Peaceful Waters
Acrylic Paint and Ink
11" x 14" canvas
16" x 20" matted, framed and wired for hanging
"Peaceful Waters" is a mixed media painting created using acrylic paint and ink. The painting's subject is of two lotus flowers with lily pads on a body of water. Bright white and pink lotus flowers are set against a dark navy and green background. Its dimensions are 11" x 14" in landscape orientation and framed & matted in a 16x20" frame. This original painting on paper, not a print or copy, is matted, framed, and wired for hanging. Each stroke of color is hand-painted, and the artwork is signed by the artist.
Lauren Quist
Lauren Quist is inspired by the challenge of achieving harmony through the interplay of hard and soft mediums, blending the softness of impressionism with the contrast of illustrative art.
Her process begins with a photograph, which she transforms into mixed media paintings on canvas through sketching, painting, and lastly embroidery. By incorporating embroidery, she allows light to dance dynamically the canvas, exploring how it touches various surfaces and highlighting the contrasts within. Through art, Lauren aims to engage viewers in a deeper exploration of these captured instances, inviting them to share in the beauty and complexity of the world as she sees it.
After graduating high school, she attended the University of Washington to study architecture but graduated instead with a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts (IVA). Her first mixed media painting, created for her senior studio, combined oil paints and embroidery floss on canvas. In 2013, she participated in her first professional art show, "Around the Square," where she won the Popular Vote Award. Since then, Lauren has continued to exhibit work in several art shows across the Pacific Northwest.
