Lara Williams is a contemporary abstract painter, and printmaker born and raised on Long Island, NY., now residing in Hull, MA.
She is known for her captivating, emotionally charged Encaustic and Mixed Media pieces that speak to the delicate balance between nature and human connection.
With a deep reverence for the environment, her art weaves together textures, colors, and layers that reflect the intricate beauty of the natural world.
A master of merging tactile elements, her art serves as a visual bridge between our modern lives and our dependency on the natural environment for resources, sustenance, and well-being.
Her artwork is held in private and public collections through-out the United States.
She is known for her captivating, emotionally charged Encaustic and Mixed Media pieces that speak to the delicate balance between nature and human connection.
With a deep reverence for the environment, her art weaves together textures, colors, and layers that reflect the intricate beauty of the natural world.
A master of merging tactile elements, her art serves as a visual bridge between our modern lives and our dependency on the natural environment for resources, sustenance, and well-being.
Her artwork is held in private and public collections through-out the United States.
Artist Statement
“Get outside!” I say to myself when life becomes a dizzying array of tedious to do’s.
I throw on whatever the appropriate footwear may be at the moment and go.
A long intense walk in the snow covered woods or a ponderous stroll along the sun drenched beach.
I stop and stare at natures wonders.
I am humbled by its beauty, power and presence.
It carries me away to a serene, solace place.
I welcome the calm like a warm embrace.
mindfulness can be hard to find.
I bring my camera.
I want to capture the stormy sky, the ever-changing light that plays off a tree limb,
the glistening sunlight breaking through the canopy of a forest,
the trees casting their shadows along a footpath,
the explosiveness of wildflowers blooming in a field,
the contrast of a horizon against the vastness of the ocean
but these photos are just the beginning.
Inside my studio I heat up the wax, and start mixing colors.
I let it take me where it will.
Enjoying the process, letting the paint flow,
dipping paper into pools of colored wax,
splicing these dyed papers up, as well as the photographs taken
to memorialize my experiences,
adding layer by layer,
capturing the feelings and imagery that nature evoked.
“Get outside!” I say to myself when life becomes a dizzying array of tedious to do’s.
I throw on whatever the appropriate footwear may be at the moment and go.
A long intense walk in the snow covered woods or a ponderous stroll along the sun drenched beach.
I stop and stare at natures wonders.
I am humbled by its beauty, power and presence.
It carries me away to a serene, solace place.
I welcome the calm like a warm embrace.
mindfulness can be hard to find.
I bring my camera.
I want to capture the stormy sky, the ever-changing light that plays off a tree limb,
the glistening sunlight breaking through the canopy of a forest,
the trees casting their shadows along a footpath,
the explosiveness of wildflowers blooming in a field,
the contrast of a horizon against the vastness of the ocean
but these photos are just the beginning.
Inside my studio I heat up the wax, and start mixing colors.
I let it take me where it will.
Enjoying the process, letting the paint flow,
dipping paper into pools of colored wax,
splicing these dyed papers up, as well as the photographs taken
to memorialize my experiences,
adding layer by layer,
capturing the feelings and imagery that nature evoked.