Laura Bender has been creating studio paintings and public art installations for over forty years. The artworks presented here are distillations of her observations, imagination, and attentiveness to the world around her. They include acrylic paintings on wood panels, works of mixed media, and monotypes.

Through her work, Laura offers viewers a moment of contemplation, an entry into a wholly visual world beyond words.  Her paintings are juxtapositions of forms and colors inviting the viewer into experiences of unexpected rhythms and relationships, arousing inquiry and often evoking delight. They are not depictions of particular places but rather the essence and memory of merging with nature.