Lauren Pearce: Where We Wither, We Also Bloom

W H ER E WE WIT H E R , W E ALSO BLOOM L A U R E N

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Cover: Where We Wither, We Also Bloom, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas, 84 x 84 inches

W H ER E WE WITHE R, W E ALSO BLOOM January 22

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February 22, 2022

Where We Wither, We Also Bloom is my rebirth. It is my prayer on canvas.

Over the last year I’ve consciously allowed myself the time to gracefully evolve, at my own pace and without fear of the harsh environments that I have found myself existing in. Scared to wither away back into the soil, back to where I came from.

I deeply desired an awakening to a new version of myself, within motherhood and womanhood, within the complexities of my feminine and masculine energy. I yearned to grow deeper, build stronger roots. The blossom, the flower, a signifier to every part of my journey. Constantly regrowing and becoming anew.

I come back to the canvas to find liberation and peace within my healing. The canvas is my light, it is the warmth. Confronting what was and growing into what could be. With each piece it is a progression of self. Each flower that was chosen is a signifier of the parts of me that I choose to shed, that I choose to hold onto, and the parts that I know are still growing. Picking flowers native to Florida, Jamaica, and flowers that I remember growing outside my grandmothers living room window all represent the things that bring beauty and peace within and around me.

Where we Wither, We Also Bloom is an evolution. A surrender. A deep dive into the only place where I don’t feel alone. Fill my petals with water, with sun. Show me that the light is not exclusive but an endless beam of hope, of passion, of safety and of strength. When I find the light may I hold onto its warmth so that I may grow strong. These vibrant people you see on canvas are that light. They live within me and their faith delivers me to a place where I am no longer scared of the dark.

Artist Statement by Lauren Pearce

Hear Me Pop, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 50 x 40 inches 4

It Took Me Time to See the Green, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 50 x 40 inches 5

Rolling Into Her Garden, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 72 x 50 inches 6

Hold, Support, Breathe, and Release, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 50 x 50 inches 7

Crimson Sleep, 2021 Oil on canvas 77 x 87 inches 8

Fading in the Space, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 84 x 50 inches 9

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The Ever Changing Self, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 64 x 86 x 3 inches 11

The Softness of the Unknown, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 36 x 30 inches 12

Where Do I Fit In, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 50 x 40 inches 13

As Sweet as the Magnolia Tree, 2021 Oil, acrylic and latex on canvas 72 x 52 inches 14

Where Do I Stand If Not Beside You, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 64 x 64 x 3 inches 15

We Are a Fragile Thing, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 84 x 50 inches 16

Where We Wither, We Also Bloom, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 84 x 84 inches 17

Let Them Bloom Beside Me, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 64 x 64 x 3 inches 18

Lost and then Found, 2021 Oil and latex paint on canvas 36 x 30 inches 19

Are We Hiding from Our Future Self, 2021 Oil and latex on canvas 16 x 12 inches 20

Directly Through You, 2021 Oil and latex on canvas 16 x 12 inches 21

What Are We Waiting For, 2021 Oil and latex on canvas 16 x 12 inches 22

The Eyes that Could Not See, 2021 Oil and latex on canvas 16 x 12 inches 23

Sunnyside of My Youthful Mind, 2021 Oil and latex on canvas 16 x 12 inches 24

What Hue Are You, 2021 Oil and latex on canvas 16 x 12 inches 25

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