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Live Art Show with Laura Marie Blankenship!
08/05/2022 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Live Painting by LaMB Fine Art
to the strange & beautiful sounds of
Mendota & Idle Tones: Electronic Improv
at Spark Plaza First Friday August 5th, 5-7 pm
Laura Marie Blankenship of LaMB Fine Art will be live painting to the strange and beautiful sounds of her friends with Mendota & Idle Tones. Laura is a live music painter, abstract artist, and portrait painter from Abingdon, Virginia. Over the last decade Laura has painted to bands all over the southeast including River Whyless, Amythyst Kiah, Leftover Salmon, Moon Taxi, Senora May, Scythian, Jim Lauderdale, Yarn, Jon Stickley Trio, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Unknown Hinson, Bombadil, The Black Lillies, & Big Daddy Love. Her favorite bands to paint are the ones who are having the best time playing together, where you can really feel the magic happening.
Laura is a resident artist at The William King Museum in Abingdon, Virginia and lives with her love, Ricky, and her dog, Larry. You can view her work and learn more about her upcoming projects & events at LAMBFINEART.COM
Andrew Clark & Travis Goyette (both of Annabelle’s Curse), and John Dickert have been playing music together in the basement since they were kids. Mendota & Idle Tones is the name of their current constellation revolving around electronic improv, with the added percussive power of Kirk Bagnall (Annabelle’s Curse, House Cat). All musicians are originally from the Tri-Cities; all are multi-instrumentalists woven into the local music and arts scene who prioritize their creative pursuits even as 3 of the 4 are new dads. Come hear for yourself the passion project of 4 percussionists featuring strange and beautiful synth sounds. The vibes amongst these good friends following the flow of the music are high. Come experience it for yourself.
Over 20 of Laura’s paintings and prints will be on display that evening for view and for purchase. Come out and hang with us!