Paintings

Laurelin is primarily an oil painter, but has ventured, on occasion, into acrylics and watercolor. These are some of her most recent works.

The Monstrous Exotic

Twisted Track Gallery, Sacramento, CA. June 2025

IMAGES COMING SOON

Caliscape

The Urban Hive Gallery, Sacramento, CA. October - November 2023

Not landscapes, not seascapes, but a statewide Caliscape. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture, Caliscape was born of a deep love of the various biomes of California and the diversity of human, floral, faunal, and human life across the state. I traveled across the state, though ultimately fell short of my, probably unattainable, goal. There is simply too much to sum up! There are three distinct coastal regions, three deserts, even one area of tundra, all of which change dramatically depending on the time of year. These pieces perhaps exist as part one of what I hope will be a lifelong project.

Cali Moths -
oil and acrylic on canvas — Cali Moths - oil and acrylic on canvas

Cali Butterflies -
oil and acrylic on canvas — Cali Butterflies - oil and acrylic on canvas

Yuba -
oil and acrylic on canvas — Yuba - oil and acrylic on canvas

Western Sierras - oil and acrylic on canvas

Napa-Sonoma -
oil and acrylic on canvas — Napa-Sonoma - oil and acrylic on canvas

Central Coast -
oil and acrylic on canvas — Central Coast - oil and acrylic on canvas

North Coast -
oil and acrylic on canvas — North Coast - oil and acrylic on canvas

Joshua Tree -
oil and acrylic on canvas — Joshua Tree - oil and acrylic on canvas

Cen tral Valley -
oil and acrylic on canvas — Cen tral Valley - oil and acrylic on canvas

In the Night Garden

Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA. June 2021

I became very interested in how human beings change in natural spaces after dark. Without the use of sight, we lose our apex standing, and become something more primal. We are more sensuous, more protective, we commune with ghosts, we long for other human contact, we dream.

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Pence Gallery, Davis, CA March-May 2020

I’ve always liked the idea that we concoct part of our identity based on astrological mythology, much of which conflates our behavior with the behavior of various animals. It is further evidence, in my opinion, that people crave re-connection to the natural world. I( was only able to complete seven signs, and one of them is a cusp, so there is plenty more for me to play with, should the mood strike me.

Spotlight: A Show About Light Spots

Gallery 2110, Sacramento, CA. September 2015

This was an attempt to make work about the experience of having Vitiligo, a skin condition that creates white spots where the immune system attacks melanin. Some find it very beautiful, but for some people it is quite traumatic to varying degrees. I tried, at least, to present the people with this condition in a way they could control. Because looking physically different does Garner a kind of spotlight we did not ask for, this is a spotlight in which we can highlight the things we would highlight. For some it’s about the places in nature these patterns are also found: koi fish, dappled sunlight, cats and paint horses, etc. For some people it has to be managed with a bit of humor: Spilled milk, Spotted Wing. For others, the condition is secondary to what makes them truly unique: In Her Own Words. I will likely revisit this concept in the future.