Lauren Filler
My concentration is a collection of portraits of children inspired by different memories and stories. I paint to create real experiences for the viewer to relate to. Each painting is a piece of a story which is not too confining to any one person or thing. This allows the viewer to adapt his or her own story to it or connect it to his or her own experience. While childhood often has lighthearted and happy connotations, my paintings have complexity and true emotion.
Each painting is composed within a square showing it as just a piece of a scene which lacks a full story. This enables the viewer to imagine an instance of the portrayed person's life. While I have entire stories that go along with each piece, that is not important. Rather, the interpretation and reflection of the viewer's memories and experiences of his or her own life upon viewing my paintings are of greater relevance.