Oil Painter of the Moon and Beyond:.
It is my honor to step forward with my Art. Please travel through these images. It is my hope that you may fall in love.
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TESTIMONIALS
ABOUT THE ARTIST
ABOUT THE ARTIST
"Accomplished in a variety of media, Denise excels in oil painting depicting night scapes, landmarks and nature. Her artwork adorns the walls of numerous businesses and private collectors in Santa Barbara, California. She is also well known for her original designs using chalk on pavement during the I Madonnari Street Painting Festival.
"Accomplished in a variety of media, Denise excels in oil painting depicting night scapes, landmarks and nature. Her artwork adorns the walls of numerous businesses and private collectors in Santa Barbara, California. She is also well known for her original designs using chalk on pavement during the I Madonnari Street Painting Festival. Often seen utilizing a mortar and pestle, she grinds custom hues for a distinctive painterly look that's like no other. Denise is a heavenly artist in mind, body and spirit."
Sharon Angulo
"Denise's reverence for life is fully manifest in her paintings and is as sacred as the birth of a child..."
Nancy Belknap
"I have known Denise Laborde for over 15 years...a talented artist, her paintings are both sensual and spiritual. Her nocturnes capture the essence of the night and the mystery of the moonlight. She was an active and supportive participant in the west coast landscape scene. We miss her."
Benjamin Brode
"Denise brings the same warmth and generosity of spirit to her paintings as she does to her friendships. She embraces the world with joy and spontaneity, whether her subject matter is a sun filled garden or the romantic mystery of a landscape illuminated with the silvery moonlight"
Patricia Childlaw
"As a fine art photographer, I have photographed many of Denise's paintings over the last twenty years and am still surprised and impressed by her diverse ways of interpreting our seen world. Her unique form of impressionism captures so much more than meets the eye and leads the viewer into her special world. My wife and I are lucky to own a beautiful small oil of a sunset landscape by Denise that was done plein air in just a few hours and I am continually drawn into that calm place that she created with the simplest of brush strokes."
Bill Dewey
"Dee's soul speaks through her hands and the miracle of images she creates with her art. Her love of Santa Barbara and it's impressive vistas is often subject matter for her art. I love these beautiful paintings of ocean and moon but my favorite of her work is when she paints something personal. Like a branch or my boots or the home I brought my first baby to. These are the paintings where my heart can feel she visited inside and thoughtfully saw what words cannot convey."
Mary D'Arcy
"I have watched Denise's work evolve into beautiful expressions of light, form and color. Her sensibilities are intuitive. The Iowa landscape clearly feeds her soul."
Ann Hefferman
Testimonials may be sent to DeniseMLaborde@gmail.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST
ABOUT THE ARTIST
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I am an oil painter. I have lived in Perry, Iowa since 2016. I lived most of my life in Santa Barbara, California. I now have two hometowns I love. You will see a variety of locations displayed on this site as my travels allow for light and love to be parlayed on to canvas. Heartstretching skies for you.
Welcome:.
Current Projects
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Current Projects
Please view current and past projects on Social Media search @deniselabordeart on Instagram, Facebook & Threads
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Please feel free to ask about recent paintings as some are available for purchase, even if brand new and wet. It is my joy when someone falls in love with one of my paintings