reconnected with visual art in the neo-expressionist eighties, then in the nineties returned to process-generated drawings and paintings, as now, pulled from or inspired by life but not literally drawn from life. For a long period I retreated to punk-era duplication and appropriation modes, collages built from headlines and ripped from papers, manipulated only slightly to reveal the questioning hand of the not-so-gullible consumer.

For the last several years I have been working in series, often based in short texts and usually executed on whatever is cheaply available—consumer-product packaging, the pseudo-credit and discount cards received in the mail, and business reply cards. Media are approached as nonchalantly as support material: ink pens, permanent markers, water-soluble crayons, spray enamel, and random elements affixed by glue. I am drawn to creating ever new spaces, non-existent but non-fantastic images.

The works here are explorations of grisaille, the generally monochromatic range of tones available from black and white. Starting with some pieces on matt board discards, I began to fill sketchbooks with drawings, notations in grey, random pieces, always trying to be different from the last, in which the very process of placing the mark is primary. I try to undercut that self-imposed importance—“the burden of originality”, which is a certain block to creativity, by using templates cut from cardstock; random dots, lines, and shapes through which I make marks. The template-instigated marks may disappear, or they may re-appear as the finishing statement.

Jack Johnston has published non-fiction and artwork in KNOCK Magazine, the literary journal of Antioch University Seattle. Three vintage, self-portrait Polaroid SX-70 photographs were in the group show, “Instant Joy,” at A. M. Richard Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY, in June 2010. Nine more of the self-portrait Polaroids, circa 1978, were included in the Gay City Health Project anthology, Re-Pulped, Vol. 3, summer 2010. Additionally, he has exhibited in numerous group shows since 2007 at Antioch University Seattle, for which he was one of a team of curators. Jack remains a vital member of the art committee at AUS, most recently curating a show by Mary Coss and June Sekiguchi. Jack and his partner David are monetarily-deprived but avid art collectors.

ART WALK MISSION
The mission of the Art Walk is to acquaint the audience with Jack’s latest art as well as introduce our business to West Seattle community. The exhibit will take place at our new office located on 4535 44th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Be ready for food, beverages, art and of course a lot of fun! We look forward to seeing you soon!

For more information please see our West Seattle Artwalk Website

Seattle Real Estate Associates is very pleased to invite you to join us for the West Seattle Art Walk on Thursday, August 8th between 6 and 9pm. At this time, we will be hosting the incredible exhibit of Elana Winsberg.

Elana Winsberg

Elana Winsberg knew she was going to be an artist from the start. Her life took her on a path to a career in visual journalism – photography, web and graphic design. She has worked at various newspapers.

When her last newspaper shut down she decided to jump at the chance to study the intesive painting and drawing genre of realism at Gage Academy of Art. For the last two years she has studied full time under Mark Kang O’Higgins’Drawing and Painting Atelier.

Artist Statement

I thought I was supposed to be an artist from the start. My life took me on a path to a career in visual journalism – photography, web and graphic design instead. I worked at various major newspapers.

When my last newspaper shut down I jumped at the chance into intensive study of painting and drawing in the genre of realism at Gage Academy of Art. For the last two years I have studied full time under Mark Kang O’Higgins’ Drawing and Painting Atelier.

This show, my Swan Song to Gage before embarking on my next step as an artist, features a collection of paintings done over that course of that study. It includes charcoal drawings, life studies, original oil portraits, still life paintings and also master copies of some of the living artists I most admire: Lucien Freud, Susan Hauptman, Xenia Hausner, Michael Boremans and John Currin.

Creating master copies or copies of work by masters much in the way a pianist plays Mozart or Bach, was a traditional learning tool used by artists, who learned in apprenticeships under a master artist. This was so until the practice went out of favor, but has been reestablished in the reemergence of the atelier system and realism in American art.

ART WALK MISSION
The mission of the Art Walk is to acquaint the audience with Igor’s latest art as well as introduce our business to West Seattle community. The exhibit will take place at our new office located on 4535 44th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Be ready for food, beverages, art and of course a lot of fun! We look forward to seeing you soon!

For more information please see our West Seattle Artwalk Website

The three-day event starts today, Friday, August 19th, at Myrtle Edwards Park. It opened at noon and will remain open until 8:00 P.M. today. On Saturday and Sunday, the festival runs from 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. The festival location will span Centennial Park, Myrtle Edwards Park, and the Olympic Sculpture Park. Admission is free.

The current festival’s stretch is a far cry from its original inception. Started by “a humble little gathering of stoners,” according to the Hempfest website, the festival had only 500 in attendance at its first festival and was located in a small park. This year, 80,000 individuals are expected to attend on Saturday.

In anticipation of high attendance levels, the festival has been extended to an extra day, but local residents in Queen Anne should expect delays and longer commute times due to large crowds.

Co-authored by: Rachel Pinter

What Is The West Seattle Farmers Market?

Operating since 1999, the West Seattle Farmers Market features farmers and small food processors from all over Washington. The popular market is now a home for countless enthusiastic shoppers who revel in the freshness, variety, and value available from local farms. Fresh fruit from all over the state is available including berries, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apples, and melons. Along with the fruit, local organic produce is also available. Ranging from all kinds of seasonal vegetables, fresh farm cheeses, herbs, mushrooms, and fresh free-range chicken eggs. The West Seattle Farmers market has everything a shopper could want. There’s also pastured organic beef and delectable honey, preserves, and fresh baked bread and pastries.

The market includes not only food, but also live music, children’s activities, and other events throughout the season. Gardening and composting information booths are also available at the market each week during the summer.

When: Every Sunday, 10am to 2pm year-round.

Where: At the junction of 44^th Avenue SW & SW Alaska St., Seattle, WA 98116

Parking: There is free street parking in the area surrounding the market.

For more information please see the official West Seattle Farmers Market web page as well as a list of vendors and products.

Starring Julie Briskman as Ann Landers!

When: September 10 – October 31, 2010

Best Available Shows:

Due to the intimate seating of the Bullitt Cabaret, many performances are already sold out. However, there is good availability in the following shows.

10/23 8:00pm | 10/28 8:00pm | 10/29 8:00pm | 10/30 2:00pm | 10/30 8:00pm | 10/31 2:00pm

Location: ACT-A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle WA 98101

Facility/Site: Bullitt Cabaret

Contact: Act Theatre Box Office

Phone: 206-292-7676

Email: service@acttheatre.org

Cost: $10-$55

For more information please see the ACT Theatre’s Webpage.

Beginning Friday, October 8^th through Sunday, October 10^th, 2010, the 12^th annual housing extravaganza, the Seattle Home Show 2, will open at Qwest Field Event Center. The Home Show will have on display hundreds of home and garden products; daily “Meet the Experts” seminars; cooking demos conducted by local chefs and more. The Seattle Home Show 2 will show you ways you can save money in this tough economy. From cutting your painting costs, to saving energy on electricity, there’s so much here you’ll want to see and learn about.

Some Highlights of the Show

• Remodeling tips and information from experts in the industry.
• Home designs focusing on classic and simpler lines.
• How to save on lighting and energy bills through home automation.
• Tips for cleaning the home from the guru of household hints, Joey Green.
• Cost effective tips for green design and green living.
• Things you can do now to be ready for the housing rebound.
• Chef cooking demonstrations.
• Seminars conducted by experts in home improvement, decorating, and landscaping.

Where To Park

Parking for the Seattle Home Show 2 is available in the Quest field Event Center parking garage, Quest Field North Lot, Safeco Field parking garage as well as other lots in the area. If you have four or more occupants in your vehicle, you should take advantage of the “Four or More Park Free” designated parking areas (Quest Field Event Center lots, and Safeco Field).

Show Hours and Information

When: October 8 – 10, 2010

Times: Friday and Saturday, 10AM to 8PM. Sunday, 10AM to 6PM.

Paid attendees can return a second day for free through “Too much to see, come back for free!” by registering with valid ID, parking not included.

Admission: $10.00 for adults, $7.00 for seniors (60+) and $3.00 for juniors (ages 7 -15), under 7 are free. Visa and Mastercard are accepted.

E-Tickets

E-Tickets can be purchased online at SeattleHomeShow.com. E-Tickets include free parking for the show at Quest Field Event Center and Safeco Field.

The Earshot Jazz Festival will hold more than 50 distinctive concert events in different venues all around the city. Some venues include,The Crocodile, Chapel Performance Space, EMP|SFM Level 3, Moore Theatre, The Triple Door, and the Kirkland Performance Center.

Renowned for it’s adventurous spirit, and praised as one of the best festivals in America by the Seattle Times, the Earshot Jazz Festival brings jazz greats from all over the world to collaborate with local area artists and audiences.

Some highlights of the festival include performances by Mavis Staples, Bill Frisell, Robert Glasper, and Rufus Reid. In addition to the performances, the festival will include education programs and panels, and a film series.

For more information, please see the Earshot Jazz Festival website as well as the 2010 Festival Schedule of Events. Tickets and ticket information is available online at the Earshot Jazz Festival ticket page.

Along with the general merriment, there will be other activities including:

• Musical performances

• Model boat races on the model boat pond

• Native American Canoe displays

• Amazing Seattle Food vendors including the Farmer’s Market

• Environmental education and history trail tours

• A parade of Seattle mascots along with children’s activities

• And much much more!

For more information, please visit the Seattle Parks Foundation website for all the details. See you there on the new 12 acres of awesome park space!