Found 43 blog entries tagged as chris-fuhrman.

Karen Jacobsen loves painting and drawing.

Jacobsen has been captivated by the visual energy and abundance of the natural world. Combining art and science has given her a keen eye for capturing the subtle to austere beauty of her subjects.

As a member of the Plein Air Painters of Idaho, the Idaho Watercolor Society, and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, she is constantly observing and painting.

Follow Karen on her website or on Facebook at Insituartist.

Rolling Road | 8×10″ | 2018

In 2020 the Pettitt Group purchased this original piece from the artist. Each year we expand our signature art collection with 12 new originals from local artists. As part of our annual supporting the arts initiative, we offer our clients…

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Carl Rowe’s paintings reveal nature’s evocative forms through dramatic lighting that feels both realistic and abstract.

He has been in two Triennial Exhibitions at the Boise Art Museum and received the Culture and Conservation Award by the Land Trust of the Treasure Valley.

Follow Carl on his website. 

Ridges | 12×18″ oil painting| 2010

In 2020 the Pettitt Group purchased this original piece from the artist. Each year we expand our signature art collection with 12 new originals from local artists. As part of our annual supporting the arts initiative, we offer our clients a choice of limited-edition, framed prints as a gift at closing.

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The Cabin is a Boise, Idaho literary arts nonprofit. Incorporated in 1996, The Cabin serves children and adults through a variety of programs, including: writers-in-school residencies, summer writing camps, adult writing workshops, writing contests and anthologies, and readings by local writers. Their annual Readings & Conversations series brings world-renowned authors to Boise (both virtually and in-person). Upcoming Events, Live Online: March 17 | Laila Lalami | Pulitzer Prize finalist May 11 | Mary Roach | popular science writing humorist Limited tickets available! The Pettitt Group is proud to support the Treasure Valley arts community. We believe they make Boise a better place for everyone to live, work, and give. Each…

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Story Story Night is many things to its audiences, community, and the world. They stage events that electrify and illuminate our lives.

Filmed on a sound stage in Boise with host Jodi Eichelberger, catch this season of true storytelling live from anywhere. With featured storytellers intermixed with a story slam open to anyone in the audience – like the
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The Pettitt Group is proud to support the Treasure Valley arts community. We believe they make Boise a better place for everyone to live, work, and give.

Each month we donate $1000 to a designated local nonprofit arts organization to support and…

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Allie Zeyer is an award-winning member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA) and a member of other respected arts organizations such as the American Women Artists (AWA) and the American Impressionists Society (AIS). In the Spring of 2019 Southwest Art Magazine singled her out as an up-and-coming “Artist to Watch.”

Rural life defines much of Allie’s subject matter, which can be attributed to her surroundings growing up in Utah and her current typography of Western Idaho.

Follow Allie on her Facebook page, Allie Zeyer, on Instagram @alliezeyerfineart, or visit her website. 

In 2020 the Pettitt Group purchased this original piece from the artist. Each year we expand our signature art collection with 12 new originals from local…

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Andrea and December stats

(Taken from the Boise Regional Realtors December 2020 Market Report)

“The year started strong with January 2020 sales 21.5% higher than in January 2019 but began to taper off in February and March as the uncertainties of the pandemic made their way to our local market. In April and May, when our spring market typically begins to ramp up, sales activity dropped by 19.5% and 29.7%, respectively, because of the government-mandated shutdowns and restrictions.  

Sales began to pick up in June, then jumped 22.0% year-over-year in July and remained elevated through November, compressing nearly a year’s worth of activity into just six months. 

A major factor that pushed home prices up was insufficient supply compared to demand, especially…

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Project Flux fosters an environment where professionals and students can work together, without hierarchy, to create experiences. It takes the time to transform non traditional spaces into immersive environments that break the fourth wall between performer and audience member. 

Since the inception in 2013, Project Flux has created over 30 professional works and collaborated with approximately 20 different organizations including the Museum of Broken Relationships (Croatia), Ballet Idaho, Boise State University, the College of Southern Idaho, Idaho State Correctional Center, MING Studios, JUMP Boise, SALT Dance (SLC), Treefort Music Fest, 208 Ensemble, and WHYTEBERG LA.

Project Flux is committed to community engagement through project…

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JanyRae began painting full time as a vocation in 2011. She creates over 100 new works each year and sells most of them at fine art festivals throughout the West. She often makes detours on roads less traveled for subject matter, specifically the Western landscape.

JanyRae’s downtown Boise studio, built in 1895, is open to the public when she is working. Her technique creates heavy impasto paintings with geometric forms, graceful curves and chunky marks.

Follow JanyRae on Instagram @janyrseda, on her Facebook page, Jany Rae Seda, and on her website.

JanyRae Seda
“European Tower”
Original: Oil painting on paper | 2019 | 24″x6″

In 2019 the Pettitt Group purchased this original piece for our ongoing art collection. As part of our…

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Property owners in Ada County help support a myriad of services. You’ll notice line items on you annual assessment for emergency medical, ACHD, College of Western Idaho, mosquito abatement.

On your primary residence you are eligible for a “homeowner exemption” for your property taxes. According to the county assessor this “allows 50% percent of the value of your home including up to one acre of land to be exempted, or up to $100,000 worth of exemption; whichever is less.”

You do not get an exemption on property taxes for any investment properties (like rentals) you may own.

Until recently, if one purchased a home that had previously been a rental, the new buyer didn’t receive the exemption if they closed after April 15. The new owner…

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Each month, the Boise Regional Realtors releases stats for all areas of Ada County. Since last summer, the rising prices and decreasing number of listings throughout the Treasure Valley have been both revealing and fascinating.

To say that we are experiencing a “strong seller market” is an understatement! According to October statistics, the median days on market is 20 days and the median list price is up nearly 15% since last year.

chart with October stats

In a traditional, steady, market, home owners can count on 3% annual appreciation in Ada County. Using one of our favorite neighborhoods as an example, let’s look at what has happened on the Bench (area 400 in real estate terms) over the past year.

The Bench is considered an older part of Boise,…

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