A colorful display awaits art aficionados this month at the Blue Whole Gallery.

Mary Franchini and Jennifer Rose are the featured artists in the “April Showers of Color and Sparkle” exhibit featured next month at the downtown Sequim gallery at 129 W. Washington St.

Meet the artists at the First Friday Art Walk Sequim event from 5-8 p.m. on April 5.

Blue Whole Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sundays.

Photo courtesy of Blue Whole Gallery / “Beetle” by Jennifer Rose, a featured artist at the Blue Whole Gallery in April.

Visit bluewholegallery.com.

Franchini, whose art is her chosen work, presents pieces this month which highlight color and light.

“My pieces can be called many things, but fun, abstract or tempering chaos may describe what I do,” she said. She works daily in her studio, creating with acrylics and mixed media.

Rose’s medium is beadwork, and her work is described as full of color and sparkle. Much of her inspiration comes from nature.

“I love incorporating themes from nature into my work,” Rose said.

Bird shapes and feathers are often presented within her work.