LAURIE JIOBU

It's about energy.

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I'm an avid swimmer and am in the pool four mornings a week. I continue to try to surf. I was a modern dance at one time, but now it's a fun outlet at home. The ocean fascinates me because of the unbridled energy of waves.

 

I paint with acrylics because of their drying time, which allows me to make changes quickly.  I always have several paintings in progress.

 

I think of my paintings as artifacts of a journey. Although I don't usually think directly about an activity when I'm painting, it's about the exuberance that I feel when swimming in a pool or in the ocean or dancing to James Brown.

 

I'm always in awe of nature.

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I have been a student of Zen Buddhism for many years.

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