Lauren Cutts

Prints of ‘Into The Blue Moon’ are now available in 18” x 24” on Luster paper for $60
🌙 Quick link is in my bio or go to my website (Laurencutts.art)

The crescent moon shape is created from a shadow & reflection of light from the sun. Representing balance once you embrace your shadow side to live a bold life. The blend of the moon to the face & movement of the smears show that it is apart of who she is…Into The Blue Moon.

Incredibly proud of how well this print turned out. Photographing such dark colors + complex shades of blue are tedious & time consuming but was so worth it.
•
•
•

Current work in progress. After vs before. I’m not sure why I’ve been obsessed with feeling my fear before I smear my oil paintings but I can’t stop. Maybe it’s a representation of my own way of being bold from a life of being afraid to be seen. Maybe it’s a passion of healing a world that rewards unrealistic perfection rather than the beauty of imperfection and how the confidence of imperfection is what creates the life you want that you see in “perfection”. Maybe it’s me trying to be more playful and display a visual representation of letting go. There are so many possible “whys” but what really matters is that I’m obsessed with it and obsession creates art.
•
•
•

Lucy’s portrait is 1 out of 6 in my series painting YOU.
Getting an accurate depiction of the color for this painting has been quite the experiment 🥹 but well worth it. Swipe to see in photo 2. Wanted to make sure you can see the slight purple variation through the blue that you can see in person.

The crescent moon shape is created from a shadow & reflection of light from the sun. Representing balance once you embrace your shadow side to live a bold life. The blend of the moon to the face & movement of the smears show that it is apart of who she is…Into The Blue Moon.

Original painting available on my website (Laurencutts.art) or link in bio. Prints will be available next week.

‘Into The Blue Moon’
Oil on canvas.
18” x 24”
2024.

‘Self Portrait’ prints are now available in 16”x16” on Luster paper.

Link in bio or go to my website (Laurencutts.art)
•
•
•

No matter how hard you try, you’ll always be wrong in the eyes of others. Not say enough or say too much. Too quiet, too loud.
This is a play on the negative comments I have gotten over the last year.
I’ve hid myself through my life. Quiet; blend in. Never going for it in fear of opinions. I’m sure many others have lived life this way, too. While I had big dreams to make an impact on people’s lives since very young, just never knew how I’d do it. Trauma wound of not feeling heard made me want to make art to help others feel seen. Including myself. Then came the last semester of senior year of undergrad where I took Jim’s advice of “don’t be afraid to f**k it up” literal. It clicked.

Getting so many negative comments made me want to try to please them all. Then it made me mad because I was taking on their own self reflection. I refuse to play it small. That’s never who I’ve been. I will be odd, annoying, psycho, trying too hard, explain too much, contradicting, whoever you view me as. The last thing I will be is mean to others. Truthfully, I don’t give a damn anymore what others think I’m doing wrong. I’m not perfect and never will be.
Let’s start 2024 taking our power back and being who ever the f**k we want.

‘Self Portait’ Oil on canvas. 20” x 20”. 2023.

Original available on Laurencutts.art

Prints are in progress
•
•
•

Wood grain with the vibrant color looks so good.

Prints of ‘Form Into’, ‘The Time Is Now’ & ‘Red Eye’ are all available on my website (laurencutts.art)

Printed on Luster paper.
•
•
•

What I’m working on. Stay with me, the last layer tomorrow will make it all come together…then we smear!

‘The Time Is Now’ touches on spirituality and growth. Greatly inspired by the renaissance depictions of angels. Renaissance, a French word, means re-birth, new beginning. Two figures smeared in different directions yet joining together in the center signifies the understanding and acceptance of the guardian above giving confirmation that it is time to go forward in the new change, re-birth, new beginning. The All knowing. Often times we have resistance to change within ourselves. Once we accept and flow, we grow. We go through many of these lifetimes in one.

‘The Time Is Now’
Oil on stained wood panel. 29.5" x 29.5". 2023
Available on website. Laurenbonham.art

Surprise! 20% all prints for my favorite day of the whole year…Halloween. If you’ve been eyeing one of these, now is your time to jump on collecting them for yourself. Ends November 1st at 11:30pm CDT. Use code: ARTOWEEN20 at checkout 🖤
•
•
•

I cannot stop staring at this hand/jacket on my current project. The colors are so ethereal. Looking at it makes me feel the same way as the riff in Oblivius by The Strokes (reference sound is included)
•
•
•

It’s magic to deconstruct something to create something even better. To believe in yourself. Maybe less magic, more perseverance but you know what I mean ;)
•
•
•
•
•

My favorite moment after finishing the smear tonight🎊 sanding down and redoing was such a good decision. A lil teary eyed at how much I love this painting so far + the amount of work that has been put into this piece.

One more layer of detail after this! Will share the smearing video soon 🫶🏻
•
•
•

Oiling the wood + paint made the color POP. Planning & experimenting the next steps on Adobe fresco today ✨
•
•
•
•

‘Form Into’ is a visual representation of embracing all parts of ourselves. True acceptance of past versions. In that, finding power to create a stronger you.

Incredibly tedious process. Sharp lines with the organic subject matter is going to contrast but compliment each other so well! Reveal reel coming soon! Here’s to the series of celebrating powerful women!

Sneak peak into the smear I just did. Two figures. Too excited about the result. Can’t wait to go back in and re-render and add wings!

This is one of those paintings that you flow with. Combining two photos together to add to my winged women series. Two more paintings to this series left!

Black on this print compliments the painting so well.

‘We Know’ is SOLD but do not fret, prints are available for $40 on my website (laurenbonham.art)

Printed on luster paper.

Seeing my prints all together that give off an overall theme is so satisfying. Once an original sells to go to it’s new home, having a print of my own is so valuable. Offering the same option for others because fine art is for everyone and should be affordable when possible.
•
•
•
•

It’s not that serious and never has been that serious. My response when someone says I messed up my painting or the importance of preserving paintings when I try to make a statement about perfection. Reminder: nothing is real.
•
•
•

Continuing this series on stained wood. First layer was a successful one. You’ll want to stay up to date on this one!
•
•
•

Color theory is difficult, it takes me an hour alone to mix paint. This is why original paintings are priced high. It takes a lot of experience + trail & error. Pretty proud of this in progress piece due to the complex colors. Stay updated on the smearing of this piece!
•
•
•

Moving Forward. Oil on Rives BFK Paper. 15 x 22 in., 2023.

The piece and prints are available on the main page of https://laurenbonham.art/

I’m on YouTube now! I’ve been planning this for awhile before the possible tiky toky ban. Longer form content is where I’ve always wanted but hasn’t due to imposter syndrome LOL. I did my hand at it when I was 18 in 2016 to show my art but felt like people didn’t care. (Don’t we all think that way?) Follow me @/laurenbonham I hope to post more insight on my process on there. As well as other parts of me that is not just art ;) I have many passions I’d like to share including sculptural experimental pieces, etc.

Moving Forward. Oil on Rives BFK Paper. 15 x 22 in., 2023. Available on laurenbonham.art

As requested prints are in progress. Hope to drop them next week!

This eye is my favorite out of ALL the eyes I’ve painted. OH; New lower-priced & smaller originals up on my website soon! Will announce on my story when they are up!

ATTENTION LADIES AND GENTLEBEANS, 22% off art prints! Code: CYBERMONDAY22 Link is in my bio. Celebrate not being perfect, making mistakes, and trusting ourselves into the new year. I want to do this for all of my lovely 7,000 friends on here supporting my work. Y’all mean the world to me. 🥹
•
•
•
•

Link is in my bio. 20% off original paintings as a way to say thank you for all the support from everyone. I had no idea so many people would love my work 🥹 use code BLACKFRIDAY2022 at checkout. Sale ends Sunday at 11:59pm.
DON’T FREIGHT, we got a cyber Monday sale on prints coming up. I really want everyone to have a chance to have my art work as a reminder to not let perfection take your joy. Or however you perceive my work ;)
•
•
•