About the Artist
Laura Dewey
I'm an Alaska-based painter working primarily in acrylics. I live on the Kenai Peninsula, surrounded by the wilderness that fills my canvases — glaciers, rivers, wildlife, and the ever-changing light.
I grew up fascinated by color and texture. I studied fine art before moving to Alaska, where the landscape became my greatest teacher. There's no place on earth quite like this — the scale, the silence, the extraordinary light.
My paintings begin outdoors. I spend time sketching and observing — the way morning light hits a glacial moraine, the exact color of a sockeye's scales. Then I bring those observations back to the studio and let the painting grow.
Get in TouchInspired by Alaska
My studio overlooks a quiet spruce forest in Sterling on the Kenai Peninsula. It is a small but light-filled space where I compile the field sketches, references, and color studies gathered during my trips into the wild.
Alaska's grand scale is both my greatest challenge and deepest inspiration. Whether painting the turquoise hues of glacial waters or the dancing greens of the winter skies, my goal is to capture the quiet, untamed energy of the North.
Every painting is a story of a place—of cold morning hikes, wildlife encounters, and the unique alpenglow that transforms the peaks at dusk.
What I Believe
Place Matters
Great paintings come from deep familiarity with a place. Alaska has given me a lifetime of material.
Color is Emotion
I use color expressively, not literally. The goal is feeling, not photography.
Art Should Live
Paintings belong in homes, not storage. I price my work to be collected, not speculated.