Fish or fowl?

Linda Pouliot’s contributions are interior-scapes, scenes from the kitchen or dining room. Intimate spaces painted in flat planes and vibrant colors that she likes. A door leading to “Repetto’s Nursery,” “Classic Kettle” on a kitchen stove, and a checkered table cloth scene with fish and flowers are all painted in flashe, a signage medium. There’s a touch of Matisse and Bonnard here.

“I love painting things that bring great comfort,” she said. “Warm memories. People really connect with that.”

David Kimball Anderson returns to the gallery with “Farm Sunflowers,” a steel and paint sculpture of a garden fork uprooting the blooms. Among other themes, he is known for incredibly realistic and spare metal creations that mimic ikebana. You’d swear they’re the real thing. “I work thematically,” he said, but he decided against a fish.

Jim Garrison’s “Johnson House” watercolor shows the iconic saltbox structure and the hills in the background, with a foreground of yellow oxalis — just the way the scene looks in January. You can drive to the end of Main Street and see it live.

William Dunn’s “Wharfside” splashy watercolor anchors the Pillar Point Harbor scene just up the road.

Not to be outdone on the marine theme, Na Omi Shintani’s “Oyster Dreams” mixed-media piece is an ocean blue paper torso sporting a necklace of shells. Brian Bounds’ “School #4” is a sardine run in acrylic that will have the fisherfolk jumping for their nets.

Massimo Mazzon’s “Gallo” in oil is a rooster crowing, strutting his stuff in front of a rural scene wall sketch, while three chicks frolic beside him. Showing off his progeny, or just showing off?

Caroline Tillie’s “Poissonniere” series, numbered one through three, are a laughable set of mixed media take-offs on popular 1950s iconic homemakers, with fish of course. They harken to the tongue-in-cheek birthday cards found in stationery stores, featuring a block-print cheeky feminist message of pride.

For the vegetarians, Joseph Altwer’s “Vegetables” look fresh from the farmers’ market and ready for the potage. Susan Carleek’s “Connections” goes straight to the roots of root veggies in acrylic and mixed media.

Jennifer Kelley’s “Lettuce” is a rotund iceberg head created in glass mosaic.

Waverly Liu gathers “Peaches” in watercolor.

A magnificent clay bowl of “Artichokes” fills Paulette Philpot’s archival dye-infused aluminum print in shades of purple, combining drama with subtlety.

There are flowers too. Hillary Gomes and Nancie Crowley’s oils are their take on bouquets. Whitney Parker’s “Gathered” is mixed media, as is Jennifer Almodova’s “Pelargonium.”

Linda Pouliot throws in her “Nursery Row” of pots in flashe.

After retiring from a job that had left her no time for art, Pouliot found herself producing prolifically: paintings, prints, collage. “Someone needs to see this stuff,” she was told. So she put it out there, and you do need to see it.

All in all, a mixed bag, but all so Half Moon Bay!

Opening reception Saturday, July 25, 3-5 p.m. Meet the artists on First Fridays Aug. 7 and Sept. 4, 4-6 p.m.

M Stark Gallery, 727 Main St., Half Moon Bay, (415) 407-8743, mstarkgallery.com.

Take in the town, while you’re there. Marianna Stark always appends a long list of fun suggestions to her monthly newsletter, worth a signup on her website.

This show coincides with the festival all around Half Moon Bay on July 25. The 35th annual “Farms, Fish & Flowers” event offers the public the opportunity to visit historic sites, farms and the harbor with behind-the-scenes tours of operations, from families and insiders who live and work there. coastside411.com/events/farms-fish-flowers/.

Heads up: Filoli Art Walk runs July 25-26, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside.

Bart Charlow, author, artist and consultant blends more than 50 years of painting and photography with narrative storytelling. Explore the intersection of observation and expression through his insights on the local art scene, find his books at bartcharlow.com and his art at bartsart.weebly.com.