The road from the Vashon Island ferry dock to Bo Bartlett’s studio meanders up a winding hill, through the town center, and past a marina full of small sailboats. Eventually Bartlett’s quaint, cottage-like studio nestled in the trees come into view. Inside the artist’s space, the most noticeable feature is the silvery light illuminating the surfaces of the second-story studio. Artist Betsy Eby, who on occasion appears in Bartlett’s contemporary figurative paintings, maintains a studio downstairs. From his window, Bartlett can see Mount Rainier, Maury Island, and a forest of trees. Like the woods in which he grew up in Georgia, it feels like home.
The post Bo Bartlett | Manifest Destiny appeared first on Southwest Art Magazine.