Astoria artist creates coastal art
Aarts is the owner of Papernoten
BY ZOË BUCHLI
Whether she is making a collage of
Cape Disappointment or a watercolor
painting inspired by whale watching,
Astoria-based artist Lindsey Aarts can
often be found creating vivid illustrations
of coastal-influenced scenes.
Originally from Florida, Aarts moved
to Astoria in 2017 and started her statio-
nery business, “Papernoten.”
“I’ve always kind of been a hobby art-
ist,” Aarts said.
After she had kids, Aarts looked for
something that would still keep her cre-
atively engaged, which is how she got into
graphic design projects. From there, her
business took off. She has since been fill-
Lindsey Aarts
ing her days with creating vibrant land-
scape illustrations.
The name “Papernoten” is a play on
words from the Dutch holiday cookie,
“Pepernoten.” Aarts’ husband is Dutch,
she said. Through getting introduced to
Dutch culture and cooking, she heard
about the cookie and connected the
dots with how similar it sounded to
“Papernoten.”
“It was the perfect name for a statio-
nery store,” she said.
Aarts is working on the “100 Days
Project,” an annual project she first par-
ticipated in in 2019 where artists pro-
duce new pieces for 100 consecutive days
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CLOCKWISE: A humpback whale Aarts made using watercolors. Aarts’ pieces on display at the Astoria Sunday Market. A collage of
Cape Disappointment Aarts made during the 100 Days Project.
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