‘Sea Otter,’
by Lindsey Aarts.
Painting the
Northwest
Watercolor classes to be
held at Maritime Museum
The Franklin
Apartments
BY M.J. CODY
“I always had a thing for the
Pacific Northwest,” said art-
ist Lindsey Aarts, who grew up
in Florida and will be teach-
ing watercolor classes at the
Columbia River Maritime
Museum’s Barbey Maritime
Center this spring and fall.
“Since I was little, I was
drawn to places that had things
we didn’t have in Florida, like
mountains and trees,” she said.
Aarts made the move from
Florida to Portland in 2008 and
has, since 2017, settled herself
and her family in Astoria. Some
may be familiar with her water-
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colors on display in her booth
at the Astoria Sunday Market
– Northwest scenes and sub-
jects that captivate, in a few deft
brushstrokes and subtle colors,
the essence of her new found
home.
“I worked as a freelance
designer and graphic artist for
several years, but I was work-
ing on the computer too much
and I actually missed getting
my hands dirty,” she said. “I
needed to get my head back into
painting.
“The last five years, I’ve been
concentrating on watercolors and
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To sign up for a watercolor class, go to www.crmm.org/classes.html
Lindsey Aarts will be teaching watercolor classes.