Exhibition: August 4-26, 2023 

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 4pm 

Opening Reception: Friday, August 4, 6pm-9pm at 1213 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225 

Allied Arts of Whatcom County presents our August 2023 gallery show "Nature's Kingdom", an exploration of the abundant forms, colors, and materials of the natural world. This show features the works of Bluejay Blackburn, Lori Hill, Michael Colahan, Rachel Simpson, Sacha Bliese, Scott Ward, and Vikki Jackson, each showing their own unique view on the natural world. 

Vikki Jackson paints scenes using nature as a muse, taking liberties with details while simplifying the subject. 

Scott Ward creates illustrative oil paintings that are colorful, clean, whimsical, surreal, and uplifting, allowing each piece to tell a story.  

Sacha Bliese crafts hand fabricated, one-of-a-kind gold jewelry featuring precious and semi-precious gemstones. 

Rachel Simpson focuses on nature, space, marine-life, and winged animals in both mixed-media on canvas and in pointillism paintings. Recently, she's worked on winged animals from birds to insects, that shine under the daylight, then sparkle under UV-lighting. Enjoy the wild and wonder of her whimsical art. 

Michael Colahan presents a photography gallery focused on the Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea and bringing awareness and education to maintaining the environment that we share with them. It is his hope that through his work the natural beauty of these iconic animals will be as inspiring to others. 

Lori Hill creates bold oil paintings of local scenes and our colorful zoological friends. 

Bluejay Blackburn mixes impressionism and realism in painting whimsical yet ominous subjects.