Leslie Wilson
Leslie Wilson Watercolors
Walnut Creek, California 
925-935-7529 
www.lesliewilson.net

I am a watercolor artist offering original watercolor paintings and commissions, including landscapes, still life and figures in an impressionistic style.  I have focused on watercolor painting for more than 20 years, capturing the moment in vibrant light and color, both en plein air and in the studio.  I love transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary and reminding people of the places they have been, the people they have met, and the truly remarkable light and color in our world. 

Graduate:  University of Maryland, B.A. Secondary Art Education, 1973

Recent Recognition:

2011 - Valona Paint Out - Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA - "Ridge Top"  
2011 – Creekside Arts – 1
st Place – March, 2011, Clayton, CA “Tranquil Aftermath”
2010 – CWA – Honorable Mention – John Muir Hospital Show – “High Wire”
2010
CWA1st Place Presidio Paint Out, San Francisco, CA "Summer in the Presidio" 
2010
CWA 2nd Place Presidio Paint Out, San Francisco, CA "Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Winfield Scott"
2010
CWA 3rd Place Presidio Paint Out, San Francisco, CA "Golden Gate Club" 
2009
CWA 1st Place Presidio Paint Out, San Francisco, CA "Fort Winfield Scott" 
2009
CWA - Honorable Mention - 4th Quarter Gallery Concord "Reservations Required" 
2009
Honorable Mention Valona Paint Out - Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA "Old Milk Barn"

Published:  North Light Books, Splash 11, Spring 2010
"The Other Side of the Mountain"

Memberships:

Gallery Concord, Concord, CA   www.galleryconcord.blogspot.com
Signature Member, California Watercolor Association  www.californiawatercolor.org
East Bay Fine Artists
eastbayfineartists.blogspot.com

Ongoing Watercolor Classes:

Civic Arts Education - Watercolor Instructor
Wednesdays 2:00-5:00pm and beginning Winter 2012 Fridays 1:00pm-4:00pm
http://www.walnut-creek.org/cae/classes/adult/drawing_painting_n_printmaking.asp 

Dublin Unified School District - Adult Education
  Fall, Winter and Spring
Mondays 2:00-4:00pm 
http://dublinusd.org/Page/200

Arts Benicia
Watercolor Instructor
Class - November/December 2011
http://www.artsbenicia.org/classes/classes.htm 

Orinda
Classes are held at Dorothy Davis' studio in Orinda, on Wednesdays 9:30am - 12:30pm. Call or email me for schedule and availability.

CWA Outreach teaching and demonstrations 
Individual and small group instruction by request. 

Upcoming, Current and Recent Events:

Firehouse Arts Center - Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA - Exhibit through December 10, 2011
NWS traveling show and the "Five Palettes"
http://www.firehousearts.org/harrington-gallery
Frank Bette Center for the Arts - through September 2011
http://frankbettecenter.org/
Gallery Concord - 4th Quarter - October through December 22, 2011
www.galleryconcord.blogspot.com
Diamond Terrace - Clayton Art Walk - April, 2011 
Epperson Gallery - Valona Paint Out and Exhibit, Crockett, CA  - October, 2011
http://eppersongallery.com/Epperson/Home.html
Cafe Arrivederci - January-February, 2011  - 3rd and G St., San Rafael, CA 
www.cafearrivedercirestaurant.com
San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition 2010, San Diego, California 
My painting "Tranquil Aftermath" was accepted in the exhibition.