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Friday, January 18, 2013

Pam Walker and Janine Hegy to steal First Friday Show

This month Janine Hegy's and Pam Walker's work will grace the windows of the Blue Whole Gallery. Both are known as energetic renaissance artists who continuously challenge traditional boundaries of art with their creativity. 

Pam Walker is both a photographer and pastel artist. Her work pushes boundaries and borders between the worlds of photography and fine art two dimensional work. Pam is especially known for her pigment transfers where just the pigment of a photograph is transferred onto varying surfaces such as copper or wood. Pam is also working in pastels which, like her photographs take on a subtle other worldly appearance. 

Pam talks about her work in the upcoming show:  "I've been working on new images in both pastel and pigment transfer for the front window in March. I was inspired by the beautiful conditions out at the west end. Our area is so rich in beauty that it is easy to find something to paint or make a picture of.

"I was born and raised in Sequim, moved away in 1979, raised two boys in the Longview area and attended Lower Columbia College where I discovered a love for photography. In 2003, I returned to Sequim with my husband Don. I continue to spend hours in the dark room without realizing where the time has gone. I still work with films as well as working digitally. Pigment transfer on different media is one of my experiments. Some of my photo art pieces are published through “Getty Images” and a book “International Color Awards: Photography Master Cup.
"Be sure to visit me during the Sequim Arts Studio Tour during the Sequim Lavender Festival."
Pam Walker (360-681-4781), photographer, welcomes your contact, including interviews.

"The Shore" Pastel by Pam Walker 

"The Stare", Pastel by Pam Walker

Janine Hegy is a Stone Mason and Jeweler. A visitor to the Blue Whole can see Janine's unique work throughout the gallery in the form of garden benches, stone sculpture and jewelery. Her unique style would add a splash of energy to any landscape or garden. Janine describes herself and her work in a few sentences:
"Vim & Vigor. I looked up these words and think they apply to me. Lively or energetic spirit. Enthusiasm. Vitality. Physical or mental strength. Energy or force. Combine vim and vigor and one has a great deal of momentum. When I look over my body of work in the last year it is astounding. It's such a fantastic feeling to work my crafts in this community - I hope that the work reflects those feelings.

"Three of the most splendid projects I have ever worked on,  patios, fire pits and waterfalls are all built by my hand in real stone. I love creating jewelry that is lovely to wear and then it's fun to see people in town with it on. 'Hey I recognize that pair of earrings!' So, put all this together and then add dabbling in some old projects such as an oil painting (that has taken many years to complete), and wallah! Quite the creative concoction and it's all on display this month.

"Please Note: Stop by my studio during Sequim Arts Studio Tour during 2013 Sequim Lavender Festival. Visit."

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"Sandblasted Rose" by Janine Hegy

"Propane Fire Pit" by Janine Hegy

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Pam Walker's art Selected by Prestigious Juried Competition

The Blue Whole Gallery is proud to announce that Pam Walker's piece, titled, "Ancient Doorway", was chosen by the annual CVG Show for participation in it's annual juried competition. CVG is one of the largest and most prestigious art competitions in the Northwest. Over 325 artists from 79 Washington cities submitted 896 artworks for consideration. Of these only 127 pieces were selected for inclusion in the show. Alfredo Arreguin, an internationally known painter from Seattle is the juror for this year’s competition. Next, Arreguin will choose the recipients of $7,000 in prizes going to 11 artists in multiple categories. Additional prizes include a purchase award by the Kitsap County Arts Board, a $300 People’s Choice Award and a $1,000 Best of Kitsap Award sponsored by the Cultural Arts Foundation Northwest.

Exhibition coordinator Alan Newberg says: “Looking for art that startles the viewer?... that inspires?...Art that fills the mind with intrigue or amazes with technical finesse? You think that art should challenge the social status quo, or touch the soul? Whatever you are after in your visual quest for art, the 2013 CVG Show has it all.” These 127 artists hail from every quarter of our state and exhibit all of the best qualities of contemporary and traditional art.

The 2013 CVG Show be will open to the public Jan 19, 2013 from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit continues until Saturday, Feb. 23. The gallery will be open Tuesdays – Saturdays 10 to 5 and Sundays 1 to 5. The Collective Visions Gallery is located in downtown Bremerton at 331 Pacific Avenue, just 3 blocks from the ferry terminal. Phone: 360 377 8327. 


Pam Walker is a versatile artist working both in pastel and photography. She has had pieces published in National Georgraphic and is also known for her pigment transfer photographs where the delicate surface of the photo pigment is transferred to various surfaces such as paper or copper.  "Ancient Doorway", is a photographic pigment transfer on Silver leaf covered acrylic, framed in a silver leaf frame. The photo is of a man passing through the "marble door" in the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul Turkey. . 

More of Pam's entrancing work can be viewed at the Blue Whole Gallery. Here's a peek at the CVG show entry. 

"Ancient Doorway"