Laurie Macmillan
I examine and celebrate the impermanence of life through abstracting the natural world, which is ever-changing.
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Abstract Paintings on Canvas • 1 artwork
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Abstractions of Nature and Geology
Abstract Botanicals • 6 artworks
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Abstract Landscapes on Canvas • 10 artworks
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Access to beautiful physical surroundings has always been a key factor in my decisions about where I[...]
Access to beautiful physical surroundings has always been a key factor in my decisions about where I live. Since college in Boulder, Colorado, I have lived in the beautiful communities of Aspen, Santa Barbara and Mammoth Lakes. All share magnificent scenery, which I portray abstractly through use of color, strong texture and shape. My paintings all start with an idea, but I go where the paint leads me. Most of the pieces have many layers of paint, reflecting our multidimensional environment. Often, I highlight the vast emptiness of the wilderness, to emphasize the contrast between that and our ever more crowded world.
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Biography
Laurie MacMillan is a self-taught artist who came to painting after
successful careers in real estate development, travel writing and
destination management. A hiker and rock fancier, she learned to
love gardening as well, after her home burned down in a wildfire.
Slowly, she realized that her interests in geology and plant life
were about the same thing, the inevitability of change, in nature and
in life.
Laurie’s abstract paintings are based on nature. She usually
begins with dark areas and lines, and a color scheme. From there her
paintings develop, layer upon layer, until she feels they are complete
and offer something of beauty. She strives for movement in the
painting, or a sense of place.
Winner of the Art’s Fund’s prestigious 2008 Individual Artist
Award, Laurie has exhibited in over a hundred juried group exhibits
and numerous solo shows, and on several online sites. Her work is
in personal and business collections across the U.S., and in Canada
and England.
successful careers in real estate development, travel writing and
destination management. A hiker and rock fancier, she learned to
love gardening as well, after her home burned down in a wildfire.
Slowly, she realized that her interests in geology and plant life
were about the same thing, the inevitability of change, in nature and
in life.
Laurie’s abstract paintings are based on nature. She usually
begins with dark areas and lines, and a color scheme. From there her
paintings develop, layer upon layer, until she feels they are complete
and offer something of beauty. She strives for movement in the
painting, or a sense of place.
Winner of the Art’s Fund’s prestigious 2008 Individual Artist
Award, Laurie has exhibited in over a hundred juried group exhibits
and numerous solo shows, and on several online sites. Her work is
in personal and business collections across the U.S., and in Canada
and England.
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary American Artists
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