Bold, Bright Hope for the Healing Mind and Heart.

Acrylic pet and wildlife paintings and classes to inspire hope, healing, and creativity.

Art Therapy Approach

I’m Lauren Elizabeth, Certified Art Therapy Practitioner and Independent Pet and Wildlife Artist. Through an art therapy-inspired process I seek to uplift the weary heart, offer courage and wisdom in seasons of struggle, and inspire viewers to believe that transformation IS possible from the inside out. Click below to join my Newsletter and get a free cat tutorial.

New Transformed by Hope Collection.

I believe the eyes tell a story about the soul.

The new Transformed by Hope collection is an eye shining, acrylic mixed media series featuring wild cats, dogs, birds, and flying insects.

Through vibrant color and energetic natural life this series seeks to uplift the weary heart, offer comfort and wisdom in seasons of struggle, and inspire viewers to believe that change can blossom in dark places.

Living hope for the hurting, healing, and heartbroken.

My art is a visual reminder that hope is alive and healing IS possible from the inside out.

I offer collectors and fellow creatives who are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, or addiction - meaningful, hope infused animal art and art therapy-based tutorials. Each piece telling a story about the quiet, unseen metamorphosis of a heart and mind walking one step at a time with Jesus.

  • "I appreciate how Lauren encourages art not as an escape, but as a way of releasing and reflecting. I believe deeply in transformation through art and her paintings carry such honesty and hope. "

    — Anonymous

  • "Lauren's tutorials are fantastic. A great way to relax and learn to paint. Her tutorials are so informative and I love the paintings I create as a result."

    — Susan

  • "I love Lauren's artwork, I just look at it and it makes me happy! Now I wish I would have gotten a bigger print."

    — Katie

Using Animal Art to Help Guide Growth.

After experiencing domestic violence and struggling with deep rooted insecurity, I fell into addiction, anxiety, and depression. At my lowest I was living in my aunt’s basement, broke, addicted, and unable to keep a job.

In that hopeless season I turned to the church, where free group therapy and a new friendship—who became my accountability partner—helped me start rebuilding my life. Soon after that I began drawing and painting animals every morning and evening while listening to sermons and painting tutorials. A creative habit and faith that steadily transformed me from the inside out.

Today, my life is brighter than I could have ever imagined! I’m addiction-free, blessed with an amazing husband, two young children, five beloved pets, and sharing my story and skills as an Art Therapy Practitioner and Independent Artist.