and this

'Agua Verde' oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

 

I am currently showing online at

Gallery Cygnus.

Click the link below to view the 

show.

Solo at Gallery Cygnus

'High Tide' oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

current events

Two Moons in LaConner is showing several Skagit artists
through Gallery Cygnus
counter clockwise:
Kathleen Faulkner, John Simon,
Michael Clough, Cathy Schoenberg

Three of my oil pastels currently showing
in the group show at Perry and Carlson Gallery

 

'Stickpins' wood, sterling silver;
Kathleen Faulkner

I am so pleased to announce that my jewelry will
be available in August at Tacoma Art Museum Store. 

'Urban Landscape' pencil drawing; Kathleen Faulkner

'Lucky Day' pencil drawing; Kathleen Faulkner

I will have these two drawings at the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle

with the group, Earth Creative.

Our work will be on view from August 1 through October 31.

Later, in  October, I will be showing at Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes and

Arts Alive in LaConner, WA.

nocturnal

'Wildlife' 24x30" oil pastel on panel; Kathleen Faulkner

'Wildlife' is currently on display at 

Schack Art Center in Everett, Washington. 

The show is titled 'Cambian Layers II' 

and will be available for viewing through August 23, 2025

 

Below is some new work on the theme of night:

that other world through which we sleep 

'Sea Breeze' 8x8" mixed media on panel;
Kathleen Faulkner

'Deep Sea' 18x18" mixed media on panel;
Kathleen Faulkner

Older night scenes:

'Night Vision' 12x12" mixed media;
Kathleen Faulkner

'Nautical Twilight' 29x28" oil pastel on panel;
Kathleen Faulkner

'Nightlife' 22x30" oil pastel on panel; Kathleen Faulkner

Bay views

'Padilla Bay, Early Winter' 10x10" mixed media;
Kathleen Faulkner

'A Winter Day' 12x12" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

'Tideland' 30x30" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

'Islands' 10x10" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

'Looking East' 10x10" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

The Bay, on any given day,

is always different.

every low tide

all the tides

The water is always moving

except

for that small bit of *slack tide.

*what is a slack tide?

an excellent adventure

 2022

I am invited to send work to the American Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo.

'East of Here' 12x18" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

'Almost Home' 30x24" oil on canvas; Kathleen Faulkner

Art Handlers arrive to pack and transport.

2025

This morning they are returned. 

They have seen things and been somewhere

I never will see or be.

I'm glad they're home, 

old friends.

small acts

 EC Artists

I have been putting more time and energy into environmental issues lately. 

It is something that I can do to make a difference. 

There are so many causes that one could pick.

All small acts add up over time.

necklace stories

'Wired' sterling silver, patina;
Kathleen Faulkner

 Necklace from a long time ago made for a past 

Museum of Northwest Art Auction.

'The Dictionary Necklace, Aardvark to Azure' 38"

Sterling silver, dictionary paper beads, ink, glass lenses; Kathleen Faulkner

 

This necklace was an exercise in patience. 

It includes the entire 'A' section of the dictionary.

'Love Me' 20" sterling silver, colored pencil, gouache, mica;
Kathleen Faulkner

Ode to the only mammal that can fly.

'Illuminated Kelp' 20" Sterling silver, gouache, 

watercolor; glass lenses; Kathleen Faulkner

I live by the Salish Sea. 

Benefits of kelp

'The Volcano Necklace' 18" sterling silver, gouache,
glass lenses; Kathleen Faulkner

I made this necklace for my Daughter who was born one 

week to the hour before Mt St Helens erupted.

'The Journal' 18" sterling silver, fossilized ivory, ink;
Kathleen Faulkner

This is the story of the flora and fauna discovered along the 

route that Lewis and Clark took to and from the West Coast.

'Childhood Landmarks' 30" sterling silver, ink, gouache,
colored pencil, glass lenses; Kathleen Faulkner

I grew up in Seattle. Many of my childhood haunts are gone now. 

Some are still around and are represented in the drawings. 

The links are name tags acknowledging places that are no longer.

This necklace acknowledges the place that shaped my childhood.

more necklaces

thinking about trees

'Looking at Trees' 30x30" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

I lived in the Aleutians.

There is a token mini-forest that someone had planted

decades ago.

Other than that, there are no trees to speak of

because of the intense winds.

From most vantage points

one can see, on a clear day,

other islands in the chain 

and the different weather patterns.

When I returned to the Pacific Northwest,

I felt claustrophobic for a while.

I still get very uncomfortable when the wind whips the trees.

looking at clouds

'We are Here' 18x30" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner


Our small spot in the world
is full of drama.

lots of atmosphere

Any day
can change
any hour, any minute

never dull

vista

'A Winter Day' 12x12" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

I have a good view of Padilla Bay from an upstairs window.

weather and tidal action

always different

always interesting

Later today, I will explore the area in detail

while breathing in all those negative ions!

'Padilla Bay, Early Winter, 10x10" mixed media; Kathleen Faulkner

One man's trash

I am thinking about projects for the new year. 

Garbage is everywhere.

My thought is to try to convey something beautiful that, on closer look,
reveals something not so pretty. 

Some artists build sculptures from trash.
Others, paintings.
For this project, I will be drawing garbage.

Here is some plastic garbage that I spotted along a road.
I'm hoping for a good drawing from this.

I found this used tissue paper by my garbage can.
It had escaped the landfill.
I want a better background for this future drawing. 

The reflection on my wall of some found plastic
is inspiring me to do a drawing of it.

'Remnant' 24x24" drawing; Kathleen Faulkner

 

I spotted this fabric among the rocks at Deception Pass. 

It had been there a while. 

Technically, it was garbage, 

but it was beautiful in an odd way.

hope springs eternal

'May you live in interesting times.'

Well, ok.

2024 has been an interesting year. 

I could write a page or two on the blows, hardships, pain and agony

but, instead,

I will focus on the positives:

My first Museum Show, the Highlight of my year!

'Silva Cascadia, Under the Spell of the Forest'

Myself with some of my work in this show

The intreptation of the Forest by twelve women artists

        Artists l to r: Donna Leavitt, Maria Cristalli, Claire Johnson, Karen Lorene, Kathleen Faulkner, Suze Woolf, Juliet Shen, Laura Hamje, Patty Haller, Linda Davidson; not pictured: Kimberly Trowbridge, Hart James                

I also began a relationship with Perry & Carlson Gallery

this year. I had my first solo there in April. 

Perry & Carlson Gallery in Mt Vernon, WA

Gallerist, Christian Carlson and myself at my solo April, 2024

See some of the work here

My jade plant 

bloomed for the first time in over 50 years. 

I took that as a good sign.

Then this

 

It is hard to be discouraged when my plants are blooming.

Remnant' 24x24" graphite on paper; Kathleen Faulkner

I recently joined Earth Creative 

I feel a real kinship with this group and

I want to focus my work more on environmental issues in the future.

We must choose our battles. 

We will have an exhibition at Perry & Carlson Gallery

in May, 2025

Meet the artists here.

photo of some plastic garbage in the bushes, a future drawing

This year was a challenge but good things have come from it. 

Next year may be even more challenging

but I have hope that

we can ride out the storm.

For myself, 

 doing artwork helps keep me grounded

If we take care of each other

and work together as a community, 

 I believe we will come out better in the end.

So,

Here's to an inspired year ahead!

Cheers!