Laurie MacMillan
Santa Barbara, CA
Laurie MacMillan is an abstract artist inspired by nature and geology.
MessageLaurie MacMillan is a self-taught artist who came to painting after successful careers in real estate development, travel writing and destination management. She has always insisted on living in beautiful places with fascinating terrain. A hiker with a fascination for rocks, she learned to love gardening as well, after her home burned down in a wildfire and life had to be restructured. Slowly, she realized that her interests in geology and plant life were really about the same thing, the inevitability of change that she was experiencing.
Laurie’s abstract paintings are based on nature. She usually begins with dark areas and lines, and a color scheme. From there her paintings develop, layer upon layer, until she feels they are complete and offer something of beauty. She strives for movement in the painting, or a sense of place.
Winner of the Art’s Fund’s prestigious 2008 Individual Artist Award, Laurie has exhibited in approximately a hundred juried group exhibits and five solo shows, and received numerous awards. Her work is in business and private collections across the U.S. and England. Currently her work can be seen on chairish.com, saatchiart.com, and singulart.com. She is represented by 10 West Gallery in Santa Barbara, Ca.