The Art of Lori Murray
A Note from Lori
Hello, and welcome! I'm Lori Murray, a nature-inspired, visual artist from Raleigh, North Carolina. I invite you to take a look at my shop page which features prints of my original artwork.
Enjoy! - Lori
Artist Statement
"I create abstract, mixed media paintings. I am a self-taught, process artist. I describe myself as "opportunistic" in my art-making approach, meaning that I paint on reclaimed substrates like plywood and use whatever mixed materials I can source in that moment or opportunity that I am creating in. My work has a lot of layering and texture and I work large. For these reasons, my originals are often fragile and are used to create high quality prints on paper or canvas. My abstract art represents my love for nature and its myriad of shapes, textures, and colors. I'm inspired by complex, mark-making, patterns, and natural subjects."
The Best of Me, A Lori Verse
Born in the wild and wonderful.
Childhood in the green.
Mountain air. River rock. Mud-pie Queen.
Grown from books, music, and sarcastic looks.
Lover of coffee, big dogs, and old trucks.
Forgiven.
Inspired and grateful. Quietly confident.
Laughing and hopeful.
- Lori Murray
The Story Behind HisGal522
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Gal5: 22-25
Galatians 5:22-25 has long been a favorite scripture of mine. Our K-12 homeschooling adventure was grounded in recognizing and trying to understand those traits in ourselves and in those whose paths we cross. I have kept this scripture in my mind when scarce else is accomplished there and I knew I wanted to reflect that in my business name. The HIS in HisGal refers back to my relationship with my Creator. It wasn't until I designed my logo that I realized the H & the G were perfectly aligned...and those are our daughter's initials. I quickly secured various social media handles using my studio name and it was only after reading the confirmation emails for those, that I realized the date, 5-22. A perfect match to the numbers in Gal 5:22-25. On that happy note, I am hopeful that the rest of this journey will be more of the same.
Thanks for visiting!
Lori