Laura Loucks

I am a Pacific Northwest artist creating layered wood paintings inspired by the natural world, storytelling, and a lifelong curiosity about how things are made. Growing up near Seattle, I was surrounded by forests, mountains, waterways, and a family that valued hiking, camping, fishing, and exploration. Those early experiences continue to shape my work through recurring images of oceans, forests, wildlife, landscapes, and the textures and colors found in nature.

I studied Fine Arts at Washington State University, where I developed a strong interest in working across different mediums. My education also included environmental science, geology, mythology, dance, and outdoor survival—subjects that strengthened my fascination with movement, natural history, and the relationship between people and their environments.

After college, my creative path led me to Los Angeles and the film industry. I studied beauty and special effects makeup at Joe Blasco Makeup School West and later worked as a makeup assistant and contact lens technician under Academy Award-winning makeup artist Ve Neill on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. I also spent six years working on NBC’s Grimm in the Pacific ...

Bachelors of Fine Arts from Washington State University
Masters in Education in Secondary Education with endorsements in General Science and Fine Arts.