About Me

Hi I’m Lauren,

I'm an abstract artist, living in beautiful sunny Southern California. I’ve always been an artist but have more recently fallen in love with fluid paint. Before fluid art, I used to do realistic drawings with charcoal!

Today, my work features abstract interpretations of nature and energy that connect you more deeply to life and touch on subjects like inner freedom, self love, hope, and being alive and awake to see the beauty and the good all around you.

My fluid art journey has evolved over the years, but it actually started as an outlet for the severe anxiety I was experiencing. To anyone who has anxiety: I'm sending you so much love and hope.

So I decided to try fluid art and found out that it's complete freedom. I still remember the smell of opening up my first brand new canvas and the feel of the wet paint on my hands. Maybe you can relate to this... When I was painting I felt like I could breathe. Like I could let go of the huge weight I was carrying.

A Bit About Me 🌎

I love spending time with my family, hanging out with my two rescue cats, and being out in nature... sometimes even at my local beekeepers association. 🐝 Yes you read that right! I love bees.

I’m very passionate about animals and the environment. That's probably the only thing I've always known for sure. I've never really felt anchored to doing or being any one thing. But as I've wandered, searching for purpose and meaning in this life, I've come to think my higher purpose is helping animals. And while sometimes the weight of knowing I can't save every animal feels heavy, I know that every act of kindness, no matter how small, makes a difference.

As the saying goes... Helping one animal doesn't change the whole world, but the whole world changes for that one animal. 💛 Read more about how I help animals here.

Starting Fluid Art

3.5 years ago, dealing with a pretty fair amount of anxiety, I decided to start fluid art. I needed to do something simple and happy. It felt good to feel lighter. And I quickly realized fluid art was a little harder than it looked! I started posting videos of my creation process on YouTube just to be brave, vulnerable, and to document my journey.

I had no idea it would grow into what it is today where I have the privilege of teaching and entertaining so many of you with my videos and knowledge of fluid art.

But I certainly wasn't born with fluid art mastered. When I started, I used every weird product in a mad quest for cells. I made an absolute mess with silicone. I dealt with muddy paints. The base layer ate my colors. You're not alone.

I started experimenting and studying the science behind fluid art. Such a nerd! But I so badly wanted to 'figure out' cells. When it finally clicked, I exhaled and said "I finally get it. And now it's getting really fun."

Teaching Fluid Art

Teaching fluid art has become such a passion I never expected. Because I know what it feels like to start fluid art for freedom and then get lost in all the complicated recipes. To feel like i 'tried everything' to get cells. To not know where to start or what info to listen to, later finding out so much info out there isn't even correct!

Today I teach how to get great results using only a few colors. I teach how to get cells without silicone or any other long and bizarre ingredient lists. I teach the core fluid art principles to keep it simple and so that you actually understand your results.

Fluid art was the freedom I didn't know I needed. And I feel so full of gratitude that I get to be a part of helping you feel that same freedom on your own fluid art journey: taking the mystery out of cells, getting bright vibrant colors, and creating paintings that leave you proud and beaming as you look down and say "I can't believe I just made that!"

I hope fluid art brings you just as much joy as it has brought me. I hope you create with curiosity and bravery.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for reading my story. I'm so grateful that I get to share my artwork and knowledge of fluid art with you!

Lauren 💚🐾

If you like my work and are interested in learning, check out these resources.