artist statement and inspiration

Reminiscent of dancing by the fire, Jitterbug is a joyful and uplifting painting featuring vibrant Australian bush colours.

"I create landscapes of life force. I'm tapping into vibrations and responding to the moment with my dynamic brushstrokes and shapes. It's almost like there are echoes of something bubbling under the surface."

- Lara Scolari

This stunning original artwork on canvas is from the Lara’s ‘Vim Vitae’ Series created in 2020. This current body of work captures the life force that bubbles and bursts invisibly all around us, and burns just as brightly in our body and minds even as we sit still; especially as we sit still. Celebrating our creative energy Lara’s paintings are a reminder that renewal is a constant available to all of us. Her signature organic motifs are conjured into shape with rope and other natural materials and rendered in swirls of ink up to 40 layers deep.