Second Saturday Art Class – Watercolor as Music: Painting with Rhythm & Emotion
Saturday, March 14
10:00 a.m. – Noon
Magic Valley Arts Council – 2nd floor classroom
Cost: $20 to MVAC members, $25 to Not-Yet Members
No experience necessary! Suitable for ages 14 and up.
Class size is limited for the best experience, sign up early to save your spot!
Register online below, call MVAC at 208-734-ARTS (2787), or stop in to sign up.
Second Saturday at the Full Moon Gallery presents Watercolor as Music: Painting with Rhythm & Emotion with Leslie Lambert
What does music look like? What does color sound like? In this unique and expressive watercolor workshop, we’ll explore the connection between music and painting. Using rhythm, repetition, contrast, and flow, you’ll learn how to let music guide your brush – creating abstract or semi-abstract paintings inspired by sound.
We’ll begin with short listening and painting exercises to explore how different types of music affect your color choices, brushwork, and energy. Then, you’ll create your own full piece inspired by a favorite song or musical mood.
This class is perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike – anyone who wants to loosen up, play with paint, and discover a new way to connect with both music and watercolor.
No experience necessary – just bring an open mind and a willingness to explore.
About the Instructor:
Leslie Lambert (also known as Leslie Redhead) is a celebrated artist known for her innovative poured watercolors. With a keen eye for detail and a mastery of color, Lambert skillfully pours and manipulates pigments on paper, resulting in stunning and dynamic compositions of the West. Her artwork, characterized by vibrant hues, has garnered widespread acclaim and has been exhibited in prestigious galleries and exhibitions worldwide. Lambert’s ability to push the boundaries of traditional watercolor painting has established her as a trail blazer in the arts.
In addition to signature status with the Cowgirl Artists of America (CGA), Lambert is a signature member of Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS), and the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor. She is also an associate member of Women Artists of the West (WAOW). Lambert is the author of Watercolor 365: Daily Tips, Tricks, and Techniques and the illustrator of the children’s book, Island in the Salish Sea, by Sheryl McFarlane. Her work has been published in Western Art Collector, Plein Air Magazine, Western Art & Architecture, Watercolor Artist, The Artist’s Network, and Splash 10: The Best of Watercolor.
Lambert is an adjunct professor of art at the College of Southern Idaho and teaches workshops throughout U.S., Canada, Spain, and Morocco. She is represented by Trails End Gallery in Chewelah, Washington and Horizon Fine Art in Jackson, Wyoming. Lambert currently divides her time between Burley, Idaho and Colville, Washington where she creates works of art portraying vast expanses of the western landscape. More of her work can be viewed on her website at leslielambertart.com.