the banana (2021) Drawing by Laure Maniere

I'm a french artist, illustrator, graphic designer and art therapist living in Cologne.

I studied at the Schools of Applied Arts Estienne and Duperré in Paris.

After my diploma, I moved to germany where I'm living and working since then.

I work with ink, watercolor, pencils and gouache and sometimes with Procreate.

In Cologne I studied art therapy to combine the two things I love to do, making art and working with people.

I love drawing portraits. My art is a lot about the ordinary, simple and intimate moments of life, which can be very precious. But also about feelings and emotions, which can be overwhelming. My artworks are mainly based on what I experienced in my own life. The main topics are, for example, the challenges that a woman can face in our society, maternity and motherhood, childhood, faith and spirituality...

But sometimes, when I feel light-hearted, I let me the freedom to draw whatever I want, very spontaneously and without thinking too much, just for the joy of looking at the colors filling the white paper. And from time to time, it turns out to be a very nice artwork! 

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1985
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary French Artists