1Voice Summer 2019

ON OUR COVER
Bonnie
Lambert
“I
was an actress for many years and always
felt electrified when I performed in front of
a live audience,” Bonnie Lambert said. “Now I’m
an oil painter, and my years on stage are my greatest
influence.”
Lambert’s world revolves around gridlocked
rush-hour traffic, edgy boulevards turning electric
under neon, and power-lines and telephone poles
slicing the sky into geometric shapes. She has
“I hope viewers will be moved
to see how beautiful this
wonderful world is.”
captured CD1 vistas from the Arroyo Seco to the
Lincoln Park lake in a different light.
“My actors are a vibrant palette and expressive,
impasto brushstrokes,” she said. “I hope
viewers will be moved to see how beautiful this
wonderful world is.”
Lambert studied at the Art Center School
of Design. She has attended Margaret Garcia’s
painting workshop since 2009, and teaches at
Plaza de la Raza.
Her work has been shown at the Southwest
and Forest Lawn museums in Los Angeles, the
Pasadena Museum of History, Latino Museum of
Art in Pomona, and Contemporary Arts Museum
in Mesa, Arizona.
BonnieLambert.com
Lambert in her studio, top left, and teaching at
Plaza de la Raza, above. A Place of Calm” at top,
“Arroyo Palms“ at left, “Purple Haze” on the 1Voice
cover, and “Lincoln Park Glory” on the 1Voz cover.
1Voice is published quarterly by the Office of Councilmember Gilbert Cedillo.
Written, designed and produced by Steve Weingarten. All photos by Steve Weingarten unless otherwise noted.
Layout and additional design by David Okihiro. Spanish translation by Paulina Herrera. Send story ideas to BigNews77@aol.com
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