The old adage, “Every picture tells a story,” may well be the theme for this year’s Hawk Mountain Arts Tour. Scheduled for June 7, 16 stops along winding country roads in the Kempton area offer an opportunity to interact with working artists.

With the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary as the first stop, artists of all stripes and styles are inviting visitors to view their work, chat and even purchase whatever appeals to them most. On display at the Sanctuary are Amber Fink’s photography and Elaine Briner’s pastels and acrylics.

Many of the artists are banding together at specific locations along the route. The Albany Township Historical Society on Old Philly Pike will host Ron Imboden and his watercolors, Joe Walker and his wildlife carvings, David Fegley and his wire wrapped pendants of stones and shells, Cynthia Duplant and her handcrafted leather goods and Ayisha Synnestvedt and prints and notecards of nature.

Imboden honors farm life and farm buildings in his work.

“Hopefully my paintings are relatable to people that see them because of my farm life subject matter,” he said.

It is the stonework and weathered wood of local farm structures that inspire his work.

“I am motivated to paint the textures of these surfaces,” he said. “I am also motivated to paint the animals that inhabit farms, especially cattle, sheep and horses.”

At Bird’s Nest Bed and Breakfast, 33 Hawk Mountain Road, visitors can view the pencil sketches and acrylic work of David Hughes, the stained glass of Jennifer Lehr, the oil paintings of Liz Guesser and the wooden decoys of Jeff Kieffer.

Wanamaker’s General Store is another stop on the tour. Proprietor Kyra Hendricks maintains a “fully stocked market and deli,” featuring “handmade crafts, vintage toys, artisan breads and pastries” and more, but as part of the art tour, the store will take on another mantle.

Six to eight consigners will show their work outside the store, in tents set up for the occasion.” We’ve always been on the map, but the outside arts is a new [feature] this year,” Bonnie Banta, who works at the store, said.

“We’ve got a lot of local artists, and you can fill your belly,” Leigh Duddy, another employee, said. “[Visitors] can stop for lunch, and we’ve added floats and other ice cream [treats].

“I do a lot of earrings,” Duddy said, who uses crochet in her jewelry designs. “I like bold pieces and bright colors.” Adding crochet allows her to “do something bold that doesn’t weigh a lot.”

Her husband, Rob Duddy from PJ Plates, will join her on the day of the tour, taking orders for custom signs.

“He does custom license plates from recycled plates,” in tribute to his father who founded the business years ago, Banta explained.

Other stops include smaller groups of artists showing their work. At his studio on Golden Key Road, Gene Allen will show his work along with Jeanne Stock and Jacob Crawford.

“My work is a reflection of things that I see that intrigue me, surprise me, make me smile or warm my heart,” Stock, a pastel artist, said.

“I find it is often the quiet, but interesting little things in life that often go unnoticed. A good painting, for me, needs to start with that attraction.

“It gives me great pleasure to spy these ‘happy finds’ and to share them in my artwork,” Stock said.

Many of Allen’s paintings address the disappearing landscape.

“Most of my paintings [include structures] within a five-mile radius of my house,” he said.

Allen admits to “not only observing the landscape [but] also wanting to preserve it.

“It’s so disheartening to see warehouses constructed where there was once open space,” he said. “I thought ages ago when we first settled in Pennsylvania, that there would never be so much development.”

Allen takes his inspiration largely from nature. “I just finished two paintings of autumn scenes,” he said. “I love all those autumn landscapes, especially scenes that are dynamically colored.”

In contrast, he also is drawn to winter scenes.

“Snow has a tendency to change the shape of things and recreate the landscape,” he mused. “The thing that’s really cool about snow is how it reflects light.”

This event includes artistic families showing their work along the tour.

At Stop No. 10, Jonathan Bond spearheads an exhibit featuring fine art landscapes, portraitures and fiber arts as part of an ongoing exhibition June 6 through June 21 and billed as “a singular exhibition featuring original works of art created by members of the Bond Family.”

The husband-and-wife team at Stop No. 14, features Mark Amey and his “functional stoneware pottery” and Kris Amey and her handwoven textiles.

As in the past, artists are looking forward to welcoming visitors.

“It is a real gift to see others enjoy my artistic efforts,” Stock said.

Imboden couldn’t agree more. “It is always satisfying when a client seeks me out for a commission and when buyers tell me that they love my paintings,” he said.

The Hawk Mountain Arts Tour runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those wishing to drive along the art tour can download a map at hawkmountain.org.

The self-guided tour is free and is an annual event scheduled for the first Saturday in June.