Wagner House Art Series presents:
VA Puget Sound Creative Arts Festival
September 6 - October 13, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 5 pm
Nationwide, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities use the creative arts as one form of rehabilitative treatment to help Veterans recover from and cope with physical and emotional disabilities. Each year, Veterans enrolled at VA health care facilities are invited to compete in local creative arts competitions. The competition includes categories in the visual arts division that range from oil painting to leatherwork to paint-by-number kits, as well as the performing arts of dance, drama, and music. The top three of each category will have their works submitted to the national competition.
This year, artwork created by veterans in the Puget Sound region will be displayed at Lakewold Gardens. Come celebrate the artists and our veteran community! And be sure to vote for your favorite artwork to receive the People's Choice Award! Ballots are available for visitors when they view the exhibit.
Learn more about the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival >
THANK YOU, VETERANS!
Please enjoy complimentary admission to this art show and the gardens during the run of the exhibition. Just show your ID at admissions.
Gallery
Sean Connolly, Amiens Cathedral. Group Project - Drop In Group, 24 x 30 inches, NFS
Jessie Wing, Summer Tomatoes... or Pool Balls? Acrylic Painting, 14 x 11 inches, 200 USD
Jessie Wing, Morning Blue Bird. Oil Painting, 9 x 12 inches, 200 USd
Jessie Wing, Almost Miss Kitty. 13.5 x 15 inches, 200 USD
Bob Wills, Imaginary Backyard. Color Photography, 21 x 17.25 inches, 50 USD
Bob Wills, Crater Lake 2. Black & White Photography, 32 x 23 inches, 100 USD
Robert Vreugdenhil, Fire in the Sky. Color Photography, 23.5 x 17. 5 inches, contact the artist
Robert Vreugdenhil, Kids at War. Military Combat Experience, 22 x 19 inches inches, NFS
Robert Vreugdenhil, Kids at War. Military Combat Experience, 19 x 17.75 inches inches, NFS
Melissa Von Ruden, Lakewold Gardens Pollinator. Color Photography, 17.25 x 17.25 inches, 300 USD
Melissa Von Ruden, Earthsuit. Mental Health Recovery, 35.5 x 36 inches, 2000 USD
James Utz, Tendrils. Needlework, 18 inch round, NFS
James Utz, Beaded Wall. Mixed Media, 32 x 29 inches, NFS
Ivey Tanner, Growth. Mental Health Recovery, 25 x 18.5 inches, 500 USD
Gordon Swetland, Alone. Black & White Photography, 16 x 20 inches, 300 USD
Gordon Swetland, Golden Hour. Digital Art, 23 x 19 inches, 450 USD
Gordon Swetland, Duty Honor Country. Combat Experience, 36 x 12 inches, 750 USD
Joe Solimine, Darth Vader with Moon. Craft Coloring Kit, 20 x 16 inches, NFS
Julie Sherwin, Magic Color Tunnel. Oil Painting, 30.75 x 23 inches, NFS
Ronna Schwalk, Petal Therapy. Color Photography, 18.5 x 22 inches, NFS
Richelle Risdon, Angelfish. Acrylic Painting, 29.5 x 13.75 inches, 600 USD
Gregory Prichard, Dom Life. Acrylic Painting, 24 x 16 inches.
Gregory Prichard, Desolate Constant. Combat Experience, 27 x 24 inches, NFS
Gregg Powell, Spirit of Freedom. Collage, 32 x 18 inches, 500 USD
April Pimental, Untitled. Military Combat Experience, 44 x 28 inches, NFS
Carol Panattoni, Center Thyself. Mixed Media, 5 x 7 inches, 200 USD
Chrisetta Olson, Old Soul. Black & White Photography, 20 x 14 inches, NFS
Kathern Nocula, Polar Bear and Harbor Seals Swimming. Acrylic Painting, 16 x 21 inches, contact the artist
Kathern Nocula, Aurora Borealis Collar and Earring Set. Beadwork, 16 x 13 x 2 inches, contact the artist
Daniel Newlander, Halley's Comet Halo, Once in a Lifetime, 16 x 18.25 inches, NFS
Daniel Newlander, No Parking! 62 Convertible Studebaker. Color Photography, 24 x 18 inches, NFS
Daniel Newlander, Krystal Blue Kimberly. Physical Health Recovery, 12.75 x 15.5 inches, NFS
Cameron McClellan, The Lonely Old Tree. Acrylic Painting, 24 x 18 inches, NFS
Ted Madison, Fireworks. Craft Coloring Kit, 14 x 11 inches, NFS
Kelle Lee Luoma, Betta Fish Triptych (1 of 3). 15.5 x 12.5 to 16 x 20 inches, 200-300 USD
Kelle Lee Luoma, Betta Fish Triptych (2 of 3). 15.5 x 12.5 to 16 x 20 inches, 200-300 USD
Kelle Lee Luoma, Betta Fish Triptych (3 of 3). 15.5 x 12.5 to 16 x 20 inches, 200-300 USD
Robert Kabel, Seagull. Watercolor, 8 x 10 inches, NFS
John Joseph, Colors of the Earth. Pottery, 6 x 14 inches, NFS
John Joseph, Starbright Bedspread. Crocheting, 90 x 88 inches, NFS
John Joseph, Turtle Basket. Combat Experience, 7 x 9 inches, NFS
Matthew Johnston, Vertigo. Color Photography, 25 x 20 inches, 1500 USD
Matthew Johnston, Flowers #76. Black & White Photography, 25 x 20 inches, 1500 USD
Paul Illian, Pond Turtle. Acrylic Painting, 17.5 x 15. 5 inches, 1200 USD
Paul Illian, Mt. Barro. Colored Drawing, 16.75 x 12. 75 inches, 1000 USD
LeShawon Gamble, Legacy. Acrylic Painting, 25.5 x 37.5 inches, 4500 USD
John Friend, I Am Me. Acrylic Painting, 11 x 14 inches, 1866 USD
John Friend, Whorl into Wilderness. Oil Painting, 10 x 8 inches, 1120 USD
John Friend, Pain in Vain. Watercolor, 10 x 8 inches, 800 USD
Bob Franks, Old Stones - We Still Stand Tall. Color Photography, Dyptic, 26.25 x 38.25 inches, 200 USD
Bob Franks, Confusion - It Doesn't Mean You Can't Still Rise! Color Photography, Dyptic, 26.25 x 38.25 inches, 200 USD
Patricia France, Fractured. Mosaic Diamon Art Kit, 35.5 x 33.5 inches, NFS
Patricia France, Queen Sacrifice. Combat Experience, 20 x 16 x 5 inches, NFS
Tim Fox, Autumn on the Gennessy. Pottery, 10 x 10 x 10 inches, 300 USD
Anna Drca, San Giovanni. Acrylic Painting, 19.25 x 25.25 inches, NFS
Anna Drca, Anxiety & Fear. Mental Health Recovery, 10.25 x 8.25 inches, NFS
James Divens, Armored Missile Launcher. Assemblage, 11.5 x 7 x 6 inches, NFS
David Cross, Time Wise. Assemblage, 6 x 6 inches (x3), 45 USD each
David Cross, Night Crane Over Mt. Fuji. Mixed Media, 6 x 6 inches, 45 USD
Sean Connelly, Untitled. Stained or Painted Figurine, 11 x 6 x 5 inches, NFS
Sean Connelly, A Moment at Pasananca Park. Combined Kit, 18.5 x 22.5 inches, 200 USD
Sean Connelly, Steampunk 720 Degrees. Leather Carving, 8 x 8 x 8 inches, 1500 USD
Michael Colpitts, Sunrise Over Palouse Hills. Color Photography, contact the artist
Michael Colpitts, Mist Over Prussic Peak. Black & White Photography, contact the artist
Michael Colpitts, Mossy Maple Grove by Lake Quinault. Physical Recovery, contact the artist
Damian Cadigan, Dream Girl Circa 82. Digital Art, 1000 USD
Damian Cadigan, Mind of Eden. Color Photography, 500 USD
Damian Cadigan, Comix. Mental Health Recovery, NFS
Charles Burt, Man of Constant Sorrow. Oil Painting, 25 x 25 inches, 1000 USD
Charles Burt, Tacoma. Watercolor, 14 x 12 inches, 50 USD
Charles Burt, Untitles. Assemblage, 900 USD
Tom Burris, Eagle Wrapped in American Flag. Watercolor, 16 x 22 inches, NFS
Tom Burris, Dragon. Scroll Saw/Intarsia, 21 x 26 inches, NFS
Dick Brawley, Dawn Patrol with Mount Rainier. Oil Painting, 36 x 18 inches, contact the artist
Tiffany Arrant, Never Forgotten. Black & White Photography, 12.75 x 15.75 inches, NFS
Tiffany Arrant 2, Solitude. Color Photography, 15.75 x 12.75 inches, NFS
Jim Anderson, Visceral. Colored Drawing, 14 x 17 inches
Jim Anderson, No. 9 Aurora Borealis, Mixed Media, 16 x 32 x 16 inches
Bruce Jensen, Guitar. Woodworking, 45 x 19 x 7 inches, NFS
Natalie Johnson, Army Angel. Mixed Meda, 51 x 35 x 13 inches, 1,000 USD
Carmen Rodolph, Raven. Metalwork, 42 x 16 x 28 inches, 20,000 USD
Arlando Stephenson, The Voice of God. Monochromatic Drawing, 16.5 x 13.5 inches, 600 USD
James Utz, Happy Holidays. Fiber Art Kit, 40.5 x 55 inches, NFS
Angie Gordon, Daryl. Crocheting, 7 x 9 inches, 50 USD
Lakewold Gardens | 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest, Lakewood, WA 98499
Mailing Address | Post Office Box 39780, Lakewood, WA 98496
Phone | 253-584-4106
Email | contactus@lakewoldgardens.org
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