Laura currently lives and works in the Washington, DC area. She specializes in oil and watercolor painting as well as printmaking. Her subject matter is diverse, but she is best known for her landscapes, still-lives, and portraits.
Interested in art from a young age, Laura's formal artistic training began at the age of 10 with local Virginia artist John Bryans. An alumni of Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, Laura graduated in 2004 with a joint degree in Art History and Fine Arts. She has also studied at the Corcoran in Washington, DC, Sotheby's in London, England, and in Sienna, Italy.
Laura's artwork displays the influence of many art traditions including French Impressionism, 17th century Italian and Dutch portraiture, and Japanese printmaking. Without citing a favorite artist, her technique is similarly informed by art history: she pulls inspiration from John Singer Sergeant's brushwork and from Edgar Degas' compositional studies; from the stillness of Johannes Vermeer and the simple complexity of Georgia O'Keefe.
Laura's work has been shown in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and more locally in Millwood, Virginia at the "Art at the Mill" show. Currently, she shows regularly with the Vale Arts Group, based out of Reston, VA, of which she has been a member since the spring of 2006.
Interested in art from a young age, Laura's formal artistic training began at the age of 10 with local Virginia artist John Bryans. An alumni of Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, Laura graduated in 2004 with a joint degree in Art History and Fine Arts. She has also studied at the Corcoran in Washington, DC, Sotheby's in London, England, and in Sienna, Italy.
Laura's artwork displays the influence of many art traditions including French Impressionism, 17th century Italian and Dutch portraiture, and Japanese printmaking. Without citing a favorite artist, her technique is similarly informed by art history: she pulls inspiration from John Singer Sergeant's brushwork and from Edgar Degas' compositional studies; from the stillness of Johannes Vermeer and the simple complexity of Georgia O'Keefe.
Laura's work has been shown in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and more locally in Millwood, Virginia at the "Art at the Mill" show. Currently, she shows regularly with the Vale Arts Group, based out of Reston, VA, of which she has been a member since the spring of 2006.