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I became involved in art, and particularly portraiture, while at college. I created posters, flyers, brochures and wrote and illustrated training manuals at various jobs and sold commissioned portraits in my free time. I took a hiatus from art while raising my 3 girls. Now I use my daughters as models for a variety of pictures. In the past 3 years, having more time to spend on art, I designed a website, opened an art studio at Lafayette Renaissance Academy and participated in a variety of juried shows and exhibitions, doing demonstrations and assisting local art organizations with creating brochures and websites. I work with pencil, pastel, charcoal, colored pencils, watercolor, acrylic and oil. I tend to mix mediums, using pastels and colored pencil together or watercolor and pastel. I've created portraits with subjects in live sittings and from photographs. I enjoy drawing portraits and also enjoy creating 'fantasy' pictures of mermaids, angels and elves. I also enjoy re-creating the many places I've visited in the US, Canada and Europe.
In addition to drawing, I enjoy teaching children and adults in my studio. Currently my work can be viewed online at llauter.com. I have work at the Art Museum of Lafayette and the Mental Health Association. Recent shows include an exhibition at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, Crawfordsville Art Fair & the Round the Fountain Art Festival.
