Lauren Bencivengo / Lemons and Linen II

Lauren Bencivengo / Lemons and Linen IILauren Bencivengo is a painter and interior designer based in Encinitas, California. With a background in Commercial Interior Design and a BFA from Miami University of Ohio, Laurens creative journey has always been rooted in her desire to shape spaces with meaning and beauty. Working primarily in acrylic and gouache, Lauren draws inspiration from the quiet poetry of everyday life sunlight on a windowsill, the curve of a vase, the texture of nature in

She combines hard-edged yet organic forms with repurposed materials to explore how we create

by the interior lives we carry within us

A bird's-eye-view of a universally beloved city

The oyster — a favourite food to many

“There is such a rich culture surrounding food in Portugal that I discovered while travelling

Her work is an invitation to slow down and savour the details

and spending the better portion of a Sunday afternoon amongst mother nature's art

The shadows projects on the walls would serve as shapes and characters in the stories she would create in her mind

What began as a passionate avocation gradually evolved into a profound vocation

the collection encourages viewers to embrace their inner worlds with intention

and film archivist

texturized by anything from ash to marble dust to sand