Ijust returned from our annual week in Taos, New Mexico, which is a very special place up about 6,000 feet high and filled with artists of all kinds and galleries everywhere. I saw young artists walking along with brushes and canvas in hand and wood carvers working in a park. And I saw some happy old hippies who live there and were probably artists at some point.

When I got back to our Rock, I began to realize that Whidbey also shares a love for art and artists, even though it’s expressed a bit differently.

Consider this: Taos, with a population of 6,500 has 70 art galleries within its borders showing mostly art by local artists. When you stroll around town, it seems like there is a gallery at every other door. Then there’s Whidbey, with a population of 70,000 and just a few art gallerie

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