To put a beautiful close to my 2019 I was asked to not only be featured, but if I would love the opportunity to create the cover art for Bellevue Lifestyle Magazine’s December “ Best of Bellevue” issue. Bellevue Lifestyle is a woman owned and created magazine in Bellevue, Washington featuring all of the beauty and luxury Bellevue has to offer. If you haven’t been to Bellevue Washington, you’re missing out. Home to Microsoft, it’s a sparkling gem of a city just a skip and a jump across Lake Washington from Seattle. Surrounded with a backdrop of snow peak mountains, this up and coming city has grown from quiet suburbs to a hot spot for tech companies, night life and luxurious homes and dining. Caitlin, the owner and creator of the magazine had grown up in Bellevue when it was still just a sleepy town before the tech boom. Due to the rapid growth of the city in the recent years, Caitlin who is proud of her hometown, told me she created Bellevue Lifestyle because there wasn’t a magazine that existed to show case everything the city has to offer. There were now so many trendy and fantastic restaurants, companies, designers, artists, and Caitlin wanted to spotlight it all.

This was the magazine’s first year creating “The Best Of” issue giving voters a choice of what they consider that years best of the best in Bellevue. Caitlin loved my rendition of my black and white Seattle city skyline so she asked if we could do the same thing for Bellevue’s skyline. I had created the painting skyline months before the issue hit the stands in December, but I was also asked if I could re-create the same painting again on the spot at the Best of Bellevue launch party in December. The night kicked off at Central Bar+Restaurant with a romantically dim lit ambiance, guests free flowing with wine and champagne, and killer hor d’oeuvres. During the night, the awards were handed out to the 2019 people’s choice of Bellevue’s Best. Big thank you to Life N Light who captured gorgeous photos throughout the night. Also a huge congratulations to Caitlin Agnew for putting together her first and many yet to come Best of Bellevue events!

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Photography by Life N Light: Instagram: @lifenlight