Whidbey artists are sewing seeds of creativity in an art exhibition entitled “When Your Plow is a Paintbrush Two: Artists Interpret the Farm.”

Artists were tasked with depicting their interpretation of farms or rural life.

The title of the exhibition was inspired by the Dwight D. Eisenhower quote, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a paintbrush and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”

Marian Myszkowski, director of program and fund development at Goosefoot, said there are a wide variety of pieces in the show including oil and acrylic paintings, watercolors, fabric art, photography and mixed media.

Myszkowski said the art  complements the farm tour’s objective, to highlight the abundance of Whidbey’s natural resources and local producers.

“I think farms, especially on Whidbey Island, in addition to feeding us through the produce that they grow and the animals they raise, also feed our souls. They really add to the beauty of the landscape—whether it’s the geographical nature…or the animals on the farm,” she said. “That’s what I think the artists have brought out— the beauty of the farmland itself and how important it is to [preserve]. But also the cuteness of the animals and how it adds to the quality of life here.”

The display features works from a dozen or so Whidbey Island artists including Pat Brookes, Richard Engstrom, Richard Evans, Denis Hill, Carol Barton Jerome, Lucy Johnson, Deon Matzen, Stacey Neumiller, Anna Mastronardi Novak, Kay Parson, Karen Schroeder, Kim Tinuviel, Diane Tompkinson and Angele Woolery. The Whidbey Island Sketchers, a group of local drawing enthusiasts, also have an installation of 40 to 50 small sketches created specifically for the show.

The Bayview Cash Store will be hosting the exhibition from Sept. 4 through Oct. 5 on both floors of the hub. It is presented in conjunction with the ninth annual Whidbey Island Farm Tour. This is the second group art show organized by local nonprofit organization Goosefoot.

The Farm Tour, a free self-guided tour of 14 Whidbey farms, takes place Sept. 20-21.