CANCELED - Robbie Laird "Layered Watermedia Paintings"

“Working from my sketchbooks, photos and other resources, I take time for thoughtful exploration of a subject to become informed. While painting, I let go of definite plans and make intuitive choices. The ebb and flow of the process is my first hand experience of "Informed Intuitive" painting. These paintings evolve as does nature, through many changes and many layers over a span of time.”

Robbie Laird’s paintings captivate the viewer with an exciting balance of flowing ambiguity and varying amounts of specific detail. Using large brushes and flowing paint, her work dances on the edge of abstraction and reality.

She sometimes uses the unique qualities of flowing transparent watercolor to create mysterious rhythmic works, while in other pieces she incorporates a variety of other watermedia. A continuing source of inspiration is her lifetime interest in natural cycles and connections. She has painted extensively in Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park, near her home in northern California, for the last decade; and has begun a new series
inspired by the Ancient Bristlecone National Forest.

Her paintings have received numerous awards in National and International exhibitions. In addition to various watermedia paintings, she expresses her vision in forged metal and wood sculpture as well as leaded glass design.