I create large contemporary abstract paintings from my studio in Los Angeles. I also collaborate with South Los Angeles based mosaic arts nonprofit Piece by Piece to produce large combination painting/mosaic artworks. Paintings have been collected and placed globally by individuals, designers, art consultants, architects and developers, and I've worked with numerous galleries in and out of Los Angeles.

Please visit www.lauraletchingerart.com to view completed corporate and residential installations and currently available paintings, which can also be viewed on your own walls virtually via a smartphone or tablet.

I began making art when I was little. Drawings, cartoons, calligraphy . . . and countless chalk murals . . . were a huge part of my childhood in a small town outside of Chicago. One of the first memories I have of mark making was when I was very little and discovered piles of new white paper and freshly sharpened pencils in my grandparents’ attic. I vividly remember drawing a single crisp line across the vast emptiness of the paper, and for whatever reason, I loved everything about that. Still do. It was in 2013, however, that I began my painting practice.