Oil on panel

Laura Culver was raised in Orinda, CA and earned a B.S. in Graphic Design at UC Davis. She settled in San Rafael, where she chanced upon a local art class. A little fun became a passion, as she pursued the creativity and challenge of plein air (outdoor, on location) oil painting. Laura is an Artist member of the California Art Club and a member of the BayWood Artists, a group of professional landscape painters in Marin County.

For the last 18 years, I’ve dedicated myself to painting the California landscape in the “Colorist” tradition, using intense warm and cool colors to translate the effect of light. I never tire of studying and interpreting the sense of place and light in each scene. My favorite days are spent painting on location, immersed in nature.