Lara Meintjes working on a blue mural painting featuring tropical flowers and birds.

Art makes

people happy.

(it certainly works for me!)

I started making art in a community ceramics studio in Long Beach, California, shortly after immigrating to the US from South Africa in late 2010. I later turned to painting because of the glorious array of (stable!) colors it allowed me. I haven’t yet gone back, although I still dabble in ceramics and other media.

I created this site so that people could buy my work more affordably, directly from me! I do take very occasional commissions so please feel free to reach out via my contact page if you’re looking for something in particular.