A B O U T   L A U R A

Hi. Thank you for your interest in my artwork.

I started drawing in 2005 at the tender age of 35.  Life is full of surprises!  Drawing has helped me develop a deeper spirituality.  I've found that creating something out of nothing is an exercise in discipline and a prayer.  Allowing the art to "flow" requires surrender and faith and hope.  Once completed, letting it go reminds me that everything is transient.

I love color and vacillate between simplicity and complication in my themes.  My projects usually start with my need to see certain colors and then the subject matter follows.  Pastels are great fun because they allow spontaneity and quick changes.   I am satisfied with a piece when the colors dazzle my eyes and the composition flows.

I receive the greatest satisfaction and humble delight when another person is moved in any way by what I've done.  That connection is thrilling.

I am currently living in Portland, Oregon, USA.