My intention is that my art will connect
with you, and move you.
Graduating from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design and Fine Art, I had the opportunity to live and work overseas, enriching my love of all things art. While I ran my own advertising and design studio, my passion was still in the abstract, painting during much of my free time. In 2005, humanitarianism took me to the largest orphanage in South Africa. Being there gave me great purpose, while sadly opening my eyes to the harsh reality of the world around me. Returning months later, I found myself battling a rare autoimmune disease that took a decade to control. During this time, I dusted off my paint brushes, went back into the studio, and started healing. Realizing the therapeutic power of art, by expressing feelings that cannot be verbalized, I hope to help others find their refuge and healing in the creative process.
Since I’ve been given a second chance, I’ve reprioritized my life, leaving the corporate world behind to focus on my true passion as an artist. Recently moving from the Midwest to Southern California to live a more relaxed coastal way of life. I’ve found inspiration in the sun, sea, and the vibrant art community of Laguna Beach.
The style of work I most enjoy is abstract expressionism. Working purely from an intuitive, subconscious level, my paintings are dictated by movement, color, shape, and texture. When I force art, or push an idea, it pushes back. I have to let art come to me. It helps to get my “self” out of the way to let creativity flow from within, expressing what cannot be expressed with words, and therefore, it is a feeling or emotion interpreted only by you.
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This is my connection with you.
Laura