Images for Introduction [p.3], Floating on inner seas [pp.4-8], A story in words + pictures [p.6-7], and Floating colors process [pp.9-11]
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All drawings are by Laura unless noted
Media for drawings, unless otherwise noted: oil paints with bronze powders (for floating colors); charcoal and charcoal pencil, pastel and pastel pencil (for overlaid drawing).
All drawings are on paper; the names of the papers are given whenever possible. Archival inkjet prints are on Epson or Hahnemuhle fine art papers.
Back to The Consciousness of the body
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Back, viewed from above
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Blue water
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floating colors process
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Bluegrey stretching figure
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Close couple, 1994
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garden of the faun, Pompeii
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Garden of the faun
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Shadowy red form
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Shaped form
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Twisting form (blue)
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floating colors paper for Blue breasts/hands
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Blue breasts/hands
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Dark garden