How to be alive - Laurie Fisher's August 2025 Show

Laurie Fisher’s latest exhibition is a vibrant celebration of intuitive abstraction, showcasing bold acrylic paintings that explore the emotional resonance of color and form. Rooted in process-based painting, Fisher allows each work to evolve organically, revealing layered surfaces, gestural brushwork, and dynamic spatial relationships. From the expansive compositions of Land and Sea and Bluebird to the quiet intimacy of Homebody and Road to Nowhere, Fisher’s paintings invite viewers into meditative environments where color becomes both subject and atmosphere. Her signature use of simplified forms and bold color blocks evokes a visceral sense of aliveness and serenity—offering a wordless, sensory encounter with light, movement, and space.

Working from her studio overlooking Portland’s waterfront, Fisher draws deeply from the natural rhythms of Maine’s coastal landscape. This influence permeates her work—seen in the sweeping brushstrokes of Fleeting, the soft harmonies of The True Thing, and the playful balance in Me and My Friends. Each painting is both a record of a moment and a pursuit of something universal: beauty distilled through material and mark. This exhibition exemplifies contemporary abstract painting in Maine and affirms Laurie Fisher’s place among today’s most compelling colorists.