Issue 2 Artist Spotlight | Laura Cannon
C+B: Tell us about yourself, Laura!
LC: I grew up painting since I was a young child, but my focus in art school was actually printmaking. I ran a digital press straight out of school (not sure how that happened!), then worked as screen printer, and now I currently work remote part-time for a printing company based in South FL. I’ve been cutting down my hours the last year to focus more on my painting career though which feels amazing. My ideal day other than a day in the studio is to spend time in nature with my husband and our German Shepherd!
C+B: Describe your work in three words.
LC: Organic, Contemporary, Earthy
C+B: Which creator (present day or in the past) do you most admire and why? What draws you to their work?
LC: Brandi Hofer! The large scale of some of her works, all the artist hats she wears (murals, apparel, podcasts, etc.), and the fact that she is doing all of this while involving her boys in her process is so inspiring. She is definitely an artist I aspire to be like.
Find and support Laura here:
IG: @lauracannonart
(Journey to Milford Sound, watercolor, ink, and gesso on canvas, 40”x50” ©Laura Cannon)
Ideal creative retreat: I would love to be locked away in a studio in Iceland! Morning walks for inspiration and afternoons and evenings filled with painting landscapes.
Long-term goals for creating: I would love to continue painting what inspires me the most, my travels. I would like to build my art community as well, wether that is through more online and in person art groups, galleries, workshops, etc.
Currently inspired by: Jon Godly @conradjongodly, Kareena Zerefos @kareenazerefos, Claire Wilson @smudge_studiobk
Laura Cannon
