5-10pm - Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Avenue (corner of Hewitt & Broadway).  This premier Snohomish County art auction delivers an unforgettable evening of art, artists and animated auctioneering.  More than 400 works of art donated by new artists and familiar favorites, as well as, a variety of art experiences, services and products will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.  Artwork includes paintings, sculptures, prints, photography, mixed media pieces, Japanese tansu disign furniture, glass, pottery, jewelry and wearable art by noted regional artists.  The Arts Council will also present the 2010 Artist of the Year, Jules Anslow.    Roxanne's donation to the H'arts Auction this year is "Sweeter-Bit: truffel a la carte", an original oil painting from her "Dark Chocolate Series".

4-7pm.  You are cordially invited to join Cheri O'Brien, Shari Osti, Roxanne Jaross, Bob Hoverter and Evelia Sanchez for an informal opening of their new gallery/studio located in beautiful downtown Everett at 2829 Wetmore Ave.  We have joined forces to create a new gallery space that will host group and individual artist showings.  Please stop by to see what it looks like to date!

You are invited to the opening of "Honey, I Shrunk the Art" this Saturday, November 14th from 11 am - 9 pm.  Visit Karla Matzke's Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park to meet the exhibiting artists, view the small works show featuring 40 artists, and experience a stroll through the wooded sculpture park.                   The Artist's Potluck starts at 5:00, public welcome!   The show will run from November 14th through January 3rd.  Camano Island has become an art destination and Karla's gallery is a stand-out gem!  I am honored to have 5 small drawings and a tiny oil painting included in this year's exhibit.

A Seashell Sketch...       Hold a seashell in the palm of your hand and simply fall under its spell!  Intricate staircases and towers spiral out from the whorl.  Built by a little sea creature for shelter and camouflage, the shell records a freely expanding, continuous pattern of order and growth.

Temperatures are soaring today and working in the basement seems to be the best way to beat the heat. I'm working on a colored pencil drawing of a sunflower just about to bloom.  Here it is "in progress" with endless possibilities to follow.  I can't decide whether to finish it as drawing or use it as a sketch and explore some of those possibilities in paint. Paint is delightfully more flexible then colored pencils! Any hoo, I'm taking a break to sharpen pencils, sip some iced mineral water and check out the mercury on the back deck. Maybe I'll brave the heat and head for the Mukilteo studio.