About
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Lauren is a fine artist and illustrator. She studied the masters’ painting techniques in Paris & Rome, creating master copies inside the Louvre, before graduating from Ringling College of Art + Design.
Lauren has worked in the creative industry with brands such as Pottery Barn, Martha Stewart, Williams Sonoma, & many tech companies while living in Silicon Valley. She now paints daily in her tropical treehouse studio on Siesta Key, Fl, where she lives with her husband & 2 little boys.
Her work is part of private and corporate collections such as the St. Regis Longboat Key, the National Boat Owners Association, and Kansas University Medical Center.
Recent Shows: The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast Art Show & Merritt Award Winner 2024, the Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota & Longboat Key Boutiques, The Dali Museum of St. Petersburg's Impressionism Exhibit, and is a 2024 MLB Tampa Rays Featured Artist.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
My goal is to evoke joy with colorful and expressive brushwork as my signature style. The ocean is my biggest inspiration and my two young boys are my biggest motivation.
I am passionate about ocean conservation, often creating art celebrating the beauty of the ocean and its coastline. I hope to inspire others to join in my mission to protect it, clean it, and leave it better than we found it.
ABOUT THE STUDIO:
It's a small but inspiring space, in our historical home on an island just off of Sarasota Florida. I can hear the boaters and sea birds, and sometimes when there is a hurricane, our whole property floods. But we are safe- tucked up high in the native palms and huge poinciana trees that bloom bright red when the tarpon run, and banyan trees that have been here for an eternity. Our home was originally built on the ground level, but is now raised up for safety. We love this old home and know it's worth preserving. My studio is full of found objects from our coastal adventures, inspiring treasures from my time studying art in Paris and Rome, and Palm Beach style antique furniture that I find for a low enough price so they aren't too precious to get paint on. I have always loved to garden, come from a farming family background, and even worked as a florist for a while, so there are lots of beautiful plants in the studio to keep me company. Watering them is part of my routine to let go of the day's busyness, be present, connect to the earth, and get into a creative mindset before I sit down to paint. There is also of course extra kid friendly art supply carts and extra easels for whenever my little boys want to come in and join in on painting.
Photography & Styling by Lauren Fee Christensen