About Laurie Potter
Laurie Potter has produced a body of work that reflects her attention to color, form, and detail. In creating vibrant representational paintings that portray her love of the natural world, Laurie feels that her artwork is an ongoing discovery of how close observation can be blended with imagination and a passion for one’s subject. After spending several years exploring different materials and methods, she has become adept at painting various subject matter, from wildlife and birds to landscapes, while consistently focusing on rich color and striking compositions. Laurie’s mixed media watercolor/acrylic paintings of birds and animals are often noted for the eyes, where she strives to capture the personality, vitality, and mystery therein. Her pastel landscapes are created in the pursuit of finding the right blend of abstraction and representation, with strong emphasis on the interplay of color and value. Relying on a combination of field studies and sketches, her own reference photos, and her mind’s eye, Laurie does the majority of her artwork in a home studio.
Born and raised close to the beautiful Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, much of her youth was spent observing and enjoying the wonders of nature in the woods and by the waterways of the bay area. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Art from Millersville University, Pa, she did several months of traveling around the United States, taking the opportunity to sketch at many spectacular sites along the way. When she traveled through the Pacific Northwest she fell in love with the diverse beauty of the region and decided to relocate to the west coast where she now resides in Bellingham, Washington.
Laurie displays her art at galleries throughout Washington state, as well as in solo shows and juried group exhibits, and she paints commissions for private collectors. Her artwork was chosen to grace the label of Barsetti Vineyards award-winning wines, and she is the featured artist for the Allied Arts Gallery Walk 2007 poster.