Laelanne Art Gallery is a member of the Collecta Fine Art and Entertainment Company, which is an international group of companies that produces and distributes fine arts and cultural activities in more than thirty countries. It was founded by artist Luanne O'Rourke-Green in Miami Beach Florida, as part of an attempt to promote a more “artsy” aspect to her paintings, which critics have found to be very appealing. Her work has won several national and international awards, and has been shown at various museums and galleries in the US and UK.
One of the featured paintings in the collection is titled Cloud Mountain, a striking portrait of a mountain landscape taken from the land around clouds. The painting is done in a large scale, with large, textured strokes that appear to extend endlessly on the canvas. The large scale is accompanied by a series of smaller pictures that appear to be stitched together, bringing together the large image and the small images of the landscape. This creates a sort of optical illusion, as the viewer will be able to see the landscape from all angles. O'Rourke-Green chose this particular painting because it was one of her favorites, and even considered it to be somewhat beautiful.
Other works from the Laelanne art gallery in Miami are titled Cloud Mountain, Landscape with Figures, and Woman with Butterfly wings. All of these paintings are done using large, thick strokes, which give the paintings a sense of depth and solidity. O'Rourke-Green's use of color is also quite strong, as she often paints pictures with bright, saturated colors that remind one of the warm, tropical weather that is prevalent in Miami, especially in the days of summer. In addition to painting with large, strong brushstrokes, O'Rourke often paints with the help of the different colors that are found in nature, adding a subtle sense of beauty to her paintings.
Because of her strong paintings, O'Rourke became known as a great artist who could paint beautiful watercolor works, among other works. She was able to tour with other artists, and would go on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami. One of these exhibitions included work by fellow artist Helen Frankenthaler, who was well known for her art that depicted people's lives in bright colors. O'Rourke was interested in this style, and decided to take part in the art contests organized by this museum. As a result, she was able to show off her work, which impressed many of the people at the exhibits.
Another of the organizers of the exhibitions that the Laelanne art gallery in miami hosted was the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. The owner of this gallery was Mario Gagosian, who was well known for his contemporary art styles that focused heavily on the use of natural materials. The museum that he owned was designed to have a similar aesthetic appeal to the ones that O'Rourke had displayed at the Miami Art Museum, and thus, was founded to showcase art that he had created using such materials.
These were the two main exhibitions that O'Rourke participated in, along with Helen Frankenthaler and Mario Gagosian. Because she was well known for her bold and beautiful paintings of nude women, these were chosen to be showcased at the Gagosian Gallery, which was located at the famous 26th Street in Miami. Because there were very few places in the city that had large scale paintings in this size, the Gagosian exhibition was an excellent choice for O'Rourke. It also served as her first solo exhibition.
As she has said, she received so many offers throughout the years for paintings, which were to be sold as her solo exhibits, that she was unable to attend many of these exhibitions because of the many commitments that she had to make. In the end though, she was able to see her oil paintings sold at a very good price at the Gagosian Gallery. This marked the beginning of her association with the Gagosian Gallery, as well as with many other great art galleries. O'Rourke also began to work with Paul Gauguin, who was at the time, the artistic director of the Saatchi Gallery in Paris, and at the time, the most important figure in the world of modern art. O'Rourke's works were purchased by such well-known collectors as John Alexander and Arthur Koontz.
Throughout her life, O'Rourke never exhibited at the prestigious MoMA or the Saatchi Gallery, although as she was growing, she was asked to attend these museums on occasion. However, when it came to selling her oil paintings, O'Rourke declined these requests for fear that her paintings would not be well received by the established art galleries. She did, however, receive a large number of offers from collectors, which she entertained by posing for a few of them. The work of O'Rourke can be found throughout Europe, and in addition to her own paintings, she was able to acquire works from some of the greatest painters of Europe. Some of her oil paintings were actually bought and displayed by famous art collector and private buyer Sir Edwin Landseer. O'Rourke was able to use her association with the Gagosian Gallery to her benefit, and to provide herself with an income.
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