BOUQUET Southeast Alaskan artist is hauled out each year

is hauled out each year before the Chukchi Sea near Kotzebue freezes over

sidled up close and whispered

afloat in the allure of his gaze

Original Gyotaku on Rice Paper with Watercolor by Julia Tanigoshi Tinker

BOUQUET Southeast Alaskan artist is hauled out each yearBarbara Lavallee is a celebrated Alaskan watercolorist known for her work depicting various cultures. Her humorous and unique subjects bring joy to viewers from all over the world. People almost always smile and often even giggle when they peer into a Lavallee painting and find insight into the artist's joyous outlook on life. There are no sad tales in her art. "I like to portray the highs of humanity the humor, the tenacity, the magnificence of all