Lauren Maguire

Art isn’t just something I create - it’s something I feel. My work is about movement, emotion, and the stories that press their way into the paint.

No brushes, no rules - just fingertips and the raw experience of being in the moment.

Welcome to my fingertipping journey.

LM x

Who I Am

I don’t use brushes - just my hands, a palette knife, the paint and whatever needs to come through.

It’s messy. Sometimes chaotic. Always honest.

I paint to stay connected - to memory, to emotion, to the things that sit just beneath the surface. That’s what shapes every piece.

If you’re here, it’s because something called you in.

Currently in the Studio

These are a few of what's available.

These are a few of what's available.

NEW RELEASE!

Want to see more? Message me.

Want to see more? Message me.

Two Ways to Make It Yours

Not all commissions are created equal.

Some people want a painting like one they’ve seen me make before — same feel, their size, their space. That’s a traditional commission, and I can do that.

Others hand me a story instead — a memory, a moment, something they can’t put into an image — and let me translate it. That’s a reverse commission, and it’s different to anything else.

Either way, the result is yours.

Recent Acknowledgments

A nod from Bluethumb - always nice when your work gets spotted.

Country: Grounding - Bluethumb Staff Pick, Nov 2023

In the Making - Bluethumb Staff Pick, Dec 2024

Where to find my work…

You’ll find pieces of mine out in the wild - on gallery walls, in concept stores or other creative studios. And sometimes, just tucked in a corner waiting - quiet but ready to be found.

Right now, you can see my work at:

In My Studio
McLennan’s Arcade
Shop 5, 1 Victoria Street, Warragul Vic

Message me first so I can pretend I wasn’t singing to the paintings.

MSR Ceramics Studio
in Small Forest Shop
113 Commercial Road, Korumburra Vic

Mel’s work is worth the visit - I promise.

Work With What You've Got. Layer by layer, you get through. You hold things that weren’t meant to be yours, carry weight you didn’t ask for. You figure it out with what’s in front of you - no guarantees, no neat endings. Just in
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Work With What You've Got [WIP]. Some canvases just have a mind of their own and no matter what story I want to tell, they push me down another path. THAT is this canvas!! Annoying... yes! But only until I realised I should be working with it and

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