Laura Wood is an Ottawa based artist who paints with gestural strokes to create elegant abstract compositions Her paintings are evocative and emotive as she uses paint and colour to represent as Wood describes what otherwise can not be expressed with wordsHer process is intuitive as she is guided by the paint amp chance happenings with colour mixing and form Intentionality happens as she takes pause between strokes This dance back and forth between pure expression and thoughtful mark making is how her works are createdp dirautoOriginally from Aurora It was clear from a young age she had a rich interior life amp art gave her a place to fully express all aspects of her internal experience Her families encouragement lead her to pursuing her passions and she went on to study amp receive a BFA from OCAD UniversityShe is currently represented in Ottawa ON at Koyman Galleriesp