GIGI GODFREY

While my last journal was about the unusual snowstorm that struck the Seattle area--our March was one of the driest on record! Mother...

16 x 20 We just survived the snowiest February in 70 years here in the Seattle area. Over 20 inches within about a week! Seattle...

Happy New Year to All. This little painting was done on a fun art weekend getaway to Fort Worden in Port Townsend. We rented the...

6 x 6 Martha Jordan, owner of our beloved Winslow Art Center, is hosting a Small Works Show for First Friday Artwalk. I am pleased to...

12 x 16 Many artists have inspired my painting journey, but Sergei Bongart is one of the tops. I have always loved his loose masterful...

8 x 16 The weather has changed and Bainbridge Island is in full fall glory. There have been rainy days, but many gorgeous sunny ones...

The Winslow Paint Out was a fun success. More than 50 artists of all skill levels were out documenting a moment in time. It happened to...

This Saturday, September 8th, is the Winslow Paint Out! The downtown will be filled with artists of all levels painting sweet local...

The Blackbird Bakery opening was a fun event. My husband and two kiddos were a great help, setting up, serving drinks and just being...

Wow I haven't posted since February! I guess I've been busy painting. Summer is in full swing here on Bainbridge Island and it is...

16 x 20 Seahawk Fans I have always been fascinated with observing others' physical expressions and reactions of joy and happiness. It is...

Well, last I posted, I was commenting on how summer flew in and winter forgotten. Now here it is autumn and where did summer go?! Our...

9 x 12 "Eagle Harbor View" Summer is in full bloom and memories of winter long lost. Funny how that happens in the blink of an eye. I...

6 x 12 Soggy Seattle has broken another rainfall record with nearly 4 feet of rain this winter--making it the wettest winter since...

11 x 14 This painting was done from a two year old photo, Patches running through the field in Walla Walla, where our daughter goes to...

10 x 10 I was painting at the Winslow Art Center on Valentine's Day, attending one of Darrell Anderson's classes. He had set up a couple...

11 x 14 This colorful snow scene was painted from a small news clipping depicting the labor and the beauty of winter. The finished...

9 x 12 Gouache and marker on paper. I recently came across a short article (in some random beauty magazine at the hair salon) about a...

9 x 12 We've had the wettest October on record here in the Pacific Northwest, but the other day the sun came out in all it's glory and...

9 x 12 Our instructor has been encouraging us to use a medium called gouache (rhymes with "squash") vs oil paint for ease of travel. It...