The Lompoc Valley Art Association will be featuring,
“Watercolor Creations,”
an artist show by Claudette Carlton.
The show will exhibit from June 27-July 28, 2004.
Although accostomed to sketching with pencil, Claudette began painting after she retired from 21 years of teaching at Vandenberg Middle School 12 years ago. She and her husband, Bob, are parents to four grown married children who have provided them with 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, all of whom have enriched their lives.
Claudette describes her painting this way: “How can I explain the inspiration to want to replicate an image on paper? Is it the composition I see? The colors? The subject? Whatever it is, it has to tug at my heart and make me say, ‘I want to paint that!’ And then I try to do it. As a result, I’ve painted a wide variety of subjects that have captured my imagination, so this show title had to be called “Watercolor Creations.”
In this show she is featuring historic buildings on the Central Coast such as Old Artesia School, the Lompoc Museum which was funded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, as well as San Antonio de Padua Mission, landscapes, florals, animals, inspirational folk art, and playful pieces.
Claudette says, “Watercolor painting fufils one of my creative holes. It’s exciting when something turns out well and I love sharing with others. Their wonder and appreciation simply mirrors my own; wow, did I really do that? Thank you, God!”
Please come by and check out the show and meet the artist at her reception that is open to the public on Saturday, July 13 from 1-3:00 p.m. It will be held at Cypress Gallery, 119 E. Cypress Avenue, Lompoc, California (across from the Museum).
The Lompoc Valley Arts Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, committed to expanding and supporting access and exposure to the arts in the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys. LVAA sponsors arts programs, events, communications, and other efforts that mutually benefit artists, businesses, residents and visitors to our Valley. To learn more about the arts in Lompoc Valley, visit and “like” our Facebook page, “Cypress Gallery.”
Photo Credits go to Bob and Claudette Carlton for: Mission San Antonio, Trust, and a picture of the artist in her studio.