ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Get to know Beth Herrild, one of our newest members and a featured artist in our exhibit, The Paths We Take.

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Favorite Seattle neighborhood:
•Columbia City!

Favorite Pacific NW hike
• So many! Deception Pass.

Favorite beach/waterfront spot:
• Our neighborhood beach on Whidbey.

Favorite seasonal Seattle activity/event:
• Kayaking

Favorite style of house:
• Sleek modern but with warm touches.

Favorite museum/galleries (aside from CCG!)
•The Frye Museum, The Orsay and Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris, MOMA, Guggenheim.

What gets your creative juices flowing?
• Music! And being out in nature.

Best concert?
• Best and most recent was Bon Iver!

What are your go-to comfort foods?
• Coffee, red wine, and chocolate.

What is something that always makes you smile?
• My dogs!

What is your favorite random fact?
•I was once peed on by a lion.

What emoji do you use most often?
• Heart

What book changed your life?
• So many – too hard to choose!

What is the last book you read?
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.

What movie could you quote by heart?
• Regarding Henry with Harrison Ford & Dead Poets Society with Robin Williams!

Do you work better in the morning or at night?
• Evening & night!

Favorite studio tool?
• Old credit cards/room keys.

Where are you from and how does that affect your work?
• I moved around constantly growing up. So much so, that we joked we were in the witness protection program and my dad was a spy. That affects my work because I was exposed to many different places and I got so good at leaving. Currently, I’m working on a series of paintings that explore home, identity, and sense of place.

Where do you find inspiration?
• Nature mostly!

When is your favorite time of day to create?
• Afternoon, evening.

What motivates you to create?
• My happiness depends on it! Creating makes me feel alive!

Does your art practice help you in other areas of your life?
• It fuels the rest of my life!

How has your style changed over time?
• I take much more artistic license and use less realistic colors focusing on loosening up.