Amelie Laurice (b. 1980) is an artist based in Southern California, working between studios in Santa Monica, California and New Mexico, her work blends elements of memory, spirituality, and the natural world. Her background in the arts is shaped by years of informal study and immersion, a journey guided by experience and intuition rather than conventional academic confines.

She works primarily in oil or gouache, often incorporating natural earth pigments she responsibly gathers during time spent in specific landscapes. Her process blends close observation with a more interpretive, abstract approach to form and composition. Amelie Laurice’s work is rooted in an ongoing relationship with place—especially the desert regions of the Southwest—where the scale, texture, and atmosphere of the terrain shape both the visual language and emotional tone of her paintings.

Her work moves between observation and imagination, focusing on light, color, and form in their most essential forms. Influenced by the surrounding environment, her signature soft palette often reflects the sky, land, and subtle shifts in natural light.

Laurice’s approach is guided by a belief that art, like nature, must be both seen and felt, it carries a kind of presence that speaks to something beyond the physical. For her, painting is a form of quiet listening, a way to tune into the energy of a place and respond with care. Each brushstroke becomes a reflection of that exchange, an attempt to translate what is felt but not always visible. Her work invites a slower way of seeing, connecting the visible world with the inner, and honoring the land as a source of both insight and stillness.

Since 2021, Amelie has been a founder and curator at Dorado 806 Projects, an artist-run art space in Santa Monica, California.