Who am I?
My name is Lauren Brown and I am an artist focusing on lettering, watercolor, and acrylic painting. I love telling stories through my art, whether they be mine, a friend’s, or a stranger’s.

My Story
I have loved stories for as long as I can remember. My mother was a teacher and an art lover, so she introduced me to books and musicals at a young age and I was instantly fascinated. I made her play Mary Poppins and Cinderella over and over all day long. I kept that love as I grew. I quickly became an avid reader, my to-read list outgrowing bookcase after bookcase as I moved from one world to another never quite able to let any of them go. I took in every book and musical I could find and still wanted more. All these books and songs and characters stayed with me and, before I knew it, I wanted to start telling stories.

I tried writing and, at that time, it did not go well at all. I had no idea what made a good story or how to plan out anything. I had no training and no guide except for the books I read. I tried theater and choir in school but I did not have good mentors to help me learn to express my creativity there either. I loved my visual arts classes but the projects so rarely resonated with me and I often became bored and frustrated when they didn’t come out as I wanted. It wasn’t until college that I was finally able to find joy in creating and telling stories of my own. Whether I was typing furiously or just putting paint to canvas, I spent most of my free time creating and it made me so happy. I found the escape that I needed from my stressful classes. I had little training in either art form but I taught myself through constant practice. I developed my own style, finding the places I felt comfortable and those that required me to stretch myself. I finally had friends and mentors that encouraged me to be creative and helped me to grow.

Through those countless hours, it became very clear to me that I was meant to be creating. I finished my elementary education degree but, after a lifetime of thinking I should be a teacher, I no longer felt that call. I spent all my time thinking about what I was writing or painting. So when I graduated, I took a part-time retail job to bring in some money while I determined my next steps and started to build my portfolio. It was during this time that I found lettering. I saw one picture on Instagram and I was instantly drawn to this beautiful art form and I had to learn how to do it myself. I started with watercolor pencils since that was all I had and tried to recreate the letterforms I had fallen for. I quickly became obsessed, moving from pencils to brush pens to paint brushes to my iPad, my love for this art only growing with time. And now I know that this is what I'm meant to be doing: telling stories (mine and yours) through my art.