My works are original oil paintings inspired by Mother Nature.

I want to communicate my love of nature to help others see and appreciate the natural environment around them.

My goal is to give others a calming and imaginative experience in their homes when they contemplate my paintings.

I enjoy the creative composing of my landscapes  using my store of images and my imagination. I combine my sketchbook images and photos to form my imaginary landscape. I then feel excited and fulfilled when my work goes well. Even as a child my happiest times were when I was creating art or attending art activities and museums.

My current work has introduced the local birds to my canvas. These lovely birds have personalities that are both surprising and endearing when observed. I feel I must give them a home in my paintings!!

I am a member of  the Dunedin Fine Art Center in Dunedin, Florida and the Professional Association of Visual Artists (PAVA) and the Creative Artists Guild.  I have been chosen to show my original oil paintings in many of their juried exhibits.

I have had two solo exhibits in Grand Rapids, Michigan and have shown oil paintings in group exhibits in Clearwater FL, Crystal Beach FL, Palm Harbor FL, Tarpon Springs FL, Dunedin FL, Sarasota FL, Grand Rapids MI, Jay NY, Chicago IL, the New York Art Expo of 2007 and the ArtExpo Las Vegas 2007.

An updated list of my exhibits can be seen at http://www.absolutearts.com/LVanNoord