Artebella Art Gallery
Pamela Searcy
2025 Labor Day Weekend Artist's Studio Tour
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Join more than thirty Local Artists in a celebration of Art.
Meet the artists, tour working studios, watch their creative process, find your perfect artistic treasure and join a mini art class.
Labor Day Weekend Artist’s Studio Tour 2025
Saturday August 30th and Sunday August 31st between 10:00 and 4:00
Monday, September 1st between 10:00 and Noon
Sponsored by Artebella Art Gallery and Larson Gallery
artebellagallery.com
Pamela Searcy
Email: pamelasearcy@iinet.com
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"Artist Information Form"
Studio Locations
Studio One Artebella Gallery
2103 W Yakima Ave (206) 915-4663
Studio Two John Barany
2302 Laban Ave (509) 949-5873
Studio Three Linda Noyes
308 N 23rd Ave (425) 931-7100
Studio Four Studio 909 Gallery
909 S 30th Ave (509) 952-0288
Studio Five Yakima Valley Artists Association (YVAA)
110 N 37th Ave (509) 480-0776
Labor Day Weekend Artist's Studio Tour Tickets
Tickets are $10.00 and admit one person to all studios for all three days.
Ticket Locations
Tickets can be purchased directly from participating artists, online from the website, or by using a mobile phone QR code.
Tickets are also available from the following locations during their regular business hours.
Better Now Coffee
4001 Summitview Ave
(206) 778-6826
Monday-Friday 7am - 3pm
Saturday 8am - 4pm
Closed Sunday
Shopkeeper
3105 Summitview Ave
(509) 452-6646
Monday-Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Closed Sunday
John Gasperetti's Floral
5633 Summitview Ave
(509) 972-2670
Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Closed Sunday
Oak Hollow Custom Framing
and Gallery
601 N 1st Street
(509) 965-9256
Monday-Friday, 10am -5pm
and 1st Saturday of every month 11am - 3pm
Stems Wine Gifts Necessities Street level, west corner of the Hilton Hotel
# 180
399 E Yakima Ave
(509) 452-8800
Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday-Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
Closed Sunday
The Larson Gallery
1606 W Nob Hill Blvd
(509) 574-4875
Tuesday-Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Closed Sunday, Monday
Ticket Sales help artists to advertise and sponsor this community event.
We are looking forward to your visit and thank you for your participation.
Contact Artebella Gallery to purchase tickets Via Email or Phone
Contact: Pamela Searcy (206) 915-4663
To purchase tickets via the US mail, business mailing address:
Pamela Searcy
Artebella Art Gallery
2103 W Yakima Ave
Yakima, WA 98902
Labor Day Weekend Artist's Studio Tour Map 2024
Artist's Studio Locations
1. Artebella Gallery
2103 W Yakima Ave
(206) 915-4663
2. John Barany
2302 Laban Ave
(509) 949-5873
3. Linda Noyes
308 N 23rd Ave
(425) 931-7100
4. Studio 909 Gallery
909 S 30th Ave
(509) 952-0288
5. Yakima Valley Artists
Association
110 N 37th Ave
(509) 480-0776
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Studio One
Artebella Gallery
2103 W Yakima Ave
Yakima, WA 98902
Artists
Pamela Searcy Sculpture, Painting, Mixed Media, Jewelry, Fused Glass
2103 W Yakima Ave
Yakima, WA 98902
(206) 915-4663
https://yakimavalleyartists.com/artists-1
Artist Statement
The Artist has traveled in England and Italy, photographed beautiful landscapes, buildings and people and works from her photographs and live models to create her paintings and sculpture.
A native of Washington State, Pamela Searcy grew up in Central Washington where her family owned orchards on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Drawing and painting were her favorite adventures as a child and she continued her interest in art studying Design, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Art history at Seattle University and the University of Washington.
After completing under graduate and graduate degrees from Seattle University, Pamela taught elementary school and then art at Inglemoor High School. With the demands of three small children the Artist was busy at home for several years, keeping up with her artistic interests as time allowed. Now that the children have completed their university degrees, the Artist is enjoying a new freedom to arrange her interests around a life long love of artistic expression.
Following retirement, Pamela returned to Yakima, Washington where she currently resides.
“Art adds to all our lives, gives a way of expressing feelings, enriches our understanding of the world and shares joy.” Pamela Searcy
Pamela Searcy
Ike Allred Woodworking
Artist Statement
Ike uses a wood lathe to turn unusual wood pieces into his fanciful creatures and small carefully finished wooden boxes. The pens are large and dramatic or small and colorful. Some pens compliment specific careers or hobbies and others are simply fun.
Turned wooden boxes are perfect for securing tiny treasures.
Ike Allred
Susan Hahn Painting
(509) 594-0065
Artist Statement
My paintings explore the juxtaposition of color and light as they suggest images of landscapes, flowers, and abstractions the celebrate the media I employ.
Susan Hahn
Ana Li Gresham Wood Burning with Acrylic, Watercolor
Contact info:
Website: AnaLiDesign.com/art
Etsy: etsy.com/shop/TreelineArtShop
Instagram: @ana_li_gresham_art
Artist Statement
Ana Li Gresham is an artist and graphic designer living in Naches, WA. She has a passion for the outdoors and finds inspiration at every turn while hiking and exploring in the Cascade mountains. She grew up in Cheney, WA, with an artist father and a mother who loves quilting and all things arts and crafts. Ana Li’s favorite art mediums are acrylic painting on canvas, watercolor with ink, and wood burning on a variety of wood materials. She also uses both the acrylic painting and wood burning techniques in combination to produce very textural and unique one-of-a-kind pieces of art.
Ana Li Gresham
Corey Robinson Ceramic Artist
(509) 930-5679
https://yakimavalleyartists.com/artists-1
Artist Statement
I find clay to be an amazing, versatile creative medium for self-expression. With no formal training in clay work, I have been able to just follow where my imagination takes me. Adding objects from nature, feathers, wood, shells, and even other unexpected objects such as beads, metal and wire keeps my clay creations visually interesting and unusual. Hopefully, my clay work delights the imagination of the viewer as well.
Corey Robinson
Debbie Sundlee
Studio Two
John Barany
2302 Laban Ave
Yakima, WA 98902
Artists
John Barany Wood Sculpture Artist
(509) 949-5873
Artists Statement
A lathe based wood artist is who I am. It spins round and round, then gets carved, textured and painted.
John Barany
Cydney VanBuskirk Bacon Jewelry Artist
Artists Statement
I conceive and fabricate hand-crafted, wearable art that is truly unique, creating a treat for the wearer as well as the observer.
I love metal and how it works and the challenges it creates to make my ideas come to fruition. Creating is as satisfying as the finished project.
Cydney VanBuskirk Bacon
Gary Dismukes Raku Artist
Gary Dismukes
Robert Fisher Landscape Painter
(509) 607-9800
Studio open by appointment only
Artists Statement
Bob is best known for his paintings and pastels of the Yakima River Canyon and the inland Northwest. Regardless of the subject, his work explores the dynamic contrasts of light and shadow, solid and void, permanence and ephemerality, and the interaction of nature and humanity. His studio is open by appointment and commissions are welcome.
Robert Fisher
Randal Leek Wood Artist
(509) 675-0000
Email: RandLeek@msm.com
Artist Statement
'Northwest Artist with an International Touch'.
Randal Leek is a Yakima based artist specializing in wood sculpture. The creative endeavors of his family nurtured his love for sailing, climbing, skiing and the arts from which their support continues to be a source of influence and inspiration. From an early age, he developed his artistic bent through the aesthetics of nature as well as the elegant lines of Scandinavian furniture prevalent in the Northwest. Consequently, his sculptures combine rough, natural features with flowing, polished surfaces. However, life being what it is, he pursued his other interests in international humanitarian assistance and engineering, along with sculpture, and after 25 years overseas, has devoted his days in Yakima Valley to studio work full-time.
Randal Leek
Amanda Ontiveros
Lonny Smart Photographer
Artist Statement
Lonny Smart began as the family photographer at age seven. His lifelong pursuit has been the language of images. He offers viewers a direct connection to the beauty of life. He studies how light affects and modifies subjects, then shares moments that others might not see and stories that would be left untold.
Lonny Smart
Carol Von Stubbe Mixed Media Collage
Email: cvs264@msn.com
Phone: (509) 945-7022
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolvonstubbe/
Etsy: etsy.me/3u55nAm
Artist Statement
I love my scissors. As a self-taught artist, I employ them to create whimsical, vintage inspired collage pieces. Picking up and playing with paper consumes most of my waking hours. Any leftover time is usually devoted to walking my three loyal dogs through the family orchards in Yakima and Tieton, Washington.
Carol Von Stubbe
Lucy Ann Valderhaug
Artist Statement
From childhood I have always made things, from doll clothes, family clothes, art to wear, and now sterling silver jewelry. My inspirations come from using things in new or different ways to please my urge to create. I am amazed that other people like and enjoy my “stuff “.
Lucy Ann Valderhaug
Studio Three
Linda Noyes
308 N 23rd Ave
Yakima, WA 98902
(425) 931-7100
Linda Noyes Painter
308 N 23rd Ave
Yakima, WA 98902
(425) 931-7100
Artist Statement
Yakima Painter, Linda Noyes creates her colorful impressionist style paintings in her charming home studio. Her work is a mixture of her years living along the shores of Western Washington combined with the new bounty of seasonal subjects to paint in the Yakima Valley.
The Joy of Art is clear in the work of painter, Linda Noyes. The artist shows how a tiny corner of your home can be the site of talented artistic inspiration.
Linda Noyes
Studio Four
Studio 909 Gallery
909 South 30th Ave
Yakima, WA 98902
Artists
Michael Bell Abstract Painter
(206) 604-9873
Artist Statement
Working in a variety of media and substrate, Michael’s paintings are about visualizing the energy and connections in the world and its reflections. His current work is exploring the energy viewed through windows. It is said that many of his pieces are so dynamic that they suck the air right out of the room.
He has paintings in private collections in 18 countries and has had solo shows in Seattle, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.
Michael Bell
Bill Brennen Painter
(509) 453-6187
Artist Statement
A prolific landscape artist in the Atmospheric style. Much of his work is of the surrounding Yakima Valley highlighting the unique beauty of the valley’s seasons, geology and flora. He was artist in residence at Yakima Valley Museum and has work hanging in many private collections.
Bill Brennen
April Brauneis Pastel, Pencil, Novel Author
Facebook: Two Blazes Creations
Artists Statement
I have been active for most of my life in the arts. I create pet portraits by commission but also enjoy painting wildlife and western themes.
My books were inspired by the 1970s TV series, Alias Smith and Jones, but I have taken our two anti-heroes far beyond the limitations of that canon.
Ex-outlaws, Napoleon Nash and Jackson Kiefer, have worked for the Governor of Wyoming for five years in the hopes of attaining an elusive pardon. But when the pair are betrayed and arrested, the governor has no intention of admitting to their prior arrangement. The two friends are separated and each travels their own journey towards a better life and redemption found within themselves.
Disclaimers: My story is full of adventure, family relationships, and budding romance, but it also deals with the very real challenges of drug addiction, depression, and thoughts of suicide. It does get dark.
On the upside, those who have read this series cannot put it down once they start. If you are looking for a story that will draw you in and keep you mesmerized, then this could be the series for you.
April Brauneis
Gretchen Shepherd Photography
Artist Statement
As a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, I have lived on a farm, in the desert, in the city, at the beach, and on the edge of a rain forest - all within the borders of Washington State. I read my first chapter book when I was 5 and received my first camera at age 10 from my grandmother. Now, as a grandmother myself, I have not stopped exploring the world through the eye of my camera and the books I read and share. As a photographer, storyteller, retired teacher/librarian, YouTuber, and life-long learner I strive to always “look for the beauty, hidden in plain sight” and share that through my images and stories.
Gretchen Shepherd
Lou Toweill
Rosalyn McWatters Watercolor Artist
https://yakimavalleyartists.com/rosalyn-mcwatters
Instagram Account - @moonpaperink
(425) 239-9794
Artist Statement
I grew up in a working-class neighborhood where there were no artists around as far as I could remember. When the time came, I attended college and traveled. My point of view evolved. Slowly I gave myself permission to make art. I learned black and white photography, fell in love with ceramics, then stitching, knitting, spinning, book-making and mixed media collage.
My aesthetic is earthy grunge with lots of texture, usually evocative and almost always a little odd.
Studio Five
Yakima Valley Artists Association (YVAA)
Yakima Valley Artists Association
GROUP OF ARTISTS
Larry Duren - President
(425) 783-0337
Instagram: @Yakima_valley_artists
Facebook: Yakima Valley Artists Association
Yakima Valley Artists Association is a group of local artists, some who sell their art and participate in shows at the Larson Gallery, The Mighty Tieton, Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, Gallery One, Wenaha Gallery in Dayton, WA., and Spring City (Utah) Art Gallery. Other members use art to enrich their lives with the personal discovery of artistic expression; their work is rarely shared outside of family and friends. The group, which meets the second Monday of each month at the Harman Center, welcomes artists of all mediums and levels of skill.
Studio Six Address
110 N 37th Avenue
Participating Artists
Steven Stokesberry
(505) 480-0776
Artist Statement
As a cabinetmaker for forty years, I have been fortunate to work in exhibit ships that constantly do creative projects. This is all in the past. I now find myself using a broad range of salvaged materials, found objects, as well as photos and drawings to tell a story of my worldview, or just feature an object for its beauty or simplicity.
Steven Stokesberry
Kathy Birdwell Painting
Email: Kathy.Birdwell.Art@Outlook.com
Artist Statement
My first attempt at painting came at 3 years old when my mother put a small canvas board in front of me along with two tubes of her well-worn Grumbacher oils, and directed me to ‘paint an apple’, which I did. No other medium in art has brought me the same satisfaction that oil paints do. I studied Art at Yakima Valley College and Graphic Design at Central Washington University but after college I found few jobs in Yakima in the field. Over the years I worked in various business environments and finally found my niche in funeral service which I loved and served for many years.
After leaving college, I did not pick up paints and a brush for more than 40 years. Since retiring in 2020, painting has become the prime focus of much of my time and energy. It is the activity that calms my brain, entertains my thoughts, and offers social contact - meeting and talking with such a variety of people along the way.
I am especially drawn to sunlight—particularly depicting its effect on almost any scene or subject. The central Washington steppe, dry hills, and contrasting waterways are my favorite subjects.
Kathy Birdwell
Kate Bowditch Watercolor, Acrylic
yakimavalleyartists.com/artists-1
(425) 783-0337
Artist Statement
I grew up in Idaho, with great freedom to roam the landscape that surrounded me. Since then, I have always preferred to be outside, loving the weather, the views, and the animals who live there.
Retiring from my life as a Therapist, I reclaimed my artist self, and moved to Yakima. I have been painting and showing (and selling) my work since.
Major developing themes of my work, both acrylic and watercolor:
Landscapes, weather, and sky
The small inhabitants of that land and sky
Honors I have been awarded since moving to Yakima (in Art):
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Baha’i Faith Award, at Larson Gallery
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1st prize for Plein Air, Central Washington State Fair
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Second place for Plein Air, Central Washington State Fair
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Second place for Watercolor, Central Washington State Fair
Kate Bowditch
Janet Buege
Email: janetbuege1@msn.com
Artist Statement
Based in Yakima, WA, Janet Buege is a professional artist with expertise ranging from custom artwork, murals, and interior design, to faux paint finishes, landscape solutions, and merchandising.
With world-class talent and local roots, Janet provides clients with creative services in a timely and approachable manner, with results that are second-to-none. No project is too big or too small, so use this website to explore previous projects and discover how visual art can take your home, business, or other endeavor to the next level.
Jack Cannon
Meldra Driscoll Watercolor Artist
Email: Meldra.driscoll@gmail.com
https://yakimavalleyartists.com/artists-1
(503) 545-7352
Artist Statement
In addition to watercolor painting, Meldra paints original art on t-shirts, cork sketchbooks and canvas purses. Some may be similar, but all are originals. She paints these with permanent ink.
Meldra Driscoll
Pamela Edwards Acrylics
(509) 480-0775
Artist Statement
I am a self-taught artist that moved to Yakima in 2005. Everywhere I looked the landscape gave me inspiration to paint. My husband, also an artist, has been my greatest motivator to keep on painting. I started working with oil pastels, and now work with acrylics. I feel the need to paint every day.
Pamela Edwards
Elizabeth Fletcher Painting on Photographs
Artist Statement
I am a self-taught artist who dabbled with several media until I decided to take the leap into the art world last year. Silhouettes, which are ink on painted photographs, is my first series.
Elizabeth Fletcher
Mary Jepsen Watercolor Artist
Email: jepsenm@charter.net
P.O. Box 8077
Yakima, WA 98908
https://yakimavalleyartists.com/artists-1
Artist Statement
Mary didn’t begin painting until after retirement in 2015. Since then, she has taken classes from watercolor artists Lisa Hill and Birgit O’Connor.
She enjoys painting plants, pets, glass and is just starting into landscape, particularly painting her two favorite areas of the U.S., the Plains States, where she is from, and Eastern Washington.
“I know I have a long way to go,” she says, “And, watercolor is known as a difficult medium. But I love the effect of color and water blending and running about on the paper. It can be transparent looking or heavy and opaque.”
Mary Jepsen
Douglas Lewis Fine Art
Artist Statement
I grew up in Naches and after a career in teaching found a new passion in art. I particularly love woodturning thanks to John Barany who mentored me and inspired me to develop as a wood artist. I love wood as a medium since there is already a work of art hidden in every piece telling its own story with each line of grain offering the wood artist the privilege to feature that beauty in some creative way. Recently, I have been having fun experimenting with barbwire sculpture, utilizing a bit of the many miles of rusty wire left behind on the hillsides of our valley.
Douglas Lewis
Lyn Lewis Mixed Media
Email: lenakira@hotmail.com
Website link: https://yakimaart.com/long-arc-art/
Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/lynrlewis/
Artist Statement
I love combining natural elements with gourds, coiled sculptures and encaustic medium for an organic blending of shape, color and texture!
Lyn Lewis
Lorene Morris Fine Art Watercolor Photography
Email: watercolorworld@gmail.com
Artist Statement
Lorene is often found outdoors with her camera in hand capturing natures’ beauty and intrigue. She enjoys the process of creating unique works of fine art that begin with her photographs from nature and all things in the natural world.
Lorene Morris
Susan Murrietta Photography
Artist Statement
I was born and raised in Burien, Washington. I had always been interested in photography but really caught the photo bug in 2011 shortly after losing my husband. I needed a distraction and bought my first DSLR camera. I was hooked immediately!
I remarried in 2016. A work opportunity for him brought us to Yakima in 2019, allowing me to retire from my 18-year City of Tukwila job. I'm in love with the very distinct four seasons here and always say that my favorite season is the transition between them. I'm an avid hiker and the landscape makes for some challenging hikes and beautiful photos!
Pam Sharp Painter
(509) 627 3097
Email: psharp@wyoming.com
Website: www.prairieskullpture.com
Artist Statement
Pam Sharp, founder of Prairie Skullpture, creates her one-of-a-kind pieces by combining the rich culture of the Pacific Rim with the western flare of Wyoming. Pam has worked with a variety of media including ink and, most recently, watercolor. You will find that Pam doesn't choose colors that one would usually associate with her subjects. She chooses colors to portray an upbeat, sometimes whimsical attitude; preferring to give her subjects soul more so than accuracy.
Pam designs paintings, cards, and accessories that can be used residentially or commercially. The watercolor paper is stretched to assure that the paintings lie flat and don't buckle, and the cards are printed on quality paper for easy writing. During the design process, great care is taken to assure that the designs are never duplicated.
Examples of Pam's designs can be viewed to the left, under the table of contents. Soon you will be able to place an order using the shopping cart and your credit card on Prairie Skullpture's secure shopping server. For now please call the number listed at the bottom of the screen or contact Pam at Prairie Skullpture via e-mail.
Pam Sharp
Leslie Yamada Painter
(509) 952-8547
Email: ArtbyLeslieYamada@google.com
Website: artbyleslieyamada.com
Artist Statement
I always enjoyed drawing but did not have time to paint until I retired in December of 2018. Then the pandemic hit. I took an online watercolor class and loved it. I was very fortunate to find a local artist willing to teach in his home. His medium was oil, so I switched and found I loved it even more! I am learning every day and hope you enjoy my work.
Leslie Yamada