Hello.. and welcome! 

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 I couldn't be more grateful that you made it here. It is so surreal to be where I am now, but through all the hard work, the help from my friends, loved ones, and supporters like you, and the love for what i do, we made it! Even so... the work has only just started! Enough about that, though. You're on this page to learn about me, not the business side.

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My name is Laurin. I am an artist. Pretty obvious, right? Art encompasses such a broad spectrum of things, and the title fits me perfectly. Ive dabbled in photography, sculpting, digital art, sewing, mixed media, dancing, and I am even currently employed as a tattoo artist.. but when I look at myself as an artist, I resonate most with being a painter. That is where I made my start, and where I can express myself in my most authentic light. Painting is my way to communicate when I cannot find the words.. and if you've ever heard me speak you would know that I am often at a loss for words, anyway. 

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I have my mother to thank for why I am a painter. I started painting when I was three... in an ill-lit, gaudy craft room my mother had set up. She too was a painter and wasted no time in sharing that passion with me.. and it was the greatest gift I've ever gotten from her. Everyday that I wasn't in school, I was with her in that room as she taught me how to mix colors.. or how to create a good composition.. or even going through her art books and finding inspiration from some of her favorites like Salvidor Dali or Henri Matisse (Matisse later being my youngest sisters middle name).

 

Every Sunday she would take me on what we called our "Mother-Daughter Date." We would dress up, and almost always go to the same place; The Columbus Museum of Art. My mother would often walk me through each piece and share her interpretations. Our favorite being the installation called "Spirit" by Mel Chin, which still stands today in the same place it was when I was a child. I found this out almost 20 years later when my loving husband brought myself and our own child to the museum for their first time. My son was able to see the same installation at the same age I was when I first viewed it. To this day I don't think I have ever been as overcome with emotion as I was watching my sons childlike wonder mimic my own. My mother unfortunately passed away before she ever got to meet him, but I know she would have been absolutely elated to watch the love of art be passed down yet again.

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That specific feeling... those kind of moments are why I chose to do what is near impossible in our modern age. Somehow.. in some way.. I am going to to make art my business... Not just for me, but for my fellow artists as well. 

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I knew as a child that I wanted to be an artist. Now growing up poor, art school was not an option.. So instead I tried everything else I could to learn. I am completely self-taught through years of trial and error, learning from other artists, master studies.. you name it, Ive tried it. I fell in love with acrylics and locked my sights onto that medium and to this day it is still my favorite. A majority of my work is all acrylic paint and an unparalleled determination. Not surprisingly, I have 4 beautiful sisters who are all also artists. We all have different mediums of choice, but we often make the joke that our love for art is genetic, and it came from our mom.

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My loving husband, Joseph, had the privledge of knowing and loving my mother before she passed. Joseph and I along with my eldest sister Ashley and her late husband Tony helped raised our youngest sister Grace, who was also quickly introduced to art from all of us.These moments would further solidify my desire to be a better artist, as it helped me a better sister, too. It was one of the many bonds that kept my sisters and I all together. My amazing husband saw this firsthand and has supported me and all of my artistic endeavors without a second thought since, even through us having our beautiful son.

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Now back to the art I make. 

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I have been fortunate enough to be featured in several galleries, these ones stuck with me the most.

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Back in 2019, not knowing at ALL what I was doing, I charged forward in showcasing my work in my first gallery.  This exhibition was a gallery of paintings that were powerful women. The purpose was to showcase the strength and beauty of woman in the face of adversity. It was the only gallery my mother was able to be a part of before she passed. I have since sold almost every single painting from that collection.

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The first curated gallery I was selected for was the Midwest Nice online gallery curated by Jeff Smudde in 2024. The piece selected was titled "The Veiled Maiden" which is viewable on this site! Out of 400 entries, 40 were selected, including mine, and I remember feeling such accomplishment that I would end up chasing progress with my paintings. Not just being featured, but getting better and better at my craft until the ideas in my head matched what I put on the canvas. 

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The second curated gallery was the Blue Koi One Image gallery. The piece featured was "Lady of the Forest" which is also featured here on this website. This piece will also have a full page spread in the ArtistCloseup magazine (June 2026 Edition) 

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...which is still crazy to read aloud by the way...

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Its still wild to think I've managed to do all of this being self-taught and it fills me with such pride. That being said, I am so excited to share my lifelong passion with you, reader, and I hope that you find inspiration here. Inspiration not only to bring to your own craft... but inspiration to know that there is nothing stopping you from following your dream, and nothing stopping you from succeeding so long as you are willing to just try. You are not alone in this world, and if nobody else is, know that I am rooting for you.

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P.S. Have a dedicated cup for paint water... it tastes like shit.

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Love,

Laurin

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