Marie LaFleur’s work exists in the space where light meets shadow, where emotion shapes form, and where every image carries a quiet invitation to pause and breathe. Rooted in her upbringing in Laredo, Texas, a place where cultures, colors, and stories flow together, her art reflects the layered complexity of identity, memory, and place. Trained at Columbus State University, she learned to fuse traditional painterly sensibilities with the limitless possibilities of digital media, creating pieces that feel both timeless and contemporary.

Her digital paintings weave together the physical and the imagined, layering luminous color, tactile textures, and symbolic details that speak to transformation, resilience, and connection. Each brushstroke, whether drawn by hand or stylus, is placed with the intent to bridge the inner and outer worlds, offering viewers a space to see themselves reflected in the work.

Recurring motifs appear like familiar dreams: angelic figures suspended in moments of stillness, storms charged with raw energy, butterflies caught mid-flight, hands reaching in tenderness or longing. These elements are never static, they move, shift, and breathe within the frame, becoming visual meditations on the beauty and fragility of life.

For Marie, every composition is an act of storytelling, one that’s at once deeply personal and universally resonant. Her work invites the viewer not just to look, but to feel—to step into a shared space where memory, hope, and the unspoken live side by side. In that pause between observation and recognition, her art finds its truest purpose.