Lara Blair has been a “maker,” her entire life. So, after the Camas photographer traded in her camera for a third-grade classroom, she needed a new creative outlet.
“I love kids, but when you spend your entire day with so many little people, you need your own space,” she said. “I started taking that time, and just showing up to paint. When you’re doing what you love to do, it makes a huge difference.”
Blair began experimenting with acrylics and texturing a few years ago, and focuses on landscapes, particularly the beach.
“The ocean is my happy place,” she said. “It is where I go to meditate and be creative.”
Blair’s professional life has evolved, much like an artist with paints and a blank canvas. She left the classroom in 2000 after her two children were born, and became a professional photographer.