Artist Information:
Laurie Macmillan
Santa Barbara, CA
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
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Artist Statement:
Born in Greece, and having
also lived in Israel and
Nicaragua as a young child, I
never felt as if I belonged in
the Illinois of my childhood.
I was irresistibly drawn to
the West, where spaces were
large and choices were
expansive. To me, that
landscape was exotic, and the
geology was fascinating.
I was also driven to explore
the world. In 1973 I visited
several third world nations
and saw horribly overcrowded
slums, realizing then that
overpopulation was the world’s
worst problem. Travel was my
focus for thirty years, along
with hiking in the jagged,
dramatic mountains of
California’s eastern Sierra.
Now, painting has become my
new travel, and an even more
rewarding path to discovery.
Although largely self-taught,
I attended a weekly abstract
painting workshop for several
years, and have participated
in numerous other workshops.
Probably the artistic movement
that has influenced me the
most is abstract
expressionism, and I love its
depictions of pure energy.
Tonalist paintings have always
appealed to me; realism does
not. I’m most interested in
the play between color,
texture and shape, and I paint
with both ends of the brush, a
palette knife, combs, sponges,
seed pods ...
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Laurie Macmillan's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Laurie Macmillan's Portfolio.
Born in Greece, and having also lived in Israel and Nicaragua as a young child, I never felt as if I belonged in the Illinois of my childhood. I was irresistibly drawn to the West, where spaces were large and choices were expansive. To me, that landscape was exotic, and the geology was fascinating.
I was also driven to explore the world. In 1973 I visited several third world nations and saw horribly overcrowded slums, realizing then that overpopulation was the world’s worst problem. Travel was my focus for thirty years, along with hiking in the jagged, dramatic mountains of California’s eastern Sierra.
Now, painting has become my new travel, and an even more rewarding path to discovery. Although largely self-taught, I attended a weekly abstract painting workshop for several years, and have participated in numerous other workshops. Probably the artistic movement that has influenced me the most is abstract expressionism, and I love its depictions of pure energy. Tonalist paintings have always appealed to me; realism does not. I’m most interested in the play between color, texture and shape, and I paint with both ends of the brush, a palette knife, combs, sponges, seed pods ... |
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Solstice, 2010
Acrylic Painting,
38 x 26 X 1.5 inches
USA shipping: 125
Price: US$ 1200
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Float, 2011
Acrylic Painting,
24 x 30 X 1.5 inches
USA shipping: 70
Price: US$ 900
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