Tulip Festival Poster Artists
Poster artists are selected by a committee of community volunteers. You will find they use a variety of mediums and settings to convey their concept of the festival and Skagit Valley tulips. Everyone has their favorite -- have fun selecting yours.
Posters are available for purchase through the store on this website or at many Skagit Valley retail locations.
2011
by: John Ebner
John Ebner’s watercolor shows off one of his signature looks with his “rain people.” John specializes in painting images of the Pacific Northwest from his Camano Island studio.
2010
by: Bart Rulon
Bart’s image captures two of the favorite spring residents of the Skagit Valley—tulips and trumpeter swans. Bart works out of a studio on Whidbey Island.
2009
by: Andy Sewell
Andy Sewell worked to create a nostalgic image incorporating familiar elements that people still enjoy today. Andy is a watercolor artist. He works from a home studio in Idaho.
2008
by: Lee Mann
Lee Mann spent 40 hours capturing the image for the 25th anniversary poster. Lee worked from his studio in Sedro-Woolley, WA until his death in July 2011.
2007
by: Amy Melious
Amy created this mix media piece by photographing over 600 individual tulips and then composing the piece with software. The butterflies in the image are species found in Western Washington. Amy works from her studio in British Columbia.
2006
by: Beki Killorin
Beki’s watercolor image highlights the blue herons that dot the landscape in Skagit Valley. Beki works from her home studio in Mount Vernon, WA.
2005
by: Brett Varney
This oil pastel painting shows Brett’s vision of the Skagit Valley heading south. Brett works from his studio in British Columbia
2004
by: Jennifer Bowman
Jennifer created five watercolor scenes capturing iconic tulip festival images that visitors love to see—the tulip stack in Mount Vernon, the Rainbow Bridge in LaConner, the church in Conway, the Prater cabin at Tulip Town and the Windmill at RoozenGaarde. Jennifer works out of Anacortes; you can also find her painting the mural at Tulip Town during the festival.
2003
by: Randy Dana
Randy composed this festive photo for the 20th anniversary of the festival. Besides tulips, the photo features the actual bulb and hyacinths.
2002
by: Jerry Freiberg
This watercolor rendition of Jerry’s cat Oliver is well loved by tulip fans.
2001
by: Randy Van Beek
Randy’s vibrant oil painting showcases the beauty of Skagit Valley in the spring. Randy paints from his home studio in Bellingham.
2000
by: Randy Dana
Randy composed this photo for the millennium. It was the first poster to feature the tulip bulb. At the time Randy worked at Red Robin in Seattle and photography was his hobby. He now works full time as an photographer, creating his pieces from a studio in Mount Vernon.
1999
by: Mary Gregg Byrne
1998
by: Alfred Currier
1997
by: Diana Schmidt
1996
by: Carolyn Oltman
1995
by: Jesus Guillen
This poster honors the farmworkers of Skagit Valley who harvest the tulip crop each year. Mr. Guillen worked out of LaConner where he lived until his death in 1994.
1994
by: Karen Mallary
Karen created this image that cause many fans to query where they can buy that stamp to mail their festival postcard. See if you can find the vase in the poster.
1993
by: Yvonne Davis
Yvonne captured a familiar visitor to the fertile Skagit Valley—the snow goose—in the 10th anniversary poster. Every year thousands of geese visit the valley during their annual migration.
1992
by: Larry Larson
This is the third year of the trilogy of posters that Larry Larsen created for the festival.
1991
by: Larry Larson
Year two of the Larson trilogy.
1990
by: Larry Larson
Year two of the trilogy.
1989
by: Donald Smith
This fanciful graphic rendition was a favorite at the beginning of the festival.
1988
by: Susan Hughes-Hayton with Molesworth and Associates
The young girl, a Skagit County native, in this photograph by Peeps is now grown with children of her own. This remains a fan favorite.
1987
by: Tori Lenze
A classic—this red tulip on black is now out of print.
1986
by: Larry Larson