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I have a true passion for the wild spaces of the west, as I document my experiences of nature in evocative abstract landscapes.
I love to work with color and light in representing the moods and places I have seen in the wilderness. I have backpacked extensively in Montana, Canada, Wyoming, and Alaska, and draw on these locations to create my oils.
I also love making modern linear oils. This collection is about color, lines, and natural forms. They are a celebration of nature and Earth elements. This work helps me exercise a different part of my brain, they are mathematical and specially balanced.
All of my work is as much about memory as it is about place. I look upon my paintings as a map of my life, which I am constantly creating.
My work can be seen in Southwest Art Magazine, was featured in the 2019 Saatchi Fine Art holiday catalogue, and I am a current artist and editor’s pick winner for a Minted Co. painting competition. Montana Outdoor’s Magazine selected one of my photographs for the January 2023 photography edition. I am a member of Oil Painters of America and involved with numerous museums and I continue to participate in shows worldwide and nationally.
My work is as much about memory as it is about place. I look upon my paintings as a map of my life, which I am constantly creating.
My work can be seen in Southwest Art Magazine, was featured in the 2019 Saatchi Fine Art holiday catalogue, and I am a current artist and editor’s pick winner for a Minted Co. painting competition. Montana Outdoor’s Magazine selected one of my photographs for the January 2023 photography edition. I am a member of Oil Painters of America and involved with numerous museums and I continue to participate in shows worldwide and nationally.
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Laura Blue Art
Missoula, MT
"Creating the map of my life through painting and design"
I was born and raised in Southwestern Virginia. I moved to Montana in 1994, and studied fine art at the University of Montana in Missoula for two years. I completed my formal art education at the San Francisco Art Institute, earning a BFA in 1999. City life was exciting, but my affection towards Montana was too strong, and I returned to the Big Sky state in 2000. Today, I make my home in Missoula where I paint in my home art studio.I have a true passion for the wild spaces of the west, as I document my experiences of nature in evocative abstract landscapes.
I love to work with color and light in representing the moods and places I have seen in the wilderness. I have backpacked extensively in Montana, Canada, Wyoming, and Alaska, and draw on these locations to create my oils.
I also love making modern linear oils. This collection is about color, lines, and natural forms. They are a celebration of nature and Earth elements. This work helps me exercise a different part of my brain, they are mathematical and specially balanced.
All of my work is as much about memory as it is about place. I look upon my paintings as a map of my life, which I am constantly creating.
My work can be seen in Southwest Art Magazine, was featured in the 2019 Saatchi Fine Art holiday catalogue, and I am a current artist and editor’s pick winner for a Minted Co. painting competition. Montana Outdoor’s Magazine selected one of my photographs for the January 2023 photography edition. I am a member of Oil Painters of America and involved with numerous museums and I continue to participate in shows worldwide and nationally.
My work is as much about memory as it is about place. I look upon my paintings as a map of my life, which I am constantly creating.
My work can be seen in Southwest Art Magazine, was featured in the 2019 Saatchi Fine Art holiday catalogue, and I am a current artist and editor’s pick winner for a Minted Co. painting competition. Montana Outdoor’s Magazine selected one of my photographs for the January 2023 photography edition. I am a member of Oil Painters of America and involved with numerous museums and I continue to participate in shows worldwide and nationally.
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How do your pieces come to life? Tell us one interesting thing about your creative process?
"I almost never work from photographs. My work is really from memory and improvisation, unless it is a bird, animal, or commission."
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What do you want people to do or feel when they encounter your creations?
"I wish to create safe and peaceful places, the ultimate escape and a window which can create a new territory or sight unseen before. Many people are reminded of places through my art or tell me that it heals them in some way, if I can help people feel tranquil and less anxious, I am doing something right."
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What funny moments, unexpected surprises, or obstacles have you encountered?
"I recently got to ship a larger painting to Tokyo. I hand built a solid crate and sent it across the ocean. It took some doing to get it secure, but I put a lot of time and love into it, as I do with all of my shipping projects, it's just funny how involved and serious the different scenarios get sometimes!"
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