The Cove Gallery in Laguna Beach
is pleased to announce
TWO new Artists to the Gallery;
Laura Parker
Laura graduated from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design with a BFA in Graphic Design. She had the opportunity to live and work overseas, enriching her love of all things art. She soon started her own advertising agency, still painting during much of her free time. Leaving the corporate world behind for a more relaxed coastal way of life, Laura has recently moved from the Midwest to Southern California and has found inspiration in the sun, sea, and the vibrant art community of Laguna Beach.
The style of painting Laura enjoys most is abstract expressionism. Working purely from an intuitive and subconscious level, Laura says, her paintings are dictated by movement, color, shape, and texture. “When I force art, or push an idea, it pushes back,” she says. Art must be allowed to come to her. “It helps to get my ‘self’ out of the way to let creativity flow from within, expressing what cannot be expressed with words, and therefore, it is a feeling or emotion interpreted only by you,” she explains.
Laura enjoys commissioned work because she is creating art that is unique to that individual or company. She enjoys the research in working with the homeowner/company to produce art that enhances the surroundings, which Laura adds is the “quintessential artist experience”. Laura’s favorite moment, is the look on a client’s face when they see their idea brought to life. Laura’s art is being collected throughout the United States, including Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Chicago, and her home state of Wisconsin.
My intention is that my art will connect with you, and move you.
Kara Elizabeth
Kara Elizabeth is a painter with a passion for color and vibrancy. Her often detailed works cover a wide range of subjects from the ocean to people, but they are unified by her consistent use of rich colors. She notes, “I find inspiration all around me – in the garden, by the ocean, in a coffee shop, sitting by a window, in someone’s smile or a beautiful fleeting moment.” All of these themes find their way into her art.
Her passion for creating art began with childhood oil painting classes, and continued on as she earned a Fine Arts Degree from California State University Fullerton and graduated Magna Cum Laude with high honors. She then co-founded a non-profit art organization, and exibited work in the 7 Muses Art Gallery and private art studio shows.
Kara was born and raised near the ocean in Southern California and currently lives in Orange County, CA, where she creates art in her “Back House Studio”. Her work is currently collected across the United States and the United Kingdom.
One of her goals for her art and her collectors is to bring hope and joy. Kara shares,“It is my hope that my love, joy, and thankfulness come through my work and spreads to those who encounter it.”
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About the Cove Gallery
The Cove Gallery is an artist-owned Gallery featuring 14 accomplished artists specializing in a contrast of styles of beautiful original art in the mediums of oils, acrylics, watercolor, mixed media along with 3-D photography and photography-based digital art. They are presented in an ever changing exhibition with the artists there for you to meet and enjoy.
When you buy at Cove Gallery, you are buying original fine art DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTIST. YOU SAVE because there are no added gallery fees on top of the artists’ work.
The Cove Gallery Laguna Beach Has MOVED LOCATIONS!
We are directly across PCH from the front entrance to the
Surf & Sand Resort at 1550 South Coast Highway, and next door to Vertigo Home, in the historic Granada Building.
Relax while you enjoy great original art and approachable artists who want to help you find your perfect new artwork.
Our new address is:
1550 South Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone: (949) 715-7149
Email: info@covegallerylaguna.com
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday through Monday:
Spring/Fall/Winter: 11am to 5pm Summer Hours: 11am to 6pm
