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Art for making a space alive with color & contemplation all images & text copyright Lauren Oujiri. all rights reserved. laurenoujiri.com #abstractart #oregoncoast #photography #oregon

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lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 6h

i am working on finding words to talk about my art. i saw this quote (author unknown). yep. (section of one of my painting layers in the background) 🤍🕊️ #artlife #art #abstractspainting #abstractpainters #artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #oregonartist #originalart

quote by unknown author: art speaks where words are unable to explain. on background of an abstract painting section with blue, yellow, green, black, rust, and purple in sweeping lines and shapes

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 13h

a little moment of beauty in the grocery store parking lot. these moments of nature's art are crucial these days. 🤍🕊️ #photography #oregon #oregoncoast #art #rosehips

photo of reddish rose hips - i think- and green leaves

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

here are a couple of underlayers of a painting I created for a dear friend as a housewarming gift. I’ll share the final after she receives it. It’s fun to revisit them. 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #originalabstractart #ContemporaryPainting

Photos of underlayers of a painting with greens, yellow, peach, light blue

Photos of underlayers of a painting with greens, coral, teal, white

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

making a mess sometimes feels good and sometimes not but it’s just part of the process of talking with a piece as it develops. sections of a big mess. ❤️ #AbstractPainting #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #InteriorDesign #AbstactArt #ContemporaryPainting #contemporaryabstractart

Photo of abstract painting with vivid colors

Photo of abstract painting with vivid colors

Photo of abstract painting with vivid colors

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

for you, from the north Oregon coast 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon #Sunset

Photo of right orange sunset over the ocean

Photo of sunset over the ocean with clouds mountain beach and blue sky

Photo of vivid sunset over the ocean with clouds and beach

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

a lush greenscape, or maybe underwater world, or just a soft dream. one piece divided into 2 makes for compelling combinations. info & availability in first comment 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Oregon #AtmosphericPainting #originalabstractart

Photos of abstract paintings with green, yellow, white, brown, purple

Photos of abstract paintings with green, yellow, white, brown, purple

Photos of abstract paintings with green, yellow, white, brown, purple

Photos of abstract paintings with green, yellow, white, brown, purple

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Clouds #Oregon #Sunrise

Photo of brilliant sunrise with orange, some purple and pink clouds and tall spruce in silhouette in the foreground

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

an 8x8” recycled canvas in progress. it feels a little like fall, when the green becomes more green in contrast to autumn colors coming forth 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Oregon #AtmosphericPainting #originalabstractart

Photo of abstract painting with vivid colors, green, turquoise, yellow, red, teal,

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

for you, happy equinox 🤍🕊️ #Photography #Flowers #Oregon #OregonCoast

Photo of asters with purple, gold centers, and green leaves

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

some moments from the studio. I’m stuck in a painting I’m working on (not shown) so this is helping me just play and stop thinking. 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #AbstactArt #contemporaryabstractart

Photo of abstract painting with vibrant colors. No AI, ever.

Photo of abstract painting with greens. Yellow, gray, white, purple. No AI, ever.

Photo of abstract painting with greens. Yellow, gray, white, brown, purple. No AI, ever.

Photo of abstract painting on recycled cardboard box, with vibrant colors. No AI, ever.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

beautiful Cooper’s Hawk - that look when he saw me. Whew. 🤍🕊️ #OregonCoast #coopershawk #photography

Photo of Cooper’s hawk on a metal fence with bushes and berries in the background.

Photo of Cooper’s hawk on a metal fence with bushes and berries in the background.

Photo of Cooper’s hawk on a metal fence with bushes and berries in the background.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Fall Reflections has sold. I have a few pieces at Rising Hearts Studio, Nehalem OR. Thank you Christy Kay! Foldover art is lovely, always brings surprises, often joy 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Oregon #AtmosphericPainting #originalabstractart

Photo of abstract painting in a white frame, with vibrant colors including reds, greens, yellows, blues, purple, ad white, with a horizontal line through the top third, creating a reflection.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon

Photo of sand with water and rocks, and ocean and blue sky with a litttle of the white sun at the top right

Photo of sand and ocean current with sunlight

Photo of blue sky and a little bit of the sun right at the top center, over th ocean and sand with water streaming to the ocean

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“Vista” - how it feels sometimes when searching the landscape. wonder, perspective, so much to see and feel 🤍🕊️ (available, see first comment) #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Oregon #AtmosphericPainting #originalabstractart

Original painting with blues greens and multiple colors forming an abstracted landscape. Copyright. no AI.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

a joyous riot of color, in celebration of Yayoi, Gloria, Dolly, Wendell, Tim. thank you all deeply. 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Oregon #Flowers

Photo of bright pink and red flowers

Photo of bright pink and red and yellow and orange flowers

Photo of bright pink and red and yellow and orange flowers

Photo of bright pink and red flowers and one and yellow and orange one.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

gloriousness for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Clouds #Oregon #Sunrise #Spruce

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Tic clouds and blue sky, with the sun just peaking out near the tall trees

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

section of a work in progress. loving lots of texture and the interesting worlds it creates to immerse into for a while. 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #InteriorDesign #AbstactArt #ContemporaryPainting #AtmosphericPainting #originalabstractart

A really close up section of an abstract painting in progress . With teal, greens. Dark coral, and some white showing through.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon #Sunrise

Photo of dramatic angled line of white clouds and a little blue sky breaking through a dark cloud bank, over the ocean, with sandy beach, and grasses in the foreground.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

this little delight looks good in all orientations. acrylics on recycled watercolor paper. Which view do you like best? 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #AbstactArt #ContemporaryPainting #AtmosphericPainting

Abstract painting with multiple colors and textures. No AI. Ever.

Abstract painting with multiple colors and textures. No AI. Ever.

Abstract painting with multiple colors and textures. No AI. Ever.

Abstract painting with multiple colors and textures. No AI. Ever.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Estuary #Clouds #Oregon #Spruce #River

Photo of green river with tall trees and cloudy skies, and a shore line of golden grasses

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’m enjoying this surprise landscape, so different from my own, vast in a wind-swept spring or summer prairie/high plains way. 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #InteriorDesign #AbstactArt #ContemporaryPainting #AtmosphericPainting

Green and yellow with a spot of brown created a vast landscape

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #Flowers #zinnia #Oregon #laurenoujiri.com

Photo of zinnias, deep pink, yellow. Salmon: red, with gold and dark yellow centers x the centers have small flowers around them z

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I played with wild abandon. this chaos ended up quite nice. I pressed them together then made them slightly different. Intriguing pleasing mess. Life and art. 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #InteriorDesign #AbstactArt

Abstract painting with multiple colors and textures, lots of contrast between bright and dark.

Abstract painting with multiple colors and textures, lots of contrast between bright and dark.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

a moment of peace and awe, for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #Flowers #Oregon #Clouds #PinkFlowers #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #laurenoujiri.com

Photo of ocean with clouds, silver sea, pink orchid-type flowers and grass and bushes in foreground

Photo of ocean and mountain with clouds, silver sea, pink orchid-type flowers and grass and bushes in foreground

Photo of ocean with clouds, silver sea, pink orchid-type flowers in foreground

Photo of ocean with clouds, silver sea, pink orchid-type flowers in foreground

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I learned of some error pages with my website- what a sinking feeling. If you landed on one, I am sorry. It’s all been fixed - I hope you’ll try again ❤️ this is from my blotter on my table. lovely random beauty #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon

Photo of my blotter cloth on my painting table. Random things are beautiful too.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

this is from a phase where I was really loving light blue. it totally changes everything. dreamy. 🤍🕊️ (it’s not on my website yet but is available as a print) #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #InteriorDesign #AbstactArt #AtmosphericPainting

Abstract painting with multiple colors and an overlay of light blue. A faint square is visible upper left.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

for you 🤍🕊️

Photo of dramatic yellow-pink cloud formation against a hazy blue sky. With tree silhouettes in the foreground

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

this was some color play a couple of years ago. they often end up landscape-ish even if I’m not thinking of that. 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #InteriorDesign #AbstactArt #ContemporaryLandscape #AtmosphericPainting

Photo of abstract painting with multiple colors and lines and curves, blue predominant

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

some neighbors of mine ❤️ crow, hairy woodpecker, Eurasian collared dove #birds #oregon #oregoncoast

Photo of crow on a railing, with trees and a garage in the background

Photo of a male hairy woodpecker from the back on a railing, with trees and a garage in the background

Photo of an Eurasian collared dove next to a rock on a feeder, and a female red winged blackbird on the railing in the upper right. With trees and grass and fence in the background

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

do you ever just need something simple and quiet 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon

Painting with red on white, circle, line, with blue background

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon

Photo of ocean with clouds, a little blue sky, mountain on the right, sand, and grass in the foreground

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

splashing paint around on a large recycled canvas, first layers just to start the conversation, never certain what directions it wants to go, makes it fun 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #originalabstractart #contemporaryabstractart #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon

Swaths of paint on a canvas, green, blue, burnt sienna, pink, blue.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #Flowers #Oregon #Rose #YellowRose

Photo of yellow and pink rose and bud from the back, with green stems, and white background

Photo of yellow with a little pink rose and bud from the side, with dark green stems, and white background

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Brightness and joy, painted as a counterbalance in a dark rainy time, with metallics, acrylics. 12x12x1.5” on wood. If you need a spot of sun, too: laurenoujiri.com/brilliance/ #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #Oregon #ContemporaryPainting #AbstractArtCollector #AbstractPainting #SunPainting

original abstract painting with copper, yellows and white, sunlike with circular strokes.

original abstract painting, corner close up with copper, yellows and white, showing texture and swirls

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Great Blue Heron 😍 A first, on the neighbor’s garage. I’m still breathless in awe. ❤️ #GreatBlueHeron #Oregon #OregonCoast #Beauty #Awe #PNW

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

for you 🤍🕊️

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I needed a serene moment so I created it. 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #AbstactArt #AbstractLandscapePainting

Painting of landscape with rainbow of colors

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon #Sunrise

Photo of river and trees, muddy river bank, reflection of the trees in the water, blue sky, beautiful sunrise.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

reflecting on the messy stages, enjoying the colors and textures. the play of it all in and of itself is what matters most days 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism #OregonArtist #Art #Oregon #InteriorDesign #AbstactArt

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon #Rainbow

Photo of faint rainbow over a gray ocean, with gray sky, and dark sand in the foreground

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

this is getting closer to being done. Calm & chaos, perhaps. (20x16”on recycled mat board, acrylics.) hoping you are doing or being art in your unique way 🤍🕊️ #AbstractArt #ContemporaryAbstractArt #AbstractExpressionism #WomensArt #Abstraction #OregonPainter #Oregon #Art #AbstractPainting

Abstract painting with ochre, deep purple, turquoise, bright red, calm and chaos at once.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #Flowers #Oregon #zinnia #oregoncoast

Zinnias in deep pink, red, salmon, yellow, all with orange and yellow centers.

Zinnias in deep pink, red, salmon, yellow, all with orange and yellow centers.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

a section of new piece in progress. loving the colors, and textures caused by water being added as I worked. 🤍🕊️ #AbstractArt #ContemporaryAbstractArt #AbstractExpressionism #WomensArt #AbstractLandscapePainting #Oregon #Art #AbstractPainting

Abstract painting with vivid deep orange-red, turquoise, some ochre, with a variety of lines and shapes and swirls

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon #Sunrise

Photo of blue sky, clouds in the center with gray and white and yellow, and trees in silhouette in the foreground.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

some blotter paper accidental art 🤍🕊️ #AbstractArt #ContemporaryAbstractArt #AbstractExpressionism #WomensArt #AbstractLandscapePainting #Oregon #Art #AbstractPainting

Abstract painting with a landscape vibe of trees in purple and a gold and white sky

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon

Photo of sliver of gray ocean, sand beach, with gray and white wand grasses and flowers and dark trees in the foreground

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

a recent painting, now in its new home in Pennsylvania. this was fun to create, building all the layers. please create and have fun, as the antidote to unfun times. 🤍🕊️ #AbstractArt #ContemporaryAbstractArt #AbstractExpressionism #WomensArt #AbstractLandscapePainting #Oregon #Art #AbstractPainting

Abstract painting with deep orange, deep pink, dark cool green, white, lighter pinks and greens, a pink circle in center/left/near top, creating a landscape.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

for you 🤍🕊️ #Photography #Flowers #Oregon #mum

Photo white and yellow mums up close

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

vivd feelings, next to quiet ones. life 🤍🕊️ #AbstractPainting #BrightAbstractArt #ContemporaryAbstractArt #AbstractExpressionism #Oregon #Art

Abstract painting with bright and muted colors. Green, blue, red, brown, orange, and some white, with curving vertical lines and interesting shading and contrast.

lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

the studio has been rearranged and reorganized, new things naturally & delightful arise. a first experimentation 🤍🕊️ . #AbstractArt #BlueSkyArt #ContemporaryAbstractArt#AbstractExpressionism #WomensArt #AbstractLandscapePainting #OregonArtist #Oregon #Art

Abstract painting with purple, yellow and silver on white, lines, a circle, some writing visible but not readable. A first layer of something new.