@Elizabeth O’Brien
About the Artist:
Elizabeth O’Brien is a fine artist and contemporary surface pattern designer creating artwork for retail manufacturers’ across the United States and Canada as well as fine art for individuals. With over 27 years of experience in the creative industry as an artist, graphic designer and product developer, she has designed collections for stationery and gifting, home decor, texiles, and artwork for clients such as Pier One, Target, TJ Maxx, Michael’s, American Greetings, Summer Infant, Nordstrom, Indigo, Papyrus, Mara-Mi and her own line Vivian Claire to name just a few.
Growing up in Shoreview, Minnesota. Elizabeth was fortunate enough to have parents that supported her artistic interests from a young age. Being from a larger family she often spent her days drawing and painting. Her family lived on a beautiful lake in the woods with horse fields nearby where she developed a great appreciation of flora and fauna. For Elizabeth each day is an adventure and she finds inspiration from everywhere in her daily life. She likes looking to the decor market, boutique vintage stores, floral gardens, and the rolling farm fields. When she can, she loves to travel and find inspiration from far away places pulling in culture, shapes, color and mood.
ARTIST STATEMENT Elizabeth’s work explores the varying relationships between popular themes in everday life interpreted using color, light, textures and movement. Her work is often colorful and abstract in style not as concerned with capturing the subject matter exactly as you see it, but instead focussed on capturing feeling and energy. Her painting brings joy, freedom and a celebration of the beauty. For Elizabeth her deepest wish is to be able to convey those feelings on to you offering a moment of happiness, and a sense of contentment.
(My Artist Daughter):
Lauren O'Brien is a contemporary artist living and working in the Twin Cities focusing on character design, illustration, pattern, print and landscape painting. She is interested in a group or solo show featuring landscape, acrylic paintings at the Waseca Arts Center. Graduating in 2014 from UW-Stout with a Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design she quickly found employment at MOD, a vibrant advertisement firm in St Paul. She worked there for two and a half years building design skills and working on a variety accounts. While she now works in Healthcare, Lauren uses her time and passion to create fine art paintings and design patterns to sell through Margaux and Izzy, a surface pattern design company in Waseca. Growing up the daughter of two artists she was lucky enough to have been supported in her art development from a very young age. She is often inspired by the natural surroundings she grew up in and the incredible diversity of scenery she experiences on trips taken out west and beyond.
ARTIST STATEMENT Lauren finds immense joy in creating colorful, movement filled pieces that celebrate the vibrancy and life that seeps out of the natural world. Often projects are inspired by road trips and hikes and explore a senses of color and wonder of nature. Her work has been described as lively natural modern impressionist.
Check out our original paintings and prints or if you or your company would like to work on a commission a piece from either Lauren or Elizabeth - here’s how it works.
First: Let's talk about what you want. We'll listen carefully to what you have in mind such as subject matter, colors, size and any other details that help us understand your vision. If you aren't sure about color or size, no worries, I will help you figure it out!
Second: Next, we’ll send over a simple agreement for you to look over with all the details in writing to make sure we are on the same page. Once that's signed and returned with a 50% deposit, we'll secure your spot on the calendar!
Third: When the painting is finished, we'll send you photos and you can make up to 2 rounds of adjustments if needed.
Lastly: Once I have received the final payment, I'll ship your painting!