Where do you work, and what is the space like? I have a handful of spaces that I create in. I have a great little studio with amazing light in a space downtown. I am usually there painting my lessons for upcoming classes and recording my tutorials for my Youtube channel. That being said, I also teach classes at BellinghamART every week and love the space there. I also frequently hold sip and paint events at some of the local breweries. Every so often I meet up with Michael He

Big Oak Tree How do you describe your artistic practice? I like to paint what looks good. I am not technical. I believe that art doesn’t need to be so technical. Sure, there are technical things that you can get hyper-focused on. That’s just not me. I like to paint in the path of least resistance, and whatever I can do to make that path as simple as possible while producing solid results is exactly what I am going to do. I paint with a limited palette, for example. I don’t w

September's artist is Robin Reece, a watercolor artist and teacher based in Bellingham, WA. What first drew you to making art, and what has kept you making it? I have been making art since I can remember. I was always drawing in sketchbooks as a kid. I felt “good” at it and received lots of positive affirmations around the things I created, which encouraged me to keep creating. It always just felt like it came “naturally” and I enjoyed it. Being creative is part of who I am a