Fine Art Painting

"I have been fascinated by realism and trompe l'oeil for most of my 35 year career as an artist. Originally a graphic designer and illustrator, for the last 20 years I have concentrated my creative energies on designing and painting trompe l'oeil on furniture and home accessories and most recently on still life paintings on canvas and panels.

My tromp l'oeil work has been in many of the top art galleries and museum gift shops in the country, as well as having been included in such catalogs as Levenger and Neiman Marcus. A hand-painted Christmas tree ornament that I collaborated on is in the permanent collection of the White House. In the last few years, I have also begun doing more traditional still life paintings, in the sense that they are painted on panels and canvas rather than on furniture.

I especially enjoy rich textures, dramatic lighting and a hint of the surreal. These have allowed me to depart from the restrictions of trompe l'oeil. Trompe l'oeil must be the actual size of the object it represents to be convincing, and also must be of a certain view, on tabletops you are usually looking down on the objects. Canvas and panels enable me to paint whatever size and view I wish, and is very exciting.

Most recently I have become fascinated with painting vintage toy scenarios...some are straightforward and some have a surreal quality I enjoy. I have also started painting in much larger formats, which I am thoroughly enjoying." Lauren Cole Abrams

Take a moment, as you view the fine art painting in the galleries, and envision the feeling of the space that is enlivened with one of Lauren's paintings.