Milisa Valliere is the artist behind the multimedia exhibition Inspired By Music. She paints fast to a variety of music genres, including rock, classical, world, blues and jazz. The music fuels her work and frees her mind to create without judgment. While her work usually is Inspired by Music and abstract, some of her paintings were inspired by nature - the natural beauty of Cape Cod, to be specific, and largely Brewster Bay. She loves seeing the sculptural effect of the sand, rocks and water during early morning walks and enjoys the various textures and colors throughout the seasons.

Valliere was raised by artist parents and traveled around the world to places where they wanted to paint. For the most part, she is self-taught, having developed her craft from a very early age. She says she used to paint to think how she felt about something. Now she interprets the emotion of music with color. Her pieces are lyrical abstracts that are emotionally charged and involve the spontaneous combination of vivid texture and color.

Valliere has had recent solo and group exhibits in Memphis, Cape Cod, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kansas City, and is represented by Hammond Harkins Galleries in Columbus, Ohio. Previously, she was a gallery owner in Kansas City, taught plein air painting in Monet’s Garden and exhibited widely in galleries throughout the Midwest. Valliere’s work is in many prominent collections. She is married to Roland Valliere, CEO and music enterpreneur, who chooses the music to which she paints. They enjoy giving talks and sharing Inspired By Music with others. Milisa says her ultimate goal is to create art that celebrates as much of life as possible.

The public is invited to meet the artist at a reception at the Library on Thursday, July 26 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Music that inspired the paintings will be played, accompanied by commentary and refreshments.

This exhibit is sponsored by the Brewster Ladies’ Library. Please call the Library at (508) 896-3913 before coming, due to the exhibition room sometimes being in use for a program and not open for viewing.