Room 228/229, Wed 5/21, 6:30-8:30 PM

Bring your own watercolor supplies and your own ideas or project. We'll begin with a brief pep talk on the creative contemplative path. Enjoy relaxed conversation with other new or seasoned artists as you begin your work, then we'll move into a quieter meditative painting space while the soft music plays in the background. No cost. Attendees should bring their own paints, brushes, paper, water containers, paper towels, and any other desired supplies. Ages 16 and up.

Melody Lozano is an award winning watercolorist whose luminous, rhythmic paintings have been exhibited around the state. She credits her most important art education to her grandmother who first introduced her to the basics of watercolor but more importantly taught her to view the world with an artist’s eye. Melody enjoys living in the Gainesville, Florida area because there is no shortage of inspiration and beauty in the natural landscape. Melody’s artist statement is: “There are ordinary moments on ordinary days when suddenly a veil is lifted, and for a fleeting moment we catch a glimpse of abundant beauty, insight, or depth beyond words. My work is about awakening our attention to these moments in order to drop deeper into these spaces of expanded reality and divine resonance. My intention is to invite others to unlock the beauty and mystery hidden in their own everyday lives, and to be inspired to participate in their own wordless conversations with love and joy.”