The scale and evidence of physicality of her paintings echoes Alfred Leslie, Joan Mitchell, Jean Riopelle and the late abstract paintings of Gerhard Richter. Birdsong differs from many of these early abstract painters in that while they artists were tied to references to nature and a looser, freer gesture, she combines physicality with a precision and a finely-calibrated balance in her work. This speaks to her own personal gestalt, rather than any movement or school of painting defined by social milieu or a specific time. During dinner, Khalilah will discuss her journey of becoming a painter at 33 without ever previously picking up a brush. From an entertainment executive to painter, she tapped into a creative gift that was buried inside her to create a new profession. 6pm, Cocktails at Bosch Experience Center