Description
‘When You Loved Me’ by Lara Dann
Artist: Lara Dann
Title: ‘When You Loved Me’
Medium: Acrylic and Oil on Primed Wood
Dimensions: 18” x 24”
Framing: Framed (Frame Size: 24.5″ x 30.5″)
Year of Creation: 2017
About the Painting:
“‘When You Loved Me’ was inspired specifically by the little sparks of memory of my beloved pet cat when I was younger, and about losing those we love in general and wanting to hold onto that. The wonderment of where they go; into the dark corners of our minds? An astral abyss? Where?” – Lara Dann
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
My childhood was spent in southern and northern California, bouncing around place to place, briefly residing in Vermont and Washington. Finally, after some 16 different schools, K – 12, I finished school in western New York State. Overall, the experience was both difficult and exciting. After graduating high school in 1989, I enrolled in commercial design classes for a year at a privately owned art school. My training there launched me into the competitive environment of graphic design where I worked for 6 years. At that point, I felt increasingly driven to live a life with more meaning and purpose, and so decided to leap in a new direction, starting a career as a licensed massage therapist. Massage enriched my life. More than that, it increased my knowledge of the human anatomy and healing. After 8 satisfying years as an LMT, my husband took a job out of state and we re-located. The move spurred another change in direction for me, During the past 4 years, I have redirected my attention to the fine arts. In the past, when I had pursued fine art, my work involved incorporating natural objects. It’s since evolved from depiction of the natural and external world to exploration of the internal landscapes of memory, dream, fantasy. Now I exhibit widely, both nationally and internationally and enjoy a growing fan base, while I continue deepening my skills, developing my style and exploring my favorite mythic themes.