Kirsty Matheson

Kirsty is an abstract painter who lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. As a classically-trained musician, she hears the many layers of texture and nuance contained in a piece of music and transmits that emotion and dynamism into abstract art.

In 2021 she asked the question: “Can I paint music?” What followed were 100 paintings of 100 pieces of music in 100 days, all sold within the 100 days, and with the resounding answer: “Yes.” Since then Kirsty has painted music. She tells us about her experience.

I paint music. I see music as an entity in itself, a separate life force. As a musician, I hear all the layers, the rhythm, the style of music, and as an artist I use paint, form, colour and texture to capture the emotional essence of the music that I hear.