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Lara is a painter from Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa currently living in Oakland, California where she creates beautiful things. Prints of her work are available on Society6 and at Anthropologie, Target, and Urban Outfitters. You can also find her work on Artfully Walls, Fy! and in delightful small shops all over the world. She doesn’t usually talk about herself in the third person.
Newest Paintings and Projects!
(here just for you, and you, and you!)
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Maximalist Peony Bouquet with Cheetah Original Painting
SALE! $1200
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Orange Gerber Daisy Bouquet in Liberty Print Meadow Vase Original Painting
$395 ON SALE
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![Tennis players on pink court painting]()
Pink Tennis Court Original Gouache and Acrylic Painting
$495
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![protea bouquet painting in Delft vase on blue background]()
Australian Native Bouquet of Flowers After Matisse on Blue
SALE! $595
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![Diana Goddess Yellow Bust on Red and Blue Background]()
Pop Art Diana Greek Mythology Original Painting
$495
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![Rex Manning Tea Tin filled with Poppy Bouquet on Blue]()
"Rex Manning Day" Poppy Bouquet in Tea Tin Original Painting
$545
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![Framed Original Tennis Player Sports Painting on Sky Blue]()
Framed Original Tennis Player Sports Painting on Sky Blue
SALE! $495
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![Bouquet of citrus and peonies and banksia on peach background painting]()
Peony, Banksia, and Citrus Bouquet on Peach Original Painting
$325
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![Spaniel painting with verdant green garden interior and pink sofa original by Lara Meintjes]()
Sleeping Spaniel on Pink Sofa in Garden Interior Original Painting
$395 on sale!
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![Banksia and Protea Bouquet with Leopard on Vermilion orange Original Painting]()
Banksia and Protea Bouquet in Leopard Vase on Vermilion Orange OP
$700
Fancy Making Your Own?
Slowed down art-making examples and adventures are below!
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Napping Cat Sketch
This little gif animates the creation of a sketch I made before I created one of my cat paintings. I like to choose the color of the central creature around the rest of the piece— in this case, a pink and green jungle!
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The creation of a journal cover (Margaret Atwood Studies 2023)
Based on Tom Thomson’s Ode to the West Wind and Atwood’s “Death by Landscape.”
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Sketching in the Gardens at the Huntington
This was my first iPad doodle, back in 2018. I spent the afternoon sketching outside but failed to properly use layers :D
ABOUT
LARA
Hi! I am a South African and American painter currently based in rather wonderful Oakland, California. My paintings are mostly Hockney/Matisse-inspired fauvist wonderlands. I am obsessed with color and pattern. I love to paint flowers and strange little animals and celebratory meals. Making art out of notable moments makes me happy!
A giant nerd, I am currently working towards my PhD in English, focused on poetry, at Berkeley. I also have two English Springer Spaniels and the most delightful tuxedo cat on earth. Their names are Edith, Hugo, and Beatrice. You will see them in my work fairly frequently!
I created this site so that people could buy my work directly from me, and so that I could share (and sell!) my more experimental projects. I hope it brings you joy, or at least art!
