Current Exhibition
A Special Traveling Exhibit
Ends Sunday!
Every year we are pleased to offer a traveling exhibit from the Art of Dr. Seuss that complements our current ongoing inventory. Our entire gallery will be filled with the fascinating artwork from this timeless genius.
These exhibits often have works that have been previously unavailable for sale and inventory that we don't normally carry so it is a fun and great opportunity for collectors.
A Special 3 Day Exhibit
May Pang
May Pang, John Lennon's companion & lover during his "lost weekend" era will showcase her candid photos of Lennon at a special three-day exhibition with us at La Petite Galerie in Kirkland.
"The Lost Weekend"
Intimate Photographs of John Lennon as seen through the eyes of May Pang"
May Pang Photography
3 Days Only!
Friday, August 7 - Sunday, August 9
May Pang in Attendance
Friday August 7th 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday August 8th 1:00 - 8:00 pm
Sunday August 9th 12:00 - 4:00 pm
May Pang will be in attendance at Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts and La Petite Galerie all weekend, meeting collectors and fans, telling stories behind these amazing limited-edition photographs for sale of John Lennon.
This special exhibit coincides with the digital release of the feature film documentary on Lennon and Pang "The Lost Weekend: A Love Story"
Permanent Exhibition
The Art of Dr. Seuss
Washington's only authorized dealer for the Art of Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, began his career as a little known editorial cartoonist in the 1920s. His intriguing perspective and fresh concepts ignited his career, and his work evolved quickly to deft illustrations, modeled sculpture, and sophisticated oil paintings of elaborate imagination.
Dr. Seuss is currently best known as one of the most beloved and bestselling children's authors of all time, having written and illustrated classics such as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
Visit The Art of Dr. Seuss website
Upcoming Exhibit
Dan Larsen
"Resonance: New Abstracts"
August 15 - October 4, 2026
Please join us for a Vernissage and
Meet the Artist
Saturday, August 15th
5:00pm - 8:00 pm
Dan Larsen – “Resonance”
Since his first exhibition with the gallery in 2002, Dan Larsen has captivated collectors with paintings that blur the line between science and imagination. His celebrated Organic series invited viewers into microscopic worlds reminiscent of fractured stone, mineral formations, and the hidden architecture of the natural world. In Resonance, Larsen expands that vision beyond the Earth, exploring the immense energy, movement, and mystery of the cosmos.
The paintings in this exhibition evoke celestial events rather than depict them literally while blending a raw industrial balance. Hard edges, nebulas, solar flares, planetary surfaces, and distant galaxies emerge through layers of color, texture, and light, encouraging viewers to discover their own interpretations. Monumental in scale yet remarkably intricate, each work reveals new details with every viewing, offering a visual experience that is equally compelling from across the room or just inches away.
Larsen refers to his approach as "paint in motion." His process embraces both intention and spontaneity, allowing industrial materials, chemistry, gravity, and time to become collaborators in the creative act. Rather than forcing every outcome, he orchestrates conditions that allow the materials to respond naturally, producing textures and patterns that cannot be duplicated. The result is work that feels simultaneously controlled and organic -a balance of precision and unpredictability.
A lifelong experimenter, Larsen continually seeks new materials capable of expanding the expressive possibilities of paint. His most recent paintings included here incorporate a specially formulated industrial resin infused with microscopic heat-treated glass flakes that create extraordinary depth and subtle luminosity. Light penetrates the layered surfaces before reflecting back to the viewer, giving the paintings an almost atmospheric quality that changes throughout the day.
A recent visit to Murano, Italy, further influenced this body of work. While there, Larsen visited renowned master glass artist Lino Tagliapietra, an extended family member whose innovations have shaped contemporary studio glass around the world. Tagliapietra shared specialized glass materials that Larsen has incorporated into several paintings in this exhibition. Rather than producing a glittering effect, these elements contribute a quiet radiance that enhances the paintings' cosmic character and remarkable sense of depth.
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Larsen descends from generations of artists and craftsmen whose family history reaches back to the earliest exploration of Puget Sound. Creativity has remained a constant throughout his life. A graduate of Washington State University with degrees in Construction Management and Business Administration and a minor in Industrial Design, he balances successful careers as both a general contractor and fine artist. The same appreciation for craftsmanship, structural integrity, and thoughtful design that defines his construction projects is evident in every painting he creates.
Ultimately, Resonance is less about depicting outer space than expressing the invisible forces that connect matter, motion, light, and emotion. The paintings pulse with energy, inviting viewers to slow down, explore, and experience the work on both an intellectual and emotional level. Every composition carries its own rhythm and personality, encouraging a dialogue between artist, artwork, and observer.
One enthusiastic collector once remarked, "These paintings make Jackson Pollock look tired."
While the comparison is flattering, Dan Larsen has forged a visual language that is distinctly his own—one that is rooted in experimentation, craftsmanship, and an endless curiosity about the natural forces that shape our world and the universe beyond.
For most visitors, however, words prove unnecessary. Standing before a Larsen painting, the first response is almost always the same:
"Wow."
What's New
Our Newest Release From
The Art of Dr. Seuss
Carfee Ormie
Sometimes the greatest ideas arrive
long before their moment does.
SEND IN THE CLOWN
Long before one of the most recognizable characters in modern culture emerged, Dr. Seuss sketched a carefree clown-like figure bursting with whimsy, mischief, and possibility. Carefree Ormie offers a rare glimpse into the creative evolution of the character that would ultimately lead to The Cat in the Hat, nearly a decade before the world ever met him.
THE BIRTH OF AN ICON
There are moments in an artist’s life when an idea appears before its time. A sketch. A feeling. A character not yet fully formed, but already alive with possibility.
Carefree Ormie captures one of those moments.
Created years before The Cat in the Hat transformed children’s literature forever, this playful figure reveals Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, in the act of discovery.
The energy is already there: the theatrical posture, the expressive gesture, the joyful chaos, the unmistakable sense that rules are about to be bent.
What makes Carefree Ormie so extraordinary is not simply its resemblance to the Cat, but what it represents creatively. It is the rare opportunity to witness a cultural icon before the world, and Dr. Seuss himself, knew what they were seeing.
Sometimes the greatest ideas arrive long before their moment does.
Call the Gallery for information or to save a print!
425-283-0461
ABOUT THE GALLERY
La Petite Galerie and Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts is a small and intimate space located in the heart of downtown Kirkland in the Marina District just steps away from Lake Washington and nestled among unique shops and great restaurants. We like to think that Good Things come in Small Packages!
Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts first opened in Bellevue, Washington in 1985 in a small showroom and office with its first gallery space opening in 1990 in the trendy lakeside arts community of Kirkland as a venue for regional painters and printmakers and has become one of the Eastside's oldest galleries.
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