Lara's Artwork: Paintings, Sculpture, FoodArt, Photography, etc.

Sphere…the glass sphere was actually a Japanese Fishing Glass Float (minus the bubbles) that washed up on the shore of Oregon. I set it on a stack of antique books with a desk lamp shining on it and I was going to do a traditional painting like the first two but was so inspired by the reflection of light that I went wayyy in the contemporary direction.
 

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Thank you everyone…you're very kind. The last one, the glass sphere was actually a Japanese Fishing Glass Float (minus the bubbles) that washed up on the shore of Oregon. I set it on a stack of antique books with a desk lamp shining on it and I was going to do a traditional painting like the first two but was so inspired by the reflection of light that I went wayyy in the contemporary direction.

I surprised myself that I had stepped out of my comfort zone and have been trying ever since to get less realistic with my style. My style, you will see, is still evolving…and I may never settle in on one style like Gallery Shows and the public prefer. I'm still finding myself.
 
Your work is beautiful Lara, you are very talented, thanks for posting these, looking forward to seeing more. :cool:
 
Thank you Holly, SeaBreeze, and Pam for stopping by. Serving more sweet ice-teas. I like your sun hat, Holly. My Brother-in-law wants that geranium in the worst way. I sold some of my paintings on ebay and regretted it…oh, and gave one away to an ex that I wish I had now so I don't let go of them anymore. I have four children who will inherit them…and they probably won't want them.

Now, that I think of it, my daughter Jennifer has a huge one I did, she begged me for it and now it's hanging in her living room. Oh, and I sold one at a charity auction that made me happy. So maybe they will want them. No matter. It gives me a lot of pleasure to do them.
 
Oh I'll definitely have another iced tea on the porch with you if you would allow me to sit and watch you paint. Nothing in this world relaxes me more than watching an artist at work...:D
 
Since some of my paintings don't have my signature and some say LM and some will have a symbol for LM (M is my last initial),
I've just been having a hard time deciding how I want to sign my work and be consistent. I'll get to it eventually.
I thought I better show a pic of
My paintings with the Senior Forums Homepage for Proof of Authenticity (since some have no signature)
 

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Lara, you continue to delight me with your work. I sure hope you stick around and allow us to see more as time goes by. I don't know if you are interested but Holly and Annie have posted some beautiful photos that would lend themselves to a painting.
 
Thank you Jim, Nancy, and Cookie. Right now I'm tweaking some paintings I have already done like adding a robinsnest/blueegg to a contemporary painting in a surrealistic way, etc. I thought was finished but decided it needed something else. I'm also going to rework a sky on another, and turn a vase of flowers into a Picasso-type (or Klimpt-type) face with hydrangea hair lol. I'm just wanting to branch out into a more expressive, loose, genre with a touch of surprise to it...but I'll be keeping the ones I've posted as is. I like them just the way they are.

I spend anywhere from an hour to 2 days on a painting because I usually use acrylic paint that dries fast. Good questions, Nancy.
 
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