MICHELE KEMPEES will be the featured artist at Christopher’s Restaurant in Coupeville for the months of July and August.  Winner of the Coupeville Festival Poster this year, she is a self-taught artist in various media but has settled on watercolor as her favorite.  She paints everyday life with rich colors and contrast.  Children in their natural settings are what she enjoys the most.  You can see more of her work at Penn Cove Gallery, which is celebrating it’s 20th year in Coupeville. penncovegallery.com

Artworks Gallery’s featured artist for July will be BARBARA MEARING. Mearing paints in a variety of mediums, but primarily pastel. Her paintings attempt to make the ordinary extraordinary and are inspired by the finer nuances of everyday subjects. Artworks Gallery is located at Greenbank Farm. For more information, visit artworkswhidbey.com or call 360.222.3010.

Landscapes in pastels by artist JUDY SJERVEN are on display at Oak Harbor Library in June. The library is located at 1000 SE Regatta Drive. For more information, call 360-675-5115.

The JAN HOLMES Art Auction is noon-5 p.m., July 5, Coupeville Rec Hall. Jan Holmes, a longtime WSU/Island County Beach Watcher, was a longtime Coupeville resident and was well-known across Whidbey Island. She owned Toby’s Tavern in Coupeville for 10 years with her husband, Steve, and her artwork was featured at Penn Cove Gallery. The auction will feature paintings that Holmes painted on Whidbey Island, Mexico, Tuscany, France, Canada, Cuba and other countries she visited. 360-969-2015 or www.jan-holmes-art-sale.com

Painter MARK LUCERO is Penn Cove Gallery’s featured artist for June. Lucero paints with acrylics on wood panels, which are carved with high-speed routers. He employs bold use of color with uninhibited and expressive lines. To convey the artwork’s deeper meaning, his compositions range from realism to fully abstract. For a closer look at his work, go to www.MarkLuceroArt.com