William Salas began his career in commercial art in 1953 with CBS affiliate KOOL-TV in Phoenix, Arizona. After fulfilling his tour of duty in the US Army at Ft. Lawton in Seattle, WA, he was employed by the Boeing Company as a preliminary design illustrator. He was also employed after his stint with Boeing by the City of Seattle as the first Arts Illustrator at the Seattle Center.

Sal, as he prefers to be called, has exhibited in many Puget Sound area galleries and been recognized with regional and national awards. He has gained considerable skills in graphic design and illustration and is now applying them in his first career choice, fine art. He is retired to a quiet life in the Bellingham, WA, countryside.

Grant Saylor

Grant graduated cum laude from the Pratt Institute in New York. He was an art director and illustrator on Madison Avenue. His clients include Pacific Northwest Bell, Virginia Mason Hospital, GTE, West Coast Paper Company, PayLess Drug, Cole &Weber Advertising, and Mt. Angel Abbey. Grant has completed commissions by the U.S. Navy for the christenings of the USS Carr and USS Vandergrift and he won the Purchase Prize in the “Puget Sound Country ” show.  His work was selected for the Foss Maritime Calendar in1988. Stillwater/Kirsten Gallery has shown Grant ’s work as well as the Frye Museum Annual Show, the Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Conn., and the San Diego Maritime Museum. Grant’s work is in many private collections throughout the country including former Secretary of the Treasury, Nicholas Brady. He is member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters and a signature member of both the Northwest Watercolor Society and the American Society of Marine Artists. For the last several years, he's been invited to the Waterfowl Festival in Eastern Maryland.

The son, grandson and great-grandson of artists, Paul studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While still a student, Paul began selling his watercolor landscapes. A moody painting of a rain drenched field won a purchase prize at the prestigious Union League Club Exhibition in 1981.
In 1986, Paul moved to Seattle and began a career as an award winning Illustrator.
An article Paul wrote for the Seattle Times on travel sketching became a catalyst that returned him to landscape painting. That award winning story inspired a year-long series of articles for the Times in which he painted and wrote about the diverse landscapes of Washington State.
Paul is married to his talented, tolerant and supportive wife, Linda Wallace, a freelance photo art director. He gets advice on painting from his very artistic 8 year old daughter, Anna.

Gregg was born in Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from Olympic College where he got an Associate in Art and Seattle Central with Applied Science in Advertising Art. He is self taught in computer design and illustration worked in that field as a freelance artist. Gregg Scott has been drawing live on a fairly serious basis for over 13 years and has been in numerous shows and galleries.

James graduated with a B A  from Stanford University Art Center School Academy and went on to be a Seattle Times news artist.

John Shipman

Born in Morgantown, WV, lived and worked in the Seattle/Redmond area for over fifty years. Encouraged by John Ebner and Jerry Stitt, he began painting in watercolor in 1975.Has studied with many artists such as Jerry Stitt, Chuck Webster, Deanne Lemmley, John Ringen. Shows in Bellevue Arts &Crafts Show; Edmonds Arts Festival; the Frye Museum. Member of the Northwest Watercolor Society. with Ackerley Outdoor Advertising. Here he mastered the art of Billboard painting while continuing a fine art career in the evenings. During his career in Billboard Art, he received an Eddy Award of Merit in 1984-1985 for outstanding Achievement in Advertising for his work with Alaska Airlines and the Nike Corporation. He presently devotes much of his time to fine art while living in Kirkland, Washington.

Lyle is past president Northwest Watercolor Society; past President of PSGNWP; member Northwest Pastel Society. He has won numerous awards for painting and is represented in many private and corporate collections. Lyle has done courtroom drawings in pastel for local and network TV news since 1979.

Member: Puget Sound Group, a commercial artist and illustrator, he studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, as well as at the Burnley School of Art in Seattle. His paintings are primarily watercolors.

David Tipton Spangler is a Northwest native and has been painting for almost 40 years. He grew up in Spokane and received a BA in Studio Arts from Gonzaga University. David spent time as a painter and artist on Maui. David has lived and painted in the Seattle area since 1985. He received a Master in Architecture with a specialization in Historic Preservation Planning & Design.  David also has a love of theatrical set design, painting and murals. While working as an architectural designer for a large international architectural firm David continues to do commissions and to paint landscapes and gardens in oil and acrylic.

 Robert A. Spurr   E-mail

Raised in Elmhurst, Illinois, he gained acceptance to The Academy of Arts in 1973. While there, he studied under Irvine Shapiro, the director of the academy, and earned a degree in Advertising and Design. In 1978, he relocated to Seattle and accepted a position The Naval Historical Center (Combat Art). Exhibited in Society of Illustrators and AWS. Instructor, Art Institute of Seattle. Lifetime member of Puget Sound Group. Naval Aviator.

Recognized Northwest artist, member of the PSGNWP.

Don Stewart   E-mail

Don Stewart is In the process of combining two careers. When not busy with very active dental practice in Eastgate you will find him painting in his Mercer Island studio. He is currently represented by the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland. He has won many local and national awards and has many paintings in private and corporate collections in the U.S. and Europe.

Jerry Stitt

Ron Stocke Website  E-mail

Born 1966 Chico, California, USA

Ron Stocke is a Northwest Watercolorist who lives in Everett Washington with his artist wife Ursula. His award winning paintings have been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine and on products throughout the United States. He has acquired many corporate and individual collectors. A member of the Northwest Watercolor Society and the Puget Sound Painters Group Ron paints and teaches workshops throughout the year.

"To me the watercolor medium is honest, challenging, and always new". I believe watercolor is simply the best medium to capture light and I exploit this in most of my work. I am inspired by many subjects and love the process of connecting shapes and exaggerating values. I’m always thinkng SIMPLIFY".

Hal Sutherland   Website  E-mail

Studied at the Art Center of Design in Los Angeles and went on to a distinguished career with Disney Studios and Filmation Productions while in California. In 1974, he left Hollywood to pursue a full-time painting career and has since garnered many awards in the field of fine art. His works have been hung and exhibited in many prestigious shows and collections both nationally and abroad including the White House in Wash. D.C. He ’s listed in American Artists of Renown, Who ’s Who in American Art, Contemporary Western Artists, and Personalities of America. His work has also been the subject of several national magazine articles.

Fred W. Thomas Website  E-mail

An avid outdoorsman, he's spent much of his art career painting and illustrating the wildlife and environment of the West. He established a national reputation as an illustrator with such clients as Eddie Bauer Co., National Geographic Society, McMillan Publishing, Pepsi Cola Corporation, Microsoft and Alaska Airlines. Perhaps his most visible work is the “Smiling Eskimo ” on the tail of Alaska Airlines ’ aircraft. His accomplishments include being named Washington State Artist of the Year for Ducks Unlimited, acceptance to National Arts for Parks and Awards at Pacific Rim Wildlife Exhibition. His art has appeared on Alaska and three Washington State Duck stamps. He is a member of the Society of Animal Artists. His art illustrates books and articles by Gray's Sporting Journal and appears in The Best of Wildlife Art. Thomas has created a diverse portfolio of work that includes dioramas, textbooks, and commercial and fine art projects. Many of his paintings are reproduced as limited edition prints. His paintings hang in numerous and private collections.

Luke Tornatzky is a returning member who spent several years in the Pacific honing his maritime craft. His specialty is the painting of boats and he has many exhibition posters to his credit.

Born in Ketchikan, Alaska, Robert's formative years were in Seattle. From a very early age he was totally consumed with drawing and painting. In his teens he enrolled in as many art courses as he could afford; studying anatomy, perspective, color, figure drawing and landscape painting. Having decided to make his living as an artist Robert turned to the advertising world. Eventually, with much hard work he became a successful illustrator and later an art director. As time went on he became increasingly unhappy with that profession so in 1973 he left the ad world to pursue a career in fine art. He and his wife, Karin, found property in the foothills of the Cascades. They established a home and gallery where he successfully sold his paintings. In 1984 they decided to leave the Northwest and find new territory. They settled in Vermont in a small village where in 1986 they opened Todd Gallery. Robert quickly became widely known and highly respected for his paintings of New England as well as of Ireland and his work was sought after by collectors up and down the East Coast as well as overseas.

In 2006 they decided that 20 years was long enough to be away from family and friends. They sold the gallery and moved back to Washington state where they built a home in Bellingham with an attached gallery and a studio. Located just above the Interurban Trail off of Chuckanut Drive; visitors are welcome. (Please call first, 360-676-5606.)

Liang Wei pursued his career as an artist for 30 years before establishing WL Art in 2003.

“Through WL Art, I want to create a service that can raise awareness and promote the global understanding of fine art. I believe fine art should be enjoyed by all people. My goal is to make fine art affordably priced.”

Using his professional experience and advanced internet technology, Liang Wei hopes to share his passion for art with people who love art around the world. His art can now be commissioned and collected through the Web site www.WLart.com.

Liang Wei uses his talent and skills in landscape painting and portrait painting to give clients an opportunity to work directly with the artist and commission a work of art created exclusively for them.

Bob grew up in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, where he graduated from the Art Center College of Design with a degree in Industrial Design. He began his career as an automobile designer for the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan and later moved to the Pacific Northwest, taking a position as a design consultant to the Boeing Company. He traveled extensively for Boeing developing color schemes for the worlds' airlines and designing executive interiors for heads of state. Alongside his professional design career, Bob has pursued a lifelong interest in painting, photography and the theater. He designed sets for the Issaquah Village Theater productions. His current paintings are inspired by his world travels and the northwest landscapes he encounters on hiking and backpacking trips.

William Werrbach is a Seattle native born in 1925 and a serious painter for more than fifty years. His paintings have been honored with awards and one-man shows in museums and galleries, and are enjoyed by serious collectors as well as the public. An alumnus of the Art Students League of New York he studied with world famous painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi. He served for seven years on the Washington State Arts Commission and over ten years on the Art Advisory Board of the Seattle Community College. He has been interviewed on radio, his paintings featured on television, and been the subject of various written articles. Seattle’s Frye Art Museum presented Werrbach with its prestigious Adolphe Monticelli Award. He was one of four persons nominated for the National Walter Hirtens Award given in recognition for a lifetime of effort to improve artists rights and working conditions. He is a Life Member of the Art Students League of New York, the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters and the Society of Professional Graphic Artists.

Born in Yakima, Washington,  Leon White is a regional, national and international award-winning artist in both painting and sculpture.
 
  In addition to academic courses, he has studied and painted with prominent national and international artists including Edger Whitney,  Zoltan Zsabo,  Tony Van Hasselt,  and Judi Wagner.  His art is included in private, public and corporate collections.  Some of his paintings and bronzes are available in limited editions.
 
  Leon dedicated his first New York City exhibit in 1980, to a mentor and friend, the late actor/artist, Henry Fonda.  That show spawned an invitation to exhibit at The International Center of Fine Contemporary Art in Paris, France. 
 
Leon was the first artist to have two paintings selected for the Long Beach Museum of Arts National Juried Competition in New York City.
 
  Old barns, and country landscapes predominate his work. Inspired by his rural upbringing,  he has a strong respect for the natural wonders of the world and tries to capture that essence in his artwork.
 
  His greatest influence is the master artist Andrew Wyeth.  Leon is always seeking innovative new ideas for that creative stimulation.  He divides his time between painting,  stone carving,  large steel sculptures,  and bronzes.

Steve Whitney is an award-winning painter in oil, acrylic, and watercolor, whose paintings in all three media have appeared in national juried shows. He is also a juried member of Oil Painters of America, and recently qualified candidate for signature membership in both the Northwest and Montana watercolor societies, and a member of the Eastside Association of Fine Arts and the Woodinville Art Association. Steve teaches oil and acrylic painting at the Arts Umbrella in Bothell. He is represented by the Kaewyn Gallery in Bothell, WA, and the Roby-King Gallery in Bainbridge Island, WA.

Born and educated in Seattle, he attended Seattle Community College Commercial Art Program. A serious accident in 1975 resulted in paralysis yet Brom continues to paint holding his brushes in his teeth. He served as President of PSGNWP in 1992- 1993. Brom exhibits his work worldwide thorough Associated Handicapped Artists and teaches in area schools.

William Wikstrom showed regularly at the Jackson Street Gallery during 1980's. He paints, prints, sculpts, does performance arts, set design, and curates art shows for Bumbershoot. William operates his own gallery called Arthead in Wallingford.

Professor Jiachang has been painting for almost 60 years. He began at the age of 14 working on movie sets in chong-chueng China the equivalent of Hollywood in America.

At 21 Jiachang entered Luxun Art College in Shenyang to specialize in Oil painting an graduated in 1958, becoming teacher at the college. Since that time he has empowered numerous talented students, who are playing a important role in creating and teaching art just like Professor Xu taught them.

Professor Xu has created numerous oil painted murals and other works of art. His spirit of constantly bringing forth new ideas in the arts has been welcomed by students and praised by art circles.

His oil painting, Distant Green Hills, was selected in the First Oil Painting Exhibition in modern China, involving the whole country. In addition to China his Art works have been shown in Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the U. S. and prized by many collectors.

Professor Xu has been a member of the Chinese Artists Association, the Vice President of Liaoning Oil Painting Research Committee. He was a Luxun Art college Oil Painting Professor and Research Director. He is a retired Professor at Oil Painting Department of LAFA, member of China Artists Association and consultant of Liaoning Oil Painting Society. He is a member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters.

Professor Xu was a popular lecturer in China and because of popular demand is beginning to showcase his artwork again. He is listed in several versions of who is who in the art world.

Being a very accomplished impressionistic artist professor Xu is versatile when it comes to different styles of paintings like landscapes, still life, and portraits.