My Story

My name is Laurie, better known as Primal Painter, and my diabolical plot is to spread light into the world one realm at a time.

I create digital fantasy art of angels, fairies, and fun forest mystics. each with something wise to say. Lately, my forest mystic characters have gotten a little sassy. I work in many realms, some more serious, some fun, but they all come from the same place and the same light. Color and movement aren't just visual choices; they're the language I use to illustrate energy.

My creative process is intuitive and comes from somewhere that’s beyond thinking or planning. When I turn off my brain and let energy move through me, I merge with the image and go inside it. I never know exactly what's going to happen, but it tends to mean something to the right person at the right time. The Universe is cool like that.

I live on a wooded hilltop in rural Arkansas, surrounded by wildlife, trees, and the kind of quiet that lets you “feel” things. I have an advanced Reiki degree, a deeply empathic nervous system that partly explains the hermit situation, and if I'm not making art, I get all tied up in knots, wallow around in confusion for a while, then figure out the obvious.

I'd describe myself as an artsy spiritual farm girl with hippie tendencies and a fondness for anything involving magic, mystical realms, and characters who wander alone and shine anyway. My wings might be a little tattered, and my hair is definitely frizzy, but I can still fly. 

If you want to know more about how I got here, I wrote a memoir about it called The Attack: From Shattered to Whole. True story, some bad language, even worse humor, but totally real.

May the right person find the right piece at exactly the right time.

With Gratitude,

Laurie 
Many Realms. Same Light.