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To capture the untamable nature of creature and habitat through vivid realism is the goal of artist Laurie Riley. From a lifetime of closeness to nature, Laurie’s observations of wild creatures and the lands they roam are brought to life in her art.
All painting originals are in acrylic on clayboard or paintboard.
Laurie's work has also been shown at:
- Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
- Mayhew Gallery, Tubac, AZ
- Pura Vida Gallery, Jerome, AZ
- Canyons Gallery, Sedona AZ
- Kinion Fine Arts, Sedona AZ
Some of her past shows include:
- Sedona Arts Festival
- Glendale Arts Council
- West Valley Art Museum
- Prescott Fine Arts Fair
- Sedona Arts Center
- Tubac Art Festival
The copyright and name you see overlaying each painting below does not actually appear on the painting. These protective texts have been added to this website to prevent illegal copying of Laurie's paintings
All That I Survey
© 2007 24x36”
Framed Original $2400
Unframed Original $2100
Inquire for giclee on canvas
Collared Lizard
© 2007 5x7”
Miniature 5"x7"
Framed original $450
Unframed original $400
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Who Passed This Way - Fox
Who Passed This Way
At mid-day when the snow was wet
One brave rabbit passed this way
His tracks are here, and yet
Grey Fox arrived, alas, too late
To catch more than a scent.
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© 2006 12”x19”
Unframed Original $1050
Framed original $1250
Giclees: on canvas $200
on satin paperboard $120
Note cards $4 each or 6 for $20
Wisdom - Green Iguana
© 2006
Original SOLD
Giclee on Canvas 8”x10” $125
Note cards $4 each or 6 for $20
SOLD
Original $995
The Watcher - Cougar
The Watcher
Away down on the desert floor
And high in distant hills
Gold light bakes the landscape
Its breath is short and still.
Yet in blue shadow comes a breeze
To move a leaf, whose gentle sound
Alerts the watcher; she turns ‘round
And seeing nothing, blinks and yawns
And settles down.
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© 2005 19x25”
Unframed Original $1600
Framed Original $1900
Giclee on canvas $380
Matted print on fine paper $380
Unmatted print on fine paper $300
Note cards $4 each or 6 for $20
Waiting Out the Storm - Buffalo
© 2007
20x28”
Artist-enhanced giclee on stretched canvas $950
Regular giclee prints $300
Light Seeker - Tree Lizard: Urosaurus Ornatus
© 2006
miniature 5" x 7"
Framed Original $325
Giclee on canvas 8”x10” $125
Note cards $4 each or 6 for $20
Under Northern Lights - Polar Bear
© 2006
5” x 7”
Miniature Framed Original $250
8" x 10" Giclee Pront $95
Contemplation - Green Iguana
© 2007 9x12”
$1200 original unframed
$1400 original framed
inquire about giclee prints
Owl By Snowlight
Framed Original $850
Giclees: on canvas $200
On fine paper $100
Ancestors - Desert Bighorn Sheep
© 2005 19x25”
Giclee on canvas $380
on satin paperboard $300
Note cards $4 each or 6 for $20
ORIGINAL SOLD - Patron Purchase Award - Glendale Arts Council
Giclees available - please inquire
Close Encounter - Wolf
Close Encounter
What pierces through wind-driven cold
Upon this ridge-top in the snow?
Windows to a firey soul
These eyes of golden glow.
So close that I can smell her fur
Then silently she disappears
Leaving me in awe to wonder
If she was ever really here.
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© 2005 19x25”
Original in private collection
Giclees available on canvas $450
Note cards $4 each or 6 for $20
Where the Heart Is - Siberian Tiger
Where the Heart Is
Siberia’s winter has a brittle
Frozen face
And Spring comes but reluctantly
To take its place
There in pale light when all
The snows have gone
The striped hunter rests alone.
And in his deepest heart he holds
An ancient treasure
Guarded safe and kept for every
Captive creature
That cannot hunt or roam: remembrance
Of a true ancestral home.
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© 2006 24”x30”
Unframed Original $2200
Framed Original $2500
Giclees: on canvas $550
on satin paperboard $330
Note cards $4 each or 6 for $20
Morning Rays - Bobcat
Unframed Original $2100
Framed Original $2500
Inquire for Giclees
By Moonlight - Wood Mouse
5" x 7" miniature framed original $250. 8" x 10" giclee print $95s
Dangerous Beauty - Amazon Poison Frog
Framed Original $350
Giclee on Canvas, gallery wrap 8”x10” $125
Note cards $4 each or 6 for $20
Montana Morning - Mourning Dove
SOLD
© 2006
The Dappled Woods - Fox
SOLD
© 2005
Giclees by One World Art: www.oneworldart.com
To request photos of frames with originals, please email laurieriley@q.com
To all prices, shipping and insurance will be added.
Order by phone, e-mail or postal mail from:
Laurie Riley
PO Box 1563, Sedona AZ 86339
laurieriley@q.com
928-204-0013
Artist Bio:
Laurie Riley’s passion for wildlife is evident in her detailed, award-winning paintings. Currently a resident of beautiful Sedona, Arizona, much of her life has been spent immersed in the beauty of nature and wildlife observation.
Laurie was fortunate in her teen years to be tutored by a nature artist from the Wedgewood Company of England, and had her first one-person gallery show at the age of 16, in Morristown, New Jersey. She then received a scholarship to study art and music at Marlboro College, Vermont.
As a young adult, Laurie explored graphic arts, illustration, and jewelry making, selling at East Coast and Colorado fine craft shops, galleries, and major art fairs for many years. She also did graphic arts and illustration (brochures, posters, flyers, and sign-painting) for several companies and organizations. Later, her interest in music led to a successful career as a professional harpist, and by 1990 she stood among the top lever-harp performers, teachers and adjudicators. She has toured for over 20 years.
She began paintng again in 2005.
Her paintings have been shown in galleries in the discerning art communities of Sedona, Tubac, and Jerome, Arizona; Estes Park, Colorado; and in numerous shows including the prestigious Sedona Arts Festival, Sedona Arts Center Juried Members Exhibition (award: Second Place Professional), West Valley Art Museum Affair with the Arts, Glendale Arts Council show (Patron Purchase Award), and the Tubac Festival of the Arts.
Her work is featured on the cover of the June 2007 Issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Association.
Laurie says, “In the wild, animals are elusive, and often seen only briefly. Since creatures are integral with their environment, I strive to portray them in the context of their natural habitat. To bring a true appreciation of their personalities to the viewer, every pose and expression must be real, without added sentimentality or idealism. I strive to give the viewer an awareness that every creature is sentient. It is my intention to inspire the viewer to support the preservation of wildlife and habitat, and the right of every wild-born animal to roam free.”
Artist Statement:
In the wild, animals are elusive, and often seen only briefly. Since creatures are integral with their environment, I strive to portray them in the context of their natural habitat.
My first step in the creation of a painting is to conceive a pleasing composition representing what an observer would see in nature. The animal must blend into its surroundings, and colors must be natural. I study the habits and mannerisms of the creatures that I paint, reading books and articles, observing them in the wild, and visiting wildlife facilities to take reference photos. Photos are not copied directly but provide inspiration and detail. (You can’t paint animals plein air, because they don’t stay in one place long enough!)
Over a lifetime, I’ve hiked and camped in the wilderness as often as possible. As a careful observer, I retain the memory of light, wind, movement, and the sudden appearance and disappearance of some beautiful creature through the landscape. All of this I strive to bring forth with brush and color. Even the subtle sounds of nature must be hinted upon through the otherwise mute medium of painting.