Karen LeGault’s watercolor paintings on mulberry and cotton papers are on view at 801 Magnolia through April 12.
LeGault’s work is an exploration of movement, energy and the cycles-of-life, depicted in rich, colorful and nuanced nature-filled compositions that include flowers, table poems, ponds and landscapes.
With nearly sixty years of formal painting practice, LeGault, an East Bay resident since 1973, began her career as a photorealist in the mid-sixties at the age of 15 while in high school, under the tutelage of Ralph Goings and John Kaneko. After exploring many other genres and imagery over the next 17 years, she began to focus on Asian brush painting in the mid 80’s, studying with Lam Po Leong for six years.
In 1992 she returned to art school and began to integrate East Asian and Western ideas and techniques, culminating in her own fusion style. LeGault has directed the annual Feather River Art Camp for 23 years and her work is collected widely and included in several public art collections including local hospitals and county buildings.
This exhibit is the first time many of her larger pieces — up to 54 inches wide — are displayed in one setting.
LeGault will be on site to meet visitors on March 28-29, April 4, and April 11–12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Closing reception on April 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; all are welcome