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edge of winter

Entry for Northwest Pastel Society International Show 2023

Signature award

The Northwest Pastel Society awarded me the Signature Award NPS based on my recent show entries. I am honored.

Pacific northwest Pastel Show 2022

I have two new pieces in this show running from Mid November to January at the Shacke Art Center Everett

Invisible Threads

Invisible Threads has been well received and is now available on Amazon Kindle. here is a new review: “Through the good and the bad, Carpenter Arnett shows remarkable grace, battling with loss, grief, and solitude, while gathering lessons along the … Continue reading →

Spirit of Princess Louisa

This painting was done after my first visit to Princess Louisa Inlet to convey the spirit of the place. it is available as a giclee

Legacy of Light`

Arts Alive 2021 This was the theme for Arts Alive 2021 and it prompted me to think about the legacy of light: the scope of the rainbow colors, transparency, depth of field and vision

to light a candle

id=”attachment_1308″ align=”alignleft” width=”500″] The purpose of life is to light a candle in the darkness of mere being During the Covid Crisis I had a dream about these three golden arches with a large candle below and I thought about … Continue reading →

clouds are clearing

After a year of Covid restrictions and negativities, clouds are clearing, the sun is breaking through. Think possibilities, Think JOY!

HOPE for a changing world

HOPE for a changing WorldIt is easy to be discouraged when listening to the news, reading of local and global tragedies, hunger, starvation, lack of safe drinking water, hurricanes, droughts, racial hatred, laxity of moral standards, overcrowded prison systems, the … Continue reading →