A Life Size self portrait of Laura Silverman using her palette to paint her self portrait. She stands tall and looks out at the viewer, surrounded by jungle plants and flowers

Laura Silverman

I am a visual artist from Baltimore, Maryland. I’ve been painting and drawing for over twelve years, and received my Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the American College of the Mediterranean in Aix-en-Provence, France.

It is through my landscapes and cityscapes that I seek to connect place and identity, the timeless and the temporary. I am curious about the natural biology of towns and cities. I find identity in the places I inhabit, and explore that aspect in my works. I investigate the ways in which plants, nature, and ecology are intertwined within the landscape, and how the local environment shapes one’s identity. By painting plein-air when the weather permits, and in my studio, I am able to explore the temporary effects of changing light and changing seasons on the timeless landscape and architecture.

Painting of a narrow street corner with a yellow building, green window shutters, leafless vine, and a dog with a pink harness in the foreground.