Petite Gardens #6 Painting

Tracy Bayne is an LA based artist who creates abstract contemporary art - inspired by her own floral photography. Tracy’s artworks are lively and filled with explosions of color and movement infused with a spirit and energy you immediately feel as you look at her work. Her early education was always very artistic and a self taught—journey into finding art and beauty she sees in everyday life. After high school, she left home in Denver Colorado and traveled throughout Europe and Asia modeling, however she always spent her off time exploring the museums of art and the architecture of each city.  After modeling, she was called to go into costume design and wardrobe and took classes at the legendary Otis Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles.  Following her career as a successful wardrobe stylist working with acts such as Michael Jackson, Val Kilmer (The Doors) while documenting her works, she moved into the world of photography. After 10 years of shooting mainly beauty photography, her life took another shift into retouching, working with the likes of Francios Nars, David LaChapelle, and Herb Ritz. It was during this time while expanding her studio that another true love of hers came to light - architecture. She went on to design and build multi-million dollar homes in Los Angeles, creating spaces that truly spoke to what the clients wanted the space to feel like.  Fast forward to 2020, when the world rocked everyone with a global pandemic. It was during this time that she decided to follow her love for painting through the encouragement of many of her friends and, in all honestly, it felt like a necessity for her during such an uncertain time. She wanted an outlet that would allow her to focus on the optimism of everyday life, without focusing on the negative. Her work is infused with spirit and energy and she hopes that each piece is interpreted by the collector in their own way to bring them a sense of hope and optimism.  Tracy says, “Painting is a gift for me, crazy to think that a global pandemic would actually give me a gift I didn’t realize I needed until now. I simply create. All of my life has been about creating - whether it be film, materials for building a home, or now…. A canvas. That is all I know.”