What Would They Say Today?, 2024, mixed media on canvas, 20” x 20″

Artist Statement:

I began my Myth, Muse and Metaphor series in early 2022. I had been looking at old illustrations of mythical and odd or quirky creatures, plants and insects, and I used them as a springboard for these mixed media paintings.

I use paint, vintage style wrapping paper and maps in my work. The paintings are very playful in nature. But, for me, there is also an underlying sinister quality to these pieces that represents the kind of chaotic and scary world we live in.

I am always very interested in the formalities of picture making – the painting, cutting out, hands-on act of making art and creating a beautiful surface. But, I’m equally interested in the stories or narratives that can lie beneath the surface.

Myth, Muse and Metaphor #7, 2022, mixed media on canvas, 24” x 24″

Nancy Goodman Lawrence is a contemporary mixed media painter with a degree in art from UCLA. She began as a painter and over the years became interested in cut paper, which has become an important part of her work. She incorporates maps, vintage style wrapping paper and found papers into her mixed media paintings.

Recent exhibitions have included a solo show at the L.A. Art Association, a figurative work at the Ebell of Los Angeles and a print of a work in Unconnected Yet, curated by Todd Bartel in two shows that took place in Kolkata, India and Lorne, Australia.

Her work has been published in a variety of publications including:

•  The American Journal of Nursing, illustration: “Hot Flash!!”
•  To the Power of N: When N Equals 10, Lulu Publications
•  A Gathering of Sparks, Jewish Artists Initiative
•  Masters: Collage: Major Works by Leading Artists, Randel Plowman
•  Collage, Assemblage and Altered Art, Diane Maurer-Mathison

Myth, Muse and Metaphor #4, 2022, mixed media on canvas, 20” x 20″

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