HOLMES BEACH – The first Holmes Beach Art Walk of 2022 was a big success as both locals and tourists were treated to the best of Island art featured at a variety of Island businesses.
Those participating included the Artists’ Guild Gallery, The Feast, Restless Natives, Sun and Surf Beach Shop, Original Sand Dollar, The Scavenger Market and Island Gallery West. Businesses that normally close earlier stay open for this event, which now is scheduled for the second Friday of every month after being shut down for more than a year due to COVID-19.
“We’re starting to see some good crowds,” said Karen Beach, a member artist at Island Gallery West. “We have a wide variety of artists here, we have modern art, we have still life, we have sculptures and jewelry. There’s so much, it will really surprise you if you come here.”
A few hundred yards away from Island Gallery West is The Artists’ Guild Gallery, which has a beautiful selection of local art that has something for everyone. Featured artist Donna Slawsky showed off her unique works made of cut stained glass and fine china that is broken, then reassembled in a mosaic fashion for something truly unique and beautiful. Both galleries offered wine and lite bites to visitors who could not only view the art but purchase it, as everything in both galleries is available to buy.
“I sold this painting of sheep laying down in a pasture to a sheep farmer who was visiting the Island from England,” said Island Gallery West’s featured artist, Darryl Goldman. “She said it reminds her of the sheep laying down early in the morning on her farm.”
The next Art Walk is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 11 at the Island Shopping Center and S&S Plaza.
